Lydia Steinbach

Lydia Steinbach (born 30 July 1980) is a German former professional tennis player.

Lydia Steinbach

Country (sports)	Germany
Born	30 July 1980 Karl-Marx-Stadt (Chemnitz), East Germany
Retired	2010
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$54,314
Singles
Career record	141-99
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 262 (27 August 2001)
Doubles
Career record	88-53
Career titles	10 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 176 (4 February 2002)

Biography

Steinbach was born in the city of Chemnitz, which was then known as Karl-Marx-Stadt and part of East Germany.[1]

A right-handed player, Steinbach reached a best singles ranking of 262. In 2001 she won an ITF tournament in San Severo, beating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final. Her best performance on the WTA Tour came at the Pattaya Open in 2003, where she made the round of 16.[2]

As a doubles player she won 10 ITF titles and was ranked as high as 176 in the world. At the 2003 Sparkassen Cup in Leipzig, Steinbach and partner Aniko Kapros held a match point against top seeds Martina Navratilova and Svetlana Kuznetsova, before going down 5–7 in the third set.[3]

While studying sports at university she was a participant in the 2003 Summer Universiade in Daegu, winning bronze medals for both the women's doubles and mixed doubles events.[4]

ITF finals

Singles (1–6)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	9 August 1998	Rebecq, Belgium	Clay	Daphne van de Zande	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	13 June 1999	Meinerzhagen, Germany	Clay	Martina Müller	0–6, 2–6
Runner-up	3.	16 October 2000	Joué-lès-Tours, France	Hard (i)	Dally Randriantefy	0–4, 1–4
Runner-up	4.	4 February 2001	Tipton, United Kingdom	Clay	Anne-Laure Heitz	4–6, 6–3, 6–7^(2–7)
Winner	5.	29 April 2001	San Severo, Italy	Clay	Svetlana Kuznetsova	2–6, 7–6^(5), 6–3
Runner-up	6.	13 July 2003	Darmstadt, Germany	Clay	Alena Vašková	3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	7.	24 July 2006	Horb, Germany	Clay	Sandra Martinović	6–3, 1–6, 4–6

Doubles (10–7)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	28 September 1998	Glasgow, Great Britain	Carpet (i)	Eva Dyrberg	Helen Crook Victoria Davies	6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Winner	2.	16 November 1998	Biel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Dája Bedáňová	Gréta Arn Katalin Miskolczi	6–2, 6–1
Runner-up	3.	13 June 1999	Meinerzhagen, Germany	Clay	Jennifer Tinnacher	Bianca Cremer Nicole Seitenbecher	6–7, 0–6
Winner	4.	12 February 2001	Sutton, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Eleni Daniilidou	Amanda Hopmans Patty Van Acker	6–0, 6–4
Winner	5.	15 July 2001	Darmstadt, Germany	Clay	Magdalena Kučerová	Milena Nekvapilová Hana Šromová	6–1, 6–2
Winner	6.	6 August 2001	Hechingen, Germany	Clay	Magdalena Kučerová	Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits	5–7, 6–2, 6–1
Winner	7.	22 October 2001	Opole, Poland	Carpet	Magdalena Kučerová	Milena Nekvapilová Hana Šromová	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	8.	5 August 2002	Hechingen, Germany	Clay	Shelley Stephens	Andrea Glass Jasmin Wöhr	4–6, 5–7
Runner-up	9.	12 August 2002	Innsbruck, Austria	Clay	Magdalena Kučerová	Goulnara Fattakhetdinova Maria Kondratieva	4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Winner	10.	1 September 2002	Bielefeld, Germany	Clay	Lisa Fritz	Martina Babáková Lenka Tvarošková	7–5, 6–4
Runner-up	11.	14 July 2003	Garching bei München, Germany	Clay	Antonia Matic	Angelika Bachmann Lenka Němečková	2–6, 6–7^(7–9)
Runner-up	12.	3 August 2003	Saulgau, Germany	Clay	Antonia Matic	Christina Fitz Kathrin Wörle-Scheller	2–6, 1–6
Runner-up	13.	24 July 2006	Horb, Germany	Clay	Julia Görges	Josipa Bek Dia Evtimova	6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Winner	14.	6 August 2006	Saulgau, Germany	Clay	Josipa Bek	Martina Babáková Linda Smolenaková	6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	15.	4 September 2006	Düsseldorf, Germany	Clay	Korina Perkovic	Franziska Etzel Laura Zelder	1–6, 7–6^(9–7), 2–6
Winner	16.	6 November 2006	Ismaning, Germany	Carpet (i)	Eva-Maria Hoch	Sabrina Jolk Annette Kolb	6–2, 6–1
Winner	17.	24 August 2008	Wahlstedt, Germany	Clay	Julia Paetow	Dominice Ripoll Lucia Sainz-Pelegri	6–4, 6–4

References

1. "Tennis: Knapper Sieg der zweifachen Mutter". LVZ - Leipziger Volkszeitung (in German). 15 July 2013.
2. "Nagyova y Rodionova pasan a cuartos en Tailandia". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). 5 November 2003.
3. "Navratilova survives match point in Leipzig doubles". ABC News. 25 September 2003.
4. "Lydia Steinbach: Beinahe wie Olympische Spiele". Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (in German). 3 September 2003.

External links

• Lydia Steinbach at the Women's Tennis Association
• Lydia Steinbach at the International Tennis Federation