Angelique Kerber

Angelique Kerber (born 18 January 1988 in Bremen) is a professional German tennis player. She began playing tennis aged five. Kerber has a career high ranking of World No. 45 in the world achieved on 17 January 2011.

Career

2003–2007

In 2003 obtained her first top 100 victory by defeating Marion Bartoli 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(5), 3–6, 6–3 in the finals.She attained her 1st 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 1 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(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...
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