Petra Begerow

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Petra Begerow
Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (1975-04-14) 14 April 1975 (age 48)
Bad Kreuznach, West Germany
Retired2000
Prize money$340,523
Singles
Career record122-124
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 29 (8 April 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1994, 95, 96, 97)
French Open 2R (1994, 95, 96, 97)
Wimbledon 1R (1994, 95, 96, 97)
US Open 1R (1996, 97)
Doubles
Career record11-20
Highest rankingNo. 194 (15 September 1997)

Petra Begerow (born 14 April 1975 in Bad Kreuznach) is a former German professional tennis player.

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Career

She reached her highest WTA singles ranking, 29, on 8 April 1996. She reached the second round of the French Open 4 times, 1994-1997. That was also her highest achievement in Grand Slam tournaments.

ITF Finals

Singles (2–1)

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.12 July 1993 Darmstadt, GermanyClay Flag of Slovenia.svg Barbara Mulej 6–0, 6–3
Winner2.8 August 1993 Sopot, PolandClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Katarína Studeníková 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Runner-up3.20 June 1999 Istanbul, TurkeyHard Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Casoni 5–7, 6–1, 4–6

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