Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

JANUARY - Reached SF at Brisbane (d. No.8 seed Benesova and No.4 seed Hantuchova en route; l. to top seed and eventual champion Clijsters); made Top 50 debut afterwards on January 11 (rose from No.55 to No.49); reached 2r at Australian Open (l. to No.32 seed Suarez Navarro).

FEBRUARY - Went 0-2 in Germany's 3-2 Fed Cup World Group 1r loss to Czech Republic; reached QF at Paris [Indoors] (d. No.5 seed Rezai en route; l. to top seed and eventual champion Dementieva in 3s); reached 2r at Dubai (l. to No.10 seed Pennetta).

MARCH - Fell 1r at Indian Wells (l. to Zahlavova Strycova); reached 3r at Miami (d. No.10 seed Pennetta en route; l. to Shvedova 75 third set).

APRIL - Withdrew from Marbella w/illness; fell 1r at Barcelona (l. to No.3 seed Martinez Sanchez); went 2-1 in Germany's 3-2 Fed Cup World Group Play-off loss to France; fell 1r at Stuttgart (l. to Szavay 75 third set).

MAY - Reached 3r at Rome (l. to top seed S.Williams in 3s); reached 3r at Madrid (d. No.14 seed Pennetta en route; l. to eventual champion Rezai); made Top 40 debut afterwards on May 17 (rose from No.51 to No.40); reached 2r at Roland Garros (l. to No.6 seed Kuznetsova 46 75 64; held 4mp at 64 54).

JUNE - Dropped opener at Birmingham (as No.8 seed w/1r bye, l. to Chakvetadze in 2r); runner-up at 's-Hertogenbosch (as No.7 seed, l. to top seed Henin in 3s in final); fell 1r at Wimbledon (l. to Chakvetadze in 3s).

JULY - Withdrew from Budapest w/shoulder injury.

2002 - First appearances of career came in Tour qualifying at Hamburg and Leipzig (both as WC).

2003 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Fell in Tour qualifying five times; won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Played first Tour main draw at Hasselt, falling 1r (as LL); fell in Tour qualifying twice; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2007 - First Top 100 season; reached 2r twice (Roland Garros, US Open); fell 1r twice and in Tour qualifying four times (incl. Wimbledon); made Top 100 debut on July 30 (rose from No.102 to No.100); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Fell in Tour qualifying at Gold Coast and Sydney, then fell 1r at Australian Open (ret. w/right knee injury in first game vs. Chakvetadze); missed eight months and returned in September, falling in Tour qualifying twice and winning one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2009 - Second Top 100 season (near-Top 50 season); won first Tour singles title at Bad Gastein (d. No.7 seed Groenefeld en route to final, then d. Olaru) then extended win streak to eight matches, reaching SF at Istanbul the next week (d. No.7 seed Govortsova en route; l. to No.8 seed Hradecka 75 third set); reached 3r once, at Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (as qualifier, d. No.5 seed Kuznetsova en route; l. to No.11 seed A.Radwanska in 3s); reached 2r once, at Australian Open (l. to No.15 seed Cornet); fell 1r five times, incl. US Open (l. to qualifier Kerber in 3s); fell in Tour qualifying eight times (incl. other two majors); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

SINGLES
Winner (1): 2009 - Bad Gastein, ITF/Bucharest-ROU; 2008 - ITF/Istanbul 3-TUR; 2007 - ITF/Contrexeville-FRA; 2006 - ITF/Sofia 1-BUL; 2005 - ITF/Davos-SUI, ITF/Alphen A/D Rijn-NED; 2004 - ITF/Antalya 1-TUR, ITF/Podgorica 1-MNE.
Finalist (1): 2010 - 's-Hertogenbosch.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2008 - ITF/Maribor-SLO (w/Klaschka); 2005 - ITF/Davos-SUI (w/Hejdova); 2004 - ITF/Podgorica 1-MNE (w/Avakova).
Finalist (1): 2009 - Bad Gastein (w/Malek).

ADDITIONAL
German Fed Cup Team, 2007, 2010.

Coached by Glen Schaap ... Baseliner whose favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is clay ... Began playing at age 6 when father introduced her to the sport at a club ... Formerly coached by father, Zoran; mother, Amira, is a dentist's assistant; younger sister, Anja, is a student ... Speaks French, German, English, Serbian ... Favorite movie is 300; favorite actor is Edward Norton ... Favorite types of music are rock, funk; favorite group is Bloc Party ... Enjoys reading, writing; favorite authors are Goethe, Wilde ... People most admired are Goethe (genius in writing) and Che Guevara (genius in fighting) ... Other favorites include eating McDonald's, watching baseball when in America ... Favorite city is Barcelona; favorite tournament is Stuttgart ... Most memorable experience was playing first Grand Slam at 2007 Roland Garros ... Self-described as thoughtful, outgoing, happy.

Official Website: www.andreapetkovic.de