Sarah Gronert

Sarah Gronert
Country (sports)	Germany
Born	6 July 1986 (age 38); Linnich, West Germany
Prize money	$96,009
Singles
Career record	164–108
Career titles	9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 164 (14 May 2012)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2012)
French Open	Q1 (2012)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2012)
US Open	Q1 (2010, 2012)
Doubles
Career record	4–1
Career titles	1 ITF

Last updated December 16, 2024

Sarah Gronert (born 6 July 1986)^[1] is a German former professional tennis player. She won a total of ten titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career and her best WTA ranking of 164 came on 14 May 2012.

Intersex condition

Gronert was born intersex, with both male and female genitalia. She had surgery at the age of 19 and is legally and competitively considered to be a woman.^[2]^[3]^[4]

ITF finals

Singles (9–5)

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

Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (3–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	23 March 2008	ITF Amiens, France	Clay (i)	Karla Mraz	4–6, 7–5, 1–6
Win	1.	25 January 2009	ITF Kaarst, Germany	Carpet (i)	Irina Kuzmina	2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win	2.	7 March 2009	ITF Ra'anana, Israel	Clay	Lavinia Lobbinger	6–0, 6–1
Win	3.	19 July 2009	ITF Darmstadt, Germany	Clay	Zuzana Kučová	6–1, 6–1
Win	4.	16 August 2009	Reinert Open, Germany	Clay	Darija Jurak	6–3, 3–6, 7–6⁽⁵⁾
Loss	2.	23 August 2009	ITF Wahlstedt, Germany	Clay	Sandra Martinović	6–2, 1–6, 4–6
Win	5.	17 January 2010	GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK	Hard (i)	Julia Babilon	2–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss	3.	26 June 2010	ITF Getxo, Spain	Clay	Sílvia Soler Espinosa	2–6, 1–6
Win	6.	30 January 2011	ITF Kaarst, Germany	Carpet (i)	Anna Zaja	6–7⁽⁴⁾, 7–6⁽⁵⁾, 6–3
Win	7.	24 July 2011	ITF Wrexham, UK	Hard	Lenka Wienerová	6–4, 6–4
Loss	4.	7 August 2011	Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany	Clay	Tatjana Malek	3–6, 4–6
Loss	5.	28 August 2011	ITF Istanbul, Turkey	Hard	Victoria Larrière	3–6, 6–1, 5–7
Win	8.	5 February 2012	GB Pro-Series Sunderland, UK	Hard (i)	Annika Beck	3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win	9.	21 July 2012	GB Pro-Series Foxhills, UK	Hard	Diāna Marcinkēviča	6–2, 6–3

Doubles (1–0)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	6 March 2009	ITF Ra'anana, Israel	Clay	Keren Shlomo	Lucia Kovarčíková Zuzana Linhová	7–5, 7–5

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References

↑ Witt, Christian (26 January 2009). "Hohn, Spott, bittere Tränen". Focus (in German). Retrieved 19 July 2010.
↑ Hodgkinson, Mark (27 March 2009). "Sarah Gronert passes gender test to play on women's circuit". Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 19 July 2010.
↑ "Warum Sarah Gronert ihre Karriere unterbricht". Die Welt (in German). 27 July 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
↑ Schröder, René (29 July 2008). "Tennisspielerin Sarah Gronert als Mann angefeindet". Der Westen (in German). Retrieved 19 July 2010.

External links

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Sarah Gronert at the International Tennis Federation

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[Focus-1] Witt, Christian (26 January 2009). "Hohn, Spott, bittere Tränen". Focus (in German). Retrieved 19 July 2010.

[Telegraph-2] Hodgkinson, Mark (27 March 2009). "Sarah Gronert passes gender test to play on women's circuit". Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 19 July 2010.

[Welt-3] "Warum Sarah Gronert ihre Karriere unterbricht". Die Welt (in German). 27 July 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2010.

[Westen-4] Schröder, René (29 July 2008). "Tennisspielerin Sarah Gronert als Mann angefeindet". Der Westen (in German). Retrieved 19 July 2010.

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