Dinah Pfizenmaier (born 13 January 1992)[1] is a German former tennis player.

Dinah Pfizenmaier
Pfizenmaier at the 2013 French Open
Country (sports) Germany
Born (1992-01-13) 13 January 1992 (age 32)
Bielefeld, Germany
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$489,829
Singles
Career record171–106
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 79 (17 March 2014)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2014)
French Open3R (2013)
Wimbledon1R (2014)
US Open1R (2013)
Doubles
Career record31–31
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 245 (2 February 2015)

Pfizenmaier won nine singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 17 March 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 79. On 2 February 2015, she peaked at No. 245 in the doubles rankings.

Professional career

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2012

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Pfizenmaier made her Grand Slam debut at the 2012 French Open. She qualified for the main draw by defeating Kristýna Plíšková, Misaki Doi and Monica Puig. In the first round of the main draw, she defeated local talent Caroline Garcia to set up a clash with world No. 1, Victoria Azarenka.[2] She lost the meeting in straight sets.[3]

2013

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Pfizenmaier qualified again for the 2013 French Open, defeating Chiara Scholl, Irina Khromacheva and Vera Dushevina. In the main draw she defeated Mandy Minella and rising star Urszula Radwańska. In round 3, she was defeated by fourth seed Agnieszka Radwańska.[4]

2014

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At the French Open in 2014, Pfizenmaier defeated Estrella Cabeza Candela in the first round,[5][6] but lost to Sara Errani in round two.

Singles performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Only WTA Tour and Grand Slam tournament main-draw results are considered in the career statistics.

Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q1 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1
French Open A 2R 3R 2R 1R A A 0 / 4 4–4
Wimbledon A Q2 Q1 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1
US Open A Q1 1R Q2 A Q1 Q1 0 / 1 0–1
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 7 4–7
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 2 6 10 3 0 0 21
Overall win–loss 0–0 1–2 4–6 6–10 3–3 0–0 0–0 14–21
Year-end ranking 271 158 98 125 249 854 40%

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 13 (9–4)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–0)
$75,000 tournaments (0–0)
$50,000 tournaments (1–1)
$25,000 tournaments (3–1)
$10/15,000 tournaments (5–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (6–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 25 July 2011 ITF Tampere, Finland Clay   Piia Suomalainen 5–7, 0–6
Win 1. 22 August 2011 ITF Braunschweig, Germany Clay   Syna Kayser 7–6(5), 6–1
Win 2. 12 September 2011 ITF Rotterdam, Netherlands Clay   Stephanie Vogt 3–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win 3. 26 September 2011 ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria Clay   Jovana Jakšić 6–4, 6–4
Win 4. 24 October 2011 ITF Netanya, Israel Hard   Çağla Büyükakçay 7–6(5), 4–6, 6–1
Win 5. 23 January 2012 ITF Kaarst, Germany Carpet (i)   Alison Van Uytvanck 6–4, 6–4
Win 6. 19 March 2012 ITF Phuket, Thailand Hard (i)   Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 6–2, 6–4
Loss 2. 8 October 2012 ITF Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay   Victoria Kan 6–4, 4–6, 2–5 ret.
Loss 3. 5 November 2012 ITF Benicarló, Spain Hard   Laura Pous Tió 4–6, 1–6
Win 7. 25 February 2013 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay   Anastasia Grymalska 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Win 8. 1 April 2013 ITF Torrent, Spain Clay   Justine Ozga 6–3, 6–1
Loss 4. 13 May 2013 ITF Saint-Gaudens, France Clay   Paula Ormaechea 3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 9. 1 July 2013 ITF Versmold, Germany Clay   Maryna Zanevska 6–4, 4–6, 6–4

Doubles: 5 (2–3)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–0)
$75,000 tournaments (0–0)
$50,000 tournaments (0–0)
$25,000 tournaments (1–2)
$10,000 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 15 August 2011 ITF Ratingen, Germany Clay   Katharina Hering   Elizaveta Ianchuk
  Karolina Wlodarczak
6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Win 1. 26 September 2011 ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria Clay   Julia Wachaczyk   Clelia Melena
  Stefania Rubini
6–4, 7–5
Loss 2. 29 April 2013 ITF Wiesbaden, Germany Clay   Anna Zaja   Gabriela Dabrowski
  Sharon Fichman
3–6, 3–6
Win 2. 10 February 2014 ITF São Paulo, Brazil Clay   Beatriz García Vidagany   Mariana Duque
  Paula Cristina Gonçalves
7–6(8), 4–6, [10–8]
Loss 3. 16 March 2015 ITF Seville, Spain Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Ekaterine Gorgodze
  Victoria Kan
3–6, 2–6

References

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  1. ^ "33. Westfälische Tennis-Hallenmeisterschaften – 11. bis 15. Januar 2012 – Werne". altkreis-halle.net (in German). 10 January 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  2. ^ "French Open – Dinah Pfizenmaier nun gegen Azarenka". Stern (in German). 28 May 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Williams und Pfizenmaier scheiden bei den French Open aus". Stern (in German). 30 May 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  4. ^ "French Open: Pfizenmaier scheitert an Radwanska". Die Zeit (in German). 31 May 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Struff und Pfizenmaier siegen". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 27 May 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  6. ^ "French Open: Pfizenmaier schafft Einzug in zweite Runde". Die Zeit (in German). 27 May 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
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