Anna Zaja

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Anna Zaja
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Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (1991-06-25) 25 June 1991 (age 33)
Sigmaringen, Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
RetiredJuly 2022
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$300,489
Singles
Career record332–249 (57.1%)
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 184 (6 May 2019)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q2 (2019)
French Open Q1 (2019)
Wimbledon Q2 (2019)
US Open 1R (2017)
Doubles
Career record164–116 (58.6%)
Career titles13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 145 (28 April 2014)

Anna Zaja (born 25 June 1991 [1] ) is a retired German tennis player.

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Zaja has won six singles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In May 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 184. On 28 April 2014, she peaked at No. 145 in the WTA doubles rankings.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (1–2)
$15,000 tournaments (1–0)
$10,000 tournaments (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (2–3)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sep 2010ITF Mytilene, Greece10,000Hard Flag of Greece.svg Despina Papamichail 6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Loss0–2Jan 2011ITF Kaarst, Germany10,000Carpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Sarah Gronert 7–6(4), 6–7(5), 3–6
Win1–2Apr 2012ITF Muscat, Oman10,000Hard Flag of France.svg Laëtitia Sarrazin6–2, 6–2
Win2–2Mar 2014ITF Heraklion, Greece10,000Hard Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Kathinka von Deichmann 6–4, 6–1
Loss2–3Jun 2015ITF Bol, Croatia10,000Clay Flag of Croatia.svg Iva Mekovec3–6, 2–6
Win3–3Feb 2016 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK10,000Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Maia Lumsden6–4, 6–3
Win4–3Mar 2016ITF Sharm El Sheikh,
Egypt
10,000Hard Flag of Russia.svg Anastasiya Komardina 6–4, 7–5
Loss4–4Jan 2017ITF Stuttgart, Germany15,000Hard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Markéta Vondroušová 6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Win5–4Mar 2017ITF Gonesse, France15,000Clay (i) Flag of France.svg Priscilla Heise6–3, 2–6, 7–6(6)
Loss5–5Jul 2017ITF Stuttgart, Germany25,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Bernarda Pera 4–6, 4–6
Loss5–6Jul 2018ITF Stuttgart, Germany25,000Clay Flag of Luxembourg.svg Mandy Minella 4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Win6–6Jul 2018ITF Aschaffenburg,
Germany
25,000Clay Flag of Germany.svg Katharina Hobgarski 6–4, 7–5

Doubles: 27 (13 titles, 14 runner–ups)

Legend
$50/60,000 tournaments (2–1)
$25,000 tournaments (8–6)
$10,000 tournaments (3–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–7)
Clay (9–7)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Oct 2009ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain10,000Hard Flag of Israel.svg Efrat Mishor Flag of Mexico.svg Ximena Hermoso
Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza
2–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Jul 2010ITF Horb, Germany10,000Clay Flag of Germany.svg Korina Perkovic Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Simona Dobrá
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Kriegsmannová
6–4, 6–7(5), [8–10]
Loss0–3Jul 2010ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany25,000Clay Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Jovanović Flag of the Netherlands.svg Elise Tamaëla
Flag of Germany.svg Scarlett Werner
4–6, 6–1, 5–7
Loss0–4Aug 2010ITF Doboj,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
10,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Damaschin Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Jasmina Kajtazovič
Flag of Slovakia.svg Zuzana Zlochová
1–6, 2–6
Win1–4Jun 2011ITF Cologne, Germany10,000Clay Flag of Germany.svg Vanessa Henke Flag of Germany.svg Carolin Daniels
Flag of Germany.svg Christina Shakovets
1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win2–4Jul 2011ITF Darmstadt, Germany25,000Clay Flag of Russia.svg Natela Dzalamidze Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Birnerová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková
7–5, 2–6, [10–6]
Loss2–5Apr 2012ITF Manama, Bahrain10,000Hard Flag of Russia.svg Yana Sizikova Flag of Australia (converted).svg Abbie Myers
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Tyulpa
3–6, 6–3, [11–13]
Win3–5Apr 2012ITF Fujairah,
United Arab Emirates
10,000Hard Flag of Russia.svg Yana Sizikova Flag of Oman.svg Fatma Al-Nabhani
Flag of India.svg Kyra Shroff
6–4, 6–1
Loss3–6May 2012ITF Istanbul, Turkey10,000Hard Flag of Oman.svg Fatma Al-Nabhani Flag of Turkey.svg Başak Eraydın
Flag of Turkey.svg Melis Sezer
2–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win4–6 Sep 2012 Royal Cup, Montenegro50,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Nicole Clerico Flag of Argentina.svg Mailen Auroux
Flag of Argentina.svg María Irigoyen
4–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss4–7Oct 2012 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK25,000Hard (i) Flag of Italy.svg Nicole Clerico Flag of Poland.svg Justyna Jegiołka
Flag of Latvia.svg Diāna Marcinkēviča
2–6, 1–6
Loss4–8Apr 2013 Wiesbaden Open, Germany25,000Clay Flag of Germany.svg Dinah Pfizenmaier Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sharon Fichman
3–6, 3–6
Win5–8May 2013ITF Casablanca, Morocco25,000Clay Flag of Germany.svg Justine Ozga Flag of Bulgaria.svg Elitsa Kostova
Flag of Poland.svg Sandra Zaniewska
6–4, 6–2
Loss5–9 Sep 2013 Telavi Open, Georgia50,000Clay Flag of Slovenia.svg Maša Zec Peškirič Flag of Italy.svg Maria Elena Camerin
Flag of Slovenia.svg Anja Prislan
5–7, 2–6
Loss5–10Mar 2014ITF Irapuato, Mexico25,000Hard Flag of Russia.svg Irina Khromacheva Flag of the United States.svg Denise Muresan
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Indy de Vroome
4–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Win6–10Oct 2015 Ismaning Open, Germany10,000Carpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Lena Rüffer Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Michaela Boev
Flag of Germany.svg Hristina Dishkova
5–7, 7–6(3), [10–3]
Loss6–11Jan 2016ITF Stuttgart, Germany10,000Hard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Laura Schaeder Flag of Russia.svg Anna Blinkova
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Marfutina
6–0, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss6–12Feb 2016GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK10,000Hard (i) Flag of Oman.svg Fatma Al-Nabhani Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nina Stadler
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kimberley Zimmermann
2–6, 6–7(7)
Win7–12Jul 2016ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany25,000Clay Flag of Germany.svg Nicola Geuer Flag of Slovenia.svg Dalila Jakupović
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Jiajing
6–4, 6–4
Loss7–13Aug 2016ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany25,000Clay Flag of Germany.svg Nicola Geuer Flag of Romania.svg Irina Bara
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandra Korashvili
5–7, 6–4, [4–10]
Win8–13Aug 2016 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany25,000Clay Flag of Germany.svg Nicola Geuer Flag of Germany.svg Vivian Heisen
Flag of Austria.svg Pia König
6–3, 6–1
Win9–13 Jan 2017 Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France60,000Hard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Nicola Geuer Flag of Romania.svg Ana Bogdan
Flag of Romania.svg Ioana Loredana Roșca
6–3, 2–2 ret.
Win10–13Apr 2017ITF Jackson, United States25,000Clay Flag of Russia.svg Alla Kudryavtseva Flag of Chile.svg Alexa Guarachi
Flag of the United States.svg Ronit Yurovsky
6–2, 6–0
Win11–13Jun 2017ITF Baja, Hungary25,000Clay Flag of Slovakia.svg Chantal Škamlová Flag of Hungary.svg Ágnes Bukta
Flag of Slovakia.svg Vivien Juhászová
6–7(5), 6–1, [11–9]
Loss11–14Jul 2017ITF Stuttgart, Germany25,000Clay Flag of Germany.svg Laura Schaeder Flag of Russia.svg Kseniia Bekker
Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Șerban
3–6, 7–5, [5–10]
Win12–14Apr 2018ITF Pula, Italy25,000Clay Flag of Russia.svg Valeriya Solovyeva Flag of France.svg Manon Arcangioli
Flag of Slovakia.svg Chantal Škamlová
7–5, 6–3
Win13–14Feb 2019GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK25,000Hard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lesley Kerkhove Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freya Christie
Flag of Croatia.svg Jana Fett
6–4, 3–6, [10–3]

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