Sarah Gronert

Sarah Gronert (born 6 July 1986)[1] is a retired German tennis player. She won a total of ten titles on the ITF circuit in her career and her best WTA ranking of 164 came on 14 May 2012.

Sarah Gronert
Country (sports) Germany
Born (1986-07-06) 6 July 1986
Linnich, West Germany
Prize money$96,009
Singles
Career record164–108
Career titles9 ITF
Highest ranking164 (14 May 2012)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2012)
French OpenQ1 (2012)
WimbledonQ1 (2012)
US OpenQ1 (2010, 2012)
Doubles
Career record4–1
Career titles1 ITF

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
$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)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 23 March 2008 Amiens, France Clay (i) Karla Mraz 4–6, 7–5, 1–6
Winner 1. 25 January 2009 Kaarst, Germany Carpet (i) Irina Kuzmina 2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Winner 2. 7 March 2009 Ra'anana, Israel Clay Lavinia Lobbinger 6–0, 6–1
Winner 3. 19 July 2009 Darmstadt, Germany Clay Zuzana Kučová 6–1, 6–1
Winner 4. 16 August 2009 Versmold, Germany Clay Darija Jurak 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
Runner-up 2. 23 August 2009 Wahlstedt, Germany Clay Sandra Martinović 6–2, 1–6, 4–6
Winner 5. 17 January 2010 Glasgow, Great Britain Hard (i) Julia Babilon 2–6, 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 3. 26 June 2010 Getxo, Spain Clay Sílvia Soler Espinosa 2–6, 1–6
Winner 6. 30 January 2011 Kaarst, Germany Carpet (i) Anna Zaja 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Winner 7. 24 July 2011 Wrexham, Great Britain Hard Lenka Wienerová 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 4. 7 August 2011 Hechingen, Germany Clay Tatjana Malek 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 5. 28 August 2011 Istanbul, Turkey Hard Victoria Larrière 3–6, 6–1, 5–7
Winner 8. 5 February 2012 Sunderland, Great Britain Hard (i) Annika Beck 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Winner 9. 21 July 2012 Woking, Great Britain Hard Diāna Marcinkēviča 6–2, 6–3

Doubles (1–0)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 6 March 2009 Ra'anana, Israel Clay Keren Shlomo Lucia Kovarčíková
Zuzana Linhová		 7–5, 7–5

References
  1. Witt, Christian (26 January 2009). "Hohn, Spott, bittere Tränen". Focus (in German). Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  2. Hodgkinson, Mark (27 March 2009). "Sarah Gronert passes gender test to play on women's circuit". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  3. "Warum Sarah Gronert ihre Karriere unterbricht". Die Welt (in German). 27 July 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  4. Schröder, René (29 July 2008). "Tennisspielerin Sarah Gronert als Mann angefeindet". Der Westen (in German). Retrieved 19 July 2010.
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