Julia Schruff

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Julia Schruff
Julia Schruff 2007 Australian Open R1.jpg
Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Residence Augsburg, Germany
Born (1982-08-16) 16 August 1982 (age 41)
Augsburg, West Germany
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro1992
Retired2011
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$849,364
Singles
Career record314–321
Career titles2 ITF
Highest ranking52 (17 April 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2007)
French Open 1R (2003–2007)
Wimbledon 1R (2005–2007)
US Open 3R (2005)
Doubles
Career record112–146
Career titles5 ITF
Highest ranking99 (2 October 2006)
Last updated on: 20 February 2012.

Julia Schruff (born 16 August 1982) is a retired professional German tennis player.

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Career

Her career high WTA-ranking was attained on 17 April 2006, when she reached No. 52. Her highest doubles ranking was reached on 2 October 2006, when she reached No. 99.

She enjoyed her breakthrough in 2003 when she reached the final at the Estoril Open in Portugal as a qualifier.

During her career, she has beaten two Top 10-ranked players so far – Anastasia Myskina at the 2005 Qatar Total German Open and Elena Dementieva at the 2006 Australian Open. She also has notched wins against top players such as Jelena Janković, Katarina Srebotnik, Flavia Pennetta, Jelena Dokić, Elena Likhovtseva and Alona Bondarenko.

Schruff has won her first ITF tournament in Latina, Lazio, where she defeated fellow German Andrea Petkovic in the final.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (0-1)

Legend (singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tour Championships (0)
Tier I Event (0)
Tier II Event (0)
Tier III Event (0)
Tier IV-V Event (1)
ITF Circuit (2)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1. Apr 2003 Estoril, PortugalClay Flag of Spain.svg Magüi Serna 4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 2 (0-2)

Legend (pre/post 2009)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier II / Premier (0–1)
Tier III, IV & V / International (0–1)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1. Oct 2004 Filderstadt, GermanyHard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up2. Feb 2008 Vina del Mar, ChileClay Flag of Ukraine.svg Mariya Koryttseva Flag of Poland.svg Alicja Rosolska
Flag of Latvia.svg Līga Dekmeijere
5–7, 3–6

ITF finals

Singles (2-5)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.1 July 2001 Alkmaar, NetherlandsClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lotty Seelen 0–6, 3–6
Runner-up2.26 August 2001 Cuneo, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Yasmin Angeli 3–6, 6-7(7)
Runner-up3.20 March 2005Orange, United StatesHard Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Yoon-jeong 6–7(3), 1–6
Winner4.5 April 2009 Latina, ItalyClay Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic 7–5, 7–6(0)
Runner-up5.31 May 2009Grado, ItalyClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková 6–7(2), 5–7
Runner-up6.18 July 2010 Darmstadt, GermanyClay Flag of Russia.svg Vitalia Diatchenko 4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Winner7.13 September 2010 Alphen a/d Rijn, NetherlandsClay Flag of France.svg Irena Pavlovic 6–0, 6–3

Doubles (5–5)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.30 August 1999 Bad Saulgau, GermanyClay Flag of Germany.svg Caroline Raba Flag of New Zealand.svg Rewa Hudson
Flag of New Zealand.svg Shelley Stephens
7–6(9), 3–6, 0–6
Winner2.26 March 2001 Bari, ItalyClay Flag of Germany.svg Rita Tarjan Flag of Slovakia.svg Eva Fislová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zuzana Hejdová
3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner3.26 August 2001 Cuneo, ItalyClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Andrea Masaryková Flag of Italy.svg Yasmin Angeli
Flag of Italy.svg Monica Scartoni
6–2, 7–6(4)
Runner-up4.19 December 2004 Bergamo, ItalyHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lenka Němečková Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Casoni
Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Lubiani
2–6, 3-6
Runner-up5.18 September 2005 Bordeaux, FranceClay Flag of Germany.svg Jasmin Wöhr Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez
Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez Granados
5–7, 2-6
Winner6.11 September 2006 Bordeaux, FranceClay Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Foretz Flag of Hungary.svg Kira Nagy
Flag of Germany.svg Jasmin Wöhr
7–6, 7–5
Runner-up7.8 September 2008 Athens, GreeceClay Flag of Germany.svg Kristina Barrois Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Galina Voskoboeva
2–6, 4–6
Winner8.5 April 2009 Latina, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Alberta Brianti Flag of Russia.svg Marina Shamayko
Flag of Italy.svg Emily Stellato
6–1, 6–4
Winner9.7 May 2010 Florence, ItalyClay Flag of Estonia.svg Maret Ani Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Jingjing
Flag of Belarus.svg Polina Pekhova
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up10.8 August 2010 Hechingen, GermanyClay Flag of Japan.svg Erika Sema Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu
Flag of France.svg Anaïs Laurendon
2–6, 6–4, [8–10]


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