Sabine Auer

Sabine Krein-Auer (born 2 October 1966) is a German former professional tennis player. She played under her maiden name Sabine Auer.

Sabine Auer
Full nameSabine Krein-Auer
Country (sports) West Germany
 Germany
Born (1966-10-02) 2 October 1966
Radolfzell, West Germany
Retired1993
Prize money$53,958
Singles
Career record70-79
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 125 (21 November 1988)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1989)
French Open1R (1988)
Doubles
Career record16-18
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 342 (8 May 1989)

Biography

Born in Radolfzell, Auer competed on the professional tour in the 1980 and 1990s, reaching a best singles ranking of 125 in the world.

Auer's best performance on the WTA Tour was making the fourth round of the 1988 Lipton International Players Championships. Playing in the main draw as a qualifier, she defeated Iwona Kuczyńska, Amy Frazier and world number seven Hana Mandlíková, before being eliminated by Barbara Potter. In her upset win over Mandlíková she saved five match points in the second set.[1]

She featured in the women's singles main draws at the 1988 French Open and 1989 Australian Open.

Now living in Saarland, Auer still plays tennis competitively on the ITF senior's circuit. She was the ITF Over 40s World Champion in 2009.[2]

ITF finals

Singles (2–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 3 August 1987 Rheda, West Germany Clay Tanja Weigl 4–6, 2–6
Winner 2. 10 August 1987 Darmstadt, West Germany Clay Martina Pawlik 7–5, 6–2
Winner 3. 7 January 1991 Bamberg, Germany Carpet Petra Holubová 7–6, 4–6, 6–4

Doubles (1–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 1 January 1990 Bamberg, West Germany Carpet Heike Thoms Cora Hofmann
Alexandra Seifarth		 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 7 January 1991 Bamberg, Germany Carpet Heike Thoms Steffi Menning
Martina Pawlik		 4–6, 7–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 11 January 1993 Coburg, Germany Carpet Heike Thoms Ivana Havrlíková
Pavlína Rajzlová		 3–6, 0–6
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References
  1. "Mandlikova Upset, Angrily Hits Ball at Lineswoman". Los Angeles Times. 20 March 1988.
  2. "Gerth/Schneider behalten die Nerven". Frankfurter Neue Presse (in German). 5 May 2015.
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