Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

JANUARY - Withdrew from Brisbane w/illness; fell 1r at Sydney (l. to No.6 seed A.Radwanska); fell 1r at Australian Open (as No.24 seed, l. to Safarova).

FEBRUARY - Reached 2r at Pattaya City (as No.4 seed, l. to Dushevina); reached 2r at Dubai (l. to No.4 seed Dementieva).

MARCH - Reached QF at Indian Wells (as No.23 seed, withdrew prior to match vs. No.5 seed Ivanovic w/left shoulder injury); dropped opener at Miami (as No.27 seed w/1r bye, l. to Stosur in 2r).

APRIL - Withdrew from Ponte Vedra Beach, Charleston and Stuttgart w/left shoulder injury.

MAY - Reached 2r at Rome (l. to No.16 seed Kanepi); fell 1r at Madrid (ret. vs. Kvitova w/neck sprain); fell 1r at Strasbourg (as No.2 seed, l. to eventual champion Rezai); reached 2r at Roland Garros (as No.28 seed, l. to Czink 46 63 108; held mp at 6-5 third set).

JUNE - Reached 2r at Eastbourne (l. to Medina Garrigues); fell 1r at Wimbledon (as No.29 seed, l. to qualifier Oudin in 3s).

JULY - Reached 2r at Budapest (as No.3 seed, l. to Gallovits in 3s); won second Tour singles title at Prague (as No.2 seed, d. top seed Schiavone in final); reached 2r at Bad Gastein (as No.3 seed, l. to Olaru in 3s); withdrew from Stanford w/groin injury.

AUGUST - Fell 1r at Los Angeles (l. to WC King); reached QF at Cincinnati (d. No.13 seed A.Radwanska and No.2 seed S.Williams en route, falling to No.5 seed and eventual champion Jankovic; win over world No.2 S.Williams was third Top 10 win); reached 2r at Toronto (l. to Sharapova); reached second round at New Haven (l. to Chakvetadze 75 third set); fell 1r at US Open (as No.28 seed, l. to Martinez Sanchez 76 third set).

SEPTEMBER - Reached 2r at Seoul (as No.8 seed, l. to Rybarikova); fell 1r at Tokyo (l. to qualifier Petkovic); fell 1r at Beijing (l. to Pavlyuchenkova).

OCTOBER - Fell 1r at Linz (l. to Dulgheru).

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, l. to Glass); fell in Tour qualifying seven times (incl. Wimbledon and US Open); continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2001 - Did not play, giving 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 - Reached first two Tour QF 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 - Reached first Tour 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 - Breakthrough season highlighted by 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 in over 17 years, since Arraya at 1989 San Juan (since joined by Davenport); 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; best Grand Slams were 4r at Roland Garros (l. to Henin) and US Open (l. to Jankovic); notched first five Top 20 wins, at Indian Wells (No.14 Ivanovic, No.19 Golovin), Amelia Island (No.14 Hantuchova), Roland Garros (No.18 Li) and US Open (No.13 Dementieva); made her own Top 20 debut on August 6 (after San Diego; rose from No.21 to No.20).

2008 - Second straight Top 30 season; QF four times, at Doha (as No.15 seed, d. No.2 seed Kuznetsova en route, falling to Zvonareva in 3s; win over world No.2 Kuznetsova was first Top 10 win), Los Angeles (as No.14 seed, d. No.3 seed Chakvetadze en route, falling to No.10 seed Pennetta in 3s; win over world No.8 Chakvetadze was second Top 10 win), Olympics (d. No.13 seed Schnyder en route; l. to No.9 seed Zvonareva in 3s) and US Open (as No.29 seed, d. No.12 seed Bartoli en route to first Grand Slam QF; l. to No.2 seed Jankovic); best results in 21 other events were two 3r finishes, at Miami (as No.18 seed, l. to No.13 seed Safina in 3s) and Berlin (l. to No.2 seed Ivanovic in 3s); reached 2r 13 times, incl. Australian Open (as No.19 seed, l. to qualifier Hsieh) and Wimbledon (as No.26 seed, l. to Peng in 3s); fell 1r six times, incl. Roland Garros (as No.20 seed, l. to Wozniak); win over Morigami in Bangalore 1r was 300th career singles match win; surpassed $1 million in career prize money on February 25 (after Doha); withdrew from Charleston w/illness.

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.
Semifinalist (5): 2007 - Hobart, Indian Wells, Amelia Island, Stanford; 2006 - Pattaya City.
Quarterfinalist (11): 2009 - Indian Wells, Cincinnati; 2008 - Doha, Los Angeles, Olympics, US Open; 2007 - Eastbourne, Portoroz; 2006 - Bangkok; 2005 - Kolkata, Linz.

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

ADDITIONAL
Austrian Fed Cup Team, 2003-04, 2006-07; 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