Marlene Weingärtner

Marlene Weingärtner

Country (sports)	Germany
Residence	Ulm, Germany
Born	(1980-01-30) January 30, 1980 Heidelberg, West Germany
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	May 9, 1994
Retired	August 31, 2005
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$1,127,324
Singles
Career record	233–255
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 36 (February 4, 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (2002)
French Open	4R (2004)
Wimbledon	2R (1999–2003)
US Open	2R (1998)
Doubles
Career record	97–120
Career titles	1 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 34 (January 17, 2005)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1999, 2002–03, 2005)
French Open	QF (2004)
Wimbledon	QF (2002)
US Open	2R (2001, 2004)
Last updated on: November 5, 2012.

Marlene Weingärtner (born 30 January 1980 in Heidelberg) is a retired professional tennis player from Germany. She is a former top 40 player in both singles and doubles.

Weingärtner retired after the US Open 2005 after suffering several first round losses due to ongoing physical problems.

The most remarkable moment of Weingärtner's career was her dramatic first round match in the Australian Open 2003 when she defeated the defending champion Jennifer Capriati after she seemed to have already lost. Capriati led their encounter at one stage 6–2 4–1, but the determined German fought back and eventually won by a 2–6 7–6(6) 6–4 scoreline. She eventually reached the third round.

Her best Grand Slam showings were two fourth round appearances, the first in Melbourne 2002, the latter at the French Open 2004. In that year she also reached her only WTA Tour final in Bali which she lost in straight sets to Svetlana Kuznetsova.

She made a brief return in July 2008 to play the doubles event of the tournament in Bad Gastein. She had partnered Sandra Klemenschits, losing in the quarterfinals to Xu Yifan and Zhang Shuai.

External links

• Marlene Weingärtner at the Women's Tennis Association