German tennis player (born 1981)
Kristina Barrois Country (sports) Germany Born (1981-09-30 ) 30 September 1981 (age 44) Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Turned pro 2005 Retired October 2014 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money $1,088,997 Singles Career record 350–245 Career titles 15 ITF Highest ranking No. 57 (9 May 2011) Grand Slam singles results Australian Open 2R (2010 ,2011 ) French Open 2R (2009 ) Wimbledon 2R (2010 ) US Open 2R (2009 ) Doubles Career record 200–139 Career titles 1 WTA, 16 ITF Highest ranking No. 55 (20 February 2012) Grand Slam doubles results Australian Open 1R (2009, 2011, 2012) French Open 2R (2011, 2014) Wimbledon QF (2009) US Open 2R (2011) Team competitions Fed Cup 0–3
Barrois at the2012 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer Kristina Barrois (born 30 September 1981) is a German formertennis player.
Barrois won 15 singles and 16 doubles titles on theITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 9 May 2011, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 57. On 20 February 2012, she peaked at No. 55 in the doubles rankings.
Barrois began playing tennis at the age of nine in 1991 when she took the sport up herself and began to play at a tennis club. She completed her training as a government inspector at theSaarland Ministry of Justice before turning professional in 2005.
Barrois was trained by Patrick Schmidt, and later by Andreas Spaniol, and her stamina-trainer was the footballerBernd Franke .
She played in theGerman Fed Cup team in 2006, losing her singles match toLi Na , and also losing her doubles match. In the same year, she won the German Tennis Championship. She also qualified for the main draws of theWimbledon Championships and theUS Open . At Wimbledon, she lost toShenay Perry . At the US Open, she lost to the world No. 1,Amélie Mauresmo .
On 14 December 2008, she won her second German Tennis Championship, with a win in the final against the unseededLydia Steinbach .
In 2009, she started off well as she qualified for Auckland but lost to up-and-coming Russian teenagerAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova . She then fell in the qualifying round of the Hobart event to British playerMelanie South . She also reached the first round of the Australian Open, where she pushed the fourth-seeded RussianElena Dementieva , but eventually lost in three sets. In February, she reached the second round in Memphis, but fell short against former world No. 30,Michaëlla Krajicek . In March, she played an ITF event where she lost in the quarterfinals to British playerKatie O'Brien . At the Premier Mandatory event in Indian Wells, she beatAlizé Cornet in the second round, but lost toÁgnes Szávay in the next round. She reached the second round of theFrench Open , whereVictoria Azarenka beat her and of theUS Open , where she lost toDinara Safina .
In 2010, she reached the second round on theAustralian Open , losing toSamantha Stosur . She qualified for her first ever final in a WTA tournament, theInternationaux de Strasbourg ,[ 1] whichMaria Sharapova won in straight sets.[ 2] She reached the second round ofWimbledon , being knocked out byJustine Henin .
In 2011, she reached the second round of theAustralian Open , this time losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
After losing toLucie Hradecká at theLuxembourg Open in October 2014, Barrois announced her retirement from professional tennis.[ 3]
Singles: 2 (runner-ups)[ edit ] Legend Grand Slam tournaments Premier M & Premier 5 Premier International (0–2)
Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (0–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)[ edit ] Legend Grand Slam tournaments Premier M & Premier 5 Premier (0–1) International (1–2)
Finals by surface Hard (1–1) Clay (0–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
$100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Winner 1. 29 August 2004 ITF Bielefeld, Germany Clay Nicole Seitenbecher 6–4, 6–1 Winner 2. 24 January 2005 ITF Oberhaching, Germany Carpet (i) Sabine Klaschka 7–5, 6–4 Winner 3. 14 February 2005 ITF Albufeira, Portugal Hard Lisanna Balk 6–2, 6–2 Winner 4. 21 February 2005 Biberach Open , GermanyHard (i) Lucie Hradecká 7–5, 6–4 Winner 5. 14 March 2005 ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom Hard (i) Anet Kaasik 7–6(2) , 6–3 Winner 6. 31 July 2005 ITF Horb, Germany Clay Andrea Hlaváčková 7–5, 6–3 Runner-up 7. 18 September 2005 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Tamira Paszek 6–7(5) , 3–6 Winner 8. 25 September 2005 GB Pro-Series Glasgow , UKHard (i) Gréta Arn 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 Winner 9. 9 October 2005 Open Nantes Atlantique , FranceHard (i) Alberta Brianti 6–4, 6–2 Winner 10. 6 February 2006 ITF Belfort, France Hard (i) Kirsten Flipkens 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(6) Winner 11. 28 February 2006 Biberach Open, Germany Hard (i) Tatjana Maria 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(5) Runner-up 12. 29 October 2006 ITF Bratislava, Slovakia Hard (i) Dominika Cibulková 5–7, 1–6 Runner-up 13. 14 October 2007 Open de Touraine , FranceHard (i) Sofia Arvidsson 3–6, 2–6 Winner 14. 24 March 2008 ITF La Palma, Spain Hard Mervana Jugić-Salkić 5–1 ret. Winner 15. 6 April 2008 ITF Hamburg, Germany Hard (i) Ana Vrljić 6–2, ret. Winner 16. 7 September 2008 Open Denain, France Clay Kinnie Laisné 6–2, 6–4 Runner-up 17. 19 October 2008 ITF Ortisei, Italy Carpet (i) Mara Santangelo 3–6, ret. Runner-up 18. 9 November 2008 Ismaning Open , GermanyCarpet (i) Tatjana Maria2–6, 3–6 Runner-up 19. 29 August 2009 Bronx Open , United StatesHard Tatjana Maria1–6, 4–6 Runner-up 20. 8 November 2009 Ismaning Open, Germany Carpet (i) Barbora Strýcová 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(5) Winner 21. 7 April 2013 ITF Dijon, France Hard (i) Elitsa Kostova 6–3, 7–5 Winner 22. 25 August 2013 ITF Braunschweig, Germany Clay Myrtille Georges 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Doubles: 30 (16–14)[ edit ] Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Winner 1. 17 January 2005 ITF Oberhaching, Germany Carpet (i) Korina Perkovic Lucie HradeckáZuzana Zálabská 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(6) Runner-up 2. 21 February 2005 Biberach Open , GermanyHard (i) Stefanie Weis Lucie HradeckáSandra Záhlavová 7–5, 2–6, 5–7 Runner-up 3. 27 June 2005 ITF Stuttgart, Germany Clay Kathrin Wörle-Scheller Yuliya Beygelzimer Vanessa Henke 6–7(5) , 1–6 Winner 4. 14 August 2005 Ladies Open Hechingen , GermanyClay Jasmin Wöhr Renata Voráčová Sandra Záhlavová 4–6, 7–6(3) , 6–4 Winner 5. 22 August 2005 ITF Bielefeld, Germany Clay Korina Perkovic Justine Ozga Andrea Sieveke 7–6(1) , 6–3 Winner 6. 30 January 2006 ITF Belfort, France Hard (i) Kathrin Wörle-SchellerEkaterina Ivanova Irina Kuzmina 6–1, 6–2 Runner-up 7. 14 March 2006 ITF Fuerteventura, Spain Clay Angelika Bachmann Yuliya BeygelzimerAngelika Rösch 6–3, 6–7(5) , 6–4 Winner 8. 11 November 2007 Ismaning Open , GermanyCarpet (i) Julia Görges Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká2–6, 6–2, [10–7] Winner 9. 6 July 2008 ITF Stuttgart, Germany Clay Laura Siegemund Katalin Marosi Marina Tavares 6–3, 6–4 Runner-up 10. 8 September 2008 ITF Athens, Greece Clay Julia Schruff Sorana Cîrstea Galina Voskoboeva 2–6, 4–6 Winner 11. 6 October 2008 Open de Touraine , FranceHard Mervana Jugić-SalkićJulie Coin Violette Huck 6–2, 7–6 Runner-up 12. 23 February 2009 Biberach Open, Germany Hard (i) Yvonne Meusburger Melanie Klaffner Sandra Klemenschits 6–3, 4–6, [15–17] Runner-up 13. 19 September 2009 Save Cup , ItalyClay Yvonne MeusburgerRomina Oprandi Sandra Klemenschits4–6, 1–6 Winner 14. 27 September 2009 GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury , UKHard (i) Yvonne MeusburgerJohanna Larsson Anna Smith 3–6, 6–4, [10–7] Winner 15. 29 August 2010 Bronx Open , United StatesHard Yvonne MeusburgerNatalie Grandin Abigail Spears 1–6, 6–4, [15–13] Runner-up 16. 31 October 2010 ITF Poitiers, France Hard (i) Akgul Amanmuradova Lucie Hradecká Renata Voráčová7–6(5) , 2–6 [5–10] Winner 17. 1 November 2010 Ismaning Open, Germany Carpet (i) Anna-Lena Grönefeld Tetyana Arefyeva Yuliana Fedak 6–1, 7–6(3) Runner-up 18. 24 July 2011 ITF Pétange, Luxembourg Clay Anna-Lena Grönefeld Johanna Larsson Jasmin Wöhr6–7(2) , 4–6 Runner-up 19. 6 November 2011 Ismaning Open, Germany Carpet (i) Yvonne MeusburgerKiki Bertens Anne Keothavong 3–6, 3–6 Runner-up 20. 11 June 2012 Open de Marseille , FranceClay Olga Savchuk Séverine Beltrame Laura Thorpe 1–6, 4–6 Runner-up 21. 13 November 2012 ITF Zawada, Poland Carpet (i) Sandra KlemenschitsKarolína Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková 3–6, 1–6 Winner 22. 12 April 2013 ITF Edgbaston, United Kingdom Hard (i) Ana VrljićRichèl Hogenkamp Stephanie Vogt 6–4, 7–6(2) Winner 23. 21 June 2013 ITF Ystad, Sweden Clay Lina Stančiūtė Monique Adamczak Pemra Özgen 6–4, 7–5 Winner 24. 30 July 2013 ITF Stuttgart, Germany Clay Laura Siegemund Stephanie VogtSandra Zaniewska 7–6(1) , 6–4 Winner 25. 10 November 2013 ITF Équeurdreville, France Hard (i) Timea Bacsinszky Diāna Marcinkēviča Eva Wacanno 6–4, 6–3 Winner 26. 24 November 2013 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Clay Timea BacsinszkyAnna Morgina Kateřina Siniaková 6–7(5) , 6–0, [10–4] Runner-up 27. 25 January 2014 ITF Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France Hard (i) Timea Bacsinszky Yuliya BeygelzimerKateryna Kozlova 3–6, 6–3, [8–10] Runner-up 28. 8 March 2014 ITF Preston, United Kingdom Hard (i) Timea BacsinszkyTara Moore Marta Sirotkina 6–3, 1–6, [11–13] Runner-up 29. 24 March 2014 ITF Croissy-Beaubourg, France Hard (i) Eleni Daniilidou Margarita Gasparyan Lyudmyla Kichenok 2–6, 4–6 Winner 30. 15 June 2014 Bredeney Ladies Open , GermanyClay Tatjana MariaYsaline Bonaventure Elitsa Kostova6–2, 6–2
Grand Slam performance timelines [ edit ] (W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.