Daniela Klemenschits

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Daniela Klemenschits (13 November 1982 - 9 April 2008) was an Austrian doubles tennis player. [1]

Klemenschits played doubles with her twin sister Sandra on the WTA Tour and the ITF women's circuit until 2006.[1] The sisters won 20 titles on the ITF circuit and, although they failed to win an event on the WTA Tour, were in the top 100 of the WTA doubles ranking in 2005.[1]

In January 2007, both Klemenschits and her twin were diagnosed with a rare form of abdominal cancer, forcing their resignation.[1] Fellow tennis players rallied for Daniela and donated money to pay off the removal of several tumours and the expensive medical care required.[1] Daniela Klemenschits died of the cancer on April 9, 2008, in Salzburg, aged 25.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Former Austrian tennis player Daniela Klemenschits dies of cancer at age 25", Associated Press, International Herald Tribune, 2008-04-09. Retrieved on 2008-04-13. 

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