Angela Bürgis

Angela Bürgis (born 3 November 1979) is a Swiss former professional tennis player.[1]

Angela Bürgis
Country (sports)  Switzerland
Born (1979-11-03) 3 November 1979
Prize money$11,317
Singles
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 424 (30 September 1996)
Doubles
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 349 (8 December 1997)

Bürgis was a member of Switzerland's 1996 Fed Cup team, appearing in five ties as a doubles player. She won three of her five doubles rubbers, two of which came while partnering Martina Hingis and included a win over Croatia's Mirjana Lucic and Iva Majoli.[2]

On the professional tour she reached a best singles ranking of 424 and twice featured in the qualifying draw of the WTA Tour tournament in Zurich, but otherwise spent her career on the ITF Circuit, where she won a singles title at Tortosa in 1996.[3]

Following her professional career, Bürgis played varsity tennis in the United States at the University of Minnesota, earning selection in the All-Big Ten Team in both 2003 and 2004.[4]

ITF finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 2 March 1996 Pretoria, South Africa Hard Jessica Steck 3–6, 2–6
Winner 1. 13 May 1996 Tortosa, Spain Clay Silke Frankl 6–1, 6–1

Doubles: 4 (1–3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 11 March 1996 Harare, Zimbabwe Hard Ursula Svetlik Audra Brannon
Dana Evans		 3–6 6–4, 4–6
Winner 1. 2 December 1996 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet Nikola Hubnerová Gabriela Chmelinová
Sabine Radevicová		 2–6, 7–6(3), 6–1
Runner-up 2. 29 September 1997 Langenthal, Switzerland Carpet Diane Asensio Magdalena Kučerová
Helena Vildová		 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 6 October 1997 Biel, Switzerland Carpet Diane Asensio Kerstin Marent
Susi Lohrmann		 6–2, 0–6, 4–6
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See also

References
  1. Marti, Frank. "Luzerner Hallenmeisterschaften – Ausgangspunkt grosser Karrieren". Luzerner Zeitung (in German).
  2. "Key Statistics". fedcup.com.
  3. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $10,000 Tortosa - 13 May - 19 May 1996". itftennis.com.
  4. "Angela Buergis Named to Women's Tennis All-Big Ten Team". University of Minnesota Athletics.
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