Country (sports) | Germany |
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Residence | Augsburg, Germany |
Born | Augsburg, West Germany | 16 August 1982
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Turned pro | 1992 |
Retired | 2011 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $849,364 |
Singles | |
Career record | 314–321 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | 52 (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 record | 112–146 |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | 99 (2 October 2006) |
Last updated on: 20 February 2012. |
Julia Schruff (born 16 August 1982) is a retired professional German tennis player.
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.
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) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | Apr 2003 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Magüi Serna | 4–6, 1–6 |
Legend (pre/post 2009) |
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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) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | Oct 2004 | Filderstadt, Germany | Hard (i) | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Rennae Stubbs Cara Black | 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | Feb 2008 | Vina del Mar, Chile | Clay | Mariya Koryttseva | Alicja Rosolska Līga Dekmeijere | 5–7, 3–6 |
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1 July 2001 | Alkmaar, Netherlands | Clay | Lotty Seelen | 0–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 26 August 2001 | Cuneo, Italy | Clay | Yasmin Angeli | 3–6, 6-7(7) |
Runner-up | 3. | 20 March 2005 | Orange, United States | Hard | Cho Yoon-jeong | 6–7(3), 1–6 |
Winner | 4. | 5 April 2009 | Latina, Italy | Clay | Andrea Petkovic | 7–5, 7–6(0) |
Runner-up | 5. | 31 May 2009 | Grado, Italy | Clay | Karolína Plíšková | 6–7(2), 5–7 |
Runner-up | 6. | 18 July 2010 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | Vitalia Diatchenko | 4–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
Winner | 7. | 13 September 2010 | Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands | Clay | Irena Pavlovic | 6–0, 6–3 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 30 August 1999 | Bad Saulgau, Germany | Clay | Caroline Raba | Rewa Hudson Shelley Stephens | 7–6(9), 3–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 2. | 26 March 2001 | Bari, Italy | Clay | Rita Tarjan | Eva Fislová Zuzana Hejdová | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | 26 August 2001 | Cuneo, Italy | Clay | Andrea Masaryková | Yasmin Angeli Monica Scartoni | 6–2, 7–6(4) |
Runner-up | 4. | 19 December 2004 | Bergamo, Italy | Hard | Lenka Němečková | Giulia Casoni Francesca Lubiani | 2–6, 3-6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 18 September 2005 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Jasmin Wöhr | María José Martínez Sánchez Conchita Martínez Granados | 5–7, 2-6 |
Winner | 6. | 11 September 2006 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Stéphanie Foretz | Kira Nagy Jasmin Wöhr | 7–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 7. | 8 September 2008 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Kristina Barrois | Sorana Cîrstea Galina Voskoboeva | 2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 8. | 5 April 2009 | Latina, Italy | Clay | Alberta Brianti | Marina Shamayko Emily Stellato | 6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 9. | 7 May 2010 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Maret Ani | Lu Jingjing Polina Pekhova | 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 10. | 8 August 2010 | Hechingen, Germany | Clay | Erika Sema | Irina-Camelia Begu Anaïs Laurendon | 2–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
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