Julia Abe

Julia Abe
Country (sports)	Germany
Born	21 May 1976 (age 48); Bielefeld, West Germany
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed Backhand)
Prize money	$131,723
Singles
Career record	123–104
Career titles	0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 111 (10 January 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2000)
French Open	2R (2000)
Doubles
Career record	36–36
Career titles	0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 139 (10 April 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	2R (1999)

Last updated October 27, 2024

Julia Abe (born 21 May 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

Biography

A right-handed player from Bielefeld, Abe was coached during her career by her father Wolfgang.^[1]

Abe turned professional at the age of 19 and won two ITF singles titles in her first year on the ITF circuit in 1996.

Her best performances on the WTA Tour were quarterfinals appearances at the 1998 Intersport Grand Prix in Hamburg and the 1999 Nokia Cup in Prostějov, both as a qualifier.

Ranked a career best 111 in the world at the beginning of 2000, she received direct entry into the Australian Open main draw, where she lost in the first round to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.^[2]

At the 2000 French Open she had to compete in qualifying and made her way through to the main draw. She defeated Marion Maruska in the first round, then challenged top seed Martina Hingis in the second round, before going down 4–6, 5–7, having served for the second set.^[3] This was her final appearance on tour.

ITF finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (3–3)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	21 April 1996	Gelos, France	Clay	Laurence Garcia-Clement	6–0, 6–4
Win	2.	15 July 1996	Darmstadt, Germany	Clay	Raluca Sandu	6–2, 6–3
Loss	3.	28 June 1997	Bordeaux, France	Clay	Emmanuelle Curutchet	6–7, 3–6
Loss	4.	3 August 1997	Horb, Germany	Clay	Anna Földényi	4–6, 1–6
Loss	5.	8 February 1998	Mallorca, Spain	Clay	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	2–6, 3–6
Win	6.	3 October 1999	Tbilisi, Georgia	Clay	Tatiana Poutchek	6–2, 6–0
NP	7.	10 October 1999	Batumi, Georgia	Carpet	Katalin Marosi	NP

Doubles (4–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	11 February 1996	Mallorca, Spain	Clay	Anke Roos	Nuria Llagostera Laura Pena	6–4, 6–2
Win	2.	3 August 1997	Horb, Germany	Clay	Renee Reid	Magda Mihalache Alice Pirsu	6–3, 6–3
Win	3.	23 November 1997	Deauville, France	Carpet (i)	Lubomira Bacheva	Katalin Marosi Caroline Schneider	6–2, 6–4
Loss	4.	5 July 1998	Vaihingen, Germany	Clay	Lubomira Bacheva	Laurence Courtois Maja Murić	1–6, 4–6
Win	5.	2 April 2000	Norcross, United States	Hard	Tzipora Obziler	Lindsay Lee Jessica Steck	5–7, 7–6⁽⁴⁾, 6–4

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References

↑ "Was Hänschen nicht lernt, lernt Julia nur schwer". Tagesspiegel (in German). 5 May 1999. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
↑ "Williams survives scare". BBC News . 18 January 2000. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
↑ "Hingis struggles against qualifier". BBC News . 1 June 2000. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

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Julia Abe at the International Tennis Federation

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[1] "Was Hänschen nicht lernt, lernt Julia nur schwer". Tagesspiegel (in German). 5 May 1999. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

[2] "Williams survives scare". BBC News . 18 January 2000. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

[3] "Hingis struggles against qualifier". BBC News . 1 June 2000. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

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