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Angelique Kerber is a German former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 34 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in 2016. Kerber won 14 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including three majors at the 2016 Australian Open, 2016 US Open, and 2018 Wimbledon Championships. She also won a silver medal in women's sing…
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“I was really trying to staying positive and doing the best out of the two-week situation but you feel it, especially if you play one of the first matches in a grand slam ... against an opponent who didn’t stay in the hard lockdown.”
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Kerber had her second child, a son
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In 2025, Kerber had her second child, a son.
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New York Post: Angelique Kerber drops retirement bombshell before 2024 Olympics
WTA: How Angelique Kerber rose to the pinnacle of the game
Yahoo: Angelique Kerber Reveals She's Expecting Her First Baby, Withdraws from US Open
Kerber announced that she was taking a break from tennis due to pregnancy
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And her first win in Australia since 2021
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Kerber lost to Jasmine Paolini in straight sets, 4–6, 5–7, but won her mixed doubles encounter against Lorenzo Sonego and Angelica Moratelli, partnering with Alexander Zverev for the first time since 2019
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Alongside her 2021 BNP Paribas Open quarterfinal points dropping in October, Kerber finished the 2022 season ranked No
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Kerber was raised Catholic, telling the magazine Emotion in 2020: "[F]aith is important to me...
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Yahoo! Sports: Angelique Kerber has 'drama queen' beef with 18-year-old who beat her twice in one week
CBSSports.com: Angelique Kerber calls Bianca Andreescu, 18, 'drama queen' after losing to her twice in one week
Won the Wimbledon Women with WTA Tour Womens (2018).
Was another uneventful outing for Kerber as she lost in the third round of both Wuhan and Beijing, to Barty and Zhang Shuai, respectively
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Became the global brand ambassador for Australian health snack brand Slim Secrets and signed with both the Swiss luxury watchmaker Rolex and the software corporation SAP
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Continued as she netted just one victory across three tournament appearances in the North American hard court summer, which includes a first-round loss to Naomi Osaka at the US Open, where she was the defending champion
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Won the Australian Open Women with WTA Tour Womens (2016).
Won the Olympics Silver with Germany Tennis (2016).
Won the US Open Women with WTA Tour Womens (2016).
But entered the tournament as an alternate, and would finish the season ranked world No
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Logging in quarterfinal or better results in both Brisbane and Sydney, going one round better in the latter this time around by making the final but there, she was stunned by qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova in straight sets
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And would eventually become the world No
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Kerber qualified for the Australian Open where she reached the third round of a major for the first time, losing to third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in a close three-setter, from a set up
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As she managed just three wins in WTA main draws
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At the Australian Open by defeating Maret Ani, before losing to 25th seed Francesca Schiavone
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Made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the French Open where she lost to 13th seed Elena Dementieva in the opening round
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Played for Germany Billie Jean King Cup team (2007–2024).
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And came to prominence by reaching the semifinals of the 2011 US Open as the world No
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Born 1988-01-18.
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