Sabine Lisicki
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Fou name
| Sabine Katharina Lisicki
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Kintra
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Germany
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Residence
| Bradenton, Florida
,
Unitit States
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Born
| (
1989-09-22
)
22 September 1989
(age 34)
Troisdorf
,
Wast Germany
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Hicht
| 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
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Turned pro
| 2006
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Plays
| Richt-haundit
(twa-haundit backhaund)
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Prize money
| $
6,424,542
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Singles
|
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Career record
| 331?252
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Career titles
| 4 WTA, 2 ITF
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Heichest rankin
| No. 12 (21 Mey 2012)
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Current rankin
| No. 127 (3 July 2017)
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Grand Slam Singles results
|
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Australian Open
| 4R (
2012
)
|
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French Open
| 3R (
2013
,
2015
)
|
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Wimbledon
| F (
2013
)
|
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US Open
| 4R (
2011
,
2015
)
|
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Ither toornaments
|
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Olympic Gemmes
| 3R (
2012
)
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Doubles
|
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Career record
| 81?58
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Career titles
| 4 WTA, 0 ITF
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Heichest rankin
| 35 (9 April 2012)
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Current rankin
| No. 251 (3 Julie 2017)
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Grand Slam Doubles results
|
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Australian Open
| 2R (
2016
)
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French Open
| 3R (
2013
)
|
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Wimbledon
| F (
2011
)
|
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US Open
| QF (
2012
)
|
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Ither Doubles toornaments
|
Olympic Games
| 2R (
2012
)
|
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Mixed Doubles
|
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Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
|
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Australian Open
| 1R (
2013
)
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Wimbledon
| 3R (
2017
)
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Ither Mixed Doubles tournaments
|
Olympic Gemmes
| SF ? 4t place (
2012
)
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Team competeetions
|
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Fed Cup
| F (
2014
), Record 10?7
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Hopman Cup
| 4?6
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Last updatit on: 23 Mairch 2015.
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Sabine Katharina Lisicki
(
German pronunciation:
[za?biːn? l??z?ki]
); born 22 September 1989) is a German professional
tennis
player. She turned professional in 2006 an her breakthrough came in 2009 when she reached the quarterfinals o the
Wimbledon Championships
an wan her first WTA title, the
Faimily Circle Cup
, against
Caroline Wozniacki
. In Mairch 2010, she suffered an ankle injury at the
Indian Wells Masters
that kept her oot o competeetion for five month an saw her faw oot o the tap 200.
She reboondit in 2011 an wan the
Aegon Classic
afore enterin the
Wimbledon Championships
as a wildcard an gangin on tae reach the semifinals, whaur she lost tae
Maria Sharapova
. In daein sae she acame anly the seicont woman in
Wimbledon
history tae mak it tae the semifinals while enterin the toornament as a
wildcard
.
[1]
She follaeed that twa month later bi winnin her third WTA toornament, the
Texas Open
. In 2012, she achieved her career-heichest ranking, 12t, an again reached the quarterfinals o the
Wimbledon Championships
. Again, in 2012 she suffered frae anither ankle injury that preventit her frae havin better results on tour. Lisicki reached the final o the
2013 Wimbledon Championships
, losin tae
Marion Bartoli
.
In doubles, Lisicki wan the
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
in
2011
wi
Samantha Stosur
an in
2013
wi
Mona Barthel
. She an aa reached the doubles final at Wimbledon
in 2011
wi Stosur an came fowert in the
mixed doubles
at the
2012 Lunnon Olympics
wi
Christopher Kas
.
Lisicki's parents emigrated tae West Germany frae Poland in 1979; her faither, Dr. Richard Lisicki, is o German an Pols strynd an her mither, Elisabeth, o Pols. Thay came tae Germany as "
Spataussiedler
", descended frae German ceetizens who lived in the
former eastern territories of Germany
which haed acome
pairt of Poland
after
World War II
.
[2]
In a 2009 interview wi the German newspaper
Die Welt
, her faither put emphasis on Lisicki bein German: "Sabine is a German ? not only because of her birth here [in Germany]."
[3]
Lisicki wis born in
Troisdorf
, North Rhine-Westphalia, in 1989. Her faither, who introduced her tae the sport at the age o seiven, haes a doctorate in sport science an is her coach. Her mither is a painter specialising in ceramics.
Syne 2004, Lisicki haes trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in
Bradenton, Florida
, whaur she is sponsored an managed bi
IMG
. She is coached bi her faither, who studied sport science in
Wrocław
an
Cologne
.
[3]
Early in her career, Lisicki coud nae flee tae tournaments acause o a lack o funding. She haed tae be driven across Europe in a car bi her parents sae that she coud attend tournaments. Lisicki said: "My parents did everything possible to let me play tennis. That's what I appreciated so much. My dad has worked from 8 in the morning til 9 in the evening to make it possible so I can play tennis. We had to cancel tournaments because we couldn't afford to go there."
[4]
Lisicki competit in her first WTA Main Draw match when she wis gien a wildcard tae play in the
2006 Berlin Open
. She played
Mara Santangelo
in the first roond an lost in three sets, 6-3 2-6 1-6.
Lisicki haed a successfu year in 2007 on the ITF circuit an climbed frae world nummer 497 tae nummer 198 in the WTA rankings. She won twa titles, ane in
Jersey
an the ither in
Toronto
. She defeatit tap-seed
Katie O'Brien
on 2 August 2007 at the
Odlum Brown Vancouver Open
.
[5]
In 2006, Lisicki competit at the
2006 Sunfeast Open ? Singles Qualifying
in
Kolkata
, whaur she defeatit Ragini Vimal in the first roond, but lost in the final qualifying roond tae
Sanaa Bhambri
.
At the
2008 Australian Open
, Lisicki's first Grand Slam tournament, she defeatit the nummer 16-seedit player,
Dinara Safina
, as well as
Mariya Koryttseva
tae reach the third roond as a qualifier. She lost her third roond match tae
Caroline Wozniacki
. In the first roond o the
Fed Cup
against the
United States
, Lisicki defeatit
Lindsay Davenport
in straucht sets.
Lisicki next reached the fowert roond o the Miami
2008 Sony Ericsson Open
, a
Tier I
event, whaur she defeatit saxt seedit
Anna Chakvetadze
in straucht sets, but wis defeatit in the next roond bi
Elena Dementieva
.
At the
2008 Wimbledon Championships
, Lisicki lost in the first roond tae the 2007 runner-up, nummer 11 seed
Marion Bartoli
.
In October, Lisicki reached her first WTA final at the Tashkent Open, whaur she lost in three sets tae fellae teenager
Sorana Cirstea
o Romanie.
Lisicki stairtit her year at the
Hopman Cup
in
Perth
whaur she advanced tae the third roond afore losin tae
Dominika Cibulkova
in straucht sets. At the
Australian Open
, Lisicki defeatit the 30t seed
Aleksandra Wozniak
in the openin roond afore losin tae
Samantha Stosur
in straucht sets. She then teuk pairt in
Germany
's 3?2 win ower
Switzerland
in thair
Fed Cup World Group II
tie, defeatin
Timea Bacsinszky
but losin tae
Patty Schnyder
.
At the
Cellular South Cup
in
Memphis
, Lisicki reached the semifinals, defeatin nummer 3 seed
Lucie ?afa?ova
on the wey afore losin tae eventual winner
Victoria Azarenka
. Lisicki then teuk pairt in the first
Premier Mandatory
tournament o the year in North Americae. At the
BNP Paribas Open
in
Indian Wells, California
, she lost in the first roond tae
Elena Vesnina
. At the
Sony Ericsson Open
in Miami, she lost in the seicont roond tae 26t seed
Iveta Bene?ova
.
During the clay-court saison, Lisicki lost in the seicont roond o the
MPS Group Championships
in
Ponte Vedra Beach
tae eventual finalist an nummer 5 seed
Aleksandra Wozniak
. On the green clay at the
Family Circle Cup
in
Charleston
, Lisicki won her first WTA Tour title wioot dropping a set, defeatin the 5t seed
Caroline Wozniacki
in the final. She haed previously defeatit 2nt seedit
Venus Williams
in the third roond an nummer 6 seed
Marion Bartoli
in the semifinals. She then teuk pairt in Germany's
Fed Cup World Group play-off
win against
China
. She defeatit world nummer 16
Zheng Jie
in the first singles match, an pairtnered wi
Anna-Lena Gronefeld
tae win the decisive doubles match.
Lisicki advanced tae the seicont roond o the
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
in
Stuttgart
afore losin tae third-seedit
Jelena Jankovi?
in straucht sets. She then advanced tae the quarterfinals at the
Estoril Open
in Portugal whaur she lost tae compatriot
Anna-Lena Gronefeld
, retiring when 6?2 doun. At the
French Open
, Lisicki lost tae
Lucie ?afa?ova
in the first roond.
On her first match on gress at the
Aegon International
in
Eastbourne
, Lisicki lost tae Samantha Stosur in the first roond. In doubles, Lisicki an her pairtner
Ana Ivanovic
lost in the first roond tae
Cara Black
an
Liezel Huber
.
Lisicki played her first
Grand Slam
quarterfinal at the
2009 Wimbledon Championships
, whaur she wis beaten bi world nummer 1
Dinara Safina
.
[6]
Tae reach the quarterfinal, she haed defeatit
Anna Chakvetadze
in the first roond,
Patricia Mayr
in the seicont, the
2009 French Open
champion an nummer 5 seed
Svetlana Kuznetsova
in the third roond, an ninth seed
Caroline Wozniacki
in the fowert.
Seedit 23rd, Lisicki advanced tae the seicont roond at the 2009 US Open, but lost tae qualifier Anastasia Rodionova. On Rodionova's match pynt, Lisicki slipped while going tae return a backhaund an injured her left ankle. She left the court in a wheelchair as Rodionova advanced tae the third roond. Lisicki later reportit
[7]
that an MRI showed no tears. The injury wis a sprain, an Lisicki returned tae her base in Florida for rehabilitation.
Lisicki returned tae the tour at the
Toray Pan Pacific Open
at the end o September, whaur she reached the seicont roond, but lost in three sets tae seivent seed
Jelena Jankovi?
.
In October, Lisicki reached the final o the
Luxembourg Open
, but lost tae
Timea Bacsinszky
o Switzerland. On her wey tae the final she beat
Iveta Bene?ova
,
Polona Hercog
,
Patty Schnyder
an
Shahar Pe'er
.
Lisicki qualified for the
Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions
. She lost her first roond robin match tae
Aravane Rezai
, but won her seicont roond robin match against
Melinda Czink
.
2010: Injuries and struggles
[
eedit
|
eedit soorce
]
Lisicki stairtit the 2010 saison bi playin at the
Hopman Cup
for Germany. She won her singles ties against
Elena Dementieva
an
Laura Robson
but lost tae
Yaroslava Shvedova
. Pairtnerin wi
Philipp Kohlschreiber
, thay lost aw thair doubles matches, sae Germany did nae proceed tae the finals.
Lisicki then travelled tae Melbourne tae compete in the
Australian Open
whaur she wis the 21st seed. Houiver, she wis defeatit in the seicont roond bi
Alberta Brianti
in three sets. Her first tournament after the Australian Open wis the
Pattaya Open
in
Bangkok
whaur she wis the seicont seed. Houiver, she lost her seicont roond match tae home player
Tamarine Tanasugarn
.
She then went tae
Dubai
tae compete in the
Dubai Tennis Championships
. She lost her seicont roond match against
Venus Williams
.
Her next twa tournaments war at
Indian Wells
an
Miami
. In baith tournaments, Lisicki retired in the seicont roond acause o an ankle injury. The injury sidelined her for five month, an she withdrew frae tournaments at
Ponte Vedra
an
Charleston
. She an aa missed
The French Open
an
Wimbledon
. Lisicki haed tae learn how tae walk again an faced suggestions that she should retire rather than risk further injury. She later said: "I always believed. Always. No matter what happened. I can still remember when the doctor told me that I have to be on crutches the next six weeks. That period made me such a much stronger person and player. I know anything is possible after learning how to walk again. I love the sport so much and I miss it when I cannot be out there on the court. It just gives me the belief to overcome anything."
[8]
[9]
Coming intae the
2010 US Open
ranked world nummer 96, Lisicki advanced tae the seicont roond afore losin tae 7t seed an eventual finalist
Vera Zvonareva
.
Efter the
US Open
, Lisicki failed tae qualify for the
Luxembourg Open
causin her ranking tae faw tae nummer 179 in the world rankings.
[8]
Lisicki stairtit the 2011 saison at the
ASB Classic
in
Auckland
. She lost tae
Yanina Wickmayer
in three sets in the seicont roond. In the
Australian Open
, Lisicki played the qualifying tournament an lost in the seicont roond tae
Vesna Manasieva
. Efter losin at the
2011 BNP Paribas Open
tae
Sorana Cirstea
in the qualifying roonds in Mairch, Lisicki fell doun the world rankings tae nummer 218.
[8]
She lifted her form an reached the third roond at the
2011 Sony Ericsson Open
, whaur she wis defeatit bi
Maria Sharapova
.
At the
2011 Family Circle Cup
, Lisicki reached the third roond, but lost tae
Sania Mirza
in twa sets. At the
2011 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
, Lisicki lost in the quarterfinals against her compatriot
Julia Gorges
, eventual champion o the tournament. In doubles, Lisicki pairtnered wi former world no. 1 doubles player
Samantha Stosur
tae win her first ever career doubles title. At the
2011 French Open
, Lisicki advanced tae the seicont roond against the nummer three seed,
Vera Zvonareva
. Lisicki haed a match pynt at 5?2 o the third set, but she lost the pynt an eventually the match. Afterwards, she lay on the court, sobbing, an wis taken off on a stretcher due tae injury.
[10]
At the
2011 Aegon Classic
, Lisicki reached the final whaur she defeatit
Daniela Hantuchova
tae win her seicont WTA Tour title. At the
2011 Wimbledon Championships
, Lisicki received a wildcard tae enter the tournament, advancing tae the semifinals o a major for the first time, an beatin third seed an recent French Open champion
Li Na
in the seicont roond. She wis eliminated bi
Maria Sharapova
in straucht sets after leadin the first set 3?0.
[11]
This wis the first time in 12 years that a German woman (syne
Steffi Graf
reached the Wimbledon finals in 1999) haed reached the semifinal stage o a Grand Slam. Lisicki wis the seicont wild-card entry tae reach the women's semifinals in Wimbledon history.
[12]
In doubles, Lisicki pairtnered wi Samantha Stosur an lost in the final.
[13]
At the
2011 Bank of the West Classic
, Lisicki beat 4t seed an doubles pairtner Samantha Stosur an 5t seed
Agnieszka Radwa?ska
, but fell tae
Serena Williams
in the semifinals. At
2011 Western & Southern Open
Lisicki lost tae
Shahar Pe'er
in the first roond.
[14]
Lisicki then traveled tae Dallas tae compete in the inaugural
2011 Texas Tennis Open
as the 5t seed. Efter advancing tae the semifinals wi an easy win ower qualifier
Kateryna Bondarenko
, she crushed 8t seed
Irina-Camelia Begu
tae advance tae the final. Lisicki won her third title, defeatin qualifier
Aravane Rezai
, haein dropped no mair nor three gemmes each match o the wey tae her victory. She moved tae a new career-heich rank o world nummer 18 on 29 August. Seedit 22nt at the
2011 US Open
, she easily advanced tae the seicont roond wi a straucht-sets win ower
Alona Bondarenko
. She wis scheduled tae play
Venus Williams
in the seicont roond, but Williams withdrew afore it stairtit due tae her recent diagnosis o
Sjogren's syndrome
. Lisicki dispatched
Irina Falconi
tae advance tae the fowert roond for the first time, afore ultimately bein defeatit bi seicont seed
Vera Zvonareva
. At the
China Open
Liscki defeatit
Zheng Saisai
in straucht sets but withdrew frae her seicont roond match against
Kaia Kanepi
.
Lisicki wis named the WTA comeback player o the year in November.
[15]
2012: Continued success and injuries
[
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|
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]
Lisicki's first tournament in 2012 wis the
2012 ASB Classic Tournament
whaur she wis the nummer 1 seed. In the first roond, she defeatit
Virginie Razzano
. In the seicont roond, she defeatit
Mona Barthel
. In the quarterfinal, she faced
Angelique Kerber
, the
2011 US Open
semifinalist, an wis losin 4?6, afore retiring, due tae a back injury, in the seicont set at a score o 3?4. In doubles, she entered wi Cheenese player
Peng Shuai
an thay won thair first roond match against
Sara Errani
an
Roberta Vinci
. Baith the Italians wad go on tae the
Australian Open
in fower weeks time. In the seicont roond, thay pulled oot due tae the injury picked up bi Lisicki in the quarterfinal o the singles tournament against Angelique Kerber.
Lisicki next entered the
2012 Apia International Sydney
whaur she wis unseedit. Afore the first roond o the tournament began, she pulled oot wi her recent back injury an gae her place tae Lucky Loser,
Alexandra Dulgheru
.
Lisicki next competit in the Australian Open whaur she wis the fowerteent seed. In the first roond, she faced
Stefanie Vogele
an beat her in three sets. In the seicont roond, she defeatit
Shahar Pe'er
. In the third roond, she beat eighteenth seed
Svetlana Kuznetsova
.
[16]
She wis defeatit bi Roushie
Maria Sharapova
. Lisicki teuk the first set, winnin sax consecutive gemmes after bein doun 0?3, but wis unable tae match Sharapova in the follaein twa sets.
At the
2012 Fed Cup
, Lisicki played for Germany alongside
Julia Gorges
,
Anna-Lena Gronefeld
an Angelique Kerber. She stairtit off the meetin atween
Germany
an the
Czech Republic
bi facing
Iveta Bene?ova
, a match in which she lost. In her seicont match, she faced
Wimbledon
champion
Petra Kvitova
an an aa lost. Germany lost the meetin bi a score o 1?4.
Lisicki's next tournament wis supposed tae be the
2012 Open GDF Suez
whaur she wis tae be the fift seed. She pulled oot afore the tournament began wi a viral illness.
Lisicki then competit in the
2012 Qatar Ladies Open
whaur she wis the ninth seed. In the first roond she met compatriot Angelique Kerber an lost in three sets tae continue a losin streak datin back tae the fowert roond o the Australian Open. In doubles, she wis the fowert seed alang wi Roushie
Maria Kirilenko
. Thay received a bye intae the seicont roond whaur thay met
Andreja Klepa?
an
Alicja Rosolska
, beatin them in a third set tie-break. In the third roond thay met fift seeds
Nuria Llagostera Vives
an
Anastasia Rodionova
. Thay lost the first set 4?6, an in the seicont set, Llagostera Vives an Rodionova teuk an early 3?1 lead, but Lisicki an Kirilenko war able tae even the score bi winnin the follaein twa gemmes. The twa teams swapped a break o serve tae bring the score tae 4?4. The teams held serve an brocht the set tae a tiebreak. Lisicki an Kirilenko won 7?3 tae level the score at ane set each. Thay lost the third set, an wi it, ultimately, the match.
Lisicki's next tournament wis the
2012 Dubai Tennis Championships
, whaur she wis supposed tae face fift seed
Agnieszka Radwa?ska
in the first roond. Houiver, after seicont seed
Petra Kvitova
withdrew, she became the ninth seed an received Kvitova's bye intae the seicont roond. Thare she met
Iveta Bene?ova
, defeatin her in twa sets. In the quarterfinals she wis knocked oot bi Poland's Radwa?ska.
Lisicki's next competeetion wis the
2012 Indian Wells
tournament, whaur she wis the eleventh seed. She received a bye intae the seicont roond, whaur she faced Spaniard
Lourdes Dominguez Lino
, losin in twa sets. In doubles, she competit wi compatriot
Julia Gorges
. Thay beat Americans
Raquel Kops-Jones
an
Abigail Spears
. The twa Germans next faced Czech pair an
2011 French Open
champions
Lucie Hradecka
an
Andrea Hlava?kova
, losin in straucht sets.
Lisicki next went tae the
2012 Sony Ericsson Open
, whaur she wis the twelfth seed. She got a bye tae the seicont roond whaur she faced
Sofia Arvidsson
. Victorious, she then faced
Peng Shuai
in the third roond. She won this match too an then faced
Li Na
in the fowert roond. Li defeatit Lisicki in three sets.
At the
2012 Family Circle Cup
, Lisicki wis the saxt seed. She received a bye intae the seicont roond. Thare she faced
lucky loser
Andrea Hlava?kova
, winnin in three. She faced qualifier
Yaroslava Shvedova
in the third roond an won in straucht sets. In the quarterfinals, she faced
Serena Williams
. Behind 1?4 tae her opponent, Lisicki fell an injured her left ankle. She retired frae the match in tears, sending Serena intae the semis. In doubles, she paired wi
2012 Australian Open
women's doubles
champion
Vera Zvonareva
. Thay lost tae tap seeds
Liezel Huber
an
Lisa Raymond
.
As a result o the faw in her quarterfinal match, Lisicki wis forced tae the sideline at the
Fed Cup World Group Play-off
tie against
Australia
. She wis an aa forced tae pull oot o the
2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
, frae which she wis defendin a quarterfinal spot in singles an the doubles title which she won wi
Samantha Stosur
. Lisicki an aa missed the
2012 Mutua Madrid Open
, a
Premier Mandatory
tournament.
Efter nearly a month off the tour, Lisicki returned as the twelfth seed in the
2012 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
. She faced
Marina Erakovic
in the first roond, whaur she lost. Traivelin next tae her home kintra for the
2012 Internationaux de Strasbourg
, whaur she wis the tap seed, Lisicki again experienced a first roond upset, losin tae
Pauline Parmentier
.
Lisicki then traveled tae Paris tae play the seicont Grand Slam o the year, the
French Open
, whaur she wis the twelfth seed. On the reid clay o
Roland Garros
, Lisicki lost tae American
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
.
Lisicki stairtit her summer gress court saison bi defendin her title in the
2012 Aegon Classic
. As the seicont seed she received a bye intae the seicont roond, whaur she lost tae
Urszula Radwa?ska
. This set Lisicki up wi a five-match losin streak going intae the
2012 Wimbledon Championships
. In the first roond she beat unseedit
Petra Marti?
, breaking her losin streak an putting her intae the seicont roond, whaur she faced Serbian qualifier
Bojana Jovanovski
. Lisicki won the match in three sets tae set up a third roond tie wi
Sloane Stephens
, whaur she again faced a tight match, pulling throu in the third set. In the fowert roond she beat tap seed
Maria Sharapova
, tae whom she haed lost in the semifinals the previous year. This merked the third year that Lisicki haed beaten the reigning French Open champion in Wimbledon, haein an aa beaten
Li Na
in
2011
an
Svetlana Kuznetsova
in
2009
. In the subsequent quarterfinals, Lisicki ance again met fellae German
Angelique Kerber
. Haein lost the previous fower meetins, Lisicki proceeded tae lose the first set 3?6. Lisicki rallied in the seicont set tae tak it in a tiebreak; in this seicont set Lisicki saved twa match pynts. Some observers felt Kerber wis visibly frustrated
[
citation needit
]
during the stairt o the third set, but Lisicki proved ultimately unable tae tak the match. At ane pynt Lisicki wis serving for the match at 5?3, but Kerber went on the tak the third set, an the match,
[17]
dropping Lisicki back doun tae a world ranking o 18.
Lisicki entered the
2012 Mercury Insurance Open
as the fift seed but pulled oot wi an abdominal injury. She went straucht back tae Lunnon tae prepare for the
2012 Summer Olympics
. She entered
singles
whaur she wis seedit fifteenth, the
doubles
wi Angelique Kerber whaur thay war seedit fift an the
mixed doubles
wi
Christopher Kas
whaur thay war unseedit. In the singles, she beat
Ons Jabeur
an
Yaroslava Shvedova
in the first an seicont roonds respectively. She lost tae
Maria Sharapova
in the third roond despite winnin the first set an leadin 4?2 in the seicont. In doubles, Lisicki an Kerber beat Breetish pair
Laura Robson
an
Heather Watson
in the first roond after losin the first set whilst takin anly eleven pynts an going 4?2 doun in the seicont set. In the seicont roond thay lost tae
Venus
an
Serena Williams
. In mixed doubles, Lisicki an Kas beat seicont seeds
Bob Bryan
an
Liezel Huber
in the first roond, an
Daniele Bracciali
an
Roberta Vinci
in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, thay lost tae
Andy Murray
an
Laura Robson
. In the bronze medal match, thay lost tae third seeds
Mike Bryan
an
Lisa Raymond
.
Lisicki moved on tae the
2012 Rogers Cup
in Montreal. She wis fifteenth seed in singles fawin in her openin match tae
Carla Suarez Navarro
. In doubles she made it tae the quarterfinals, pairtnerin wi
Peng Shuai
. Thay beat saxt seeds
Iveta Bene?ova
an
Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova
an
Natalie Grandin
an
Vladimira Uhli?ova
in the first an seicont roonds respectively. Thay war forced tae pull oot o the competeetion against tap seeds
Lisa Raymond
an
Liezel Huber
as a result o Lisicki sufferin an abdominal injury.
Lisicki entered the
2012 US Open
as the 16t seed, but she wis upset in the first roond bi Romanie's
Sorana Cirstea
. In doubles, Lisicki again pairtnered wi Peng Shuai. Thay beat Laura Robson an
Shahar Pe'er
in the first roond, twelfth seeds
Anastasia Rodionova
an
Galina Voskoboeva
in the seicont an saxt seeds
Elena Vesnina
an
Ekaterina Makarova
in the third. Thay lost tae eventual finalists
Andrea Hlava?kova
an
Lucie Hradecka
in the quarterfinals.
Lisicki's next tournament wis in Japan at the
2012 Toray Pan Pacific Open
. In singles, she stairtit wi a first roond loss against Breetish qualifier Heather Watson. In doubles, she pairtnered wi world nummer 3,
Lisa Raymond
. Thay faced
Monica Niculescu
an
Alicja Rosolska
, baith o whom haed recently lost in WTA doubles finals. Lisicki an Raymond won the match an defeatit
Darija Jurak
an
Katalin Marosi
in the quarterfinals.
Lisicki next participated at the
China Open
, but she wis defeatit in the seicont roond bi the eventual champion
Victoria Azarenka
. She next moved tae
Linz
whaur she lost in the first roond tae
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
. Lisicki finished her saison losin in the first roond o the
2012 Luxembourg Open
tae
Kirsten Flipkens
o Belgium.
2013: First Grand Slam singles final
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Lisicki stairtit 2013 wi the
2013 Brisbane International
. She beat
Lucie ?afa?ova
in the first roond. She lost in the seicont roond tae world nummer 1,
Victoria Azarenka
. She pulled oot o the qualifying draw for the
2013 Apia International Sydney
wi a virus.
Lisicki then competit in the
2013 Australian Open
. In the first roond she faced
Caroline Wozniacki
an wis defeatit. She an aa competit in the
mixed doubles
wi
Frederik Nielsen
. Thay war knocked oot in the first roond bi the home favorites an eventual champions,
Jarmila Gajdo?ova
an
Matthew Ebden
.
Lisicki then moved onto the
2013 PTT Pattaya Open
. In the first roond she beat fellae German
Tatjana Malek
. She downed
Alexandra Panova
in the seicont roond an came back frae a set doun in the quarterfinals tae beat
Marina Erakovic
. In her first semifinal syne 2011, she beat
Nina Bratchikova
. In the final, she faced
Maria Kirilenko
, but lost in three sets.
Her next tournament wis in
Memphis
. As the third seed, she beat qualifier
Madison Keys
in the first roond an
Melinda Czink
in the seicont. In the quarterfinal, she beat aicht seed
Kristina Mladenovic
an beat seivent seed
Magdalena Rybarikova
in the semifinal. In Lisicki's seicont final o the year, she faced
Marina Erakovic
frae New Zealand. Erakovic ran away wi the first set an Lisicki retired frae the final wi illness. This wis Erakovic's first WTA title.
Lisicki missed the
2013 BNP Paribas Open
wi the same illness. She returned in time tae play at the
2013 Sony Open Tennis
in Miami but lost in the first roond tae
Simona Halep
o Romanie.
Lisicki stairtit her clay court saison on the Green clay at the
Family Circle Cup
in Charleston. Lisicki claimed the title here in
2009
. In the first roond she recorded her first ever dooble bagel (nae losin ony gemmes) in beatin
Anna Tatishvili
o Georgia. In the seicont roond, she lost frae a set up against
Mallory Burdette
.
Her next tournament wis on the reid clay in
Katowice
, Poland. As the seivent seed, she lost in the first roond tae
Alexandra Cadan?u
o Romanie. She then travelled tae Stuttgart for Germany's
Fed Cup World Group Play-off
tie against
Serbia
.
Angelique Kerber
an
Mona Barthel
war picked for singles against
Ana Ivanovic
an
Bojana Jovanovski
. Efter the fower singles matches, the score wis tied at 2 aw. Lisicki wis picked tae play the doubles rubber wi
Anna-Lena Gronefeld
against
Vesna Dolonc
an
Aleksandra Kruni?
. The German pairing easily won tae secure
Germany
its place in the 2014 Fed Cup World Group. Lisicki stayed in Stuttgart tae compete in the
2013 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
. In
Singles
, she beat qualifier Italian
Nastassja Burnett
. In the seicont roond, she beat Serbian
Jelena Jankovi?
. She lost in the quarterfinals tae American qualifier
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
. In
Doubles
, she an compatriot
Mona Barthel
received a wild card tae play in the main draw. Thay war scheduled tae play world nummer ones
Roberta Vinci
an
Sara Errani
but thay pulled oot afore the tournament began. Instead, thay war drawn against alternates
Jill Craybas
an
Megan Moulton-Levy
. Lisicki an Barthel easily won, wi the loss o juist twa gemmes. Thay then faced
Jelena Jankovi?
an
Mirjana Lu?i?-Baroni
, a match in which thay won in three sets. In the semifinals, the German pairing faced
Darija Jurak
an
Katalin Marosi
, defeatin them in straucht sets. In the final, Lisicki got revenge for her singles loss bi beatin
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
an her pairtner
Sania Mirza
. This wis Lisicki's seicont WTA doubles title, the first coming in Stuttgart in
2011
. Lisicki an Barthel became the first aw-German pairing tae lift the trophy in Stuttgart.
Lisicki continued her clay saison in
Madrid
. In the first roond, she beat
Sofia Arvidsson
o Swaden. In the seicont roond, she defeatit fifteenth seed
Dominika Cibulkova
. In the third roond she played world nummer 2
Maria Sharapova
. Sharapova ultimately won in straucht sets, wi Lisicki putting up a fecht in the seicont set. Frae Madrid, Lisicki went tae Roum tae play at the
Italian Open
. In the first roond, she defeatit American qualifier
Mallory Burdette
, but lost tae aicht seed
Petra Kvitova
in the seicont roond.
Lisicki then went tae Paris for the
seicont Grand Slam of the year
. In
Singles
, she wis the 32nd seed. She defeatit Sofia Arvidsson in the first roond an pulled off a straucht sets win against Spaniard
Maria Teresa Torro Flor
in the seicont roond, reachin the third roond o the French Open for the first time in her career. Thare she wis defeatit bi fift seed an defendin finalist
Sara Errani
. In
doubles
, Lisicki pairtnered wi Slovak
Janette Husarova
. Thay came frae a set doun tae beat
Bojana Jovanovski
an
Eva Hrdinova
in the first roond. In the seicont roond, thay upset fifteenth seeds
Chan Hao-ching
o Taipei an
Darija Jurak
o Croatia. Thay faced defendin Champions
Sara Errani
an
Roberta Vinci
in the third roond, losin in straucht sets.
Lisicki stairtit her gress court saison bi playin in the
2013 Aegon Classic
. As the fift seed, she received a bye intae the seicont roond whaur she defeatit
Kristyna Pli?kova
. In the third roond, she beat Mirjana Lu?i?-Baroni. She lost tae
Alison Riske
in the quarterfinals. In the final set, Lisicki wis 4?5 doun an serving at 15?0 when Riske shouted "come on!" during a rally afore Lisicki haed returned the ball. Lisicki wis unhappy an wanted the umpire tae mak a hindrance caw, which wad hae gien her the pynt an put her 30?0 up. The umpire did nae agree wi her an neither did the tournament referee. Riske teuk the pynt an broke Lisicki tae win the match.
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[19]
At the
Wimbledon Championships
, Lisicki wis seedit 23rd. She beat
Francesca Schiavone
in the first roond,
Elena Vesnina
in the seicont roond an fowerteent seed
Samantha Stosur
in the third roond. In the fowert roond she faced first seed an reigning Wimbledon, US Open, an French Open champion
Serena Williams
. Lisicki won in three sets, merking the fowert time in her last fower participations that she knocked oot the reigning French Open champion at Wimbledon. Williams haed been on a 34-match winnin streak coming intae the match.
[20]
Lisicki defeatit
Kaia Kanepi
o Estonie, reachin the Wimbledon semifinals for the seicont time in her career. She beat
Agnieszka Radwa?ska
in a three set semifinal in twa oors an eighteen minutes tae advance tae her first Grand Slam final, tharebi acomin the first German woman tae reach a major final syne
Steffi Graf
at Wimbledon in 1999, an the first German player o aither gender tae reach a Grand Slam singles final syne
Rainer Schuttler
at the 2003 Australian Open. Houiver, she lost in the final tae Fraunce's
Marion Bartoli
in straucht sets.
Her next tournament wis the
2013 Western & Southern Open
, houiver she lost in her openin match in a tight three-setter against Jelena Jankovi?. She then played the
2013 New Haven Open at Yale
, beatin
Kristina Mladenovic
in the first roond afore losin tae
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
in the seicont.
She then played the
2013 US Open
as the 16t seed, whaur she defeatit qualifier
Vera Dushevina
in the first roond. She then won her seicont match against
Paula Ormaechea
afore losin tae
Ekaterina Makarova
in roond three.
Lisicki missed maist o the Asian swing, but competit at the
2013 China Open
as the 13t seed. She advanced tae the third roond after beatin
Chanelle Scheepers
an
Venus Williams
, afore losin tae home favourite
Li Na
. She then played the
2013 HP Open
in Osaka, again beatin Scheepers in the first roond, but wis forced tae withdraw frae the tournament wi a left hip injury afore her seicont roond match.
Lisicki ended her 2013 saison on ahigh bi reachin the semi-finals o the
Luxembourg Open
. She beat
Donna Veki?
,
Tereza Smitkova
an
Karin Knapp
in her openin three matches. She won the last set tae luve (6?0) in aw three o thir matches. In the semi-finals, she succumbed tae tap seed an eventual champion
Caroline Wozniacki
in straucht sets. She finished her year ranked as world nummer 15.
2014: Illness and injuries; fastest serve record, 4th WTA title
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It wis confirmed in October 2013 that Lisicki wad begin her 2014 saison alongside
Serena Williams
an
Victoria Azarenka
at the
2014 Brisbane International
. She advanced tae the seicont roond wi a win ower
Magdalena Rybarikova
, but then withdrew frae the tournament due tae illness.
At the
2014 Australian Open
it wis annoonced that Lisicki wad bring in
Martina Hingis
as a coach. Lisicki wis seedit 15t an began wi a confident straucht-sets victory ower
Mirjana Lu?i?-Baroni
, but wis upset in the seicont roond bi
Monica Niculescu
. At the
PTT Pattaya Open
, Lisicki struggled tae overcome
Donna Veki?
in the first roond in three sets. Efter the match, she admitted that it haed been awmaist impossible for her tae serve effectively due tae a right shoulder injury. She later withdrew frae the tournament.
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Lisicki then endured a poor run across the North American swing, losin in her first match in
Indian Wells
tae
Aleksandra Wozniak
o Canadae. In Indian Wells, Lisicki an aa competit in the
doubles draw
playin alongside coach
Martina Hingis
. Efter getting a wildcard intae the main draw, thay played seivent seeds
Ashleigh Barty
an
Casey Dellacqua
. At the
Sony Open
in Miami, Lisicki beat
Nadia Petrova
in her openin match. Houiver, she wis forced tae pull oot afore her third roond match against
Kirsten Flipkens
citing a bad flu. Despite pulling oot o the singles draw, Lisicki wis able tae tak a few days off tae recover afore she an Hingis stairtit thair campaign for the title. In the first roond, thay claimed thair first win thegither bi beatin saxt seeds
Andrea Hlava?kova
an
Lucie ?afa?ova
. In the seicont roond, Lisicki an Hingis convincingly defeatit wildcards
Sorana Cirstea
an
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
in straucht sets. In thair quarterfinal match, the pair pulled off an impressive comeback win beatin
Anabel Medina Garrigues
an
Yaroslava Shvedova
despite losin the first set an facing match pynts against them in the seicont. In the semifinals, thay played fift seeds an Indian Wells finalists
Cara Black
an
Sania Mirza
an beat them in straucht sets. In thair first final in anly thair seicont tournament thegither, Lisicki an Hingis played seicont seeds
Elena Vesnina
an
Ekaterina Makarova
. Despite bein the hivy favourites for the title, Vesnina an Makrarova wad go on the lose the match in three sets. The win wis Lisicki's third doubles title an her first off the indoor clay o
Stuttgart
an Hingis' 38th doubles title an first syne 2007.
Lisicki looked tae cairy momentum frae the Miami title bi going tae Charleston an playin in the
Family Circle Cup
. She entered the tournament as the fowert seed an received a bye in the first roond o play. In the seicont roond she played
Vania King
an beat her in three sets. In the third roond, she played compatriot
Andrea Petkovic
for the first time in her career. Lisicki lost tae the eventual champion Petkovic, managing tae score anly ane gemme in the whole match. Lisicki did nae participate in Germany's Fed Cup semifinal victory ower Australia, muivin frae the outdoor green clay o Charleston tae the indoor reid clay o Stuttgart. She lost in the openin roond tae ninth seed
Ana Ivanovic
.
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Lisicki then competit at the
2014 Mutua Madrid Open
whaur she wis the 15t seed. She fell in the third roond tae
Simona Halep
in three sets. At
Roum
, she fell in her openin match tae Australian
Samantha Stosur
in straucht sets. Lisicki reached the seicont roond at
Roland Garros
whaur she retired against compatriot
Mona Barthel
after injuring her wrist.
In Juin, Lisicki split wi coach Hingis, citing "different concepts" as the reason.
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Lisicki wis the 19t seed at
Wimbledon
, but coud nae repeat her feat frae the previous year, anly managing tae reach the quarterfinals whaur she lost tae Simona Halep. Alang the wey, she defeatit
Julia Glushko
,
Karolina Pli?kova
,
Ana Ivanovic
an
Yaroslava Shvedova
, fechtin throu a shoulder injury against the Kazakh.
In Julie, Lisicki slipped doun tae 30 in the world rankings. In her first roond match at the
2014 Bank of the West Classic
against
Ana Ivanovic
, Lisicki set a world record serve for a female tennis player, clocked at 210.8 km/h (131.0 mph).
[24]
Houiver, Lisicki lost the match in straucht sets tae her Serbian opponent.
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At the
Rogers Cup
in
Montreal
the follaein week, Lisicki defeatit former world nummer five
Sara Errani
in the first roond in straucht sets. Efter coming frae a set doun tae defeat
Madison Keys
in the next roond, she lost tae
Agnieszka Radwa?ska
in three sets. The follaein week in
Cincinnati
wis awmaist a repeat. In the seicont roond, Lisicki defeatit
Sara Errani
ance mair in a match that lasted three oors afore bein beaten bi Radwa?ska, anly managing tae win twa gemmes. Lisicki, the 26t seed, reached the third roond at the
2014 US Open
whaur she lost tae
Maria Sharapova
.
In September, Lisicki participated in
Hong Kong
as the tap seed after receiving a wildcard. She defeatit
Monica Niculescu
an
Grace Min
tae reach the qurterfinals. Then, she defeatit
Zheng Saisai
an
Francesca Schiavone
tae reach her first final o 2014. She won her 4t WTA title after defeatin
Karolina Pliskova
, her first singles title in mair nor 3 years. Lisicki received a wildcard at the
2014 Toray Pan Pacific Open
but lost tae Aussie
Casey Dellacqua
in the first roond. At the
2014 Wuhan Open
, Lisicki upset
Lucie Safarova
in the first roond afore fawin tae
Elina Svitolina
in the seicont roond despite leadin 5-0 in the first set. At the
China Open
, she reached the third roond for the seicont straucht year after defeatin
Xu Shilin
an
Eugenie Bouchard
. She then lost tae Ivanovic in straucht sets. Lisicki then played in
Linz
as the 5t seed. She acceptit a wildcard intae the event. She lost tae
Karin Knapp
in three sets in the first roond. The follaein week, Lisicki wis upset bi
Denisa Allertova
in the seicont roond at the
2014 BGL Luxembourg Open
haein overcame
Daniela Hantuchova
in her openin match. Lisicki's last match o 2014 wis at the
Fed Cup
whaur Germany faced Czech Republic. She wis selected tae play the doubles tie alongside
Anna-Lena Groenefeld
. Thay defeatit the pair o
Andrea Hlavackova
an
Lucie Hradecka
. Lisicki ended the year at no. 27.
2015: First Premier Mandatory semifinal
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Lisicki haed a rough stairt tae the year, losin in the first roonds at the
Brisbane International
(champion in doubles wi
Hingis
), the
Apia International Sydney
an the
Australian Open
, losin tae
Yaroslava Shvedova
,
Carla Suarez Navarro
, an
Kristina Mladenovic
respectively. She finally picked up her first win o the year in
Dubai
beatin
Monica Niculescu
afore bowing oot tae
Ana Ivanovic
. Lisicki wad then suffer mair first roond losses in
Doha
tae
Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova
an in
Kuala Lumpur
tae eventual finalist
Alexandra Dulgheru
.
Lisicki entered
Indian Wells
seedit 24t. She beat
Roberta Vinci
in the seicont roond. Prior tae this match Lisicki haed never won a match at the tournament. She continued winnin bi beatin Vinci's former doubles pairtner
Sara Errani
in the third roond an
Caroline Garcia
in the fowert roond tae advance tae the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals she beat the defendin champion
Flavia Pennetta
in a three set thriller, saving three match pynts tae advance tae the semifinals for the first time at a Premier Mandatory event. She lost tae
Jelena Jankovi?
in the semifinals in three sets despite leadin bi a set an a break. Lisicki carried her good form ower tae
Miami
whaur she beat fellae countrywoman
Julia Gorges
in the seicont roond an in the third roond beat
Ana Ivanovic
in straucht sets tae score her first tap ten win o the year. She breezed past
Sara Errani
in the fowert roond tae advance tae her seicont Premier Mandatory quarterfinal in a row. She lost tae eventual champion
Serena Williams
in the quarterfinals in three sets.
Lisicki then played for Germany in the semifinals against Roushie in the
Fed Cup
whaur she lost tae
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
in three sets despite haein match pynt in the seicont set. She an aa played in the doubles wi
Andrea Petkovic
but the pair lost tae Pavlyuchenkova an
Elena Vesnina
tae gie Roushie the win an a place in the final.
Lisicki began her clay saison in
Stuttgart
an wis handed her first career dooble bagel loss bi
Zarina Diyas
in the first roond. This followed wi anither first roond exit at the
Mutua Madrid Open
tae
Coco Vandeweghe
in three sets. Lisicki then played at the
Internazionali BNL d'Italia
whaur she beat
Sloane Stephens
in the first roond in straucht sets afore losin tae
Timea Bacsinszky
in the seicont roond in straucht sets. She then played at the
Nurnberger Versicherungscup
an lost in the seicont roond tae
Lara Arruabarrena
in three sets despite haein match pynt in the third set. Lisicki then played at the
French Open
as the 20t seed. She beat
Monica Puig
in the first roond in straucht sets. In the seicont roond, after winnin the first set, her opponent
Daria Gavrilova
retired, allouin Lisicki tae advance tae the third roond, whaur she wis defeatit bi
Lucie ?afa?ova
in straucht sets.
"Lisicki is a big, strong, hard-hitting player who reminds me of a boxer throwing punches from every single direction. The problem is some of the punches land in the right spot and some don't. But she's got great power, a strong serve, she works very hard and has a big-match mentality you can't always teach."
Lisicki is well kent for her powerful, aggressive gemme. An aggressive baseliner, she hits "heavy balls" wi topspin an pace.
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She haes a strang forehaund an backhaund, hitting balls wi power, depth an angles.
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She is nicknamed "Boom Boom" for her "huge serve and thumping groundstrokes".
[4]
[28]
[29]
Germany Fed Cup team
Captain
Barbara Rittner
haes compared her tae
Steffi Graf
, saying that she can "impose her game" an "plays with the same force" as Graf.
[3]
Lisicki haes amang the maist powerful serves on the WTA Tour. Describit variously as a "cannon" an a "howitzer",
[30]
she is kent tae hit serves at speeds o ower 120 mph.
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Her fastest offeecial serve on the WTA Tour wis recorded at 210.8 km/h (131.0 mph).
[24]
She haes been ranked seicont in aces count in 2013 anly behind
Serena Williams
an wis ranked fift in 2014. Lisicki is houiver crippled bi her inconsistent seicont serve, which is uisually aroond 70-80 MPH, an a heich Dooble Fault count.
[33]
Lisicki's favourite surface is gress an she haes haed the maist success on that surface. She uised tae "hate" playin on gress acause she is allergic tae it an haed a five-match losin streak on gress in 2009. She is nou on medication for her allergy an "loves" playin on it nou.
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[34]
Lisicki lives in
Bradenton, Florida
. She is fluent in German, Inglis an Pols. Her off-court interests include readin, muisic an athletics. Lisicki is a fan o the
German national football team
an o
Bundesliga
club
Bayern Munich
.
[35]
She is
gluten
-intolerant.
[36]
Career statistics an Major finals
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Singles performance timeline
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Anly Main Draw results in WTA Tour are considered. This table is current throu the
2013 Wimbledon Championships
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.
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.
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. Retrieved
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2013
.
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.
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2009
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.
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b
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2012
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. 4 Julie 2012.
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.
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. 15 Juin 2013
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2013
.
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"WTA AEGON Classic: Sabine Lisicki angry with umpire after Edgbaston exit"
.
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2013
.
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