Kgothatso Montjane qualifies for US Open Grand Slam
JOBURG - Ace tennis star Kgothatso Montjane qualifies for the US Open Grand Slam in September.
South African women’s leading wheelchair tennis ace Kgothatso Montjane has qualified for her eighth Grand Slam tournament.
She will join the top seven ranked women among the field of 20 for the 2017 US Open Wheelchair Tennis Competition in New York. The event will be held from 7 to 10 September at the United States Tennis Association’s Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre in Flushing Meadow, New York. The total purse for the event will be US$200 000.
Montjane, the world number eight will make her third trip to the prestigious final Grand Slam on the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour, which is in its 10th year.
Montjane reached the quarterfinal round in 2013 and 2014 losing to world number 1 Yui Kamiji from Japan and world number 5 Aniek van Koot from the Netherlands, respectively.
“I am very excited going back to New York again this year,” said Montjane. “It’s been a very amazing and consistent year for me so far and I am excited to be part of this elite group going to compete in the US Open Grand Slam.
“I just came back from a four-week tour which gave me an opportunity to play against some of the top ranked athletes I will meet in the US Open. After a few weeks of hard work on court, I hope to play the best in New York.”
Montjane clinched five titles this year, which included the Swiss Open, Joburg Open and Busan Open. She qualified to join the elite group after world number 3 Jiske Griffioen from the Netherlands withdrew from the tournament.
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