| 👁 Image Kremer in 2007 | |
| Country (sports) | 👁 Image Luxembourg |
|---|---|
| Born | (1975-10-17) 17 October 1975 (age 50) |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) [1] |
| Turned pro | September 1998 |
| Retired | August 2014 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,567,313 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 496–418 |
| Career titles | 2 WTA, 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 18 (29 July 2002) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008) |
| French Open | 3R (2002) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1999, 2004) |
| US Open | 2R (1998, 1999, 2000) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 45–108 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 140 (6 May 2002) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2005, 2008) |
| French Open | 1R (2005) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2005) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 61–57 |
Anne Kremer (born 17 October 1975) is a Luxembourgish retired tennis player. She won two singles titles on the WTA Tour. On 29 July 2002, she achieved her best WTA ranking of world No. 18.
Kremer completed her schooling at the Athénée de Luxembourg and subsequently studied English and history at Stanford University in California.
Kremer is a member of the Democratic and Liberal Youth in Luxembourg,[2] and has entered politics. She ran for the Democratic Party in the 2009 election to the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg.[3] Running in Centre, she finished 15th on the DP list, and was thus not elected.[4]
Biography
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Kremer was born in 1975[5] to father Jean (an engineer), and mother Ginette (a physical education teacher). Early in her career, Kremer was coached by her younger brother, Gilles. Later, she was coached by Stephane Vix. Kremer is a baseliner right-handed[5] player with a strong backhand and a preference for grass and hard pack playing surfaces. Beside Luxembourgish, Kremer is fluent in English, French and German and plans to become a translator.
WTA career finals
[edit]Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
[edit]| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) | |
| Tier I (0–0) | |
| Tier II (0–0) | |
| Tier III (0–0) | |
| Tier IV & V (2–2) | |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Nov 1999 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | 👁 Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva |
6–4, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | Jan 2000 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | 👁 Zimbabwe Cara Black |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | Nov 2000 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | 👁 Russia Tatiana Panova |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2. | Apr 2001 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | 👁 Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva |
6–3, 2–6, 4–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 12 (5–7)
[edit]| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 23 May 1994 | ITF Łódź, Poland | Clay | 👁 Ukraine Talina Beiko |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 31 July 1994 | ITF La Coruña, Spain | Clay | 👁 Spain Paula Hermida |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 21 August 1994 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | 👁 Belgium Stephanie Devillé |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 11 September 1994 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | Clay | 👁 Belarus Marina Stets |
6–7, 7–6, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 20 July 1998 | ITF Peachtree, United States | Hard | 👁 Puerto Rico Kristina Brandi |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 11 October 1998 | ITF Albuquerque, United States | Hard | 👁 United States Jane Chi |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 19 October 1998 | ITF Welwyn, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | 👁 Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi |
1–6, 1–1 ret. |
| Winner | 5. | 21 February 1999 | ITF Midland, United States | Hard (i) | 👁 United States Tara Snyder |
3–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 1 March 1999 | ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | 👁 Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 10 May 2004 | ITF Stockholm, Sweden | Clay | 👁 Australia Anastasia Rodionova |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 24 January 2010 | ITF Wrexham, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | 👁 Germany Mona Barthel |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 25 September 2010 | ITF Shrewsbury, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | 👁 Czech Republic Eva Birnerová |
6–7, 6–3, 0–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
[edit]| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 25 March 2011 | ITF Bath, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | 👁 Hungary Tímea Babos |
👁 Poland Marta Domachowska 👁 Poland Katarzyna Piter |
7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
[edit]| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W-L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 1R | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | A | 6–10 |
| French Open | Q2 | Q1 | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | A | A | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 5–7 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | Q3 | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 3R | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 6–9 |
| US Open | Q1 | Q3 | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | Q3 | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | 3–6 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 20–32 |
| Year-end ranking | 134 | 129 | 74 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 25 | 389 | 94 | 166 | 142 | 85 | 264 | 559 | 165 | 254 | 496 | 986 |
Head-to-head record
[edit]- Serena Williams 0–1
- Anke Huber 1–3
- Martina Hingis 0–1
- Maria Sharapova 0–2
- Lindsay Davenport 0–5
- Henrieta Nagyová 2–0
- Elena Dementieva 0–2
- Venus Williams 0–3
- Dinara Safina 0–1
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Credit to Archived January 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Libéraux, candidats et sportifs". Le Quotidien. 27 January 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011.
- ^ Hilgert, Romain (30 January 2009). "Casting-Show im Atelier". Lëtzebuerger Land.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2009: Circonscription Centre" (in French). Service Information et Presse. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- ^ a b "Anne Kremer". Women's Tennis Association. WTA. 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
External links
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