Angelique Kerber
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Angelique Kerber is a professional German
tennis
player of Polish
descent, who has considered representing Poland
. She began playing tennis aged five. Kerber has a career high ranking of World No. 30 achieved on 3 October 2011. Although she has competed as a professional since 2003, and has won 11 ITF titles, she is still to win a WTA Tour title, having reached one final.
in the qualifying draw of the MasterCard German Open 3–6, 6–3, 6–4.
In 2004 Kerber started the year by reaching the finals of an ITF event in Warsaw losing to Marta Domachowska
7–6, 3–6, 6–3 in the finals. She attained her first ITF title entering as a qualifier at Opole, Poland by defeating Elena Tatarkova
6–2, 6–2 in the finals.
2005, Keber competed in the ITF events and qualifying draw, she was able to reach one final in the ITF event in Monzon losing to Olena Antypina 6–3, 6–3.
2006 was a more successful year for the German as reached 4 ITF finals winning 3 of them, she reached the finals in Přerov, Czech Republic losing to Anne Keothavong
6–4, 7–5, she then won her three events in Saguenay, Canada she defeated Valérie Tétreault
5–7, 7–5, 7–6 in the finals and two in Great Britain in Glasgow defeating Belgian Kirsten Flipkens
6–4, 6–2 and in French Irena Pavlovic
in Jersey 2. 2006 was also the year that Kerber attained her first WTA tour Main Draw victory over Romina Oprandi
6–1, 4–6, 4–1 RET a world no. 48 at that time at the Gaz de France Stars
before losing to Ana Ivanović
.
2007 was a breakthrough year for Kerber as she won 4 titles defending her title in Seguanay defeating compatriot Sabine Lisicki
6–3, 6–4 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain over Petra Cetkovská
6–2, 1–6, 6–4 and ITF event in Turkey defeating Gaelle Widmer 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, in Přerov, Czech Republic defeating Klára Zakopalová 6–3, 1–6, 7–5. She also reached three other finals finishing runner-ups. 2007 was Kerber Grand Slam debut as she competed in the 2007 French Open
losing to Elena Dementieva
, 2007 Wimbledon losing to Anna Chakvetadze
and the 2007 US Open losing to Serena Williams
all in the first rounds. She reached her first Main Draw Quarterfinals at the 2007 Ordina Open
losing to eventual champion Anna Chakvetadze
6–2, 6–2.
by beating Maret Ani
0–6, 6–3, 6–2 before losing to Francesca Schiavone
6–2, 6–3. She then reached the second round of the 2008 Pattaya Women's Open
, third round of the 2008 Pacific Life Open and the second round of 2008 Sony Ericsson Open. She also lost in the first rounds of 2008 Estoril Open
, 2008 Qatar Total Open
, 2008 Qatar Telecom German Open
and the 2008 French Open
. She then reached the second round of the 2008 DFS Classic
and 2008 Ordina Open
. She lost in the first round of the 2008 Wimbledon Championships
to Elena Baltacha
. Kerber then lost 3 consecutive main draw matches. She then went back to ITF where she won two titles in Madrid, Spain defeating Estrella Cabeza Candela
6–1, 6–3 and in Saint Raphael, France defeating Séverine Beltrame 6–2, 6–1.
over Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová and in the 2009 US Open
over Andrea Petkovic
before losing in both events to María José Martínez Sánchez
in the 2009 İstanbul Cup
over Alina Jidkova
before losing to Olga Govortsova
. In the ITF she won in Pozoblanco
, Spain
defeating Kristína Kučová
6–3 6–4 in the finals.
where she reached her first third round in a Grand Slam by upsetting Olga Govortsova
6–3, 6–3 and 23rd seed Aravane Rezaï
6–2, 6–3 before losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova
in a close three-setter 3–6, 7–5, 6–4. She the reached her first WTA Tour finals in 2010 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas losing to Mariana Duque Mariño
6–4, 6–3 after upsetting top-seed Gisela Dulko
7–5, 6–3 in the semi-finals. She then reached the second round of 2010 MPS Group Championships
losing to Varvara Lepchenko
. She also reached the third round of 2010 Family Circle Cup
losing to Daniela Hantuchová
6–7, 7–5, 6–3 and the Quarterfinals of the 2010 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
losing to Renata Voráčová
7–5, 6–2. At the 2010 French Open
she lost in the second round to Aravane Rezaï
6–2, 2–6, 6–3. In grass she reached the third round of 2010 AEGON Classic
losing to eventual champion Li Na
and the first round of 2010 UNICEF Open
losing to Justine Henin. She played in the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
where she made it in the third round after defeating Sania Mirza
6–4, 6–1 and upsetting 13th seed Shahar Pe'er
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 then losing to Jarmila Groth 6–3, 7–5.
before losing to Bethanie Mattek-Sands. That led to a six match losing streak which lasted until the 2011 The Bahamas Women's Open
, where she reached the final before losing to Anastasia Yakimova. She then reached the second round at the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open
, losing to Francesca Schiavone
. Kerber lost in the first round of Wimbledon to 17 year old Laura Robson
6–4, 6–7, 3–6.
Kerber entered the US Open
ranked 92 in the world. After defeating young American Lauren Davis
in three sets, she came up against 12th seed Agnieszka Radwanska
in the second round and pulled off a shock 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 result to advance to the third round for the first time. There, she faced unseeded Russian Alla Kudryavtseva
, winning in straight sets, and followed it up with victory in the fourth round against Monica Niculescu
, 6–4, 6–3. Appearing in her first Grand Slam quarter-final, Kerber surprised 26th seed Flavia Pennetta
6–4, 4–6, 6–3, to advance to the semi-final, where she lost against 9th seed, and eventual champion, Samantha Stosur
3–6, 6–2, 2–6. Kerber reached a career high ranking of 34 at tournament end.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player of Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
descent, who has considered representing Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. She began playing tennis aged five. Kerber has a career high ranking of World No. 30 achieved on 3 October 2011. Although she has competed as a professional since 2003, and has won 11 ITF titles, she is still to win a WTA Tour title, having reached one final.
2003–2007
In 2003 obtained her first top 100 victory by defeating Marion BartoliMarion Bartoli
Marion Bartoli is a French professional tennis player and the current French no. 1. She has won seven Women's Tennis Association singles titles and three doubles titles. She was also a runner-up at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships....
in the qualifying draw of the MasterCard German Open 3–6, 6–3, 6–4.
In 2004 Kerber started the year by reaching the finals of an ITF event in Warsaw losing to Marta Domachowska
Marta Domachowska
Marta Domachowska is a Polish professional tennis player. She began playing at age 7. She reached the semi finals of Australian Open Junior Championships in 2003. Her racquet brand is Wilson. She speaks four languages: Polish, English, Spanish and Russian. Other than tennis, she enjoys sports such...
7–6, 3–6, 6–3 in the finals. She attained her first ITF title entering as a qualifier at Opole, Poland by defeating Elena Tatarkova
Elena Tatarkova
Elena Tatarkova is a professional female tennis player from Ukraine. Now retired, she won four ITF singles titles, four WTA doubles titles, and 25 ITF doubles titles...
6–2, 6–2 in the finals.
2005, Keber competed in the ITF events and qualifying draw, she was able to reach one final in the ITF event in Monzon losing to Olena Antypina 6–3, 6–3.
2006 was a more successful year for the German as reached 4 ITF finals winning 3 of them, she reached the finals in Přerov, Czech Republic losing to Anne Keothavong
Anne Keothavong
Anne Viensouk Keothavong is a British professional tennis player. She is a former long-standing British number 1, however she is the current British number 2, behind Elena Baltacha and is ranked 71st in the world...
6–4, 7–5, she then won her three events in Saguenay, Canada she defeated Valérie Tétreault
Valérie Tétreault
Valérie Tétreault is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She reached her highest WTA singles ranking of No. 112 on February 22, 2010 and of No...
5–7, 7–5, 7–6 in the finals and two in Great Britain in Glasgow defeating Belgian Kirsten Flipkens
Kirsten Flipkens
Kirsten Flipkens is a professional female Belgian tennis player since 2003. Her career high rank for singles is No. 59 . She won 10 ITF Singles titles, and 1 ITF Doubles title....
6–4, 6–2 and in French Irena Pavlovic
Irena Pavlovic
Irena Pavlovic is a French female tennis player of Serbian descent. Born in Serbian capital Belgrade, she moved to Paris when she was three. Pavlovic won three singles and 13 doubles events organized by the International Tennis Federation, and is currently ranked World No. 202...
in Jersey 2. 2006 was also the year that Kerber attained her first WTA tour Main Draw victory over Romina Oprandi
Romina Oprandi
Romina Sarina Oprandi is an Italian female professional tennis player. She turned professional in 2005 and has been ranked as high as 46 in the world .-Tennis career:...
6–1, 4–6, 4–1 RET a world no. 48 at that time at the Gaz de France Stars
Gaz de France Stars
Gaz de France Stars was a tennis tournament held in Hasselt, Belgium. Held from 2004 till 2006, this WTA Tour event was a Tier III-tournament and was played on indoor hardcourts.- Singles :- Doubles :- External links :*...
before losing to Ana Ivanović
Ana Ivanovic
Ana Ivanović is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of November 7, 2011, she is ranked 22th on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open...
.
2007 was a breakthrough year for Kerber as she won 4 titles defending her title in Seguanay defeating compatriot Sabine Lisicki
Sabine Lisicki
Sabine Lisicki is a German professional tennis player of Polish background.Lisicki has won three WTA singles tournaments in her career and one doubles tournament . She reached the semifinals of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and also reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 Wimbledon Championships...
6–3, 6–4 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain over Petra Cetkovská
Petra Cetkovská
Petra Cetkovská is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic and is of ethnic Macedonian origin. She reached her career high singles ranking No.30 on 24 October 2011.-Career:...
6–2, 1–6, 6–4 and ITF event in Turkey defeating Gaelle Widmer 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, in Přerov, Czech Republic defeating Klára Zakopalová 6–3, 1–6, 7–5. She also reached three other finals finishing runner-ups. 2007 was Kerber Grand Slam debut as she competed in the 2007 French Open
2007 French Open
The 2007 French Open was held in Paris, France from 27 May through to 10 June 2007. Followed two weeks later, as usual, by Wimbledon in London, United Kingdom. Rafael Nadal became the first man to win the tournament 3 times consecutively since Björn Borg, 1978–81; and maintained his unbeaten run...
losing to Elena Dementieva
Elena Dementieva
Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a...
, 2007 Wimbledon losing to Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze is a Russian professional tennis player . On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won eight WTA Singles Titles and appeared in the 2007 US Open semifinals. As of July 4, 2011, Chakvetadze is ranked World...
and the 2007 US Open losing to Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on...
all in the first rounds. She reached her first Main Draw Quarterfinals at the 2007 Ordina Open
2007 Ordina Open
The 2007 Ordina Open was the 2007 edition of the Ordina Open tennis tournament. The men's and women's tournament was held on June 18-25.Ivan Ljubičić won his first grass title.Anna Chakvetadze won her second of four titles she would win in the year....
losing to eventual champion Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze is a Russian professional tennis player . On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won eight WTA Singles Titles and appeared in the 2007 US Open semifinals. As of July 4, 2011, Chakvetadze is ranked World...
6–2, 6–2.
2008
In 2008 Kerber attained her first Grand Slam victory in the 2008 Australian Open2008 Australian Open
The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008.After twenty years of playing on...
by beating Maret Ani
Maret Ani
Maret Ani is an Estonian tennis player. At the start of 2006, she was the top-ranked player in Estonia, before losing that spot to Kaia Kanepi....
0–6, 6–3, 6–2 before losing to Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone is an Italian tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. As of 24 October 2011, Schiavone's ranking is World...
6–2, 6–3. She then reached the second round of the 2008 Pattaya Women's Open
2008 Pattaya Women's Open
The 2008 Pattaya Women's Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the Pattaya Women's Open, and was part of the Tier IV Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It took place in Pattaya City, Thailand, from February 2 through February 10, 2008.-Singles: Agnieszka...
, third round of the 2008 Pacific Life Open and the second round of 2008 Sony Ericsson Open. She also lost in the first rounds of 2008 Estoril Open
2008 Estoril Open
The 2008 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 19th edition of the Estoril Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier IV Series of the 2008 WTA Tour...
, 2008 Qatar Total Open
2008 Qatar Total Open
The 2008 Qatar Ladies Open, known as the 2008 Qatar Total Open, for sponsorship reasons, was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 8th edition of the Qatar Total Open, and was part of the Tier I Series of the 2008 WTA Tour...
, 2008 Qatar Telecom German Open
2008 Qatar Telecom German Open
The 2008 Qatar Telecom German Open was a women's tennis event that was played from May 5 to May 11, 2008. It was one of two Tier I events that took place on red clay in the build-up to the second Grand Slam of the year, the French Open. It was played at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in the German...
and the 2008 French Open
2008 French Open
The 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 107th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 25 through June 8, 2008....
. She then reached the second round of the 2008 DFS Classic
2008 DFS Classic
The 2008 DFS Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 27th edition of the DFS Classic, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, from June 9 through June 15,...
and 2008 Ordina Open
2008 Ordina Open
The 2008 Ordina Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 19th edition of the Ordina Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour...
. She lost in the first round of the 2008 Wimbledon Championships
2008 Wimbledon Championships
The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 122nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam event of the year...
to Elena Baltacha
Elena Baltacha
Elena Baltacha is a British professional tennis player of Ukrainian background. Being a four-time winner of the AEGON Award, she is also the long standing British number 1, a position she has held intermittently since 2002. As of 24 November 2011 she holds a current world ranking of No. 50. Her...
. Kerber then lost 3 consecutive main draw matches. She then went back to ITF where she won two titles in Madrid, Spain defeating Estrella Cabeza Candela
Estrella Cabeza Candela
Estrella Cabeza Candela is a Spanish professional tennis player. On 6 April 2009 she reached her highest world single ranking, number 167. As of 21 March 2011 she is number 268.-External links:...
6–1, 6–3 and in Saint Raphael, France defeating Séverine Beltrame 6–2, 6–1.
2009
In 2009, Kerber only won 3 main draw matches in the 2009 Swedish Open2009 Swedish Open
The 2009 Collector Swedish Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 1st edition of the Collector Swedish Open. It took place in Båstad, Sweden, from July 4 through July 11, 2009 for Women's and from July 11 through July 19, 2009 for Men's.-Seeds:*Seedings are based on...
over Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová and in the 2009 US Open
2009 US Open (tennis)
The 2009 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 31 to September 14, 2009 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States. Originally, it was scheduled to end with the mens' singles final match on Sunday,...
over Andrea Petkovic
Andrea Petkovic
Andrea Petkovic is a professional German tennis player of Serbian origin. She is the highest ranked German tennis player. She lives in Griesheim near Darmstadt, Germany....
before losing in both events to María José Martínez Sánchez
María José Martínez Sánchez
María José Martínez Sánchez is a Spanish professional tennis player. In singles, she has won five WTA singles titles, the 2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, the 2009 Swedish Open, the Premier 5 event, 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, the 2011 Gastein Ladies and the 2011 Hansol Korea Open. She...
in the 2009 İstanbul Cup
2009 İstanbul Cup
The 2009 İstanbul Cup was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fifth edition of the İstanbul Cup, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour...
over Alina Jidkova
Alina Jidkova
Alina Vladimirovna Jidkova , soubriquet Alinka, is a former Women's Tennis Association tennis player....
before losing to Olga Govortsova
Olga Govortsova
Olga Govortsova is a professional Belarusian tennis player. As of May 10, 2010 her highest singles ranking on the WTA is World Number 35, which she achieved on June 23, 2008.-Career:...
. In the ITF she won in Pozoblanco
Pozoblanco
Pozoblanco is a town in the province of Córdoba, southern Spain, in the north-central part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is located near the headwaters of the Guadamatillas and of other small sub-tributaries of the Guadiana, in the lowlands of Los Pedroches, which lie between the...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
defeating Kristína Kučová
Kristína Kucová
Kristína Kučová is a tennis player from Slovakia. Her highest juniors ranking was World Number 3. According to the International Tennis Federation, Kučová's favorite type of court is the clay court, she hits a two-handed forehand and backhand , and her father, Jozef Kuča, also coaches her...
6–3 6–4 in the finals.
2010
In 2010, Kerber qualified for the 2010 Australian Open2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
where she reached her first third round in a Grand Slam by upsetting Olga Govortsova
Olga Govortsova
Olga Govortsova is a professional Belarusian tennis player. As of May 10, 2010 her highest singles ranking on the WTA is World Number 35, which she achieved on June 23, 2008.-Career:...
6–3, 6–3 and 23rd seed Aravane Rezaï
Aravane Rezaï
Aravane Rezaï is an Iranian-French tennis player born in Saint-Étienne, France to Iranian parents. She is the current French No. 5 in women's tennis. Rezaï took up tennis after a childhood stint as her older brother's ball girl...
6–2, 6–3 before losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova ; born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player and as of October 10, 2011 ranked No. 21 in the WTA singles and No. 90 in the doubles ranking. Kuznetsova has appeared in four singles Grand Slam finals, winning two, and has also appeared in six doubles...
in a close three-setter 3–6, 7–5, 6–4. She the reached her first WTA Tour finals in 2010 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas losing to Mariana Duque Mariño
Mariana Duque Marino
Mariana Duque Mariño is a Colombian tennis player, born in Bogotá. Her career high rank is #94, achieved on February 22, 2010....
6–4, 6–3 after upsetting top-seed Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko is an Argentine female tennis player, who will, as of 4 July 2011, be ranked World No. 51 in singles and No. 4 in doubles. Although she enjoyed a modest success in singles, reaching No. 26 on November 21, 2005, and winning four WTA Tour titles, her speciality has been doubles, where...
7–5, 6–3 in the semi-finals. She then reached the second round of 2010 MPS Group Championships
2010 MPS Group Championships
The 2010 MPS Group Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 31st edition of the MPS Group Championships and the second held in its new location, and was part of the International series of the 2010 WTA Tour...
losing to Varvara Lepchenko
Varvara Lepchenko
Varvara Lepchenko is an American female professional tennis player. She reached her singles career high of no. 74 on November 15, 2010. She has won six ITF titles during her career.-Early life and junior career:...
. She also reached the third round of 2010 Family Circle Cup
2010 Family Circle Cup
The 2010 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis event on the 2010 WTA Tour, which took place from April 12 to April 18. The event was hosted at the Family Circle Tennis Center, in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It was the second and last event of the clay court season played on green clay...
losing to Daniela Hantuchová
Daniela Hantuchová
Daniela Hantuchová is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top 10.She is currently coached by Larri Passos...
6–7, 7–5, 6–3 and the Quarterfinals of the 2010 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
2010 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
The 2010 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 10th edition of the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, and was on the International category of the 2010 WTA Tour...
losing to Renata Voráčová
Renata Vorácová
Renata Voráčová is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. Her career high singles ranking is No...
7–5, 6–2. At the 2010 French Open
2010 French Open
The 2010 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 109th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
she lost in the second round to Aravane Rezaï
Aravane Rezaï
Aravane Rezaï is an Iranian-French tennis player born in Saint-Étienne, France to Iranian parents. She is the current French No. 5 in women's tennis. Rezaï took up tennis after a childhood stint as her older brother's ball girl...
6–2, 2–6, 6–3. In grass she reached the third round of 2010 AEGON Classic
2010 AEGON Classic
The 2010 AEGON Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 29th edition of the event. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, from June 7 through June 13, 2010.-Seeds:...
losing to eventual champion Li Na
Li Na (tennis)
Li Na , goes first before the equivalent of a first name in some other nations. Her name off court in China is Li Na. When listed on the , she is known as Na Li. However, in the match, the commentators call her Li Na, and when her full name is listed in text on court, it is also written as Li Na.;...
and the first round of 2010 UNICEF Open
2010 UNICEF Open
The 2010 UNICEF Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 21st edition of the UNICEF Open, and was part of the 250 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
losing to Justine Henin. She played in the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
2010 Wimbledon Championships
The 2010 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from Monday 21 June until Sunday 4 July 2010. It was the 124th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand...
where she made it in the third round after defeating Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings...
6–4, 6–1 and upsetting 13th seed Shahar Pe'er
Shahar Pe'er
Shahar Pe'er is an Israeli professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is World No. 11, which she achieved on January 31, 2011 ....
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 then losing to Jarmila Groth 6–3, 7–5.
2011
Kerber reached her first quarter-final of the year at the start of the season at 2011 Moorilla Hobart International2011 Moorilla Hobart International
The 2011 Moorilla Hobart International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the event and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour...
before losing to Bethanie Mattek-Sands. That led to a six match losing streak which lasted until the 2011 The Bahamas Women's Open
2011 The Bahamas Women's Open
The 2011 The Bahamas Women's Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Nassau, Bahamas between 14 and 20 March 2011.-Seeds:* Rankings are as of March 07, 2010....
, where she reached the final before losing to Anastasia Yakimova. She then reached the second round at the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open
2011 Sony Ericsson Open
The 2011 Sony Ericsson Open , a men's and women's tennis tournament, was held from March 21 to April 3, 2011. It was the 27th edition of the Miami Masters event and played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami...
, losing to Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone is an Italian tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. As of 24 October 2011, Schiavone's ranking is World...
. Kerber lost in the first round of Wimbledon to 17 year old Laura Robson
Laura Robson
Laura Robson is a British tennis player. She debuted on the International Tennis Federation junior tour in 2007, and a year later won the Wimbledon Junior Girls' Championship at the age of 14. As a junior, she also twice reached the final of the Australian Open, in 2009 and 2010. She won her...
6–4, 6–7, 3–6.
Kerber entered the US Open
2011 US Open (tennis)
The 2011 US Open was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park, of Queens, New York City, United States...
ranked 92 in the world. After defeating young American Lauren Davis
Lauren Davis
Lauren Davis is a professional American tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 328, which she reached on August 1, 2011.-Personal life:...
in three sets, she came up against 12th seed Agnieszka Radwanska
Agnieszka Radwanska
Agnieszka Radwańska is a WTA Tour Polish tennis player.Her career high singles ranking is World No. 8, which she achieved on 22 February 2010. As of 24 October 2011, she is ranked World No. 8. In 2007, Radwańska became the first Polish player in history to claim a WTA Tour singles title when she...
in the second round and pulled off a shock 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 result to advance to the third round for the first time. There, she faced unseeded Russian Alla Kudryavtseva
Alla Kudryavtseva
Alla Alexandrovna Kudryavtseva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She currently lives in Moscow, where she is coached by Nick Rybakov...
, winning in straight sets, and followed it up with victory in the fourth round against Monica Niculescu
Monica Niculescu
Monica Niculescu is a Romanian tennis player. As of October 24, 2011 she is ranked No. 29 at the WTA Tour Singles Ranking. Her highest WTA ranking is currently her present ranking in singles, reached on 24 Oct 2011, and No. 24 in doubles, reached on June 7, 2010.Niculescu was born in Slatina,...
, 6–4, 6–3. Appearing in her first Grand Slam quarter-final, Kerber surprised 26th seed Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and...
6–4, 4–6, 6–3, to advance to the semi-final, where she lost against 9th seed, and eventual champion, Samantha Stosur
Samantha Stosur
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3–6, 6–2, 2–6. Kerber reached a career high ranking of 34 at tournament end.
Singles: 1 (0–1)
| Legend |
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| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (0–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 21 February 2010 |  Bogotá2010 Copa BBVA-Colsanitas The 2010 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 18th edition of the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, and was on the International category of the 2010 WTA Tour. It took place at the Club Campestre El Rancho in Bogotá, Colombia, from February 15... , Colombia |
Clay | Mariana Duque Mariño Mariana Duque Marino Mariana Duque Mariño is a Colombian tennis player, born in Bogotá. Her career high rank is #94, achieved on February 22, 2010.... |
4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
| Legend (pre/post 2009) |
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| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Tier II / Premier (0–0) |
| Tier III, IV & V / International (0–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 20 June 2008 |  's-HertogenboschOrdina Open The Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, now sponsored by UNICEF and called the UNICEF Open, is a tennis tournament on the ATP Tour and WTA Tour held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.-Singles:-Doubles:-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:*... , Netherlands |
Grass |  Līga DekmeijereLiga Dekmeijere Līga Dekmeijere is a professional tennis player from Latvia who has won nineteen International Tennis Federation doubles titles and one Women's Tennis Association doubles title. Dekmeijere has been as high as World Number 54 in the overall women's doubles rankings, a ranking that she achieved on... |
 Marina ErakovicMarina Erakovic Marina Erakovic is a New Zealand professional tennis player of Croatian background. Her career high in Women's Tennis Association doubles ranking is World No. 43, achieved on 27 October 2008, and in singles it is No. 49, achieved on 7 July 2008. As of 21 November 2011, she is World No... Michaëlla KrajicekMichaëlla Krajicek Michaëlla Krajicek is a Dutch professional tennis player. Her highest WTA ranking was number 30 on 11 February 2008. She currently is the second best ranked player from the Netherlands behind Arantxa Rus.-Personal life:... |
3–6, 2–6 |
Singles
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded.| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 2007 WTA Tour The 2007 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 35th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 1, 2007, and concluded on November 11, 2007 after 61 events. Two new events were added to the schedule for the 2007 season: the Barcelona KIA and Gastein Ladies. It also... | 2008 2008 WTA Tour The 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 36th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2007, and concluded on November 9, 2008 after 59 events.The season was characterised by its frequent changes in the No... | 2009 2009 WTA Tour The 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 37th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2009, and concluded on November 8, 2009 after 56 events.... | 2010 2010 WTA Tour The Women's Tennis Association Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the WTA. The 2010 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments , the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , and the year-end... | 2011 2011 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis organized by the Women's Tennis Association . The 2011 WTA Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, and the WTA... | SR | W–L | |||||
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| Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | |||||
| French Open | A | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | |||||
| Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... |
A | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 3R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | |||||
| US Open | A | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 1R | SF | 0 / 4 | 7–4 | |||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 0 / 16 | 12–16 | |||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics Tennis at the Summer Olympics Tennis was part of the Summer Olympic Games program from the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, but was dropped after the 1924 Summer Olympics... |
N H | A | Not Held | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| Year-End Championship | |||||||||||||
| WTA Tour Championships WTA Tour Championships The WTA Tour Championships is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The month, city and number of players has changed since the first edition in 1972... |
A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Career Statistics | |||||||||||||
| Tournaments Played | 1 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 66 | ||||||
| Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 66 | 0–1 | |||||
| Overall Win–Loss | 1–1 | 6–12 | 7–15 | 3–6 | 23–19 | 8–16 | 0 / 66 | 48–69 | |||||
| Year End Ranking | 214 | 84 | 108 | 96 | 46 | 32 | |||||||