Angelique Kerber

Angelique Kerber
Angelique Kerber at Birmingham Open 2016
Country (sports) Germany
ResidencePuszczykowo, Poland
Born (1988-01-18) 18 January 1988
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
2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles
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

Singles Grand Slam performance timeline

Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 SR W–L Win %
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

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

Outcome Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 2016 Australian Open Hard Serena Williams 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up 2016 Wimbledon Grass Serena Williams 5–7, 3–6
Winner 2016 US Open Hard Karolína Plíšková 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Winner 2018 Wimbledon Grass Serena Williams 6–3, 6–3

WTA Championships finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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

Olympic finals

Singles: 1 (1 silver medal)

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

References

  1. ↑ Kerber's profile at WTA Retrieved 12 August 2018
  2. ↑ Angelique Kerber stuns Serena Williams to clinch Australian Open title Retrieved 12 August 2018
  3. ↑ Bundesliga stars hail Angelique Kerber Archived 2018-07-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 August 2018
  4. ↑ Kerber — oldest to debut at World No.1 Retrieved 12 August 2018
  5. ↑ Angelique Kerber wins silver at Olympics Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 August 2018
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