Sarah Gronert Explained
| Sarah Gronert |
| Birth Date: | 6 July 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Linnich, West Germany |
| Careerprizemoney: | $96,009 |
| Singlesrecord: | 164–108 |
| Singlestitles: | 9 ITF |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 164 (14 May 2012) |
| Australianopenresult: | Q2 (2012) |
| Frenchopenresult: | Q1 (2012) |
| Wimbledonresult: | Q1 (2012) |
| Usopenresult: | Q1 (2010, 2012) |
| Doublesrecord: | 4–1 |
| Doublestitles: | 1 ITF |
Sarah Gronert (born 6 July 1986)[1] is a German former professional tennis player. She won a total of ten titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career and her best WTA ranking of 164 came on 14 May 2012.
Intersex condition
Gronert was born intersex, with both male and female genitalia. She had surgery at the age of 19 and is legally and competitively considered to be a woman.[2] [3] [4]
ITF finals
Singles (9–5)
| Legend |
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| $100,000 tournaments | | $75,000 tournaments | | $50,000 tournaments | | $25,000 tournaments | | $10,000 tournaments | |
| | Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (4–1) | | Clay (3–4) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (2–0) | |
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| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|
| Loss | 1. | 23 March 2008 | ITF Amiens, France | Clay (i) |  Karla Mraz | 4–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
| Win | 1. | 25 January 2009 | ITF Kaarst, Germany | Carpet (i) | Irina Kuzmina | 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 2. | 7 March 2009 | ITF Ra'anana, Israel | Clay |  Lavinia Lobbinger | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 3. | 19 July 2009 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | Clay |  Zuzana Kučová | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 4. | 16 August 2009 | Reinert Open, Germany | Clay | Darija Jurak | 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(5) |
| Loss | 2. | 23 August 2009 | ITF Wahlstedt, Germany | Clay |  Sandra Martinović | 6–2, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5. | 17 January 2010 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | Hard (i) | Julia Babilon | 2–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3. | 26 June 2010 | ITF Getxo, Spain | Clay |  Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 6. | 30 January 2011 | ITF Kaarst, Germany | Carpet (i) | Anna Zaja | 6–7(4), 7–6(5), 6–3 |
| Win | 7. | 24 July 2011 | ITF Wrexham, UK | Hard | Lenka Wienerová | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4. | 7 August 2011 | Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany | Clay | Tatjana Malek | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 28 August 2011 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Victoria Larrière | 3–6, 6–1, 5–7 |
| Win | 8. | 5 February 2012 | GB Pro-Series Sunderland, UK | Hard (i) | Annika Beck | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 9. | 21 July 2012 | GB Pro-Series Foxhills, UK | Hard | Diāna Marcinkēviča | 6–2, 6–3 | |
Doubles (1–0)
| Legend |
|---|
| $50,000 tournaments | | $25,000 tournaments | | $10,000 tournaments | |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (0–0) | | Clay (1–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Hohn, Spott, bittere Tränen. Christian. Witt. Focus. 26 January 2009. 19 July 2010. German.
- Web site: Sarah Gronert passes gender test to play on women's circuit. Mark. Hodgkinson. Daily Telegraph. 27 March 2009. 19 July 2010.
- News: Warum Sarah Gronert ihre Karriere unterbricht. Die Welt. 27 July 2008. 19 July 2010. German.
- Web site: Tennisspielerin Sarah Gronert als Mann angefeindet. René. Schröder. Der Westen. 29 July 2008. 19 July 2010. German.
