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Anke Huber
Height:
5-foot-8
Weight:
128
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Plays:
Right-handed
Career Titles:
10
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Birthplace:
Bruchsal, Germany
Birthdate:
Dec. 4, 1974 |
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Career Highlights
1998
Reached third career Grand Slam semifinal at Australian Open as the No. 10 seed. Came back after being down 1-4 in both the second and third sets to beat third seed Amanda Coetzer in fourth round. Defeated seventh seed Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in the quarterfinals before falling to world No. 1 Martina Hingis in three sets.
Underwent foot surgery in April 1998 for an Achilles' tendon injury and was out four months, missing Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
In second tournament back from foot injury, upset Amanda Coetzer at Canadian Open to reach the quarterfinals; following week in New Haven, upset 10th-ranked Patty Schnyder to reach the quarterfinals and returned to the world's Top 20 in the rankings.
Reached first semifinal after returning to action from foot surgery at Princess Cup in Tokyo, falling in three sets to top seed Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario.
1997
Lost to top-ranked Martina Hingis twice this year. The first defeat came in the semifinals of the Pan Pacific Open and the second came a week later in the finals of the Open Gaz de France
Has yet to find her way to the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam event this year. She has advanced to the quarterfinals in only one of her last eight tournaments
1996
Reached her first-ever Grand Slam final, losing the Australian Open title to Monica Seles
She has a career record of 26-8 at Melbourne and she has reached the quarterfinals three times
Her 49 match victories were a career high
1991
Became the youngest quarterfinalist at the Australian Open at 16 years, seven weeks.
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