Martina Müller (tennis)

Martina Müller-Skibbe (German pronunciation: [maɐ̯ˈtiːna ˈmʏlɐ];[1][2] born 11 October 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

Martina Müller

Country (sports)	Germany
Residence	Sehnde
Born	(1982-10-11) 11 October 1982 Hanover, West Germany
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro	1999
Retired	2011
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,040,531
Singles
Career record	288–255
Career titles	1 WTA, 10 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 33 (2 April 2007)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (2002, 2006, 2007)
French Open	2R (2002, 2006, 2007)
Wimbledon	2R (2006, 2007)
US Open	3R (2002)
Doubles
Career record	158–167
Career titles	1 WTA, 10 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 47 (25 February 2008)

Career

Coached by her father, Reinhard Müller, Martina had her best success on clay courts: she won her only WTA Tour singles title at the Budapest Grand Prix and one WTA Tour doubles title in 's-Hertogenbosch. On the ITF Women's Circuit, she won ten singles and ten doubles titles in her career. On 2 April 2007, she reached a career-high WTA ranking of world No. 33. In February 2008, she peaked at No. 47 in the doubles rankings.

In 2007, she started the year with middling results, reaching the second round at the Australian Open, losing to Elena Dementieva in three sets. From January to April, Müller never came past the second round of a tournament. In May, at the Qatar German Open in Berlin, she defeated Eleni Daniilidou and 13th seed Shahar Pe'er to reach the round of 16 where she lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova 3–6, 2–6. She reached the second round of Roland Garros, losing to Dominika Cibulková, and the second round at Wimbledon, retiring against Agnieszka Radwańska. In the previous round, Müller double-bageled Anna Smashnova. She reached the final at the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo before being defeated by Hungarian Ágnes Szávay in two sets.

Müller married longtime boyfriend Florian Skibbe in August 2011 and subsequently announced her retirement.[3]

WTA career finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Winner - Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Championships (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV & V (1–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	21 April 2002	Budapest, Hungary	Clay	Myriam Casanova	6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up	1.	16 July 2007	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Ágnes Szávay	0–6, 1–6

Doubles: 5 (1–4)

Winner - Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Championships (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–3)
Tier IV & V (1–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	17 June 2002	's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Grass	Catherine Barclay-Reitz	Bianka Lamade Magdalena Maleeva	6–4, 7–5
Runner-up	1.	27 May 2006	Strasbourg, France	Clay	Andreea Ehritt-Vanc	Liezel Huber Martina Navratilova	2–6, 6–7^(1–7)
Runner-up	2.	23 April 2007	Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary	Clay	Gabriela Chmelinová	Ágnes Szávay Vladimíra Uhlířová	5–7, 2–6
Runner-up	3.	6 January 2008	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Barbora Strýcová	Lilia Osterloh Mariya Koryttseva	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	4.	23 February 2008	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Jelena Kostanić Tošić	Iveta Benešová Bethanie Mattek-Sands	3–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 17 (10–7)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	13 June 1999	Meinerzhagen, Germany	Clay	Lydia Steinbach	6–0, 6–2
Runner-up	1.	15 August 1999	Rebecq, Belgium	Clay	Daphne van de Zande	3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Winner	2.	28 January 2001	Båstad, Sweden	Hard (i)	Margit Rüütel	6–2, 6–0
Runner-up	2.	15 April 2001	San Luis Potosi, Mexico	Clay	Maria Elena Camerin	4–6, 5–7
Runner-up	3.	19 August 2001	Bronx, United States	Hard	Barbara Schwartz	7–5, 3–6, 6–7^(3–7)
Winner	3.	25 January 2004	Grenoble, France	Hard (i)	Aravane Rezaï	7–5, 6–1
Runner-up	4.	5 April 2004	Patras, Greece	Hard	Ekaterina Dzehalevich	4–6, 4–6
Winner	4.	2 May 2004	Taranto, Italy	Clay	Nina Bratchikova	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	5.	20 June 2004	Gorizia, Italy	Clay	Vanina García Sokol	1–6, 4–6
Winner	5.	4 July 2004	Vaihingen, Germany	Clay	Nathalie Viérin	6–2, 7–5
Winner	6.	17 April 2005	Biarritz, France	Clay	Timea Bacsinszky	4–6, 7–6^(7–2), 6–2
Runner-up	6.	9 April 2006	Athens, Greece	Clay	Aurélie Védy	6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Winner	7.	16 April 2006	Civitavecchia, Italy	Clay	Caroline Wozniacki	6–1, 6–1
Winner	8.	30 April 2006	Cagnes-sur-Mer, France	Clay	Anastasiya Yakimova	7–6^(8–6), 2–6, 6–0
Winner	9.	6 August 2006	Baden-Baden, Germany	Clay	Kateřina Böhmová	6–1, 6–1
Winner	10.	17 September 2006	Bordeaux, France	Clay	Sandra Klösel	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	7.	29 July 2007	Pétange, Luxembourg	Clay	Pauline Parmentier	1–6, 4–6

Doubles (10–7)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	2 August 2003	Harrisonburg, United States	Hard	Surina De Beer	Ana Maria Moura Danielle Wiggins	6–2, 7–6^(4)
Runner-up	2.	21 September 2003	Biella, Italy	Clay	Lenka Němečková	Ľubomíra Kurhajcová Libuše Průšová	2–6, 4–6
Runner-up	3.	26 October 2003	Rockhampton, Australia	Hard	Natalie Grandin	Trudi Musgrave Abigail Spears	1–6, 5–7
Winner	4.	25 January 2004	Grenoble,France	Hard (i)	Stefanie Weis	Antonia Matic Lenka Tvarošková	6–2, 6–1
Runner-up	5.	15 February 2004	Sunderland, Great Britain	Hard (i)	Helen Crook	Claire Curran Kim Kilsdonk	4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner	6.	22 March 2004	Athens, Greece	Hard	Līga Dekmeijere	Zsófia Gubacsi Kira Nagy	6–2, 1–6, 6–4
Winner	7.	5 April 2004	Patras, Greece	Hard	Vladimíra Uhlířová	Chantal Coombs Emily Webley-Smith	7–6^(7), 6–3
Runner-up	8.	25 April 2004	Bari, Italy	Clay	Vladimíra Uhlířová	Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Conchita Martínez Granados	2-6, 7-5, 2-6
Runner-up	9.	19 June 2004	Gorizia, Italy	Carpet (i)	Angelika Rösch	Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie Andreea Ehritt-Vanc	6–7^(4), 2–6
Runner-up	10.	22 June 2004	Fontanafredda, Italy	Clay	Vladimíra Uhlířová	Erica Krauth Katalin Marosi	6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Winner	11.	11 July 2004	Darmstadt, Germany	Clay	Vanessa Henke	Katarina Mišić Dragana Zarić	6–1, 7–5
Winner	12.	20 September 2004	Biella, Italy	Clay	Erica Krauth	Mervana Jugić-Salkić Darija Jurak	6–2, 6–3
Winner	13.	5 February 2005	Sunderland, Great Britain	Hard (i)	Sofia Arvidsson	Dragana Zarić Katarina Mišić	6–2, 6–3
Winner	14.	13 November 2005	Toronto, Canada	Hard (i)	Olena Antypina	Lauren Barnikow Kristen Schlukebir	6–3, 6–1
Winner	15.	16 April 2006	Civitavecchia, Italy	Clay	Lucie Hradecká	Tatiana Perebiynis Barbora Strýcová	6–7^(9), 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up	16.	28 July 2007	Pétange, Luxembourg	Clay	Claudine Schaul	Anastasiya Yakimova Carla Suárez Navarro	7–6^(4), 1–6, 6–7^(1)
Winner	17.	7 April 2008	Biarritz, France	Clay	Christina Wheeler	Jorgelina Cravero Betina Jozami	7–6^(5), 3–6 [10–8]

References

1. "Martina - Französisch-Übersetzung - Langenscheidt Deutsch-Französisch Wörterbuch" (in German and French). Langenscheidt. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
2. Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, ISBN 9781405881180
3. Official Website latest also WTA Martina Müller Weds & Announces Retirement

External links

• Martina Müller at the Women's Tennis Association
• Martina Müller at the International Tennis Federation
• Martina Müller at the Fed Cup
• Martina Müller the official website of Martina Müller