Angelique Kerber
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Kerber at the 2016 Aegon Classic Birmingham
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| Full name | Angelique Kerber | |||||||||
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| Country (sports) |
 Germany
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| Residence | Puszczykowo, Poland | |||||||||
| Born |
18 January 1988 Bremen, West Germany |
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| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||
| Turned pro | 2003 | |||||||||
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||
| Coach(es) | Torben Beltz | |||||||||
| Prize money | US$19,321,784 | |||||||||
| Official website | www.angelique-kerber.de | |||||||||
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| Career record | 520–268 (65.99%) | |||||||||
| Career titles | 10 WTA, 11 ITF | |||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (12 September 2016) | |||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 1 (16 January 2017) | |||||||||
| Grand Slam Singles results | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2016) | |||||||||
| French Open | QF (2012) | |||||||||
| Wimbledon | F (2016) | |||||||||
| US Open | W (2016) | |||||||||
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| Tour Finals | F (2016) | |||||||||
| Olympic Games | F (2016) | |||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||
| Career record | 57–61 | |||||||||
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 3 ITF | |||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 103 (26 August 2013) | |||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 214 (7 November 2016) | |||||||||
| Grand Slam Doubles results | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R (2008, 2011, 2012) | |||||||||
| French Open | 2R (2012) | |||||||||
| Wimbledon | 3R (2011) | |||||||||
| US Open | 3R (2012) | |||||||||
| Team competitions | ||||||||||
| Fed Cup | F (2014), record 12–9 | |||||||||
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Medal record
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| Last updated on: 7 November 2016. | ||||||||||
Angelique Kerber (German: [andʒɛˈliːk kɛɐ̯ˈbɐ]; born 18 January 1988) is a German professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No.1 in women's singles tennis by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Having made her professional debut in 2003, Kerber rose to prominence upon reaching the semifinals of the 2011 US Open, at which time she was ranked no. 92 in the world. She achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 1 on September 12, 2016, becoming the twenty-second and oldest player to achieve the number one ranking for the first time, also as the first new number one player since Victoria Azarenka in 2012. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Kerber won an Olympic silver medal while representing Germany.
A left-hander known for her aggressive counter-punching all-court game, Kerber has won 10 singles titles, most notably her two major titles—the first at the 2016 Australian Open, and the second eight months later at the 2016 US Open. She has won at least one title on every surface on the WTA Tour, achieving this feat in 2015 by winning Charleston (green clay), Stuttgart (red clay), Birmingham (grass) and Stanford (hard).
Angelique was born in Bremen, to a Polish father, Sławomir Kerber (Polonized variant of German Körber), and a German mother, Beata (née Rzeźnik), and has one sister, Jessica. She grew up in Kiel and started playing tennis at age three and eventually joined the junior circuit. In 2002, Kerber moved to a suburb of Poznań, where her maternal grandfather built Tennis Center Angie for her. She made inroads at events in Germany and elsewhere in Europe, but did not win a junior title before 2003, at which point she had already turned professional at age 15. Kerber speaks German, Polish and English. She holds dual German-Polish citizenship, due to the principle of Polish jus sanguinis nationality law. She has competed for Germany since the start of her career. In an interview Kerber clarified that, despite strong Polish connection, she considers herself German: "I am German. I play for Germany, I grew up in Germany, and my heart beats for Germany". A big fan of football, Kerber has cited Bundesliga club FC Bayern München as her favorite team.
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