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Angelique Kerber

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Angelique Kerber
Angelique Kerber at Birmingham Open 2016
Country (sports) Germany
ResidencePuszczykowo, Poland
Born (1988-01-18) 18 January 1988 (age 38)
Bremen, West Germany
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro2003
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachWim Fissette (Dec. 2017—present)
Prize money$26,537,626
Official websiteangelique-kerber.de
Singles
Career record588–304 (65.92%)
Career titles12 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 1 (12 September 2016)
Current rankingNo. 4 (16 July 2018)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (2016)
French OpenQF (2012, 2018)
WimbledonW (2018)
US OpenW (2016)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsF (2016)
Olympic GamesF (2016)
Doubles
Career record57–61
Career titles0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 103 (26 August 2013)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2008, 2011, 2012)
French Open2R (2012)
Wimbledon3R (2011)
US Open3R (2012)
Team competitions
Fed CupF (2014), record 13–12
Hopman CupF (2018)
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroSingles
Last updated on: 12 July 2018.

Angelique Kerber (born 18 January 1988 in Bremen, Germany) is a professional tennis player from Germany.[1] She is three time Grand Slam champion, having won Australian Open and U S Open in 2016 and Wimbledon in 2018.[2][3] In September, 2016, Kerber became the oldest female player to hold world no. 1 ranking for the first time.[4] She also won silver medal at 2016 Summer Olympics while representing Germany.[5]

Career statistics

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Singles Grand Slam performance timeline

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Tournament200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 2R 1R 3R 1R 3R 4R 4R 1R W 4R SF 1 / 11 26–10 72%
French Open 1R 1R Q2 2R 1R QF 4R 4R 3R 1R 1R QF 0 / 11 17–11 61%
Wimbledon 1R 1R Q2 3R 1R SF 2R QF 3R F 4R W 1 / 11 30–10 75%
US Open 1R Q1 2R 1R SF 4R 4R 3R 3R W 1R 1 / 10 23–9 72%
Win–Loss 0–3 1–3 1–2 5–4 5–4 14–4 10–4 12–4 6–4 20–2 6–4 16–2 3 / 43 96–40 71%

Grand Slam tournament finals

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Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Outcome Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner2016Australian OpenHardUnited States Serena Williams6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up2016WimbledonGrassUnited States Serena Williams5–7, 3–6
Winner2016US OpenHardCzech Republic Karolína Plíšková6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Winner2018WimbledonGrassUnited States Serena Williams6–3, 6–3

WTA Championships finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Outcome Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 2016 Singapore Hard (i) Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 3–6, 4–6

Olympic finals

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Singles: 1 (1 silver medal)

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Outcome Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Silver 2016 Summer Olympics Hard Puerto Rico Monica Puig 4–6, 6–4, 1–6

References

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