Katharina Krüger

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Katharina Krüger
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Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceBerlin, Germany
Born (1990-01-03) 3 January 1990 (age 32)
Zehlendorf, West Berlin, West Germany
Turned pro2001
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record508–326
Highest rankingNo. 6 (24 August 2009)
Current rankingNo. 22 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQF (2015, 2017, 2018)
French OpenQF (2010, 2013, 2018)
WimbledonQF (2018)
Other tournaments
Paralympic Games2R (2012, 2016)
Doubles
Career record363–269
Highest rankingNo. 5 (2 February 2009)
Current rankingNo. 14 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenF (2009)
French OpenSF (2010, 2013, 2018)
WimbledonSF (2009, 2014, 2015, 2018)
Other doubles tournaments
Paralympic GamesQF (2012)

Katharina Krüger (born 3 January 1990) is a German wheelchair tennis player who competes in international level events. She is a three-time quarterfinalist in the Australian Open and French Open and has participated at three Summer Paralympic Games and reached the second round in the singles' events. She was a runner-up in the 2009 Australian Open where she partnered with and lost to Korie Homan and Esther Vergeer in the final.[1][2][3] Krüger has used a wheelchair from an early age as she was born with spina bifida.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Katharina Kruger - ITF Profile". International Tennis Federation. 9 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Katharina Kruger - Team Deutschland (in German)". Team Deutschland. 9 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Katharina Kruger - Faszination Tennis (in German)". Deutscher Rollstuhl-Sportverband. 9 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Katharina Krüger". Sunrise Medical. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018.

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