Sarah Gronert

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Sarah Gronert
Country (sports) Germany
Born (1986-07-06) 6 July 1986 (age 37)
Linnich, West Germany
Prize money$96,009
Singles
Career record164–108
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 164 (14 May 2012)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2012)
French OpenQ1 (2012)
WimbledonQ1 (2012)
US OpenQ1 (2010, 2012)
Doubles
Career record4–1
Career titles1 ITF

Sarah Gronert (born 6 July 1986)[1] is a German former professional tennis player. She won a total of ten titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career and her best WTA ranking of 164 came on 14 May 2012.

Intersex condition[edit]

Gronert was born intersex, with both male and female genitalia. She had surgery at the age of 19 and is legally and competitively considered to be a woman.[2][3][4]

ITF finals[edit]

Singles (9–5)[edit]

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (3–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 23 March 2008 ITF Amiens, France Clay (i) France Karla Mraz 4–6, 7–5, 1–6
Win 1. 25 January 2009 ITF Kaarst, Germany Carpet (i) Latvia Irina Kuzmina 2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win 2. 7 March 2009 ITF Ra'anana, Israel Clay Belgium Lavinia Lobbinger 6–0, 6–1
Win 3. 19 July 2009 ITF Darmstadt, Germany Clay Slovakia Zuzana Kučová 6–1, 6–1
Win 4. 16 August 2009 Reinert Open, Germany Clay Croatia Darija Jurak 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(5)
Loss 2. 23 August 2009 ITF Wahlstedt, Germany Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Sandra Martinović 6–2, 1–6, 4–6
Win 5. 17 January 2010 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK Hard (i) Germany Julia Babilon 2–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 3. 26 June 2010 ITF Getxo, Spain Clay Spain Sílvia Soler Espinosa 2–6, 1–6
Win 6. 30 January 2011 ITF Kaarst, Germany Carpet (i) Germany Anna Zaja 6–7(4), 7–6(5), 6–3
Win 7. 24 July 2011 ITF Wrexham, UK Hard Slovakia Lenka Wienerová 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4. 7 August 2011 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany Clay Germany Tatjana Malek 3–6, 4–6
Loss 5. 28 August 2011 ITF Istanbul, Turkey Hard France Victoria Larrière 3–6, 6–1, 5–7
Win 8. 5 February 2012 GB Pro-Series Sunderland, UK Hard (i) Germany Annika Beck 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 9. 21 July 2012 GB Pro-Series Foxhills, UK Hard Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča 6–2, 6–3

Doubles (1–0)[edit]

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 6 March 2009 ITF Ra'anana, Israel Clay Israel Keren Shlomo Switzerland Lucia Kovarčíková
Czech Republic Zuzana Linhová 		7–5, 7–5

References[edit]

  1. ^ Witt, Christian (26 January 2009). "Hohn, Spott, bittere Tränen". Focus (in German). Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  2. ^ Hodgkinson, Mark (27 March 2009). "Sarah Gronert passes gender test to play on women's circuit". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Warum Sarah Gronert ihre Karriere unterbricht". Die Welt (in German). 27 July 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  4. ^ Schröder, René (29 July 2008). "Tennisspielerin Sarah Gronert als Mann angefeindet". Der Westen (in German). Retrieved 19 July 2010.

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