German tennis player
Julia Schruff |
| Country (sports) | Germany |
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| Residence | Augsburg, Germany |
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| Born | (1982-08-16)16 August 1982 (age 43)
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| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
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| Turned pro | 1992 |
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| Retired | 2011 |
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| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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| Prize money | $849,364 |
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| Singles |
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| Career record | 314–321 |
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| Career titles | 2 ITF |
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| Highest ranking | 52 (17 April 2006) |
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| Grand Slam singles results |
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| Australian Open | 2R (2007) |
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| French Open | 1R (2003–2007) |
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| Wimbledon | 1R (2005–2007) |
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| US Open | 3R (2005) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record | 112–146 |
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| Career titles | 5 ITF |
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| Highest ranking | 99 (2 October 2006) |
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| Last updated on: 20 February 2012. |
Julia Schruff (born 16 August 1982) is a retired professional Germantennis player.
Her career highWTA-ranking was attained on 17 April 2006, when she reached No. 52. Her highest doubles ranking was reached on 2 October 2006, when she reached No. 99.
She enjoyed her breakthrough in 2003 when she reached the final at theEstoril Open in Portugal as a qualifier.
During her career, she has beaten two Top 10-ranked players so far –Anastasia Myskina at the2005 Qatar Total German Open andElena Dementieva at the2006 Australian Open. She also has notched wins against top players such asJelena Janković,Katarina Srebotnik,Flavia Pennetta,Jelena Dokić,Elena Likhovtseva andAlona Bondarenko.
Schruff has won her first ITF tournament inLatina, Lazio, where she defeated fellow GermanAndrea Petkovic in the final.
| Legend (singles) |
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| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tour Championships (0) |
| Tier I Event (0) |
| Tier II Event (0) |
| Tier III Event (0) |
| Tier IV-V Event (1) |
| ITF Circuit (2) |
| 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 (0–1) |
| Tier III, IV & V / International (0–1) |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 1 July 2001 | Alkmaar, Netherlands | Clay | Lotty Seelen | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 26 August 2001 | Cuneo, Italy | Clay | Yasmin Angeli | 3–6, 6-7(7) |
| Runner-up | 3. | 20 March 2005 | Orange, United States | Hard | Cho Yoon-jeong | 6–7(3), 1–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 5 April 2009 | Latina, Italy | Clay | Andrea Petkovic | 7–5, 7–6(0) |
| Runner-up | 5. | 31 May 2009 | Grado, Italy | Clay | Karolína Plíšková | 6–7(2), 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 18 July 2010 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | Vitalia Diatchenko | 4–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 13 September 2010 | Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands | Clay | Irena Pavlovic | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 30 August 1999 | Bad Saulgau, Germany | Clay | Caroline Raba | Rewa Hudson
Shelley Stephens | 7–6(9), 3–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 26 March 2001 | Bari, Italy | Clay | Rita Tarjan | Eva Fislová
Zuzana Hejdová | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 26 August 2001 | Cuneo, Italy | Clay | Andrea Masaryková | Yasmin Angeli
Monica Scartoni | 6–2, 7–6(4) |
| Runner-up | 4. | 19 December 2004 | Bergamo, Italy | Hard | Lenka Němečková | Giulia Casoni
Francesca Lubiani | 2–6, 3-6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 18 September 2005 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Jasmin Wöhr | María José Martínez Sánchez
Conchita Martínez Granados | 5–7, 2-6 |
| Winner | 6. | 11 September 2006 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Stéphanie Foretz | Kira Nagy
Jasmin Wöhr | 7–6, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 8 September 2008 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Kristina Barrois | Sorana Cîrstea
Galina Voskoboeva | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 8. | 5 April 2009 | Latina, Italy | Clay | Alberta Brianti | Marina Shamayko
Emily Stellato | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 9. | 7 May 2010 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Maret Ani | Lu Jingjing
Polina Pekhova | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 8 August 2010 | Hechingen, Germany | Clay | Erika Sema | Irina-Camelia Begu
Anaïs Laurendon | 2–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
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