Laura Siegemund

Laura Natalie Siegemund is a professional female tennis player who was born on March 4, 1988 in Filderstadt, Germany. Siegemund was born to parents Brigitta and Harro Siegemund, and has two siblings. When she was still 3 years old, her family introduced her to tennis. Siegemund’s family moved a lot from one country to another. They resided in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia when she 4 to 7 years old, and then Indonesia when she was 9 to 10 years of age. She is fluent in English, French, and German, and has a degree in Psychology, which she attained from the University of Hagen.

Siegemund’s early career consisted mainly of events played on the ITF Circuit. This spanned from 2002 to 2014. Before that, she played in the junior ITF and won the Junior Orange Bowl in the category “12 and under”.

It was in 2015 that Siegemund got to the Top 100 in the WTA rankings and was able to reach the quarterfinals at Florianopolis. A year later, she had her breakthrough and was able to score one of her biggest matches won in her career. She faced Jelena Jankovic in the 2016 Australian Open, and won the match.

2016 was her finest year as she won her first WTA singles title and made it to world rank number 31. Within the same season, she also had her first Grand Slam Title for mixed doubles in the US Open. She won her first premier title in Stuttgart in 2017. While she finished the season with a good standing at world number 69, she suffered from a right knee injury at Nurnberg.

Since turning pro, Siegemund has a career record of 464 victories and 308 losses. She also won 2 WTA and 12 ITF career titles in singles. In doubles, she has a career record of 219 victories and 139 losses. The highest rank she achieved was at No. 27, which she attained on August 29, 2016. Currently, she is ranked at No. 90 as of August 19, 2019. Laura Seigemund still has to win a Grand Slam tournament but has already made appearances at the four Grand Slam events.

Player Statistics:
• 464–308 (60.1%) career record – singles
• 2 Women’s Tennis Association career titles - singles
• 12 International Tennis Federation career titles – singles
• 219–139 (61.2%) career record - doubles
• 4 Women’s Tennis Association career titles - doubles
• 20 International Tennis Federation career titles – doubles