Kgothatso Montjane

Kgothatso Montjane

Country

South Africa

Birth - Death

1986 -

Occupation

Sports

Description

Professional wheelchair tennis player. Was the first black South African woman to win at Wimbledon when she won the wheelchair women's doubles in 2024. Named South Africa's disabled sportswoman of the year three times (2005, 2011, 2015). In 2023, she won the French Open and US Open wheelchair doubles.

See Also

• LGBTQ Tennis
• Disability and the LGBTQ Community

Further Reading/Research

• https://www.kgothatsomontjane.com/
• https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/kgothatso-montjane/800278029/rsa/wct/S/overview/
• https://www.outsports.com/2024/11/11/24103707/kgothatso-montjane-south-africa-wheelchair-tennis-feather-awards-wimbledon-lgbtq-gay/

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