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Kristina Barrois

Ger
Residence: Urexweiler, Germany
DOB: September 30, 1981
Birthplace: Ottweiler, Germany
Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Weight: 157 lbs. (71 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (2005)
JANUARY - Fell 1r at Auckland (as qualifier, l. to No.7 seed Pavlyuchenkova); fell in Sydney qualifying; fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to No.4 seed Dementieva in 3s).

FEBRUARY - Reached 2r at Memphis (l. to qualifier Krajicek 76 third set).

MARCH - Reached 3r at Indian Wells (as qualifier, d. No.11 seed Cornet en route, falling to No.22 seed Szavay; win over world No.14 Cornet was first Top 20 win); fell in Miami qualifying.

APRIL - Played on ITF Circuit.

MAY - Reached 2r at Estoril (l. to No.8 seed Groenefeld); reached QF at Strasbourg (l. to Hradecka); reached 2r at Roland Garros (l. to No.9 seed Azarenka).

JUNE - Reached QF at 's-Hertogenbosch (d. No.8 seed Vesnina en route; l. to WC Wickmayer); fell 1r at Wimbledon (l. to No.16 seed Zheng).

JULY - Reached 2r at Prague (l. to K.Bondarenko); fell 1r at Portoroz (l. to WC Martic).

AUGUST - Fell in Toronto qualifying; reached 2r at US Open (l. to top seed Safina in 3s).

SEPTEMBER - Played on ITF Circuit.

OCTOBER - Fell 1r at Linz (l. to Cornet in 3s); withdrew from Luxembourg w/upper respiratory illness.
2004 - Played first event of career at ITF/Bielefeld-GER, winning singles title.

2005 - Won seven singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Played first five Tour main draws, falling 1r at each one, incl. Wimbledon (as qualifier) and US Open (as qualifier, l. to top seed Mauresmo 61 75, having led 5-2 second set); fell in Tour qualifying seven times (incl. other two majors); won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Played three Tour main draws, reaching 2r at Budapest (d. Benesova in 1r; l. to No.5 seed Daniilidou) but falling 1r twice; fell in Tour qualifying eight times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2008 - First Top 100 season; played Tour qualifying six times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open); made Top 100 debut on October 20 (rose from No.110 to No.93); won three singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit; withdrew from Québec City w/injury.
SINGLES
Winner: 2008 - ITF/La Palma-ESP, ITF/Hamburg-GER, ITF/Denain-FRA; 2006 - ITF/Belfort-FRA, ITF/Biberach-GER; 2005 - ITF/Oberhaching-GER, ITF/Montechoro-POR, ITF/Biberach-GER, ITF/Sunderland 2-GBR, ITF/Horb-GER, ITF/Glasgow-GBR, ITF/Nantes-FRA; 2004 - ITF/Bielefeld-GER.
Quarterfinalist (2): 2009 - Strasbourg, 's-Hertogenbosch.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2008 - ITF/Stuttgart-Vaihingen-GER (w/Siegemund), ITF/Joue-les-Tours-FRA (w/Jugic-Salkic); 2007 - ITF/Ismaning-GER (w/Goerges); 2006 - ITF/Belfort-FRA (w/Woerle); 2005 - ITF/Oberhaching-GER, ITF/Bielefeld-GER (both w/Perkovic), ITF/Hechingen-GER (w/Woehr).

ADDITIONAL
German Fed Cup Team, 2006.
Coached by Andreas Saniol; agent is Bernd Franke ... Father's name is Waldemar; mother is Hilde; has two sisters, Simone and Carmen (nobody in family plays tennis) ... Began playing in 1991 when she took the sport up herself; began playing at a tennis club ... Graduated high school in 2000 ... Favorite surface is hard court ... Speaks German and English ... Favorite actor is Tom Hanks; favorite food and drink are pasta and diet cola ... Relaxes by listening to music; favorite types are rock and pop ... Admires Steffi Graf and Roger Federer because they are both very successful but very normal too.

Official Website: www.kristinabarrois.de