Marlene Weingärtner

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Marlene Weingärtner (mar-LAY-nah VINE-gart-ner) (born 30 January 1980 in Heidelberg) is a former German professional tennis player. Weingärtner retired in late 2005 after suffering several first round losses due to ongoing physical problems.

Most remarkable moment of Weingärtners career was her dramatic first round win during the Australian Open 2003 when she gained a match against the defending champion Jennifer Capriati which seemed already lost. Capriati lead their encounter at one time by 6-2 4-1, but the determined German fought back and eventually won by a 2-6 7-6(6) 6-4 scoreline. She then went on to reach the third round there.

Best Grand Slam showings were two fourth round appearances, the first in Melbourne 2002, the latter at the French Open 2004. In that year she also reached her only WTA Tour final in Bali which she lost in straight sets to Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Weingärtner's highest world ranking was no. 36 in early 2002.