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Anne Kremer Country (sports) Luxembourg Residence Hesperange , Luxembourg Born (1975-10-17 ) 17 October 1975 (age 48) Luxembourg , Luxembourg Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) [1] Turned pro September 1998 Retired August 2014 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money (US) $1,567,313 Career record 496–418 Career titles 2 (WTA) & 5 (ITF) Highest ranking No. 18 (29 July 2002) Australian Open 2R (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008) French Open 3R (2002) Wimbledon 3R (1999, 2004) US Open 2R (1998, 1999, 2000) Career record 45–108 Career titles 1 (ITF) Highest ranking No. 140 (6 May 2002) Australian Open 1R (2005, 2008) French Open 1R (2005) Wimbledon 1R (2005)
Anne Kremer (born 17 October 1975) is a Luxembourgish retired tennis player. Her highest WTA ranking was World No. 18, a ranking she achieved on 29 July 2002.
Anne completed her schooling at the Athénée de Luxembourg and subsequently studied English as well as history at Stanford University in Stanford , California.
Kremer is a member of the Democratic and Liberal Youth in Luxembourg,[2] and has recently entered politics. She ran for the Democratic Party in the 2009 election to the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg .[3] Running in Centre , she finished fifteenth on the DP list, and was thus not elected.[4]
Biography
Kremer was born on 17 October 1975[5] to father Jean (an engineer), and mother Ginette (a physical education teacher). Early in her career, Kremer was coached by her younger brother, Gilles. Later, Kremer was coached by Stephane Vix. Kremer is a baseliner right-handed[5] player with a strong backhand and a preference for grass and hard pack playing surfaces. Kremer is fluent in Luxembourgish, English, French and German and plans to become a translator.
WTA career finals
Singles: 4 (2–2)
Legend: Before 2009
Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0)
Premier Mandatory (0)
Tier II (0)
Premier 5 (0)
Tier III (0)
Premier (0)
Tier IV & V (2-2)
International (0)
Outcome
No.
Date
Championship
Surface
Opponent
Score
Runner-up
1.
20 November 1999
Pattaya City , Thailand
Hard
Magdalena Maleeva
6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Winner
1.
8 January 2000
Auckland , New Zealand
Hard
Cara Black
6–4, 6–4
Winner
2.
19 November 2000
Pattaya City , Thailand
Hard
Tatiana Panova
6–1, 6–4
Runner-up
2.
22 April 2001
Budapest , Hungary
Clay
Magdalena Maleeva
6–3, 2–6, 4–6
ITF Circuit finals
Singles 12 (5–7)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent in the final
Score
Runner-up
1.
23 May 1994
Łódź , Poland
Clay
Talina Beiko
4–6, 2–6
Winner
2.
31 July 1994
A Coruña , Spain
Clay
Paula Hermida
7–5, 6–1
Winner
3.
21 August 1994
Koksijde , Belgium
Clay
Stephanie Devillé
6–1, 6–4
Winner
4.
11 September 1994
Varna , Bulgaria
Clay
Marina Stets
6–7, 7–6, 6–1
Runner-up
5.
20 July 1998
Peachtree , United States
Hard
Kristina Brandi
3–6, 3–6
Winner
6.
11 October 1998
Albuquerque , United States
Hard
Jane Chi
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up
7.
19 October 1998
Welwyn , United Kingdom
Carpet
Emmanuelle Gagliardi
1–6, 1–1 ret
Winner
8.
21 February 1999
Midland , United States
Hard (i)
Tara Snyder
3–6, 6–1, 7–5
Runner-up
9.
1 March 1999
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
Hard
Katarina Srebotnik
1–6, 1–6
Runner-up
10.
10 May 2004
Stockholm , Sweden
Clay
Anastasia Rodionova
6–7, 4–6
Runner-up
11.
24 January 2010
Wrexham , United Kingdom
Hard
Mona Barthel
1–6, 1–6
Runner-up
12.
20 September 2010
Shrewsbury , United Kingdom
Hard
Eva Birnerová
6–7, 6–3, 0–6
Doubles 1 (1–0)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Grand Slam timeline
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Head vs. Head record
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