Andrea Betzner

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Andrea Betzner
Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Born (1966-07-10) 10 July 1966 (age 57)
Freiburg, West Germany
Retired1990
Prize money$93,918
Singles
Career record59–72
Highest rankingNo. 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 record43–52
Career titles2 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 54 (26 October 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1985)
French Open 2R (1987)
Wimbledon 2R (1986)
US Open 1R (1986)

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]

Contents

Andrea has competed in the Australian Open, [3] at Wimbledon, [4] the French Open, [5] the US Open and many other events.

Book author

She 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

Doubles (2–1)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win2–1Oct 1987 Athens, GreeceClay Flag of Austria.svg Judith Wiesner Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Horvath
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Dinky Van Rensburg
6–4, 7–6(7–0)
Win2–0May 1988 Taranto, ItalyClay Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Porwik Flag of Italy.svg Laura Garrone
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Helen Kelesi
6–1, 6–2
Loss2–1Jul 1988 Hamburg, West GermanyClay Flag of Germany.svg Judith Wiesner Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Flag of Denmark.svg Tine Scheuer-Larsen
4–6, 2–6

ITF finals

Singles (0–2)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.22 August 1983 Herne, West GermanyClay Flag of Denmark.svg Tine Scheuer-Larsen 2–6, 2–6
Loss2.4 July 1988 Vaihingen, West GermanyClay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Amanda Coetzer 2–6, 3–6

Doubles (1–0)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.10 July 1989 Erlange, West GermanyClay Flag of Germany.svg Wiltrud Probst Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis
Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Fuchs
6–2, 6–3

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