Anne Kremer
{{short description|Luxembourgish tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Anne Kremer
|image = Anne Kremer 2007 Australian Open R1.jpg
|caption = Kremer in 2007
|country = {{LUX}}
|residence = Hesperange
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|10|17|df=y}}
|birth_place = Luxembourg City
|height = {{convert|1.65|m|ftin|abbr=on}} [http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/2/players/playerprofiles/PlayerBio.asp?PlayerID=110242 Credit to] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119062515/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/2/players/playerprofiles/PlayerBio.asp?PlayerID=110242 |date=January 19, 2008 }}
|turnedpro = September 1998
|retired = August 2014
|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney = $1,567,313
|singlesrecord = 496–418
|highestsinglesranking = No. 18 (29 July 2002)
|AustralianOpenresult = 2R (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008)
|FrenchOpenresult = 3R (2002)
|Wimbledonresult = 3R (1999, 2004)
|USOpenresult = 2R (1998, 1999, 2000)
|doublesrecord = 45–108
|doublestitles = 1 ITF
|highestdoublesranking = No. 140 (6 May 2002)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 1R (2005, 2008)
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 1R (2005)
|WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (2005)
|Team = yes
|FedCupresult = 61–57
}}
Anne Kremer (born 17 October 1975) is a Luxembourgish retired tennis player. She won two singles titles on the WTA Tour. On 29 July 2002, she achieved her best WTA ranking of world No. 18.
Kremer completed her schooling at the Athénée de Luxembourg and subsequently studied English and history at Stanford University in California.
Kremer is a member of the Democratic and Liberal Youth in Luxembourg,{{cite news|title=Libéraux, candidats et sportifs |newspaper=Le Quotidien |date=27 January 2009 |url=http://lequotidien.editpress.lu/politique-et-societe/2108.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722154916/http://lequotidien.editpress.lu/politique-et-societe/2108.html |archive-date=22 July 2011 }} and has entered politics. She ran for the Democratic Party in the 2009 election to the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg.{{cite news|title=Casting-Show im Atelier |first=Romain |last=Hilgert |newspaper=Lëtzebuerger Land |date=30 January 2009 |url=http://www.land.lu/html/dossiers/dossier_wahlen_2009/dp_kandidaten_300109.html }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Running in Centre, she finished 15th on the DP list, and was thus not elected.{{cite web | title=2009: Circonscription Centre | url=http://www.elections.public.lu/fr/elections-legislatives/2009/resultats/circonscriptions/centre/index.html | date=14 July 2009 | publisher=Service Information et Presse | access-date=2009-04-10 |language=fr}}
Biography
{{BLP sources section|date=May 2015}}
Kremer was born in 1975{{cite web |url= http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/4152/title/anne-kremer|title= Anne Kremer|author= |date= 2015|website=Women's Tennis Association |publisher=WTA |access-date=23 May 2015}} to father Jean (an engineer), and mother Ginette (a physical education teacher). Early in her career, Kremer was coached by her younger brother, Gilles. Later, she was coached by Stephane Vix. Kremer is a baseliner right-handed player with a strong backhand and a preference for grass and hard pack playing surfaces. Beside Luxembourgish, Kremer is fluent in English, French and German and plans to become a translator.
WTA career finals
=Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)=
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!Legend |
| align=center colspan=2 style="background:#f3e6d7;"|Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| bgcolor=#ffcccc|Tier I (0–0) |
| bgcolor=#ccccff|Tier II (0–0) |
| bgcolor=#CCFFCC|Tier III (0–0) |
| bgcolor=#66CCFF|Tier IV & V (2–2) |
| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !style="width:20px"|No. !style="width:70px"|Date !style="width:150px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:150px"|Opponent !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| bgcolor=#66CCFF
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | Nov 1999 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | {{flagicon|BUL}} Magdalena Maleeva | 6–4, 1–6, 2–6 |
| bgcolor=#66CCFF
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | Jan 2000 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | {{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black | 6–4, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=#66CCFF
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | Nov 2000 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | {{flagicon|RUS}} Tatiana Panova | 6–1, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=#66CCFF
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | Apr 2001 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | {{flagicon|BUL}} Magdalena Maleeva | 6–3, 2–6, 4–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
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| bgcolor="#F88379"
| $100,000 tournaments |
| bgcolor="#F7E98E"
| $75,000 tournaments |
| bgcolor="#ADDFAD"
| $50,000 tournaments |
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| $25,000 tournaments |
| bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| $10,000 tournaments |
=Singles: 12 (5–7)=
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| Outcome
!No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !Score |
|---|
| bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 1. | 23 May 1994 | ITF Łódź, Poland | Clay | {{flagicon|UKR}} Talina Beiko | 4–6, 2–6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner | 1. | 31 July 1994 | ITF La Coruña, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|ESP}} Paula Hermida | 7–5, 6–1 |
| bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner | 2. | 21 August 1994 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | {{flagicon|BEL}} Stephanie Devillé | 6–1, 6–4 |
| bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner | 3. | 11 September 1994 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | Clay | {{flagicon|BLR|1991}} Marina Stets | 6–7, 7–6, 6–1 |
| bgcolor=lightblue
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 2. | 20 July 1998 | ITF Peachtree, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|PUR}} Kristina Brandi | 3–6, 3–6 |
| bgcolor="#ADDFAD"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner | 4. | 11 October 1998 | ITF Albuquerque, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Jane Chi | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=lightblue
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 3. | 19 October 1998 | ITF Welwyn, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|SUI}} Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 1–6, 1–1 ret. |
| bgcolor="#F7E98E"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner | 5. | 21 February 1999 | ITF Midland, United States | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Tara Snyder | 3–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
| bgcolor="#F7E98E"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 4. | 1 March 1999 | ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | {{flagicon|SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik | 1–6, 1–6 |
| bgcolor=lightblue
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 5. | 10 May 2004 | ITF Stockholm, Sweden | Clay | {{flagicon|AUS}} Anastasia Rodionova | 6–7, 4–6 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 6. | 24 January 2010 | ITF Wrexham, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GER}} Mona Barthel | 1–6, 1–6 |
| bgcolor="#F7E98E"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 7. | 25 September 2010 | ITF Shrewsbury, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|CZE}} Eva Birnerová | 6–7, 6–3, 0–6 |
=Doubles: 1 (1–0)=
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!Outcome !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !Score |
| bgcolor=lightblue
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 1. | 25 March 2011 | ITF Bath, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|HUN}} Tímea Babos | {{flagicon|POL}} Marta Domachowska | 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}
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! Tournament !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999 !! 2000 !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! W-L |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Australian Open
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|A |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|A |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|A |style="text-align:center;"|6–10 |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | French Open
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|A |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|A |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|A |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|A |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|A |style="text-align:center;"|5–7 |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Wimbledon
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|A |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|A |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|A |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|A |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|A |style="text-align:center;"|6–9 |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | US Open
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|A |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|A |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|A |align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|A | style="text-align:center;"|3–6 |
| Win–loss
! style="text-align:center;"|0–1 ! style="text-align:center;"|0–2 ! style="text-align:center;"|1–1 ! style="text-align:center;"|5–4 ! style="text-align:center;"|2–4 ! style="text-align:center;"|2–4 ! style="text-align:center;"|4–4 ! style="text-align:center;"|1–1 ! style="text-align:center;"|2–1 ! style="text-align:center;"|1–4 ! style="text-align:center;"|0–0 ! style="text-align:center;"|1–3 ! style="text-align:center;"|1–2 ! style="text-align:center;"|0–0 ! style="text-align:center;"|0–0 ! style="text-align:center;"|0–1 ! style="text-align:center;"|0–0 ! style="text-align:center;"|0–0 ! style="text-align:center;"|20–32 |
|---|
| Year-end ranking
| style="text-align:center;"|134 | style="text-align:center;"|129 | style="text-align:center;"|74 | style="text-align:center;"|31 | style="text-align:center;"|35 | style="text-align:center;"|33 | style="text-align:center;"|25 | style="text-align:center;"|389 | style="text-align:center;"|94 | style="text-align:center;"|166 | style="text-align:center;"|142 | style="text-align:center;"|85 | style="text-align:center;"|264 | style="text-align:center;"|559 | style="text-align:center;"|165 | style="text-align:center;"|254 | style="text-align:center;"|496 | style="text-align:center;"|986 | style="text-align:center;"| |
=Head-to-head record=
- Serena Williams 0–1
- Anke Huber 1–3
- Martina Hingis 0–1
- Maria Sharapova 0–2
- Lindsay Davenport 0–5
- Henrieta Nagyová 2–0
- Elena Dementieva 0–2
- Venus Williams 0–3
- Dinara Safina 0–1
Footnotes
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External links
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- {{ITF}}
- {{Fed Cup player}}
- {{ESPN Tennis}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|anne-kremer}}
- {{official website|http://www.anne-kremer.lu}}
{{Luxembourgish Sportspeople of the Year}}
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