Daniela Hantuchova
Strong Is Beautiful
Francesca Schiavone

Angelique Kerber

Ger
Residence: Kiel, Germany
DOB: January 18, 1988
Birthplace: Bremen, Germany
Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Weight: 150 lbs. (68 kg)
Plays: Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (2003)
JANUARY - Reached SF at Auckland (l. to Pennetta); reached SF at Hobart (l. to Barthel); reached 3r at Australian Open (l. to Sharapova).
2003 - Made first appearance in Berlin qualifying (as WC); also played on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Fell in WTA qualifying once; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Fell in WTA qualifying five times.

2006 - Played first WTA main draw at Hasselt, reaching 2r (l. to Ivanovic); fell in qualifying once; won three singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2007 - First Top 100 season; QF at 's-Hertogenbosch; reached 3r once and 2r twice; fell 1r six times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open) and in qualifying eight times (incl. Australian Open); won four singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit; made Top 100 debut on May 14 (rose from No.115 to No.88).

2008 - Reached 3r once and 2r five times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r eight times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon) and in qualifying four times (incl. US Open); won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2009 - Reached 2r three times (incl. US Open); fell 1r three times (incl. Australian Open) and in qualifying seven times (incl. other two majors); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2010 - First Top 50 season; reached first WTA final at Bogotá (l. to Duque Marino); SF at Luxembourg (l. to Goerges); QF twice, at Fès and Copenhagen; reached 3r five times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon) and 2r twice (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r eight times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying once; made Top 50 debut on July 5 (rose from No.54 to No.47).

2011 - Breakthrough season highlighted by first Grand Slam SF and cracking Top 30; reached first Grand Slam SF at US Open (l. to Stosur; had never been beyond 3r of a Grand Slam previously) and shot past previous career-high of No.45 afterwards on September 12 (rose from No.92 to No.34); set new career-high No.29 on October 17 and finished year No.32; best results rest of year were two SFs, at Dallas (l. to Rezai) and Osaka (l. to Bartoli) and one QF at Hobart; reached 2r four times; fell 1r 12 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying once; withdrew from Bad Gastein w/ankle injury and from Guangzhou w/low back injury.
SINGLES
Winner: 2009 - ITF/Pozoblanco-ESP; 2008 - ITF/Madrid-ESP, ITF/Saint Raphael-FRA; 2007 - ITF/Saguenay-CAN, ITF/Las Palmas de Gran Canaria-ESP, ITF/Antalya Attaleia 1-TUR, ITF/Prerov-CZE; 2006 - ITF/Saguenay-CAN, ITF/Jersey 2-GBR, ITF/Glasgow-GBR; 2004 - ITF/Opole-POL.
Finalist (1): 2010 - Bogotá.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2008 - ITF/Krakow-POL (w/U.Radwanska); 2007 - ITF/Saguenay-CAN (w/Szatmari), ITF/Dinan-FRA (w/Meusburger).
Finalist (1): 2008 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Dekmeijere).

ADDITIONAL
German Fed Cup Team, 2007-08.
Trains at and travels with coaches from Schuettler/Waske Tennis Academy; works with Benjamin Ebrahim Zader and Lawrence Willens ... Started playing tennis at age 3 ... Mother's name is Beata (also her manager); father's name is Slawek; has one sister, Jessica ... Speaks German, Polish and English ... Enjoys shopping, sleeping, swimming, spending time with friends.