Dinah Pfizenmaier

Dinah Pfizenmaier (born 13 January 1992, in Bielefeld)[1] is a German tennis player.

Dinah Pfizenmaier

Pfizenmaier at the 2013 French Open
Full name	Dinah Pfizenmaier
Country (sports)	Germany
Born	13 January 1992 Bielefeld, Germany
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$481,829
Singles
Career record	171–105
Career titles	9 ITF
Highest ranking	79 (17 March 2014)
Current ranking	849 (31 August 2017)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2014)
French Open	3R (2013)
Wimbledon	1R (2014)
US Open	1R (2013)
Doubles
Career record	31–31
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	245 (2 February 2015)
Last updated on: 31 August 2017.

Pfizenmaier has won nine singles and two doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 17 March 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 79. On 2 February 2015, she peaked at world number 245 in the doubles rankings.

Professional career

2012

Pfizenmaier made her Grand Slam debut at the 2012 French Open. She qualified for the main draw by defeating Kristýna Plíšková, Misaki Doi and Monica Puig. In the first round of the main draw she defeated local talent Caroline Garcia to set up a clash with world number one Victoria Azarenka.[2] She lost the meeting in straight sets.[3]

2013

Pfizenmaier qualified again for the 2013 French Open, defeating Chiara Scholl, Irina Khromacheva and Vera Dushevina. In the main draw she defeated Mandy Minella and rising star Urszula Radwańska. In round three she was defeated by number 4 seed Agnieszka Radwańska.[4]

2014

At the French Open in 2014, Pfizenmaier defeated Estrella Cabeza Candela in the first round,[5][6] but lost to Sara Errani in round two.

ITF finals

Singles: 13 (9–4)

Legend $100,000 tournaments (0–0) $75,000 tournaments (0–0) $50,000 tournaments (1–1) $25,000 tournaments (3–1) $15,000 tournaments (0–1) $10,000 tournaments (5–1)

Finals by surface Hard (2–1) Clay (6–3) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	25 July 2011	Tampere, Finland	Clay	Piia Suomalainen	5–7, 0–6
Winner	1.	22 August 2011	Braunschweig, Germany	Clay	Syna Kayser	7–6^(7–5), 6–1
Winner	2.	12 September 2011	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Clay	Stephanie Vogt	3–6, 6–1, 6–1
Winner	3.	26 September 2011	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	Clay	Jovana Jakšić	6–4, 6–4
Winner	4.	24 October 2011	Netanya, Israel	Hard	Çağla Büyükakçay	7–6^(7–5), 4–6, 6–1
Winner	5.	23 January 2012	Kaarst, Germany	Carpet (i)	Alison Van Uytvanck	6–4, 6–4
Winner	6.	19 March 2012	Phuket, Thailand	Hard (i)	Noppawan Lertcheewakarn	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	8 October 2012	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Clay	Victoria Kan	6–4, 4–6, 2–5, ret.
Runner-up	3.	5 November 2012	Benicarló, Spain	Hard	Laura Pous Tió	4–6, 1–6
Winner	7.	25 February 2013	Majorca, Spain	Clay	Anastasia Grymalska	6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Winner	8.	1 April 2013	Torrent, Spain	Clay	Justine Ozga	6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	4.	13 May 2013	Saint-Gaudens, France	Clay	Paula Ormaechea	3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Winner	9.	1 July 2013	Versmold, Germany	Clay	Maryna Zanevska	6–4, 4–6, 6–4

Doubles: 5 (2–3)

Legend $100,000 tournaments (0–0) $75,000 tournaments (0–0) $50,000 tournaments (0–0) $25,000 tournaments (1–2) $15,000 tournaments (0–0) $10,000 tournaments (1–1)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (2–3) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	15 August 2011	Ratingen, Germany	Clay	Katharina Hering	Elizaveta Ianchuk Karolina Wlodarczak	6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Winner	1.	26 September 2011	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	Clay	Julia Wachaczyk	Clelia Melena Stefania Rubini	6–4, 7–5
Runner-up	2.	29 April 2013	Wiesbaden, Germany	Clay	Anna Zaja	Gabriela Dabrowski Sharon Fichman	3–6, 3–6
Winner	2.	10 February 2014	São Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Beatriz García Vidagany	Mariana Duque Paula Cristina Gonçalves	7–6^(10–8), 4–6, [10–8]
Runner-up	3.	16 March 2015	Seville, Spain	Clay	Sandra Klemenschits	Ekaterine Gorgodze Victoria Kan	3–6, 2–6

Singles performance timeline

Tournament	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	Q1	1R	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1
French Open	A	2R	3R	2R	1R	A	A	0 / 4	4–4
Wimbledon	A	Q2	Q1	1R	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1
US Open	A	Q1	1R	Q2	A	Q1	Q1	0 / 1	0–1
Win–Loss	0–0	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–1	0–0	0–0	0 / 7	4–7
Career statistics
Overall Win–Loss^*	0–0	1–2	4–6	6–10	3–3	0–0	0–0	14–21
Year-end ranking	271	158	98	125	249	–	854	40%

*: only WTA Tour main draw

References

1. "33. Westfälische Tennis-Hallenmeisterschaften – 11. bis 15. Januar 2012 – Werne". altkreis-halle.net (in German). 10 January 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
2. "French Open - Dinah Pfizenmaier nun gegen Azarenka". Stern (in German). 28 May 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
3. "Williams und Pfizenmaier scheiden bei den French Open aus". Stern (in German). 30 May 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
4. "French Open: Pfizenmaier scheitert an Radwanska". Die Zeit (in German). 31 May 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
5. "Struff und Pfizenmaier siegen". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 27 May 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
6. "French Open: Pfizenmaier schafft Einzug in zweite Runde". Die Zeit (in German). 27 May 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.

External links

• Dinah Pfizenmaier at the Women's Tennis Association
• Dinah Pfizenmaier at the International Tennis Federation