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Andrea Petkovic

Ger
Residence: Darmstadt, Germany
DOB: September 9, 1987
Birthplace: Tuzla, Bosnia
Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
Weight: 152 lbs. (69 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (2006)
JANUARY - Reached 2r at Australian Open (l. to No.15 seed Cornet).

FEBRUARY - Played on ITF Circuit.

MARCH - Fell in Indian Wells and Miami qualifying.

APRIL - Fell 1r at Stuttgart (as qualifier, l. to No.5 seed and eventual champion Kuznetsova in 3s).

MAY - Won ITF/Bucharest-ROU singles title; fell in Roland Garros qualifying.

JUNE - Fell in Wimbledon qualifying.

JULY - Fell 1r at Budapest (l. to top seed Schnyder); won first Tour singles title at Bad Gastein (d. No.7 seed Groenefeld en route to final, then d. Olaru); reached SF at Istanbul (d. No.7 seed Govortsova en route; l. to No.8 seed Hradecka 75 third set).

AUGUST - Fell in Toronto and New Haven qualifying; fell 1r at US Open (l. to qualifier Kerber in 3s).

SEPTEMBER - Fell 1r at Seoul (l. to No.2 seed Medina Garrigues); reached 3r at Tokyo (as qualifier, d. No.5 seed Kuznetsova en route, falling to No.11 seed A.Radwanska in 3s; win over world No.6 Kuznetsova was first Top 10 win; fell in Beijing qualifying.

OCTOBER - Fell 1r at Linz (l. to Kvitova); fell in Moscow qualifying.
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. No.6 seed 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.
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.
Semifinalist (1): 2009 - Istanbul.

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.
Coached by father, Zoran Petkovic ... Baseliner whose favorite shot is forehand and whose favorite surface is clay ... Began playing at age 6 when father introduced her to the sport at a club ... 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