Sabine Lisicki

Sabine Katharina Lisicki [ lɪzɪki ] ( born September 22, 1989 in Troisdorf ) is a German tennis player. 2013, it stood at Wimbledon as the first German since Steffi Graf in 1999 in the singles final of a Grand Slam tournament.

  • 3.1 Individual 3.1.1 Tournament Win
  • 3.1.2 finals
  • 3.2.1 Tournament Win
  • 3.2.2 finals
  • 4.1 Single
  • 4.2 double

Life and career

Childhood and youth

Lisicki, whose parents came in 1979 when ethnic Germans from Poland, started playing at the age of seven years of tennis. She was first trained by her father Richard, a doctorate in sports science, who worked as a tennis coach in corner Hagen. There she attended the primary school, after one and a half years, the Wüllenweber High School Mountain Town. At age 10, she played for Rot-Weiß Troisdorf. In 2003 she moved with her parents to Berlin, where she the LTCC Red-White Berlin joined. First experiences on the ITF Circuit, she collected 15 years. In 2004, she defeated at the WTA tournament in Berlin, among others, Cara Black - then number 2 of the double World Ranking. The following year she had to pause for some time after a stress fracture in his foot. In 2007 she won Jersey and Toronto her first ITF title. In favor of her career, she left the high school post-high school.

2008

Beginning of 2008 Lisicki definitively establish on the WTA Tour as she came through the qualifying at the Australian Open. In the first round she defeated the 16 seeded Dinara Safina 7-6, 4-6, 6-2, in round two, the Ukrainian Marija Korytzewa. In the third round, she met the then 17 -year-old Caroline Wozniacki, who despite a 6-4 they - had to give up another 4-2 defeat.

In February 2008, she appointed team manager Barbara Rittner the German Fed Cup team. At her debut in La Jolla brought them into the Erstrundenbegegnung against the United States (1:4 defeat ) the single point for the German team. Lisicki defeated only the former world number one Lindsay Davenport 6-1, 7-5 and lost the second single Ashley Harkleroad just barely.

On the way into the second round of Key Biscayne beat her with Anna Chakvetadze of Russia for the first time a player from the top 10 in the opening match of their "home tournament " in Berlin she won against the number 18 in the world, Shahar Peer of Israel in straight sets. Despite her resignation after a tight match against Sybille Bammer in the Austrian round two she broke with number 89 in the world rankings on May 12, 2008 Martina Müller as the best German tennis player from. At the French Open, she came with a two- set victory over Jelena Wesnina in the second round, where they defeated the set at position 12 Hungarian Ágnes Szávay. After five consecutive Erstrundenniederlagen they reached the quarter- final, which they lost to the set of 3 Maria Kirilenko in three sets in Cincinnati. At the U.S. Open she came with a win over the Spaniard María José Martínez Sánchez in the second round, where she defeated Ukrainian Alyona Bondarenko of in three sets. In October, Lisicki was at the Tashkent Open in Uzbekistan for the first time in the finals of a WTA tournament, which they almost lost to Romanian Sorana Cîrstea 6:2, 4:6 and 6:74.

2009

In January, she stepped to the side of Nicolas Kiefer of Germany during the Hopman Cup in Perth. However, the blow came in the preliminary round, since pine was forced to retire due to injury. In April, Lisicki won her first WTA tournament. In the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, she triumphed in the final 6-2, 6-4 over Caroline Wozniacki. Throughout the tournament they gave not a single sentence, not even against the former world number one Venus Williams. At the Fed Cup against China in late April, she won both the individual ( against Zheng Jie 6-4, 2:6, 6:4 ) and in doubles with partner Anna -Lena Grönefeld ( against Zheng Jie and Peng Shuai 4:6, 7:5, 6:2 ). The women's team managed a 3-2 win promotion to the World Group I. At the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart Lisicki defeated at the beginning Patty Schnyder 6-4, 6-3, but then lost to the set of 3 Jelena Janković with 5:7, 7:5 and 3:6. The third round match of the Estoril Open against Anna -Lena Grönefeld had Lisicki at the score of 2:6 wounded to give up. Previously, she had won against Kirsten Flipkens 6:2, 6:2 and against Jelena Bowina with 6:4, 7:5.

At the French Open, she retired against Lucie Šafářová already in the first round with 2:6, 6:1, 1:6 from. At the AEGON International in Eastbourne, she lost on turf both first-round matches: in the individual against Samantha Stosur with 2:6, 1:6; in a double along with Ana Ivanović against the ranking First Cara Black and Liezel Huber. At Wimbledon, she beat at the beginning of the set at 32 Anna Chakvetadze 4:6, 7:64, 6:2. In the second and third round she could the Austrian Patricia Mayr ( 6:2, 6:4 ) and the set of 5 Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova ( 6-2, 7-5 ) beat. In the second round she defeated again Wozniacki ( 6-4, 6-4 ) in the quarterfinal she defeated then world number one Dinara Safina with 7:65, 4:6 and 1:6. The hard court tournaments in the U.S. and in Asia ran because of numerous injuries, especially in the shoulder area, disappointing. The U.S. Open was after the second round for it to end. In Luxembourg Lisicki came before the final, which was lost against the Swiss Timea Bacsinszky with 2:6, 5:7. In the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, she came at the end with a win and a loss does not have the group stage. Sabine Lisicki was " female professional " with the " Deutscher Tennis Award" in the category for outstanding performance and achievements honored in 2009 by the German Tennis Federation in the past season.

2010

Due to a persistent ankle injury on his left foot ( Lisicki had in Indian Wells and Miami, to give up ), it was between late March and early August, not at the start. After four and a half month break she lost her opening match at the WTA Cincinnati against Romanian Monica Niculescu as qualifier in straight sets as her first round match against Kristina Barrois in the Bronx Open, ITF tournament. After a smooth two- set victory over the U.S. American Coco Vandeweghe separated them at the U.S. Open in round two against the set of seven Russian Vera Swonarjowa from.

2011

When ASB Classic in Auckland Lisicki reached after beating Sania Mirza (qualification ) and Florencia Molinero the second round, where she defeated Yanina Wickmayer in three sets. At the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami in the third round was over. At the French Open, she was defeated in the second round again Swonarjowa in three sets, but missed in the third set with the score at 5-2 a match. They expended at this match to exhaustion, so they had to be taken after the game lying on the floor of helpers on a stretcher from the square. The cause of a gluten allergy was then given. During warm-up tournament at Wimbledon in Birmingham Lisicki met with a hard-fought two- set victory over the Slovakian Magdalena Rybáriková until the semifinals, where she defeated the Chinese Peng Shuai ( 6:3, 6:1). In the final, Daniela Hantuchova she could just as clear ( 6-3, 6-2 ) defeat and thus celebrate their second victory on the WTA Tour.

At Wimbledon, Lisicki carried by a 6-1 -, 6-1 opening win over Anastasija Sevastova from Latvia the world rankings Fourth Li Na, who had previously triumphed as the first Asian girl in Paris, in the second round with 3:6, 6:4, 8: 6 out of the tournament. With an effortless victory over the Japanese Misaki Doi and another two- set victory over the Czech Petra Cetkovská ( 7:63, 6:1 ), she reached the quarter-finals. There they defeated the Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli 6-4, 64:7 and 6:1 and drew for the first time in her career and was the first German since Steffi Graf ( 1999) in the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament one. According to Zheng Jie (2008) Lisicki was only the second player to a wild card reached the semifinals at Wimbledon. There, the No. 5 -seeded, Maria Sharapova kept ( winner 2004), but with a 6-4, 6-3 the upper hand. In a double - semi-final Lisicki could prevail against it with her partner Samantha Stosur against Tamarine Tanasugarn and Marina Eraković 6:3, 4:6, 8:6, and for the first time to qualify for the final of a Grand Slam tournament. There Kveta Peschke and Katarina, the duo Srebotnik defeated 3:6, 1:6.

To kick off the hard court season, she reached at the WTA tournament in Stanford the semi-finals, where they lost clearly against the eventual winner Serena Williams. In the following week she came in San Diego to the quarterfinals, where they in the world ranking third Wera Swonarjowa was beaten again in three sets itself. In the WTA tournament in Cincinnati, she lost her opening match against Shahar Peer with 4:6 and 6:7, although they had fought in the second set approach for a 0:5 residue up to 5:6. In the WTA tournament in Dallas, in which she was placed at number 5, they underlined their shape as they stormed to the finals without dropping a set and with a 6-2 -, 6-1 victory over Aravane Rezai their third single - title on the tour assured. At the U.S. Open Lisicki made ​​it to the second round, but was defeated there in two sentences again Wera Swonarjowa.

2012

At the tournament in Auckland she had to give up their quarter-final match against Angelique Kerber. At the Australian Open, she defeated Maria Sharapova in the second round 6-3, 2:6, 3:6. In the Fed Cup match against the Czech Republic, she lost surprisingly both single ( three-set defeats against Iveta Benesova and Petra Kvitová ). In Doha she succumbed already to kick off Angelique Kerber 6-4, 4:6, 1:6. In the WTA tournament in Dubai reached Lisicki (after a bye in round one ) with a win over Iveta Benešová ( 6:3, 6:3 ) the quarter-finals, where they had no chance against Agnieszka Radwańska, however. At the French Open, the blow came already in round one. After several defeats in the opening rounds of various tournaments Lisicki could again past the first round at Wimbledon for the first time. They moved into the second round where they have the top-seeded world number one Sharapova defeated clearly in two sentences. In the quarterfinals, she lost to Angelique Kerber. At the 2012 Olympic Games in London Lisicki came in singles and together with Angelique Kerber at the double. In single divorced her in the second round in just three sets against Sharapova out. In doubles, Lisicki and Kerber won their opening match, were a chance in the second round against the later gold medalists Serena and Venus Williams. In mixed they went to together with Christopher Kas, with whom she had never played one game together. After two wins, the two documents in the semifinals Laura Robson and Andy Murray in three sets. In the match for bronze, they were subsequently also admit defeat against the Americans Lisa Raymond and Mike Bryan lost 3:6, 6:4, [ 4:10 ].

2013

At the beginning of the year Lisicki met at a tournament in Brisbane in round two on the world number one Wiktoryja Azarenka against which they 3:6, 3:6 lost. At the Australian Open she had to compete against the 10 -seeded former world number one Caroline Wozniacki. Throughout the match she made 57 unforced errors and had despite a 3-0 lead in the third set at the end of a defeat ( 6:2, 3:6, 3:6 ) to accept - it was her earliest exit in Melbourne.

On January 21, Lisicki was on their homepage Ricardo Sánchez known as the new coach. In the WTA tournament in Pattaya it was after beating Tatjana Maria, Alexandra Panova, Marina and Nina Eraković Brattschikowa the first time since April 2011, again in a final. Until then they had in the entire tournament only losing a set ( in the quarterfinal match against Eraković ). The final she lost to Maria Kirilenko almost 7:5, 1:6 and 6:71. In the ranking, it improved by twelve places to 40th position

A week later, she won her singles in the Fed Cup against Pauline Parmentier of France 7-5, 7-5, thus securing the 2-0.

In the Bundesliga Season 2013 Lisicki went to the TC Rüppurr. Just three months later with Ricardo Sánchez, she moved in April to coach Robert Orlik. The end of May was a further change to the Belgian Wim Fissette from which it separated again in September.

In her fifth Wimbledon participation Lisicki moved for the fourth time to the quarter- finals. In the next round against the world number one Serena Williams ( 6:2, 1:6, 6:4 ) Although they lost nine games in a row, but nonetheless won the match for themselves. It was their fourth win against a current French Open champion at Wimbledon and the second against a world number one. Previously, she had already Francesca Schiavone, Jelena Wesnina and Samantha Stosur defeated. In the quarterfinals she won against Kaia Kanepi in straight sets by and so was after 2011 for the second time in the semifinals, where she defeated Agnieszka Radwańska 6-4, 2-6, 9-7. As the first German since Steffi Graf in 1999 in the women's singles final of Wimbledon, she had to Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli 1:6, defeated 4:6.

At the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, the U.S. Open, Lisicki failed in the third round against Ekaterina Makarova with 4:6 and 5:7.

Play

Lisicki has a hard impact. In addition to a precise forehand she also uses her strong backhand with which they can speed the ball up to 170 km / h. She prefers the game on the hard court and grass.

At the end of season WTA Bali Lisicki served on 6 November 2009 in the match against Melinda Czink at 1-1 and 40:15 with 210 km / h Due to technical shortcomings in measuring the impact has not been recognized as a record. The official world record in the women still holds the U.S. American Venus Williams: When WTA tournament in Zurich in 2008, a surcharge of her with 209 km / h was measured.

Achievements

Singles

Tournament Win

Finals

Doubles

Tournament Win

Finals

Performance at Grand Slam tournaments

Singles

Doubles

Personal

Lisicki has a residence in Berlin and one in Bradenton, Florida. To be able to train at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, she holds more often in the United States than in Germany. She speaks German, English and Polish.

From early 2012 until mid-2013 Lisicki was associated with the float Benjamin Strong. Since the end of 2013 she is with the entertainer Oliver Pocher.

Advertising contracts

With the entry into the Wimbledon final 2013 Lisicki has been widely praised in the media as the new figurehead of the German Tennis Sports. Thanks to this success, she received several endorsement deals.

Awards

  • German tennis Price 2010: in the category " professional women"
  • 2011: in the category " Xperia Hot Shots "
  • 2011: in the category "Berlin Sportswoman of the Year "
  • 2011: in the category "Comeback Player of the Year"
  • 2013: in the category " Audience Award Sport"
  • 2013: in the category "Athletes with Heart"
  • 2013: in the category "Berlin Sportswoman of the Year "
  • 2013: 2nd place
2013 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles 1999 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Bergneustadt 2008 Australian Open – Women's Singles Shahar Pe'er 2008 French Open – Women's Singles 2008 US Open – Women's Singles Alona Bondarenko 2009 Toray Pan Pacific Open Charleston (South Carolina) 2009 US Open (tennis) 2009 BGL Luxembourg Open 2009 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions 2011 Sony Ericsson Open Aegon Classic Wild card (sports) Katarina Srebotnik Southern California Open Virginia Slims of Dallas 2011 US Open – Women's Singles 2012 French Open 2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles 2013 Australian Open 2013 PTT Pattaya Open 2013 Fed Cup 2013 US Open – Women's Singles Lists of tennis records and statistics 2009 Family Circle Cup Daniela Hantuchová 2011 Aegon Classic 2011 Texas Tennis Open 2008 Tashkent Open Luxembourg Open Mona Barthel 2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles 2010 WTA Tour 2011 WTA Tour 2012 WTA Tour 2013 WTA Tour 2014 WTA Tour 2009 Australian Open – Women's Singles 2010 Australian Open – Women's Singles 2012 Australian Open – Women's Singles 2013 Australian Open – Women's Singles 2014 Australian Open – Women's Singles 2009 French Open – Women's Singles 2011 French Open – Women's Singles 2012 French Open – Women's Singles 2013 French Open – Women's Singles 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles 2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles 2009 US Open – Women's Singles 2010 US Open – Women's Singles 2012 US Open – Women's Singles 2010 Australian Open – Women's Doubles 2008 French Open – Women's Doubles 2013 French Open – Women's Doubles 2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles 2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles 2008 US Open – Women's Doubles 2011 US Open – Women's Doubles 2012 US Open – Women's Doubles Benjamin Starke Berliner Morgenpost Handelsblatt Annika Beck Dinah Pfizenmaier Anna-Lena Friedsam Laura Siegemund Christina Shakovets Anna Zaja Antonia Lottner
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