Annika Beck

Not to be confused with Annika Becker.

Annika Beck

Beck at the 2009 US Open
Full name	Annika Beck
Country (sports)	Germany
Born	(1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 Gießen, Germany
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	2008
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$287,256
Singles
Career record	138–67
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	54 (24 June 2013)
Current ranking	54 (24 June 2013)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2013)
French Open	2R (2013)
Wimbledon	2R (2013)
US Open	Q1 (2012)
Doubles
Career record	2–12
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	841 (16 August 2010)
Current ranking	1077 (24 June 2013)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2013)
French Open	1R (2013)
Wimbledon	1R (2013)
US Open	—
Team competitions
Fed Cup	0–1
Last updated on: 24 June 2013.

Annika Beck (born 16 February 1994 in Gießen) is a German tennis player.

Beck has won seven ITF singles titles during her career, and, on 24 June 2013, reached her highest WTA singles ranking of world number 54.

Personal life

Beck's father, Johannes, and mother, Petra, teach chemistry at the University of Bonn. Beck attended the Erzbischöfliche Liebfrauenschule Bonn, a gymnasium for girls, where she completed her Abitur in 2011.

Career

2012

Beck started 2012 ranked world number 234. She initially played in $25,000 ITF tournaments. She played one tournament in January, one in February, and three in March. She was runner-up in Sunderland and Bath and won in Moscow. In April and May, Beck played higher level tournaments, but had to play qualifying rounds. She qualified for the main draw in Copenhagen and Prague, achieving the second round of the main draw at the latter. She lost in qualifying at the events in Stuttgart, Estoril, and at the French Open. She did, however, take part in the Junior French Open, defeating Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in the final in three sets.

Beck played in the qualifying rounds of Wimbledon, earning a place in the main draw, but lost in the first round. In July, she played the qualifying rounds at the WTA tournament in Båstad, earning a spot in the main draw. Again, she lost in the first round. She also played two ITF tournaments, winning the $50,000 ITF event in Versmold, and losing in the second round at the $100,000 ITF event in Olomouc. In August, she won a $25,000 ITF tournament in Koksijde, then played in the qualifying rounds for the US Open, losing in the first. In September, she played at the 2012 Bell Challenge in Quebec City, with her rank now high enough to earn direct entry into the main draw. In Canada, she earned a win in the first round, but lost in the second. She then went on to win the 2012 Aegon GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury on the ITF tour. In October, she played two WTA events, but had to play qualifying rounds. She lost in second round of qualifying at the 2012 Generali Ladies Linz, but won through to the main draw at the 2012 BGL Luxembourg Open, winning her first round match but losing to Lucie Hradecká in the second. Back on the ITF circuit, she won the two $75,000 events in Ismaning and Barnstaple. She ended 2012 with a ranking of world number 78.

2013

In 2013, Beck reached the quarterfinals of the 2013 Shenzhen Open, defeating the number four seed Hsieh Su-wei in the second round. She then went on to win her first Grand Slam match at the 2013 Australian Open, shocking the number 28 seed Yaroslava Shvedova in round one before going out to Ayumi Morita of Japan. Beck then played WTA main tour events, with her ranking now giving direct entry into the main draw. She lost first round in Pattaya City and Memphis, but advanced to the second round in Florianópolis. Beck then played at the Premier tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami, losing in the first round of each. In April, Beck achieved her best WTA International result in Katowice, achieving her first career International-level semifinal, losing to world number 13 Roberta Vinci. Beck then played the WTA Premier tournament in Stuttgart, losing in the first round to world number 8 Petra Kvitová.

At the 2013 French Open, Beck reached the second round before losing to Victoria Azarenka in straight sets.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' Singles (1–0)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	2012	French Open	Clay	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	3–6, 7–5, 6–3

ITF finals (7–3)

Singles (7–3)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (4–3) Clay (2–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	16 November 2009	Équeurdreville, France	Hard (i)	Constance Sibille	4–6, 2–6
Winner	1.	25 January 2010	Kaarst, Germany	Hard (i)	Audrey Bergot	6–2, 7–5
Runner-up	2.	30 January 2012	Sunderland, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Sarah Gronert	6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Winner	2.	20 February 2012	Moscow, Russia	Hard (i)	Kirsten Flipkens	6–1, 7–5
Runner-up	3.	19 March 2012	Bath 2, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Kiki Bertens	4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner	3.	2 July 2012	Versmold, Germany	Clay	Anastasija Sevastova	6–3, 6–1
Winner	4.	6 August 2012	Koksijde, Belgium	Clay	Bibiane Schoofs	6–1, 6–1
Winner	5.	17 September 2012	Shrewsbury, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Stefanie Vögele	6–2, 6–4
Winner	6.	22 October 2012	Ismaning, Germany	Carpet (i)	Eva Birnerová	6–3, 7–6(10–8)
Winner	7.	29 October 2012	Barnstaple, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Eleni Daniilidou	6–7(1–7), 6–2, 6–2

Fed Cup participation

Doubles

Edition	Stage	Date	Location	Against	Surface	Partner	Opponents	W/L	Score
2013 Fed Cup World Group II	WG2	10 February 2013	Limoges, France	France	Clay (i)	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	Alizé Cornet Kristina Mladenovic	L	3–6, 4–6

Grand Slam performance timeline

Singles

Tournament	2012	2013	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	2R	1–1
French Open	Q1	2R	1–1
Wimbledon	1R	2R	0–1
US Open	Q1	—	0–0
Win–Loss	0–1	2–2	2–3

Doubles

Tournament	2013	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	1R	0–1
French Open	1R	0–1
Wimbledon	1R	0–1
US Open	—	0–0
Win–Loss	0–3	0–3

External links

• Annika Beck at the Women's Tennis Association
• Annika Beck at the Billie Jean King Cup