Silke Frankl

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Silke Frankl
Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (1970-05-29) 29 May 1970 (age 53)
Mannheim, West Germany
Retired1998
Prize money$286,468
Singles
Career record157–144
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 67 (15 August 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1992)
French Open 3R (1993)
Wimbledon 3R (1994)
US Open 1R (1988, 91, 92, 93, 94)
Doubles
Career record29–56
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 127 (2 March 1992)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1990, 1992)
French Open 1R (1989)

Silke Frankl (born 29 May 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

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Biography

Born in Mannheim, Frankl began competing on the WTA Tour in 1988.

Her only WTA Tour final came in doubles, at the 1988 Athens Trophy. [1]

Frankl broke into the top 100 of the singles rankings for the first time in 1993 and made the third round of the 1993 French Open.

In 1994 she reached her best ranking of 67, with her performances including making the semi-finals at the Prague Open, a win over 14th seed Zina Garrison at the French Open and a third round appearance at Wimbledon. [2] [3]

She retired from professional tennis in 1998 but continued to play in the Bundesliga for several years with TK Grün-Weiss Mannheim.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (0–1)

Result   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss August, 1988 Athens, GreeceCategory 1Clay Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Hack Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Sabrina Goleš
Flag of Austria.svg Judith Wiesner 		5–7, 0–6

ITF finals

Singles (2–6)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.20 April 1987 Queens, United KingdomHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katie Rickett 6–3, 7–5
Loss2.21 March 1988 Reims, FranceClay Flag of France.svg Catherine Bonnet 4–6, 6–7
Loss3.3 July 1989 Vaihingen, West GermanyClay Flag of Germany.svg Isabel Cueto 1–6, 1–6
Loss4.20 August 1989 Budapest, HungaryClay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Elena Pampoulova 4–6, 7–6, 0–6
Loss5.6 August 1990 Budapest, HungaryClay Flag of Hungary.svg Anna Földényi 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win6.1 July 1991 Vaihingen, GermanyClay Flag of Germany.svg Katja Oeljeklaus 6–0, 7–5
Loss7.13 May 1996 Tortosa, SpainClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Angela Bürgis 1–6, 1–6
Loss8.11 August 1996 Paderborn, GermanyClay Flag of Croatia.svg Maja Palaveršić 1–6, 7–6, 3–6

Doubles (1–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.14 August 1989 Budapest, HungaryClay Flag of Finland.svg Nanne Dahlman Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Fukárková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Krajčovičová 		6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Loss2.17 June 1996 Klosters, SwitzerlandClay Flag of Austria.svg Ursula Svetlik Flag of the Netherlands.svg Debby Haak
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patty Van Acker 		3–6, 6–7
Win3.9 February 1998 Mallorca, SpainClay Flag of Germany.svg Eva Belbl Flag of Italy.svg Alice Canepa
Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez Granados 		6–3, 6–3

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References

  1. ↑ "ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – Athens – 01 August – 07 August 1988". ITF . Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Underdogs Undermine Sabatini, Edberg". New York Times . 25 May 1994. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Sukova to match talent with triumph". The Independent . 26 June 1994. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
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