Cornelia Oosthuizen

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Country(sports) Great Britain
Born (1979-03-21) 21 March 1979 (age 46)
Pretoria, South Africa
Turnedpro2019
PlaysRight-handed
Cornelia Oosthuizen
Country (sports) Great Britain
Born (1979-03-21) 21 March 1979 (age 46)
Pretoria, South Africa
Turned pro2019
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career titles8
Current rankingNo. 18 (18 August 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (2025)
Doubles
Career titles11
Current rankingNo. 26 (18 August 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQF (2025)
Medal record
European Para Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 RotterdamWomen's doubles
Invictus Games
Bronze medal – third place2017 TorontoWomen's singles

Cornelia Oosthuizen (born 21 March 1979 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African-born British wheelchair tennis player, she is currently World number 18 as of August 2025. She is a European Para silver medalist and has won a bronze medal at the Invictus Games.[1][2]

Oosthuizen served with the Adjutant General's Corps in Afghanistan. She was discharged from the army in 2016 following a severe injury two years earlier in 2014 and was diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome, she chose to amputate her leg in that year.[3][4]

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