Sybille Bammer
Bammer at the 2009 US Open
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| Country (sports) |
 Austria
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| Residence | Linz, Austria |
| Born |
27 April 1980 Linz, Austria |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 1997 |
| Retired | 2011 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,732,746 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 338–300 |
| Career titles | 2 WTA, 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 19 (17 December 2007) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2006) |
| French Open | 4R (2007) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2006) |
| US Open | QF (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 31–88 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA (1 ITF) |
| Highest ranking | No. 236 (15 January 2007) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2006, 2007, 2008) |
| French Open | 2R (2006) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) |
| US Open | 1R (2006, 2007, 2008) |
| Last updated on: 17 August 2009. | |
Sybille Bammer (born 27 April 1980) is a former professional female tennis player from Austria. Her career high ranking is No. 19, achieved on 17 December 2007.
She was one of three mothers on the WTA Tour (Kim Clijsters and Rossana de los Ríos are the others), having taken time off at age 21 to have her daughter Tina before returning to the tour. When she won the 2007 Pattaya Women's Open, it was the first time in eighteen years that a mother won on tour, after Laura Arraya in 1989. Her daughter, Tina, is a frequent regular in the crowd. Bammer said of her daughter, "She is always telling other people to be quiet because mommy is concentrating." She is notable for her 2-0 head-to-head against Serena Williams, one of the only players to ever have a winning record against the American.
Born on 27 April 1980 in Linz, Austria, Bammer made her WTA Tour main draw debut as a wildcard in 2000 at the Klagenfurt event. She lost to German player Andrea Glass at this event. She failed to qualify for Wimbledon, US Open and her home tournament in Linz.
During 2001 she took a break from tennis to give birth to her daughter, Tina. Her boyfriend Christophe Gsthwendtner took a break from his engineering career to take care of Tina. Given that she was still to break into the top 200 at the time, this was a courageous decision for the young couple. It wasn't until two years later that she would break into the top 150.
Upon her post-pregnancy comeback in 2002 she cruised to win her first career singles title at the $10k event in Grenoble. She won another two in the same year at Mostar and Innsbruck, both $25k events on the ITF Tour. During 2003, she picked up another four $25k singles titles. She also made her debut for Austria in their Fed Cup team.
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