Julia Schruff (born 16 August 1982) is a retired professional German tennis player.
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Residence | Augsburg, Germany |
Born | (1982-08-16) 16 August 1982 (age 40) Augsburg, West Germany |
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Turned pro | 1992 |
Retired | 2011 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $849,364 |
Singles | |
Career record | 314–321 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | 52 (17 April 2006) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2007) |
French Open | 1R (2003–2007) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2005–2007) |
US Open | 3R (2005) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 112–146 |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | 99 (2 October 2006) |
Last updated on: 20 February 2012. |
Her career high WTA-ranking was attained on 17 April 2006, when she reached No. 52. Her highest doubles ranking was reached on 2 October 2006, when she reached No. 99.
She enjoyed her breakthrough in 2003 when she reached the final at the Estoril Open in Portugal as a qualifier.
During her career, she has beaten two Top 10-ranked players so far – Anastasia Myskina at the 2005 Qatar Total German Open and Elena Dementieva at the 2006 Australian Open. She also has notched wins against top players such as Jelena Janković, Katarina Srebotnik, Flavia Pennetta, Jelena Dokić, Elena Likhovtseva and Alona Bondarenko.
Schruff has won her first ITF tournament in Latina, Lazio, where she defeated fellow German Andrea Petkovic in the final.
Legend (singles) |
Grand Slam (0) |
Tour Championships (0) |
Tier I Event (0) |
Tier II Event (0) |
Tier III Event (0) |
Tier IV-V Event (1) |
ITF Circuit (2) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | Apr 2003 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 1–6 |
Legend (pre/post 2009) |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
Tier II / Premier (0–1) |
Tier III, IV & V / International (0–1) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | Oct 2004 | Filderstadt, Germany | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | Feb 2008 | Vina del Mar, Chile | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 3–6 |
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1 July 2001 | Alkmaar, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
0–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 26 August 2001 | Cuneo, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
3-6, 6-7(7) |
Runner-up | 3. | 20 March 2005 | Orange, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(3), 1–6 |
Winner | 4. | 5 April 2009 | Latina, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 7–6(0) |
Runner-up | 5. | 31 May 2009 | Grado, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(2), 5–7 |
Runner-up | 6. | 18 July 2010 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
Winner | 7. | 13 September 2010 | Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6–3 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 30 August 1999 | Bad Saulgau, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(9), 3–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 2. | 26 March 2001 | Bari, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | 26 August 2001 | Cuneo, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(4) |
Runner-up | 4. | 19 December 2004 | Bergamo, Italy | Hard | ![]() |
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2-6, 3-6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 18 September 2005 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | ![]() |
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5-7, 2-6 |
Winner | 6. | 11 September 2006 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 7. | 8 September 2008 | Athens, Greece | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 8. | 5 April 2009 | Latina, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 9. | 7 May 2010 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 10. | 8 August 2010 | Hechingen, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
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