Elizma Nortje

Elizma Nortje (born 1 February 1966) is a Namibian tennis coach and former professional player. She is the most successful Namibian woman to have played professionally and was the first to be ranked on the WTA Tour.

Born in Windhoek in 1966, Nortje represented South Africa as a junior and early in her professional career, before Namibian independence. She played collegiate tennis for United States International University in San Diego, competing in the NCAA Division I Championships. In the early 1990s she made appearances in the doubles qualifying draws at Wimbledon and won two ITF doubles tournaments.

Nortje served as president of the Namibian Tennis Association from 1996 to 1999 and was Namibia's team captain when the country made its Fed Cup debut in 2004. A certified ITF Level 3 coach, she is now the head tennis professional at the Van Der Meer Tennis Academy in South Carolina.

ITF finals Singles: 1 (0–1) Result Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreLoss 3 April 1994 Marsa, Malta Clay Caroline Schneider 6–7(2), 4–6

Doubles: 11 (2–9) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreWin 1. 28 April 1991 Bracknell, United Kingdom Hard Barbara Griffiths Lynn Nabors Merete Balling-Stockmann 6–3, 6–2Loss 1. 4 August 1991 Haifa, Israel Hard Janine Humphreys Tessa Price Kirsten Dreyer 1–6, 0–6Loss 2. 11 August 1991 Ramat HaSharon, Israel Hard Janine Humphreys Ilana Berger Robyn Field 0–6, 1–6Loss 3. 5 April 1992 Windhoek, Namibia Hard Louise Venter Cindy Summers Nicole Simunic 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 Win 2. 12 April 1992 Gaborone, Botswana Hard Louise Venter Liezel Horn Estelle Gevers 6–0, 6–7(2), 6–4Loss 4. 19 July 1992 Frinton, United Kingdom Grass Robyn Mawdsley Caroline Billingham Danielle Thomas 2–6, 6–4, 6–7Loss 5. 6 February 1994 Tipton, United Kingdom Hard Paula Iversen Alison Smith Sara Tse 6–4, 4–6, 4–6Loss 6. 3 April 1994 Marsa, Malta Clay Ivana Havrlíková Isabela Listowska Petra Winzenhöller 6–7(5), 3–6Loss 7. 24 April 1994 Nottingham, United Kingdom Hard Caroline Stassen Shannon Peters Nicole Oomens 5–7, 2–6Loss 8. 30 October 1994 Negril, Jamaica Hard Ximena Rodríguez Kim Grant Claire Sessions Bailey 2–6, 7–6(6), 3–6Loss 9. 18 June 1995 Morelia, Mexico Hard Ximena Rodríguez Tracey Hiete Renata Kolbovic 3–6, 5–7