sport.wikisort.org - Athlete

Astrid Besser (born 1 September 1989 in Prato) is an Italian tennis player of German and Venezuelan descent.[1]

Astrid Besser

Full name	Astrid Besser
Country (sports)	Italy
Born	(1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 32) Prato, Italy
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Prize money	$38,694
Singles
Career record	94–96
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	356 (9 March 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Junior	2R (2005)
US Open Junior	1R (2005)
Doubles
Career record	15–27
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	401 (16 June 2008)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon Junior	1R (2005)
US Open Junior	1R (2005)

Besser won two singles and two doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 9 March 2009, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 356. On 16 June 2008, she peaked at world number 401 in the doubles rankings.

On the 2008 WTA Tour, Besser played in the main doubles draws at both the Gastein Ladies and the Banka Koper Slovenia Open.

ITF finals (4–1)

Singles (2–0)

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

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

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	6 November 2006	Ismaning, Germany	Carpet (i)	Anastasia Pivovarova	6–3, 6–3
Winner	2.	10 March 2008	Rome, Italy	Clay	Anna Korzeniak	6–2, 6–3

Doubles (2–1)

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

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

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	18 September 2006	Ciampino, Italy	Clay	Elisa Peth	Denise Mascherini Emily Stellato	6–4, 6–2
Winner	2.	10 September 2007	Innsbruck, Austria	Clay	Monika Kochanová	Karin Hechenberger Amra Sadiković	7–5, 7–5
Runner-up	1.	24 September 2007	Ciampino, Italy	Clay	Letizia Lo Re	Valentina Sulpizio Verdiana Verardi	3–6, 4–6

References

External links

• Astrid Besser at the Women's Tennis Association
• Astrid Besser at the International Tennis Federation

---