Personal

Coached by Patrice Hopfe
Parents' names are Ludwig and Barbara; brother's name is Sebastian, sister's name is Manuela
Started playing tennis at age 6
Enjoys cooking, trying restaurants and cafés around the world, sports documentaries, going to the cinema, listening to music and reading

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Finalist (2): 2020 - Lyon; 2015 - Linz.

DOUBLES
Winner (4): 2023 - Osaka (w/Kichenok); 2022 - Warsaw (w/Danilina); 2021 - Nur-Sultan (w/Niculescu); 2019 - Stuttgart (w/Barthel).
Finalist (4): 2023 - Linz (w/Kichenok); 2021 - Bogotá (w/Buzarnescu); 2020 - Rome (w/Olaru); 2016 - Mallorca (w/Siegemund).

ADDITIONAL
WTA 125K Series Titles - Singles (1): 2014 - Suzhou.
German Fed Cup Team, 2020.

Career in Review

Reached two QFs in 2023 at Linz and Austin; also won doubles title at Osaka with Nadia Kichenok

Highlight of 2022 season was SF run at Portoroz (as qualifier, l. Siniakova). Also finished R-Up at WTA125K Series events in Midland and Angers and won doubles title at Warsaw with Anhelina Danilina

Member of German BJK Cup team 2022-23

During 2021 campaign, reached 2r five times (including at Tokyo Olympics). Also appeared in two WTA doubles finals, winning title at Nur-Sultan (w/Niculescu) and finishing R-Up at Bogota (w/Buzarnescu)

Reached second career final at 2020 Lyon (l. Kenin)

Other standout moment in 2020 was 1r win over Dolehide at US Open- was first Slam win since 2016 Wimbledon and reaching doubles final at Rome with Raluca Olaru (l. Hsieh/Strycova)

During 2019, marked return from injury struggles with successful weeks back-to-back on the ITF Circuit in Roehampton, winning title and then finishing R-Up at a series of $25k events; on WTA Tour reached QFs at Nurnberg and Palermo

At 2019 Linz while ranked No.136, beat No.10 Belinda Bencic for first career Top 10 win

Won doubles title at 2019 Stuttgart with Mona Barthel (d. Pavlyuchenova/Safarova in F)

Campaign in 2018 was cut short due to a continuing shoulder injury - only competed in tour level events at Hobart (l. 2r) and Australian Open (l. 1r)

Competed in two WTA events in 2017 due to shoulder surgery (Luxembourg and Linz) and capped off the year by winning $25k ITF/Shrewsbury-GBR title

Season highlights in 2016 included SF at Shenzhen, QF stage at Nürnberg (l. Beck) and R16 effort at Australian Open as well as finishing runner-up at WTA 125K Series event at San Antonio (l. Doi); broke into Top 50 on May 6, 2016

Finished 2015 at No.99 for second consecutive Top 100 finish (also No.86 in 2014). Best result was runner-up finish at Linz in first career WTA final (l. Pavlyuchenkova); also reached QF at Tashkent and 2r at Roland Garros and Wimbledon

Made main draw debut at 2014 Shenzhen advancing to 2r as a qualifier; also in 2014 reached SF at Linz and made Grand Slam main draw debuts at Roland Garros and Wimbledon falling 1r in both appearances

En route to SF at Linz, beat No.12 Dominika Cibulkova while ranked No.94 for first career Top 20 win

Made Top 100 debut on August 11, 2014

Won WTA 125K Series event in Suzhou, China in 2014

In 2013, contested qualifying at Katowice, Stuttgart, Roland Garros, Nuremberg, Wimbledon and US Open

Played first WTA qualifying in 2012 at Stuttgart, Linz and Luxembourg

Made professional debut on ITF circuit in 2011; owns 13 ITF singles titles and three doubles titles