Ellerbrock playing during the 2012 Paralympic Games.
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Country (sports) | Germany |
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Residence | Bielefeld, Germany |
Born |
Bielefeld, Germany |
1 November 1975
Plays | Right handed |
Official website | Sabine Ellerbrock |
Singles | |
Career record | 198 - 56 |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (1 July 2013) |
Current ranking | No. 1 |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | W (2014) |
French Open | W (2013) |
US Open | F (2013) |
Other tournaments | |
Paralympic Games | Fourth (2012) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 117 - 52 |
Highest ranking | No. 4 (10 June 2013) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
French Open | F (2013) |
US Open | F (2013) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Masters Doubles | F (2013) |
Last updated on: 15 September 2013. |
Sabine Ellerbrock (born 1 November 1975 in Bielefeld) is a German wheelchair tennis player. Ellerbrock is the 2013 French Grand Slam champion in Wheelchair Women's Singles.
Ellerbrock played tennis for 25 years as an able-bodied tennis player. She suffered from a foot infection in 2007 after an operation. started playing wheel chair tennis in 2009.
During the course of the 2013 season Ellerbrock won titles in Queensland, Adelaide, Nottingham, Salzburg, Gross-Sieghartz, Turin and Sardinia. Ellerbrock was a losing finalist in Paris and Jambes. Ellerbrock reached her first Grand Slam final in Melbourne and despite saving seven match points and coming back from 5-2 in the final set it was all in vain as she lost 7-5 in the third set. However Ellerbrock won her first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros. Ellerbrock was also the runner up in New York. During the season Ellerbrock ascended to World Number One after the French Open where she lost in the final but with Aniek van Koot losing in the semi finals this allowed Sabine to take the top spot on 1 July. She relinquished the position to van Koot after losing to the Dutch player in the US Open final in New York.
In doubles competition Ellerbrock was the runner up in Jambes with Montjane. Ellerbrock was victorious in Salzburg and Sardinia with Marianna Lauro. Runner up in Roland Garros with Sharon Walraven and New York with Yui Kamiji.
Ellerbrock began the 2014 season by winning the Australian Open and as a result of van Koot being injured she returned to the World Number One position.