The German tennis women do not occupy top positions on the WTA tour. Tatjana Maria is currently in the best position in the world rankings.
Tatyana Maria
Maybe it’s a very simple secret of success Tatyana Maria drives. “My goal at the moment is simply to continue to develop myself and my game, to stay healthy and to continue to have fun”said the currently best German tennis player recently.
Maria, born in Bad Saulgau and now based in Florida/USA for several years, is 36 years old and finished the season on the WTA Tour in 57th place – her second-best result since she became a professional player in 2002. And she still really enjoys her job.
A tournament victory in Colombia and several other good results marked the sporting year of the mother of two. “I’m happy with my season. Apart from the Grand Slams, my year was really good”, said Maria. Her playing style almost seems a little antiquated compared to the power competitors on the professional tour, who primarily have topspin in their repertoire. But with the undercut balls she still often pushes her competitors to their limits.
With the exception of Maria, no one plays the forehand and backhand slice these days – especially not so consistently and successfully. Add to that the nimble legs that still manage to get to some seemingly unreachable balls. Maria was able to collect around $643,000 in prize money last season. On December 30th she will be part of the German team United Cup in Sydney further.
Tamara Korpatsch
Her biggest career to dateHighlight came to the end. In Cluj-Napoca, Romania, secured Tamara Korpatsch At the end of October their first winner’s cup (250 category) on the WTA tour. “This title means so much to me”said the 28-year-old from Hamburg, who is considered a self-made professional and, according to her own statement, has been “very little support” from the German Tennis Federation (DTB). For a long time she led a shadowy existence in public and was only known to experts. Korpatsch is now number two in German women’s tennis.
Not least because of this success, she reached the final ranking WTA 73rd place – her best result since she entered the world rankings in 2013. Korpatsch has actually said that many times that she wants to be number one in the world.
However, it is still a long way from these spheres. Both Australian Open She made it into the main draw for the first time as a qualifier. In Wimbledon reached her as Lucky loser the second round, at the US Open For the first time she was directly in the main field and won a round. The season earned her around $470,000. The foundation for even more spotlight and attention has now been laid.
Laura Siegemund
Laura Siegemund crowned her tennis life at the beginning of November. The 36-year-old can call herself a world champion. In the doubles competition at the WTA finals in Mexico Cancun The native of Filderstadt won the doubles final with her Russian partner Vera Zvonareva (39). “In the end there is a big victory, a nice conclusion”said Siegemund.
Laura Siegemund celebrates in Cancun.
In any case, Siegemund has increasingly developed into a doubles specialist. This season alone she has won five titles and is ranked fifth in the doubles world rankings. Even in her individual career, on good days she can still keep up with the world’s best.
Like at the tournament in Warsaw, where she had to admit defeat to world number one Iga Swiatek in the final. In the individual rankings she is ranked 86th. She won around $1.17 million in prize money in 2023.
The pursuers
Anna Lena Friedsam has been ranking at a similar level for five years and is currently ranked 115th in the world rankings. The 29-year-old barely even reached the third round of a WTA tournament. At least she was able to celebrate a double title and pocketed a total of around $409,000.
The native Ukrainian from Kyiv, Eva Lyscontinues to look for traction on the WTA-Trip. The 21-year-old is number 136 in the world and rising. Reaching the semi-finals in Cluj-Napoca was her best result of the past season, in which she earned around $320,000 in prize money.
It wasn’t the season of Jule Niemeier. The Dortmund woman has fallen from her top rank of 61st to 162nd within a year. The 24-year-old didn’t want to succeed in anything and she also separated from her trainer Christopher Kas. She earned around $461,000. In terms of her talent, things can only get better in the new year.
Her star rose in Hamburg in the summer: Noma Noha Akugue made it to the final of the WTA tournament, where she received a wildcard for a main draw on the tour for the first time – and took off. After that, the 20-year-old from Reinbek had problems performance to confirm. Two years ago she was ranked 708th in the world, at the end of this year she is number 171. Prize money: around 135,000 US dollars. She is considered one of the DTB’s greatest talents.