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Sybille Bammer

Aut
Residence: Linz, Austria
DOB: April 27, 1980
Birthplace: Linz, Austria
Height: 5' 9" (1.74 m)
Weight: 139 lbs (63 kg)
Plays: Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (1997)
JANUARY - Fell 1r at Brisbane (l. to King); fell 1r at Hobart (l. to No.4 seed and eventual champion A.Bondarenko); reached 2r at Australian Open (l. to No.6 seed V.Williams).

FEBRUARY - Reached QF at Pattaya City (as No.5 seed, l. to top seed and eventual champion Zvonareva); fell 1r at Dubai (l. to Rezai 75 third set); reached SF at Kuala Lumpur (as No.6 seed, l. to top seed Dementieva).

MARCH - Reached 2r at Indian Wells (l. to No.3 seed Azarenka); fell 1r at Miami (l. to qualifier Parmentier in 3s).

APRIL - Withdrew from Ponte Vedra Beach and Charleston w/Achilles injury.

MAY - Fell 1r at Estoril (as No.8 seed, l. to Flipkens); reached 2r at Madrid (as WC, l. to No.15 seed Schiavone); reached 2r at Strasbourg (as No.6 seed, l. to Goerges); reached 2r at Roland Garros (l. to No.16 seed Wickmayer 75 third set).

JUNE - Reached 2r at 's-Hertogenbosch (d. No.6 seed Errani in 1r; l. to Barrois); fell 1r at Wimbledon (l. to Vinci).
1995 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit.

1996 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

1997 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

1998 - Fell in Tour qualifying four times; continued to play on ITF Circuit.

1999 - Fell in Tour qualifying six times; continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2000 - Played first Tour main draw at Klagenfurt, falling 1r (as WC); fell in Tour qualifying seven times (incl. Wimbledon and US Open); also played on ITF Circuit.

2001 - Did not play; gave birth to daughter Tina.

2002 - Won first three singles titles on ITF Circuit (incl. in first tournament back after becoming a mother); fell in Tour qualifying twice.

2003 - Played two Tour main draws, falling 1r at both; fell in Tour qualifying 11 times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon); won four singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Played four Tour main draws, falling 1r each time; fell in Tour qualifying seven times (incl. all four Grand Slams); continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2005 - First Top 100 season; QF twice, at Kolkata and Linz; made Grand Slam main draw debut at US Open, falling 1r); fell in qualifying at other three majors; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit; in ninth year as a pro, made Top 100 debut on August 22 (rose from No.103 to No.93).

2006 - Second Top 100 season; SF at Pattaya City (l. to Peer) and another QF at Bangkok; played all four Grand Slams in a year for first time, best result being 3r at Australian Open and Wimbledon; made Top 50 debut on May 15 (after Berlin; rose from No.53 to No.47).

2007 - First Top 30 season; won first Tour singles title at Pattaya City (d. Dulko 75 36 75 in final; saved 3mp down 5-3 third set); was first mother to win a Tour singles title since Arraya at 1989 San Juan (since joined by Davenport, Clijsters); SF four times, at Hobart (d. S.Williams en route, falling to Bardina; S.Williams won Australian Open two weeks later), Indian Wells (l. to Kuznetsova), Amelia Island (l. to Petrova) and Stanford (l. to Mirza); QF twice, at Eastbourne and Portoroz; reached 4r twice (Roland Garros, US Open - first Grand Slam 4r finishes), 3r three times and 2r eight times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r six times (incl. Australian Open); made Top 20 debut on August 6 (after San Diego; rose from No.21 to No.20).

2008 - Second Top 30 season; QF four times, at Doha, Los Angeles, Olympics (l. to Zvonareva) and US Open (first Grand Slam QF; l. to Jankovic); reached 3r twice and 2r 13 times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon); fell 1r six times (incl. Roland Garros); withdrew from Charleston w/illness.

2009 - Fifth straight Top 100 season; won second Tour singles title at Prague (as No.2 seed, d. top seed Schiavone in final); QF twice, at Indian Wells (as No.23 seed, withdrew prior to match vs. No.5 seed Ivanovic w/left shoulder injury) and Cincinnati (d. No.13 seed A.Radwanska and No.2 seed S.Williams en route, falling to No.5 seed and eventual champion Jankovic; now 2-0 lifetime against S.Williams); did not win back-to-back matches in 21 other events; reached 2r 11 times, incl. Roland Garros (as No.28 seed, l. to Czink 46 63 108; held mp at 6-5 third set); fell 1r 10 times, incl. Australian Open (as No.24 seed, l. to Safarova), Wimbledon (as No.29 seed, l. to qualifier Oudin in 3s) and US Open (as No.28 seed, l. to Martínez Sánchez 76 third set); withdrew from Brisbane w/illness, from Ponte Vedra Beach, Charleston and Stuttgart w/left shoulder injury, from Stanford w/groin injury and ret. during Madrid 1r w/neck sprain.
SINGLES
Winner (2): 2009 - Prague; 2007 - Pattaya City; 2005 - ITF/Fontanafredda-ITA, ITF/Bronx, NY-USA; 2003 - ITF/Jersey-GBR, ITF/Cardiff-GBR, ITF/Nottingham-GBR, ITF/Valasske Mezirici-CZE; 2002 - ITF/Grenoble-FRA, ITF/Mostar-BIH, ITF/Innsbruck-AUT.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2003 - ITF/Porto-POR (w/Dell'Angelo).

ADDITIONAL
Austrian Fed Cup Team, 2003-04, 2006-08; Austrian Olympic Team, 2008.
Coached by Jürgen Waber ... Began playing tennis at age 11 when mother, Elisabeth, introduced her to sport; father's name is Leopold; has one sister, Sabine; has one daugther, Tina, born on July 28, 2001 ... Speaks German, English ... Most memorable experience is giving birth to daughter ... Enjoys skiiing, rollerskating ... Likes Italian food ... Admires boyfriend Christophe, who gave up job to assist with her tennis.

Official Website: www.sybillebammer.at