Andrea Betzner (born 10 July 1966) is a former German tennis player. Betzner won two WTA doubles titles during her tennis career.[1] In Fed Cup, she played in 1985 in the German team.[2]
Country (sports) | West Germany |
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Born | Freiburg, West Germany | 10 July 1966
Retired | 1990 |
Prize money | $93,918 |
Singles | |
Career record | 59–72 |
Highest ranking | No. 115 (5 January 1985) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1987, 1989) |
French Open | 1R (1985, 1986) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1986) |
US Open | 1R (1985, 1986) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 43–52 |
Career titles | 2 WTA, 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 54 (26 October 1987) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1985) |
French Open | 2R (1987) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1986) |
US Open | 1R (1986) |
Andrea has competed in the Australian Open,[3] at Wimbledon,[4] the French Open,[5] the US Open and many other events.
Book author
editShe has written a book about tennis. Its German title is Unterschiede der Treffstabilität im Tennis: der Einfluß von körperlicher Reife und sportartspezifischer Belastung.[6] This roughly translates as Differences in accuracy stability in tennis: the influence of physical maturity and sport-specific loading.
WTA finals
editDoubles (2–1)
editResult | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2–1 | Oct 1987 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Judith Wiesner | Kathy Horvath Dinky Van Rensburg |
6–4, 7–6(7–0) |
Win | 2–0 | May 1988 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | Claudia Porwik | Laura Garrone Helen Kelesi |
6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–1 | Jul 1988 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | Judith Wiesner | Jana Novotná Tine Scheuer-Larsen |
4–6, 2–6 |
ITF finals
editSingles (0–2)
editLegend |
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$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 22 August 1983 | Herne, West Germany | Clay | Tine Scheuer-Larsen | 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2. | 4 July 1988 | Vaihingen, West Germany | Clay | Amanda Coetzer | 2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles (1–0)
editResult | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 10 July 1989 | Erlange, West Germany | Clay | Wiltrud Probst | Ingelise Driehuis Jennifer Fuchs |
6–2, 6–3 |
References
edit- ^ Andrea Betzner at the Women's Tennis Association
- ^ Andrea Betzner at the Billie Jean King Cup
- ^ Andrea's record at Australian Open
- ^ Andrea's record at Wimbledon
- ^ Article about French Open: "The hottest player in tennis, Steffi Graf of West Germany, seeded No. 3. won her 21st consecutive tennis match with a 6–1, 6–0 victory over Andrea Betzner that took 34 minutes.", The New York Times
- ^ Unterschiede der Treffstabilität im Tennis by Andrea Betzner, 2002