{{short description|South African tennis player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Dean Botha | image = | fullname = | country_represented = {{flagicon|RSA}} South Africa | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|03|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = East London, South Africa | death_date = | death_place = | height = 5 ft 9 in | plays = Right-handed | careerprizemoney = $21,995 | singlesrecord = 1–1 | singlestitles = | highestsinglesranking = No. 186 (18 December 1989) | Wimbledonresult = Q2 (1990) | doublesrecord = | doublestitles = | highestdoublesranking = No. 230 (26 May 1986) | WimbledonDoublesresult = Q1 (1990) }}
'''Dean Botha''' (born 30 March 1964) is a South African former professional tennis player.
==Biography== Born in East London, Botha was a right-handed player who reached a best singles ranking of 186 while competing on the professional tour and was based in Cape Town.
Botha was a quarter-finalist at the 1989 South African Open, where he played as a qualifier. He had a first round win over John Fitzgerald, then earned a quarter-final place when second seed Kevin Curren had to withdraw from their second round match with a knee injury.<ref>{{cite news |title=Injury Forces Second-Seeded Curren Out of S. African Open |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-11-16-sp-2382-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=16 November 1989}}</ref>
In 1990 he participated in the singles and doubles qualifying draws for the Wimbledon Championships.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wimbledon |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/wimbledon/gbr/1990/m-sl-gbr-01a-1990/ |website=www.itftennis.com}}</ref>
Dean is married to Debbe and has three children. His daughter, Courtney, studied law at the University of Cape Town. His sons, Jarryd and Trent, both played college tennis in the United States, for Alabama and Arizona respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Match Point: Botha Thriving at Arizona |url=https://arizonawildcats.com/news/2016/11/3/mens-tennis-match-point-botha-thriving-at-arizona.aspx |website=University of Arizona Athletics |date=3 November 2016}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{ATP}} * {{ITF}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Botha, Dean}} Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:South African male tennis players Category:Sportspeople from East London, South Africa Category:Tennis players from the Eastern Cape Category:20th-century South African sportsmen