Laura Siegemund
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Siegemund at the 2016 US Open
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| Full name | Laura Natalie Siegemund |
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| Country (sports) |
 Germany
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| Residence | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Born |
4 March 1988 Filderstadt, West Germany |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $ 1,262,236 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 399–258 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 11 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 27 (29 August 2016) |
| Current ranking | 41 (20 February 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2016) |
| French Open | 1R (2016) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2015, 2016) |
| US Open | 3R (2016) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | QF (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 202–126 |
| Career titles | 3 WTA, 20 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 40 (25 April 2016) |
| Current ranking | 78 (20 February 2017) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2017) |
| French Open | 3R (2016) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2016) |
| US Open | 2R (2015) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2016) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2017) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2016) |
| US Open | W (2016) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 1R (2017) |
| Last updated on: 24 February 2017. | |
Laura Natalie Siegemund (born 4 March 1988) is a German tennis player.
Siegemund, who was born in Filderstadt, has won three doubles titles on the WTA tour, as well as 11 singles and 20 doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. On 29 August 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 27 and on 25 April 2016, she peaked at world number 40 in the doubles rankings.
Laura was born to parents Harro (an engineer) and Brigitta Siegemund. She has two siblings. She was introduced to tennis by her family at age 3. Siegemund briefly lived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from age 4 to 7 and in Jakarta, Indonesia from age 9 to 10. She is fluent in German, English, and French, and in 2016, she completed her bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Hagen. Her tennis idol growing up was Steffi Graf. Siegemund is coached by Markus Gentner.
Siegemund won the Junior Orange Bowl in the "12 and under" age category as the first German since Steffi Graf in 1981.
2002: Siegemund played her first events of career on ITF Circuit.
2003: Siegemund played her first WTA qualifying in Leipzig, Germany.
2004: Siegemund continued to play on ITF Circuit.
2005: Siegemund won her first doubles title on ITF Circuit in Darmstadt, Germany.
2006: Siegemund won her first singles title on ITF Circuit in Lagos, Nigeria and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit, but fell in WTA singles qualifying twice.
2007: Siegemund won one doubles title on ITF Circuit, but fell in WTA singles qualifying once.
2008: Siegemund won three doubles title on ITF Circuit, but fell in WTA singles qualifying once.
2009: Siegemund won two doubles title on ITF Circuit, but fell in WTA singles qualifying once at the US Open.
2010: Siegemund played her first WTA main draw in Båstad, Sweden, falling in the first round as a qualifier. She won four doubles titles on ITF Circuit, but fell in WTA singles qualifying once.
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