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Country (sports) | Germany |
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Born | (1968-07-13) 13 July 1968 (age 56) Wiesbaden, West Germany |
Turned pro | 1985 |
Retired | 2000 |
Prize money | US$ 503,262 |
Singles | |
Career record | 190–214 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 40 (26 October 1987) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1990, 1993, 1995, 1996) |
French Open | 2R (1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1987, 1988) |
US Open | 3R (1990) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 94–133 |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 85 (9 December 1996) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1989) |
French Open | 2R (1987, 1996) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1987, 1996, 1997) |
US Open | 1R (1987, 1990) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career record | 1–1 |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (1987) |
Silke Meier (born 13 July 1968) is a former professional tennis player from Germany who played on the WTA tour from 1985 to 1999. She reached the third round of the US Open in 1990 and, over her career, recorded victories against Jana Novotná, Helena Suková and Manuela Maleeva.
WTA Tour finals
Singles 1
Legend | |
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WTA Championships | 0 |
Tier I | 0 |
Tier II | 0 |
Tier III | 0 |
Tier IV & V | 0 |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1995 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay | Sabine Appelmans | 4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles 4 (1–3)
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1986 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Wiltrud Probst | Isabel Cueto Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
6–4, 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Aug 1989 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Elena Pampoulova | Laura Garrone Laura Golarsa |
4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–3 | Sep 1989 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Elena Pampoulova | Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini |
6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–3 | Feb 1991 | Oslo, Norway | Carpet (i) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Sabine Appelmans Raffaella Reggi |
3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
ITF finals
Singles (3–0)
Legend |
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$75,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 5 August 1985 | Rheda, West Germany | Clay | Sabine Hack | 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 20 November 1994 | Bad Gögging, Germany | Carpet (i) | Tatjana Ječmenica | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | 27 July 1997 | Rostock, Germany | Clay | Syna Schreiber | 6–3, 7–5 |
Doubles (4–7)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 5 August 1985 | Rheda, West Germany | Clay | Claudia Porwik | Belinda Borneo Lorrayne Gracie |
4–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 2. | 3 March 1986 | Stockholm, Sweden | Clay | Claudia Porwik | Hana Fukárková Jana Novotná |
4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 17 October 1994 | Flensburg, Germany | Carpet | Kirstin Freye | Kateřina Šišková Jana Pospíšilová |
2–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Winner | 4. | 11 February 1996 | Murcia, Spain | Clay | Petra Schwarz | Kim de Weille Noëlle van Lottum |
6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 5. | 11 August 1996 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | Kirstin Freye | Lenka Němečková Helena Vildová |
0–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 17 November 1996 | Bad Gögging, Germany | Carpet (i) | Kirstin Freye | Nirupama Sanjeev Barbara Schwartz |
4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 17 March 1997 | Reims, France | Clay (i) | Petra Schwarz | Svetlana Krivencheva Elena Tatarkova |
2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 8. | 25 August 1997 | Orbatello, Italy | Clay | Kateřina Šišková | Kim de Weille Henriëtte van Aalderen |
6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 9. | 26 April 1998 | Espinho, Portugal | Carpet (i) | Kirstin Freye | Kim de Weille Noëlle van Lottum |
6–4, 3–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 10. | 6 July 1998 | Puchheim, Germany | Clay | Jasmin Wöhr | Virág Csurgó Nóra Köves |
6–4, 0–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 11. | 31 August 1998 | Hechingen, Germany | Clay | Jasmin Wöhr | Linda Faltynková Blanka Kumbárová |
6–2, 6–2 |
External links
- Silke Meier at the Women's Tennis Association
- Silke Meier at the International Tennis Federation
- Silke Meier at the Billie Jean King Cup
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