Katharina Krüger (born 3 January 1990) is a German wheelchair tennis player who competes in international level events. In the singles she is a three-time quarterfinalist in the Australian Open and four-time quarterfinalist in the French Open. She has participated at three Summer Paralympic Games and reached the second round in the singles' events. In the doubles she was a runner-up in the 2009 Australian Open where she partnered with Agnieszka Wysocka and lost to Korie Homan and Esther Vergeer in the final.[1][2][3] Krüger has used a wheelchair from an early age as she was born with spina bifida.[4]
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Residence | Berlin, Germany |
Born | Zehlendorf, West Berlin, West Germany | 3 January 1990
Turned pro | 2001 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Career record | 612–407 |
Highest ranking | No. 6 (24 August 2009) |
Current ranking | No. 22 (16 March 2020) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2015, 2017, 2018) |
French Open | QF (2010, 2013, 2018, 2023) |
Wimbledon | QF (2018) |
US Open | QF (2022) |
Other tournaments | |
Paralympic Games | 2R (2012, 2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 436–322 |
Highest ranking | No. 5 (2 February 2009) |
Current ranking | No. 14 (16 March 2020) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (2009) |
French Open | SF (2010, 2013, 2018) |
Wimbledon | SF (2009, 2014, 2015, 2018) |
US Open | QF (2022, 2023) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Paralympic Games | QF (2012) |
References
External links
- Katharina Kruger at the International Tennis Federation
- Katharina Kruger at the International Paralympic Committee
- Katharina Krüger at Team Deutschland Paralympics (in German)
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