Did you know? These South African players all hold Junior Grandslam tournament titles. No SA player has won the Junior Australian Open yet. All singles champions unless denoted by an * which indicates a doubles title.

Junior Wimbledon:
1951 Johann Kupferburger
1953 Dora Kilan
1959 Joan Cross
1960 Rodney Mandelstam
1969 Byron Bertram
1970 Byron Bertram
1972 Ilana Kloss
1994 Esme de Villiers (partnered with Elizabeth Jelfs UK)*
1997 Wesley Whitehouse

Junior French Open:
1959 Joan Cross
1965 Esme Emanuel
1981 Barry Moir/Michael Robertson *
Junior US Open:
1974 Ilana Kloss
1976 Marise Kruger
1989 Wayne Ferreira/Grant Stafford *
1993 Neville Godwin/Gareth Williams *
1994 Surina de Beer (partnered with Chantal Reuter NED)*
1996 Surina de Beer/Jessica Steck *

Photo: Marise Kruger