| Laura Siegemund Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 6¼ in |
| Weight | 62 kg |
| Date of Birth | March 4, 1988 |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Eye Color | Blue |
Laura Siegemund is a German professional tennis player. A two-time Grand Slam champion, she reached her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 22 in March 2023.
Full Name
Laura Natalie Siegemund
Nick Name
Laura
Sun Sign
Pisces
Born Place
Filderstadt, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Residence
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Nationality
Education
Laura Siegemund enrolled at the University of Hagen (a public research university that is primarily focused on distance teaching) and finished her bachelor’s degree in Psychology in 2016.
Occupation
Professional Tennis Player
Family
- Father – Harro Siegemund (Engineer)
- Mother – Brigitta Siegemund
- Siblings – She has 2 siblings.
Manager
Laura Siegemund has been signed with the Women’s Tennis Association, Association, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.
Turned Pro
2006
Plays
Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Build
Athletic
Height
5 ft 6¼ in or 168 cm
Weight
62 kg or 136.5 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
White
Hair Color
Light Brown
Eye Color
Blue
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Thin lips
Laura Siegemund Facts
- She was 3 years of age when her family introduced her to tennis.
- She resided in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from age 4 to 7 and in Jakarta, Indonesia from 9 to 10.
- Growing up, Laura Siegemund regarded Steffi Graf as her tennis idol.
- In 2000, she emerged as the winner of the Junior Orange Bowl in the “12 and under” age category as the first German since Steffi Graf in 1981.
- She went on to play her first events on the ITF Circuit in 2002 and then participated in her first WTA qualifying in Leipzig, Germany the next year.
- In 2005, she won her first ITF doubles title in Darmstadt, Germany, and secured her first ITF singles title in Lagos, Nigeria in 2006.
- Laura Siegemund secured three ITF doubles titles in 2008 and two ITF doubles titles in 2009 but fell in WTA singles qualifying at the US Open.
- At the Swedish Open in 2010, she played her first WTA Tour main draw.
- In 2011, she won one ITF singles title but fell in WTA singles qualifying nine times (including Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and US Open).
- Laura Siegemund beat Yaroslava Shvedova in the first round and won her first main-draw match on the WTA Tour at the Swedish Open in Båstad in 2014.
- In 2015, she made it to the quarterfinals at the WTA Tour twice in Florianópolis, Brazil, and in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg.
- She reached the top 100 in the WTA rankings on September 14, 2015, and finished the 2015 season at No. 90 on November 9, 2015.
- She recorded one of her biggest victories at the 2016 Australian Open as she defeated former world No. 1 Jelena Janković in the second round in three sets.
- Laura Siegemund reached as a qualifier in the third round at the Premier Mandatory Madrid Open and defeated ninth-seed Svetlana Kuznetsova and Mirjana Lučić-Baroni, before losing to Sorana Cîrstea.
- She won the first WTA title of her career in Båstad in July 2016 after defeating Kateřina Siniaková in straight sets in the final.
- She won the 2016 US Open mixed-doubles championship with Mate Pavić in September and this marked her first Grand Slam title.
- Laura Siegemund began her 2019 season with the Aukland Open and lost to Bianca Andreescu in the final round of qualifying. Bianca would eventually end up reaching the final.
- She defeated two-time champion and former world No. 1, Victoria Azarenka, in the first round at the Australian Open in 2019. She was later defeated by 28th seed Hsieh Su-wei in the second round.
- At the Auckland Open in 2020, Laura Siegemund made it to the quarterfinals where she was defeated by top seed and eventual champion, Serena Williams.
- In 2021, she represented Germany at the Summer Olympics and fell in the first round to fourth seed and eventual bronze medalist, Elina Svitolina.
- In 2022, Laura Siegemund won her first WTA 1000 doubles title at the Miami Open, alongside partner Vera Zvonareva. She concluded the season by reaching a new career-high doubles ranking of world No. 27 on October 17, 2022.
- In addition to German, she is also well-versed in English and French.
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