Lydia Steinbach

Lydia Steinbach (born 30 July 1980) is a German former professional tennis player.

Lydia Steinbach
Country (sports) Germany
Born (1980-07-30) 30 July 1980
Karl-Marx-Stadt (Chemnitz), East Germany
Retired2010
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$54,314
Singles
Career record141-99
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 262 (27 August 2001)
Doubles
Career record88-53
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 176 (4 February 2002)

Biography

Steinbach was born in the city of Chemnitz, which was then known as Karl-Marx-Stadt and part of East Germany.[1]

A right-handed player, Steinbach reached a best singles ranking of 262. In 2001 she won an ITF tournament in San Severo, beating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final. Her best performance on the WTA Tour came at the Pattaya Open in 2003, where she made the round of 16.[2]

As a doubles player she won 10 ITF titles and was ranked as high as 176 in the world. At the 2003 Sparkassen Cup in Leipzig, Steinbach and partner Aniko Kapros held a match point against top seeds Martina Navratilova and Svetlana Kuznetsova, before going down 5–7 in the third set.[3]

While studying sports at university she was a participant in the 2003 Summer Universiade in Daegu, winning bronze medals for both the women's doubles and mixed doubles events.[4]

ITF finals

Singles (1–6)
Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 9 August 1998 Rebecq, Belgium Clay Daphne van de Zande 1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 13 June 1999 Meinerzhagen, Germany Clay Martina Müller 0–6, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 16 October 2000 Joué-lès-Tours, France Hard (i) Dally Randriantefy 0–4, 1–4
Runner-up 4. 4 February 2001 Tipton, United Kingdom Clay Anne-Laure Heitz 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7)
Winner 5. 29 April 2001 San Severo, Italy Clay Svetlana Kuznetsova 2–6, 7–6(5), 6–3
Runner-up 6. 13 July 2003 Darmstadt, Germany Clay Alena Vašková 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 7. 24 July 2006 Horb, Germany Clay Sandra Martinović 6–3, 1–6, 4–6

Doubles (10–7)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 28 September 1998 Glasgow, Great Britain Carpet (i) Eva Dyrberg Helen Crook
Victoria Davies		 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Winner 2. 16 November 1998 Biel, Switzerland Hard (i) Dája Bedáňová Gréta Arn
Katalin Miskolczi		 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 3. 13 June 1999 Meinerzhagen, Germany Clay Jennifer Tinnacher Bianca Cremer
Nicole Seitenbecher		 6–7, 0–6
Winner 4. 12 February 2001 Sutton, United Kingdom Hard (i) Eleni Daniilidou Amanda Hopmans
Patty Van Acker		 6–0, 6–4
Winner 5. 15 July 2001 Darmstadt, Germany Clay Magdalena Kučerová Milena Nekvapilová
Hana Šromová		 6–1, 6–2
Winner 6. 6 August 2001 Hechingen, Germany Clay Magdalena Kučerová Daniela Klemenschits
Sandra Klemenschits		 5–7, 6–2, 6–1
Winner 7. 22 October 2001 Opole, Poland Carpet Magdalena Kučerová Milena Nekvapilová
Hana Šromová		 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 8. 5 August 2002 Hechingen, Germany Clay Shelley Stephens Andrea Glass
Jasmin Wöhr		 4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 9. 12 August 2002 Innsbruck, Austria Clay Magdalena Kučerová Goulnara Fattakhetdinova
Maria Kondratieva		 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Winner 10. 1 September 2002 Bielefeld, Germany Clay Lisa Fritz Martina Babáková
Lenka Tvarošková		 7–5, 6–4
Runner-up 11. 14 July 2003 Garching bei München, Germany Clay Antonia Matic Angelika Bachmann
Lenka Němečková		 2–6, 6–7(7–9)
Runner-up 12. 3 August 2003 Saulgau, Germany Clay Antonia Matic Christina Fitz
Kathrin Wörle-Scheller		 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 13. 24 July 2006 Horb, Germany Clay Julia Görges Josipa Bek
Dia Evtimova		 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Winner 14. 6 August 2006 Saulgau, Germany Clay Josipa Bek Martina Babáková
Linda Smolenaková		 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 15. 4 September 2006 Düsseldorf, Germany Clay Korina Perkovic Franziska Etzel
Laura Zelder		 1–6, 7–6(9–7), 2–6
Winner 16. 6 November 2006 Ismaning, Germany Carpet (i) Eva-Maria Hoch Sabrina Jolk
Annette Kolb		 6–2, 6–1
Winner 17. 24 August 2008 Wahlstedt, Germany Clay Julia Paetow Dominice Ripoll
Lucia Sainz-Pelegri		 6–4, 6–4

References
  1. "Tennis: Knapper Sieg der zweifachen Mutter". LVZ - Leipziger Volkszeitung (in German). 15 July 2013.
  2. "Nagyova y Rodionova pasan a cuartos en Tailandia". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). 5 November 2003.
  3. "Navratilova survives match point in Leipzig doubles". ABC News. 25 September 2003.
  4. "Lydia Steinbach: Beinahe wie Olympische Spiele". Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (in German). 3 September 2003.
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