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Kgothatso Montjane (born 3 June 1986) is a wheelchair tennis player from South Africa.
Early life
Montjane was born in Polokwane, Limpopo with a congenital disorder which affected both of her hands and a foot with the other foot being amputated by the age of 12.
Career
Montjane is a successful wheelchair tennis player who is placed in the top 10 of the ITF ranking. Her highest rank was 5 in the world in 2005. She was named South Africa’s disabled sportswoman of the year several times, in 2005, 2011 and 2015. Montjane holds 29 singles titles and won tourney suchs as the wheelchair Belgian Open or Swiss Open. She is also successful in doubles, where she won tourneys such as the Belgian Open in 2015 together with Jordanne Whiley. In 2013 and 2014, she participated in 3 of the 4 Grand Slam tournaments, Australian Open, Roland Garros and US Open, where she was able to reach the quarter and semifinals in the singles and the final in all of the doubles tournaments.
She was a member of the South African team at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics, but was not able to secure a medal. Besides being a Paralympian, she was a 2009 and 2011 World Team Cup participant for South Africa.