Kristina Barrois
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Full name |
Kristina Barrois |
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Country |
Germany |
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Residence |
Urexweiler, Marpingen, Germany |
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Born |
(1981-09-30) 30 September 1981 Ottweiler, West Germany |
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Height |
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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Turned pro |
2005 |
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Plays |
Right-handed (single-handed backhand) |
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Prize money |
$1,022,446 |
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Singles |
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Career record |
335–229 |
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Career titles |
15 ITF |
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Highest ranking |
57 (9 May 2011) |
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Current ranking |
231 (3 February 2014) |
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Grand Slam Singles results |
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Australian Open |
2R (2010, 2011) |
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French Open |
2R (2009) |
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Wimbledon |
2R (2010) |
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US Open |
2R (2009) |
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Doubles |
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Career record |
184–124 |
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Career titles |
15 ITF |
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Highest ranking |
55 (20 February 2012) |
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Current ranking |
68 (3 February 2014) |
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Grand Slam Doubles results |
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Australian Open |
1R (2009, 2011, 2012) |
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French Open |
2R (2011) |
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Wimbledon |
QF (2009) |
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US Open |
2R (2011) |
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Team competitions |
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Fed Cup |
0–3 |
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Last updated on: 3 February 2014. |
Kristina Barrois (born 30 September 1981 in Ottweiler) is a professional German tennis player who has won two German Tennis Championships and reached the second round of all four Grand Slam events, as well as the final of two WTA tournaments. Her career high rank is world number 57, achieved on 9 May 2011.
Early life
She began playing tennis at the age of nine in 1991 when she took the sport up herself; began playing at a tennis club, Barrois completed her training as a government inspector at the Saarland Ministry of Justice before turning professional in 2005.
Career
Barrois was trained by Patrick Schmidt, but is now trained by Andreas Spaniol, and her stamina-trainer is the footballer Bernd Franke.
She played in the German Fed Cup team in 2006, losing her singles match to Li Na, and also losing her doubles match. In the same year, she won the German Tennis Championship. She qualified for the main draw of the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open in 2006. At Wimbledon, she lost to Shenay Perry. At the US Open, she lost to the world number one Amélie Mauresmo.
On 14 December 2008, she won her second German Tennis Championship against the unseeded Lydia Steinbach.
In 2009 she started off well as she qualified for Auckland but lost to up-and-coming Russian teenager Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. She then fell in the qualifying round of the Hobart event to British player Melanie South. She also reached the first round of the Australian Open, where she pushed the number-four seeded Russian, Elena Dementieva, but eventually lost in three sets. In February she reached the second round in Memphis, but fell short against former world number 30 Michaëlla Krajicek. In March, she played an ITF event where she lost in the quarterfinals to British player Katie O'Brien. She did extremely well at the premier mandatory event in Indian Wells, where she beat French star Alizé Cornet in the second round. She lost, however, to Hungarian Ágnes Szávay in the next round. She reached the second round of the French Open, where Victoria Azarenka beat her and the US Open, where she lost to Dinara Safina.
In 2010, she reached the second round on the Australian Open, losing to Samantha Stosur. She qualified for her first ever final in a WTA tournament, the Internationaux de Strasbourg,[1] which Maria Sharapova won in straight sets.[2] She reached the second round of Wimbledon, being knocked out by Justine Henin.
In 2011, she reached the second round of the Australian Open, this time losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
WTA finals
Singles (0–2)
Legend |
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
Premier (0–0) |
International (0–2) |
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Finals by surface |
Hard (0–0) |
Clay (0–2) |
Grass (0–0) |
Carpet (0–0) |
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Doubles (0–3)
Legend |
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
Premier (0–1) |
International (0–2) |
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Finals by surface |
Hard (0–1) |
Clay (0–2) |
Grass (0–0) |
Carpet (0–0) |
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Grand Slam performance timeline
Singles
Doubles
References
External links
Persondata |
Name |
Barrois, Kristina |
Alternative names |
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Short description |
German tennis player |
Date of birth |
30 September 1981 |
Place of birth |
Ottweiler, West Germany |
Date of death |
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Place of death |
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