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Angela Bürgis

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Angela Bürgis
ITF nameAngela Buergis
Country (sports) Switzerland
Born (1979-11-03) 3 November 1979 (age 44)
Prize money$11,317
Singles
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 424 (30 September 1996)
Doubles
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 349 (8 December 1997)

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

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

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Singles: 2 (1–1)

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

Doubles: 4 (1–3)

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

See also

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References

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  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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