Marlene Weingärtner
{{short description|German tennis player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Marlene Weingärtner
| country = {{GER}}
| residence =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|01|30}}
| birth_place = Heidelberg, West Germany
| height = {{height|m=1.74}}
| turnedpro = 9 May 1994
| retired = 31 August 2005
| plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney = $1,127,324
| singlesrecord = 233–255
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 36 (4 February 2002)
| AustralianOpenresult = 4R (2002)
| FrenchOpenresult = 4R (2004)
| Wimbledonresult = 2R (1999–2003)
| USOpenresult = 2R (1998)
| doublesrecord = 97–120
| doublestitles = 1 WTA, 3 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 34 (17 January 2005)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1999, 2002–03, 2005)
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = QF (2004)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = QF (2002)
| USOpenDoublesresult = 2R (2001, 2004)
}}
Marlene Weingärtner (born 30 January 1980) is a retired tennis player from Germany. She is a former top 40 player in both singles and doubles.
Career
The most remarkable moment of her career was her first-round match at the 2003 Australian Open when she defeated there the defending champion Jennifer Capriati. Capriati led the encounter 6–2, 4–1, but Weingärtner fought back and won by a 2–6, 7–6, 6–4 scoreline. She eventually reached the third round.
Her best Grand Slam tournament showings were two fourth-round appearances, the first in Melbourne 2002, the latter at the 2004 French Open.{{cite web|title=Marlene Weingärtner: "Down under" mit neuem Selbstvertrauen|url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/australian-open-marlene-weingaertner-down-under-mit-neuem-selbstvertrauen-150443.html|website=Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung|language=German|date=21 January 2002}} In 2004, she also reached her only WTA Tour final in Bali which she lost in straight sets to Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Playing for Germany in the Fed Cup, she has a win–loss record of 2–3.
Weingärtner retired after the 2005 US Open, after suffering several first-round losses due to ongoing physical problems.{{cite web|title=Eine Fachfrau unterstützt nun den Fachmann|url=http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/guenzburg/sport/Eine-Fachfrau-unterstuetzt-nun-den-Fachmann-id36181237.html|publisher=Augsburger Allgemeine|language=German|date=25 November 2015}} She made a brief return in July 2008 to play the doubles event of the Gastein Ladies tournament where she partnered Sandra Klemenschits, losing in the quarterfinals to Xu Yifan and Zhang Shuai.
WTA Tour finals
=Singles: 1 (runner-up)=
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!Result !Date !style="width:150px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:170px"|Opponent !style="width:100px"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| Sep 2004 | Bali Classic, Indonesia | Hard | {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova | 1–6, 4–6 |
=Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)=
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!Result !Date !style="width:150px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:150px"|Partner !style="width:175px"|Opponents !style="width:140px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| Aug 2004 | Cincinnati Open, US | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Jill Craybas | {{flagicon|SUI}} Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 7–5, 7–6(7–2) |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| Oct 2004 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Jill Craybas | {{flagicon|ESP}} Virginia Ruano Pascual | 1–6, 7–6(7–1), 3–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
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|$75,000 tournaments |
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|$50,000 tournaments |
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|$25,000 tournaments |
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|$10,000 tournaments |
=Singles (0–5)=
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!Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1. | 22 August 1994 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | Hard | {{flagicon|CZE}} Radka Surová | 6–4, 0–6, 3–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 14 October 1996 | ITF Flensburg, Germany | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|AUT}} Beate Reinstadler | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 5–7 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3. | 7 December 1998 | ITF Bad Gögging, Germany | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|SVK}} Karina Habšudová | 6–7, 2–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4. | 29 October 2000 | ITF Seoul, South Korea | Hard | {{flagicon|CAN}} Vanessa Webb | 2–4, 3–5, 4–1, 3–5 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 5. | 26 November 2000 | ITF Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | {{flagicon|AUS}} Rachel McQuillan | 4–6, 3–6 |
=Doubles (3–4)=
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!Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !Score |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | 5 February 1995 | ITF Coburg, Germany | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|NED}} Seda Noorlander | {{flagicon|POL}} Magdalena Feistel | 6–2, 6–7, 6–2 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 7 April 1996 | ITF Athens, Greece | Clay | {{flagicon|SCG}} Dragana Zarić | {{flagicon|SWE}} Annica Lindstedt | 0–6, 2–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 6 October 1996 | ITF Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Hard | {{flagicon|ARG}} María Fernanda Landa | {{flagicon|CHI}} Paula Cabezas | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 23 June 1997 | ITF Bordeaux, France | Clay | {{flagicon|ARG}} María Fernanda Landa | {{flagicon|FRA}} Caroline Dhenin | 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 5–7 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3. | 6 July 1997 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|ARG}} María Fernanda Landa | {{flagicon|NED}} Seda Noorlander | 3–6, 1–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4. | 27 July 1997 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | Hard | {{flagicon|AUT}} Sylvia Plischke | {{flagicon|ITA}} Laura Golarsa | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 28 October 2000 | ITF Seoul, South Korea | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA}} Surina De Beer | {{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Yoon-jeong | 4–2, 4–1, 1–4, 3–5, 4–2 |
References
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External links
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