Suzanie Pretorius

Photo by: LUKE LU @KL6PHOTO

Height:
5-1
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Bothaville
Hometown:
Potchefstroom, South Africa

Awards & Honors
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F24, S25, F25)

2025-26
Recorded a 12-11 singles mark and was 8-11 in doubles play ... saw action at No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 singles ... went 3-0 in singles action at the season-opening Husker Invitational, posting wins against foes from Nebraska, Kansas State and Illinois ... started season with five-straight singles wins as she went 2-0 the following weekend at the Cyclone Invite ... was 2-2 in singles action in Big 12 Conference play, overcoming injuries to earn wins against Ella Brownback (Texas Tech) and Sosanna Malaak (West Virginia).

2024-25
Went 19-15 in singles and 10-15 in doubles in her initial season at ISU ... posted a 4-0 record at No. 4 singles and 5-7 at No. 5 singles ... clinched Iowa State's win over Kansas State with a 6-4, 7-5 win against Maria Santos ... earned first career singles win as a Cyclone with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory over Arkansas' Morgan McCarthy at the K-State Invitational ... finished with a 5-0 record at the K-State Invitational, finishing 3-0 in singles and 2-0 in doubles play ... defeated Iowa's Nikita Vishwase, 7-5, 7-5, as the Cyclones won in Iowa City for just the second time in the last 48 years ... went 3-1 in her last six matches and posted a 4-6 record in Big 12 contests.

Before Iowa State
Attended Bothaville High School and trained at Riaan Venter Tennis Academy … owned a top ITF ranking of 190 and WTA ranking of 1,059 … represented South Africa multiple times, earning the U18 AJC Championship in 2022 … played in the Billie Jean King Cup … competed in the 2023 SA Showdown team competition and captained her team to the win and a Singles Shootout title, earning MVP honors.