Sabine Ellerbrock

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Sabine Ellerbrock
Sabine Ellerbrock 2012.jpg
Ellerbrock playing during the 2012 Paralympic Games.
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceBielefeld, Germany
Born (1975-11-01) 1 November 1975 (age 45)
Bielefeld, Germany
PlaysRight handed
Official websiteSabine Ellerbrock
Singles
Career record198 - 56 [1]
Highest rankingNo. 1 (1 July 2013)
Current rankingNo. 4 (9 July 2018)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenW (2014)
French OpenW (2013)
WimbledonF (2017)
US OpenF (2013)
Other tournaments
Paralympic GamesFourth (2012)
Doubles
Career record117 - 52
Highest rankingNo. 4 (10 June 2013)
Current rankingNo. 7 (9 July 2018)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French OpenF (2013)
US OpenF (2013)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters DoublesF (2013)
Last updated on: 1 July 2013.

Sabine Ellerbrock (born 1 November 1975 in Bielefeld) is a German wheelchair tennis player.[2] Ellerbrock is the 2013 French Grand Slam champion in Wheelchair Women's Singles.

Tennis career[]

Ellerbrock played tennis for 25 years as an able-bodied tennis player.[3] She suffered from a foot infection in 2007 after an operation. started playing wheel chair tennis in 2009.[3]

2013–Present[]

During the course of the 2013 season Ellerbrock won titles in Queensland,[4] Adelaide,[5] Nottingham,[6] Salzburg,[7] Gross-Sieghartz,[8] Turin and Sardinia.[9][10] Ellerbrock was a losing finalist in Paris and Jambes.[11][12] Ellerbrock reached her first Grand Slam final in Melbourne and despite saving seven match points and coming back from 2–5 in the final set it was all in vain as she lost 5–7 in the third set.[13][14] However Ellerbrock won her first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros.[15] Ellerbrock was also the runner up in New York.[16] During the season Ellerbrock ascended to World Number One after the French Open where she lost in the final but with Aniek van Koot losing in the semi finals this allowed Sabine to take the top spot on 1 July.[17] She relinquished the position to van Koot after losing to the Dutch player in the US Open final in New York.[16]

In doubles competition Ellerbrock was the runner up in Jambes with Montjane.[12] Ellerbrock was victorious in Salzburg and Sardinia with Marianna Lauro.[7][10] Runner up in Roland Garros with Sharon Walraven and New York with Yui Kamiji.[15][18]

Ellerbrock began the 2014 season by winning the Australian Open and as a result of van Koot being injured she returned to the World Number One position.[19]

Wheelchair Grand Slam finals[]

Singles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runners-up)[]

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 2013 Australian Open Hard Netherlands Aniek van Koot 1–6, 6–1, 5–7
Winner 2013 French Open Clay Netherlands Jiske Griffioen 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Runner-up 2013 US Open Hard Netherlands Aniek van Koot 6–3, 2–6, 63–77
Winner 2014 Australian Open Hard Japan Yui Kamiji 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 2016 French Open Clay Netherlands Marjolein Buis 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2017 French Open Clay Japan Yui Kamiji 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 2017 Wimbledon Grass Netherlands Diede de Groot 0–6, 4–6

Doubles: 5 (5 runners-up)[]

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent Score
Runner-up 2012 French Open Clay Japan Yui Kamiji Netherlands Marjolein Buis
Netherlands Esther Vergeer 		0–6, 1–6
Runner-up 2013 French Open Clay Netherlands Sharon Walraven Netherlands Jiske Griffioen
Netherlands Aniek van Koot 		2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2013 US Open Hard Japan Yui Kamiji Netherlands Jiske Griffioen
Netherlands Aniek van Koot 		3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2015 US Open Hard Netherlands Marjolein Buis Netherlands Jiske Griffioen
Netherlands Aniek van Koot 		63–77, 1–6
Runner-up 2018 Wimbledon Grass United Kingdom Lucy Shuker Netherlands Diede de Groot
Japan Yui Kamiji 		1–6, 1–6

References[]

  1. ^ "ITF Tennis Sabine Ellerbrock". Itftennis.com. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  2. ^ Roland garros official site Archived August 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Paralympic.org". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  4. ^ "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Legner and Ellerbrock lift Queensland Open titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  5. ^ "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Reid and Ellerbrock win Adelaide titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  6. ^ "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Victories for Ellerbrock and Sithole in Nottingham". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Gerard, Ellerbrock, Hunter win Salzburg titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  8. ^ "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Peifer, Ellerbrock, Raffaele clinch Austrian titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  9. ^ "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Gerard and Ellerbrock clinch Turin titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Houdet, Ellerbrock and Kramer win Sardinia titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  11. ^ "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Kunieda, Kamiji, Wagner win Paris titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Fernandez, Wagner, van Koot claim Belgian Open titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  13. ^ "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Van Koot fends off Buis to reach final". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  14. ^ "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Kunieda, van Koot, Wagner claim Melbourne titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Houdet, Ellerbrock win Roland Garros titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Houdet, van Koot, Sithole triumph at US Open". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  17. ^ "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Ellerbrock takes over No. 1 ranking". ITF Tennis. 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  18. ^ "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Wagner, Sithole reach quad singles final". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  19. ^ "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Kunieda, Ellerbrock, Wagner win Australian Open titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
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