Annette Kolb (tennis)

Annette Kolb
Country (sports) Germany
Born (1983-09-14) 14 September 1983 (age 41)
Ulm
Turned pro1998
Retired2007
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$31,341
Singles
Career record106–100
Career titles0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 344 (6 February 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2001)
French Open Junior1R (2001)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2001)
US Open Junior3R (2000)
Doubles
Career record62–39
Career titles0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 242 (17 July 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2001)
French Open JuniorF (2001)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2001)
US Open JuniorQF (2001)

Annette Kolb (born 14 September 1983) is a German former professional tennis player.

Kolb has won one singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 6 February 2006, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 344. On 17 July 2006, she peaked at No. 242 in the doubles rankings. Kolb made her WTA Tour debut at the 2006 Banka Koper Slovenia Open.[1] Kolb retirement from professional tennis 2007.

Career

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Kolb started playing tennis aged 7. On 2 January 2001, she reached her best singles junior ranking of world No. 42. On 12 December 2001, she peaked at No. 16 in the doubles rankings. She finished her junior career with a record of 82–68.[2] Her biggest success was the final of the junior 2001 French Open in doubles. Together with Neyssa Etienne lost a Czech Petra Cetkovská and Renata Voráčová.[3]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Girls' doubles

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Outcome Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 2001 French Open Clay Haiti Neyssa Etienne Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
3–6, 6–3, 3–6

ITF finals

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Singles: 5 (1–4)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 30 April 2001 Florianópolis, Brazil Clay Uruguay Ana Lucía Migliarini de León 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 7 April 2003 Antalya, Turkey Clay Romania Magda Mihalache 5–7, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 5 April 2004 Cairo, Egypt Clay Czech Republic Hana Šromová w/o
Runner-up 3. 15 April 2005 Porto, Portugal Hard South Africa Surina De Beer 0–6, 1–6
Runner-up 4. 2 August 2005 Vigo, Spain Hard Spain María José Martínez Sánchez 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–7(4–7)

Doubles: 14 (6–8)

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$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 29 January 2001 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei Australia Donna Mc Intyre
New Zealand Shelley Stephens
5–7, 6–0, 2–6
Winner 1. 29 July 2001 Horb, Germany Clay Croatia Ivana Zupa Slovakia Zuzana Kučová
Slovakia Martina Strussova
7–6(7–0), 6–2
Winner 2. 19 August 2002 Enschede, Netherlands Clay Austria Daniela Kix Austria Daniela Klemenschits
Netherlands Debby Haak
6–1, 7–5
Winner 3. 5 May 2003 Warsaw, Poland Clay Germany Tatjana Maria Czech Republic Barbora Machovská
Czech Republic Ivana Plateniková
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 5 April 2004 Cairo, Egypt Clay Sweden Helena Ejeson Czech Republic Simona Dobrá
Czech Republic Hana Šromová
w/o
Winner 4. 14 March 2005 Fuerteventura, Spain Carpet Germany Laura Zelder Spain Núria Roig
Spain Astrid Waernes
6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Runner-up 3. 4 April 2005 Porto, Portugal Hard Germany Laura Zelder Argentina María José Argeri
Brazil Letícia Sobral
6–7(6–8), 1–6
Runner-up 4. 18 April 2005 Porto, Portugal Hard Germany Mareike Biglmaier Netherlands Lisanne Balk
South Africa Surina De Beer
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up 5. 28 May 2005 Phuket, Thailand Hard Australia Monique Adamczak Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova
Thailand Napaporn Tongsalee
1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 6. 25 October 2005 Tokyo, Japan Hard Australia Lauren Breadmore Japan Maki Arai
South Korea Kim Hea-mi
4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Winner 5. 13 May 2006 Monzón, Spain Hard Australia Monique Adamczak Poland Olga Brózda
Israel Yevgenia Savransky
7–5, 6–3
Winner 6. 19 May 2006 Tenerife, Spain Hard Australia Monique Adamczak Spain Estrella Cabeza Candela
Venezuela Laura Vallvaerdu-Zafra
4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 7. 30 October 2006 Erding, Germany Carpet (i) Germany Carmen Klaschka Austria Daniela Klemenschits
Austria Sandra Klemenschits
6–1, 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 8. 6 November 2006 Ismaning, Germany Carpet (i) Germany Sabrina Jolk Germany Eva-Maria Hoch
Germany Lydia Steinbach
2–6, 1–6

ITF Junior finals

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Singles

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Legend
Junior Grand Slam
Category GA
Category G1
Category G2
Category G3
Category G4
Category G5
Result Date Tournament Location Surface Opponent Score
W 7 August 1998 ITF 18 & Under Tournament Rushbrooke, Ireland Carpet United Kingdom Alice Barnes 6–2, 6–2
L 17 October 1999 15th Bahia Junior Cup Bahia, Brazil Clay Brazil Livia Azzi 0–5 ret.

Doubles

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Legend
Junior Grand Slam
Category GA
Category G1
Category G2
Category G3
Category G4
Category G5
Result Date Tournament Location Surface Partner Opponent Score
L 7 August 1998 ITF 18 & Under Tournament Rushbrooke, Ireland Carpet United Kingdom Natalie Neri United Kingdom Alice Barnes
United Kingdom Julia Smith
4–6, 3–6
L 14 February 1999 Auckland 18 & Under Summer Championships Auckland, New Zealand Hard New Zealand Gorana Marsic Australia Sarah Stone
Australia Nicole Kriz
1–6, 2–6
L 17 October 1999 15th Bahia Junior Cup Bahia, Brazil Clay Germany Jacqueline Frohlich Brazil Livia Azzi
Brazil Larissa Carvalho
3–6, 7–5, 0–6
W 24 October 1999 Londrina Junior Cup Londrina, Brazil Clay Germany Jacqueline Frohlich Brazil Marina Tavares
Brazil Fernanda Luiz
1–6, 7–5, 6–1
L 20 May 2001 23rd Tourneo Internazionale Citta Di Santa Croce Santa Croce, Italy Clay Haiti Neyssa Etienne Argentina Gisela Dulko
France Sylvia Montero
2–6, 6–2, 5–7
L 2 June 2001 37th Astrid Bowl Loverval, Belgium Clay Haiti Neyssa Etienne United States Bethanie Mattek
Australia Christina Horiatopoulos
3–6, 6–7(3–7)
L 10 June 2001 International Junior Championships of France Paris, France Clay Haiti Neyssa Etienne Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
3–6, 6–3, 3–6

References

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  1. ^ "BANKA KOPER SLOVENIA OPEN : Draw" (PDF). Wtatennis.com. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Annette Kolb". Itftennis.com. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  3. ^ "International Junior Championships of France". Itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
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