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Martina Müller Country (sports) Germany Residence Sehnde , GermanyBorn (1982-10-11 ) 11 October 1982 (age 41) Hanover , GermanyHeight 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Turned pro 1999 Retired 2011 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $ 1,040,531Career record 288–255 Career titles 1 WTA (10 ITF) Highest ranking No. 33 (2 April 2007) Australian Open 2R (2002, 2006, 2007) French Open 2R (2002, 2006, 2007) Wimbledon 2R (2006, 2007) US Open 3R (2002) Career record 158–167 Career titles 1 WTA (10 ITF) Highest ranking No. 47 (25 February 2008)
Martina Müller-Skibbe (born 11 October 1982 in Hanover , Germany ) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. On April 2, 2007 she reached a career high WTA-ranking of World No. 33.
She has had her best success on clay courts, where she won her only WTA Tour singles title at the Budapest Grand Prix . She has also been successful on the ITF Circuit where she has won 10 singles titles.
She is coached by her father, Reinhard Müller. She admires tennis champion Andre Agassi . She married longtime boyfriend Florian Skibbe in August 2011 and subsequently announced her retirement.[1]
2007
Müller started the year with middling results, reaching the second round at the Australian Open , losing to Elena Dementieva in three sets. From January to April, Müller never came past the second round of a tournament. In May, at the Qatar German Open in Berlin , she defeated Eleni Daniilidou and thirteenth seed Shahar Pe'er to reach the round of 16 where she lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova 3:6 2:6. Müller then reached the second round of Roland Garros , losing to Slovak Dominika Cibulková , and the second round at The Championships, Wimbledon , retiring against Agnieszka Radwańska . In the previous round, she double-bageled Anna Smashnova . She reached the final at the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo before being defeated by Hungarian Ágnes Szávay in two sets.
WTA finals
Singles 2 (1-1)
Legend: Before 2009
Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Championships (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Premier Mandatory (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
Tier IV & V (1–1)
International (0–0)
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponent in the final
Winner
1.
21 April 2002
Budapest , Hungary
Clay
Myriam Casanova
6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up
1.
16 July 2007
Palermo , Italy
Clay
Ágnes Szávay
0–6, 1–6
Doubles: 5 (1–4)
Legend: Before 2009
Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Championships (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Premier Mandatory (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier III (0–3)
Premier (0–0)
Tier IV & V (1–1)
International (0–0)
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Winner
1.
17 June 2002
's-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands
Grass
Catherine Barclay-Reitz
Bianka Lamade Magdalena Maleeva
6–4, 7–5
Runner-up
1.
27 May 2006
Strasbourg , France
Clay
Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
Liezel Huber Martina Navratilova
2–6, 6–7(1–7)
Runner-up
2.
23 April 2007
Budapest Grand Prix , Budapest, Hungary
Clay
Gabriela Chmelinová
Ágnes Szávay Vladimíra Uhlířová
5–7, 2–6
Runner-up
3.
6 January 2008
ASB Classic , Auckland, New Zealand
Hard
Barbora Strýcová
Lilia Osterloh Mariya Koryttseva
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up
4.
23 February 2008
Bogotá , Colombia
Clay
Jelena Kostanić Tošić
Iveta Benešová Bethanie Mattek-Sands
3–6, 3–6
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 17 (10–7)
$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
Winner
1.
13 June 1999
Meinerzhagen , Germany
Clay
Lydia Steinbach
6–0 6–2
Runner-up
1.
15 August 1999
Rebecq , Belgium
Clay
Daphne van de Zande
3-6 6-3 4-6
Winner
2.
28 January 2001
Båstad , Sweden
Hard (i)
Margit Rüütel
6–2, 6–0
Runner-up
2.
15 April 2001
San Luis Potosi , Mexico
Clay
Maria Elena Camerin
4-6 5-7
Runner-up
3.
19 August 2001
Bronx , United States
Hard
Barbara Schwartz
7-5 3-6 6-7(3-7)
Winner
3.
25 January 2004
Grenoble , France
Hard (i)
Aravane Rezaï
7–5, 6–1
Runner-up
4.
5 April 2004
Patras , Greece
Hard
Ekaterina Dzehalevich
4-6 4-6
Winner
4.
2 May 2004
Taranto , Italy
Clay
Nina Bratchikova
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up
5.
20 June 2004
Gorizia , Italy
Clay
Vanina García Sokol
1-6 4-6
Winner
5.
4 July 2004
Vaihingen , Germany
Clay
Nathalie Vierin
6–2, 7–5
Winner
6.
17 April 2005
Biarritz , France
Clay
Timea Bacsinszky
4–6, 7–6(7-2) , 6–2
Runner-up
6.
9 April 2006
Athens , Greece
Clay
Aurélie Védy
6-4 2-6 4-6
Winner
7.
16 April 2006
Civitavecchia , Italy
Clay
Caroline Wozniacki
6–1, 6–1
Winner
8.
30 April 2006
Cagnes-sur-Mer , France
Clay
Anastasiya Yakimova
7–6(8-6) , 2–6, 6–0
Winner
9.
6 August 2006
Baden-Baden , Germany
Clay
Kateřina Böhmová
6–1, 6–1
Winner
10.
17 September 2006
Bordeaux , France
Clay
Sandra Kloesel
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up
7.
29 July 2007
Pétange , Luxembourg
Clay
Pauline Parmentier
1-6 4-6
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