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Anne Kremer

Lux
Residence: Hesperange, Luxembourg
DOB: October 17, 1975
Birthplace: Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Height: 5' 5'' (1.65 m)
Weight: 121 lbs. (55 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (September 1998)
JANUARY - Fell in Auckland and Hobart qualifying; reached 2r at Australian Open (l. to No.14 seed Petrova 75 75, having held 3sp at 5-4 second set).

FEBRUARY - Reached 2r at Pattaya City (l. to top seed and eventual champion A.Radwanska); fell 1r at Antwerp (l. to qualifier Pironkova); withdrew from Memphis w/left adductor injury.

MARCH - Fell 1r at Bangalore (l. to Peng) and Indian Wells (l. to WC King in 3s); fell in Miami qualifying.

APRIL - Fell in Amelia Island qualifying; fell 1r at Estoril (l. to Ani 75 62, having led 5-2 first set).

MAY - Fell 1r at Fes (l. to Savchuk in 3s) and Roland Garros (ret. vs. Cirstea w/right wrist injury).

JUNE - Withdrew from Wimbledon w/right wrist injury.

JULY - Withdrew from Budapest w/right wrist injury.

AUGUST - Did not play.

SEPTEMBER - Did not play.
1991 - Played first event of career on ITF Circuit in Luxembourg.

1992 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

1993 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

1994 - Won three ITF Circuit singles titles.

1995 - Made Tour main draw debut at Los Angeles (as qualifier; l. 2r); fell in Tour qualifying eight times.

1996 - Made Grand Slam main draw debut at Wimbledon, falling 1r (as qualifier); also fell 1r at Olympics (l. to Davenport).

1997 - Fell 1r at Australian Open (on debut) and Wimbledon (as qualifier; l. to No.1 Hingis); first Top 10 win came at Stanford (d. No.10 Pierce).

1998 - Made main draw debut at US Open, reaching 2r (as qualifier; l. to V.Williams); won one ITF Circuit singles title; on October 19, made Top 100 debut (rose from No.118 to No.90).

1999 - First of what would be four straight Top 50 finishes; runner-up at Pattaya City (l. to Maleeva) and QF three times, at Estoril, Eastbourne and Stanford; notched Top 10 wins over No.5 Sánchez-Vicario (Miami) and No.4 Seles (Eastbourne); on March 29, made Top 50 debut (rose from No.52 to No.44).

2000 - Won both of her career Tour singles titles, at Auckland in first event of year (d. Black in final) and Pattaya City in last event of year (d. Panova in final); SF at Eastbourne (l. to Van Roost); QF twice, at Hannover and Montréal (d. No.8 Tauziat en route).

2001 - Runner-up at Budapest (l. to Maleeva); SF once, at Québec City (l. to Shaughnessy); QF seven times, at Auckland, Paris [Indoors] (d. No.9 Pierce en route), Nice, Birmingham, Leipzig, Bratislava and Pattaya City.

2002 - SF once, at Amelia Island (l. to V.Williams); QF four times, at Auckland, Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Birmingham and Eastbourne; notched five Top 10 wins during season, three over Dokic (ranked No.9 at Tokyo [Pan Pacific] and No.8 at Indian Wells and Miami), one over No.10 Mauresmo (Amelia Island) and one over No.10 Testud (Eastbourne), bringing career tally to 10 Top 10 wins; made Top 20 debut on July 20 (rising from No.21 to No.18; spent six straight weeks inside Top 20 before dropping out).

2003 - After suffering left wrist injury during Sydney, withdrew from all events after Australia until October (returned at an ITF Circuit event in November).

2004 - Best results were SF at Seoul (l. to Sharapova) and grass court QF at Birmingham and 's-Hertogenbosch; fell 1r at Olympics (l. to Vento-Kabchi); withdrew from Roland Garros w/left adductor strain.

2005 - Did not win back-to-back main draw matches on Tour.

2006 - Won back-to-back matches once on Tour, reaching QF at Rabat.

2007 - First Top 100 finish in three years for Tour veteran, best showing being QF at Budapest (d. No.3 seed Kirilenko en route; l. to Knapp); reached 2r five times, incl. Australian Open (as qualifier; l. to eventual champion S.Williams); fell 1r seven times, incl. Roland Garros (l. to qualifier Szavay) and Wimbledon (l. to No.29 seed Schiavone in 3s); fell in Tour qualifying 10 times, incl. US Open; ret. during Fes 2r match vs. Kloesel w/left SIJ sprain.
SINGLES
Winner (2): 2000 - Auckland, Pattaya City; 1999 - ITF/Midland, MI-USA; 1998 - ITF/Albuquerque, NM-USA; 1994 - ITF/La Coruna-ESP, ITF/Koksijde-BEL, ITF/Varna-BUL.
Finalist (2): 2001 - Budapest; 1999 - Pattaya City.
Semifinalist (4): 2004 - Seoul; 2002 - Amelia Island; 2001 - Québec City; 2000 - Eastbourne.
Quarterfinalist (20): 2007 - Budapest; 2006 - Rabat; 2004 - Birmingham, 's-Hertogenbosch; 2002 - Auckland, Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Birmingham, Eastbourne; 2001 - Auckland, Paris [Indoors], Nice, Birmingham, Leipzig, Bratislava and Pattaya City 2000 - Hannover, Montréal; 1999 - Estoril, Eastbourne, Stanford.

ADDITIONAL
Luxembourg Fed Cup Team, 1991-94, 1996, 1998-2002, 2004-05; Luxembourg Olympic Team, 2000, 2004.
Coached by Henri Faberga ... Baseliner who prefers hard or grass courts; best shot it backhand ... Father, Jean, is an engineer; mother, Ginette, is a PE teacher; younger brother, Gilles, is a top junior tennis player in Luxembourg who hopes to play on the men's tour ... Is fluent in English, French, German and Luxembourgese; plans to become a translator ... Likes to visit New York for the fun and shopping, and Florence and London for their culture and art ... Admires Josy Barthel, the only athlete from Luxembourg to win an Olympic gold medal; also admires Pete Sampras because he knows how to play every stroke and seems to be a great guy ... Enjoys skiing and windsurfing ... Favorite color is black; favorite movies are Alive, Shawshank Redemption and Dances with Wolves.
- Represented Luxembourg in the 1996 Olympics and was the country's flag bearer in the Opening Ceremonies.
- Played two years of collegiate tennis at Stanford University and helped school win NCAA national title in 1997; earned All-American honors both years, ranking among the NCAA's Top 10 for most of sophomore year.