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Sabine Lisicki Complete Player Profile

Sabine Lisicki

In 2009, Sabine Lisicki made waves in the tennis sports media as she advanced to the Wimbledon Championships quarterfinals. She plays tennis professionally and is German. The 32-year-best old’s WTA singles finish, at number twelve, occurred in May 2012. 

German tennis player Sabine Lisicki competes professionally. She became a professional in 2006, and in 2009, when she advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals, she made a breakthrough.

However, as of September 2020, her ranking has drastically dropped to No. 681. In matches that the Women’s Tennis Association has sanctioned, Lisicki has won four championships. She hasn’t, however, received a solo Grand Slam trophy—at least not yet. She set a record for the fastest serve in 2014, widely known among tennis enthusiasts. The serve clocked in at 210.8 km/h, setting a record that stood for four years. 

She also spent a year holding the record for most aces alone in a singles match. Let’s examine one of the top tennis players’ inspiring journey to achievement.

Biography 

Lisicki had been born in Troisdorf, then part of West Germany. Her parents are Elisabeth and Dr. Richard Lisicki. Her parents are both of Polish ancestry. They had migrated to Germany from territory lost to the country during World War II. A sports science Ph.D. is held by Richard. Additionally, her mom is a ceramicist who also paints. Her father’s theoretical prowess made it possible for her to establish a sporting objective. She also was taught to play tennis by Richard at the age of just 7 years old.

Early Career

In 2004, Sabine started attending Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. Since then, she has been receiving instruction at the Florida academy. There, International Management Group sponsors and oversees her athletic academy. She did not, however, have it easy back then. Her lack of financial resources made it difficult for her to participate in major competitions. Lisicki claims that her parents greatly influenced how she became a player. They took her along as they drove to contests throughout Europe. The appearance in WTA main draw came to her at Berlin Open with wild card entry. But she returned home with a loss in the first round. Lisicki competed successfully on the International Tennis Federation’s Women’s circuit in 2007. She clinched titles each in Jersey and Toronto. She also observed a rise in her position from No. 497 to No. 198.

Grand Slam appearances

Just at the 2008 Australian Open, Sabine had a strong opening. In the 3rd round of her qualification match, she was defeated by Caroline Wozniacki. She subsequently defeated America in the Fed Cup’s inaugural round. In the same year, she was defeated by Marion Bartoli in Wimbledon’s first round. She made her WTA debut in the same year. The following year, she made it all to later Cellular South Cup semifinals. She reached a Grand Slam quarterfinal for the first time at Wimbledon in 2009. She did, however, only make it to the 2nd round of that year’s US Open. 

Former struggle

In 2010 Lisicki lost in the second round at the Australian Open & Dubai Tennis Championships. Venus Williams had defeated her in Dubai. She further missed the games for over five months due to an ankle issue. These included Wimbledon and the French Open. By the conclusion of the year, her ranks had fallen to No. 179. Toward the Australian Open as well as the BNP Paribas Open near Indian Wells, Sabine was eliminated in the qualifying stages. She was also defeated by Sania Mirza in the Family Circle Cup. Additionally, she fell to Julia Gorges in the Porshe Tennis Grand Prix quarterfinal round.

Double victory and an improvement in performance 

In 2011, she won the first doubles match of her career. It first appeared when Samantha Stosur and I partnered only at Porsche Grand Prix. She wins her second WTA Tour title at the Aegon Classic. Her finest Wimbledon effort saw her go to the semifinals before falling to Maria Sharapova. She also participated in a losing game at the doubles competition. Additionally, she was defeated by Serena Williams in the Bank of West Classic semifinal. She later won her Texas Tennis Open title in 2011. She also advanced to the fourth round of the US Open that same year. In August, her rank increased to No. 18.

Effective runs 

Lisicki’s 2012 campaign got underway with the ASB Classic. In the initial second, & quarterfinal rounds, she engaged in combat versus Virginie, Mona Barthel, & Angelique Kerberos, respectively. She was able to go to the fourth round in the Australian Open in 2012 as well. She was unsuccessful there at Fed Cup that year, though. She played as Germany in all of the competition’s matches but lost to everyone.

Nevertheless, she had success in Dubai, where she advanced to the semifinals before falling to Agnieszka Radwanska. She reached the fourth round at Sony Ericsson Open once more. She was forced to give up a Family Circle Cup during 2012’s quarterfinals after suffering an ankle ailment. On the way there, she overcame Maria Sharapova in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. She with Peng Shuai also progressed to the quarterfinals of the US Open doubles. 

The Grand Slam finals and the fastest serve

Lisicki withdrew from the 2013 Australian Open’s singles & mixed doubles competitions. Notably, she won the Pattaya Open championship match.Maris Kirilenko beat her there. She also dropped the tournament’s Memphis championship. She and Mona Barthel once more took home the doubles crown so at Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. Notably, Lisicki made her first Grand Slam final appearance after winning Wimbledon in 2013. However, Marion Bartoli won the competition and beat her. In 2014, she participated in the Miami doubles final of the Sony Open. Later, Lisicki established a world record for the fastest serving by a female tennis player. During the Bank of West Classic match versus Ana Ivanovic, the service had a speed of 210.8 km/h.

Many Aces 

In 2015, she made it to the semifinal in Indian Wells however lost to Jelena Jankovic. She also set a world record in the Aegon Classic for the most aces inside a singles match. In the 2nd round of the tournament, Belinda Bencic was the opponent who received the 27 aces. She did, after all, finish the 2015 tournament at No. 32.

Sabine’s personal life

Lisicki and Oliver Pocher started dating in the summer of 2013. The Wimbledon final of Sabine is when the two purportedly first connected. Pocher is a former football manager, actor, stand-up comedian, and television personality from Germany. After dating for more than three years, they broke up in 2016. Lisicki remains single and has no plans to date anybody, according to recent rumors. 

Sabine Lisicki’s earnings and net worth 

Throughout her career, Sabine has earned $7 million in cash prizes alone. Since 2006, she has been competing in her professional tennis career. She has also amassed enormous wealth via endorsement agreements with prestigious businesses over time, including Nike. As of 2017, Sabine Lisicki’s net worth was $9 million. Additionally, she supports Peugeot and Thomas Sabo’s jewelry. She earns $60k a year through competitions and games.

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