Julia Abe
| Country (sports) | Germany |
|---|---|
| Born | (1976年05月21日) 21 May 1976 (age 48) Bielefeld, West Germany |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed Backhand) |
| Prize money | 131,723ドル |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 123–104 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 111 (10 January 2000) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2000) |
| French Open | 2R (2000) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 36–36 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 139 (10 April 2000) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1999) |
Julia Abe (born 21 May 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.
Biography
[edit ]A right-handed player from Bielefeld, Abe was coached during her career by her father Wolfgang.[1]
Abe turned professional at the age of 19 and won two ITF singles titles in her first year on the ITF circuit in 1996.
Her best performances on the WTA Tour were quarterfinals appearances at the 1998 Intersport Grand Prix in Hamburg and the 1999 Nokia Cup in Prostějov, both as a qualifier.
Ranked a career best 111 in the world at the beginning of 2000, she received direct entry into the Australian Open main draw, where she lost in the first round to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.[2]
At the 2000 French Open she had to compete in qualifying and made her way through to the main draw. She defeated Marion Maruska in the first round, then challenged top seed Martina Hingis in the second round, before going down 4–6, 5–7, having served for the second set.[3] This was her final appearance on tour.
ITF finals
[edit ]Singles (3–3)
[edit ]| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 21 April 1996 | Gelos, France | Clay | France Laurence Garcia-Clement | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 15 July 1996 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | Romania Raluca Sandu | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3. | 28 June 1997 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | France Emmanuelle Curutchet | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 3 August 1997 | Horb, Germany | Clay | Hungary Anna Földényi | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 8 February 1998 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6. | 3 October 1999 | Tbilisi, Georgia | Clay | Belarus Tatiana Poutchek | 6–2, 6–0 |
| NP | 7. | 10 October 1999 | Batumi, Georgia | Carpet | Hungary Katalin Marosi | NP |
Doubles (4–1)
[edit ]| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 11 February 1996 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Germany Anke Roos | Spain Nuria Llagostera Spain Laura Pena |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2. | 3 August 1997 | Horb, Germany | Clay | Australia Renee Reid | Romania Magda Mihalache Romania Alice Pirsu |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 3. | 23 November 1997 | Deauville, France | Carpet (i) | Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva | Hungary Katalin Marosi Germany Caroline Schneider |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4. | 5 July 1998 | Vaihingen, Germany | Clay | Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva | Belgium Laurence Courtois Croatia Maja Murić |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5. | 2 April 2000 | Norcross, United States | Hard | Israel Tzipora Obziler | United States Lindsay Lee South Africa Jessica Steck |
5–7, 7–6(4), 6–4 |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Was Hänschen nicht lernt, lernt Julia nur schwer". Tagesspiegel (in German). 5 May 1999. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Williams survives scare". BBC News . 18 January 2000. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Hingis struggles against qualifier". BBC News . 1 June 2000. Retrieved 12 June 2018.