Julia Schruff (born 16 August 1982) is a retired professional German tennis player.

Julia Schruff
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceAugsburg, Germany
Born (1982-08-16) 16 August 1982 (age 42)
Augsburg, West Germany
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro1992
Retired2011
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$849,364
Singles
Career record314–321
Career titles2 ITF
Highest ranking52 (17 April 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2007)
French Open1R (2003–2007)
Wimbledon1R (2005–2007)
US Open3R (2005)
Doubles
Career record112–146
Career titles5 ITF
Highest ranking99 (2 October 2006)
Last updated on: 20 February 2012.

Career

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Her career high WTA-ranking was attained on 17 April 2006, when she reached No. 52. Her highest doubles ranking was reached on 2 October 2006, when she reached No. 99.

She enjoyed her breakthrough in 2003 when she reached the final at the Estoril Open in Portugal as a qualifier.

During her career, she has beaten two Top 10-ranked players so far – Anastasia Myskina at the 2005 Qatar Total German Open and Elena Dementieva at the 2006 Australian Open. She also has notched wins against top players such as Jelena Janković, Katarina Srebotnik, Flavia Pennetta, Jelena Dokić, Elena Likhovtseva and Alona Bondarenko.

Schruff has won her first ITF tournament in Latina, Lazio, where she defeated fellow German Andrea Petkovic in the final.

WTA career finals

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Singles: 1 (0-1)

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Legend (singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tour Championships (0)
Tier I Event (0)
Tier II Event (0)
Tier III Event (0)
Tier IV-V Event (1)
ITF Circuit (2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. Apr 2003 Estoril, Portugal Clay   Magüi Serna 4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 2 (0-2)

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Legend (pre/post 2009)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier II / Premier (0–1)
Tier III, IV & V / International (0–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. Oct 2004 Filderstadt, Germany Hard (i)   Anna-Lena Grönefeld   Rennae Stubbs
  Cara Black
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. Feb 2008 Vina del Mar, Chile Clay   Mariya Koryttseva   Alicja Rosolska
  Līga Dekmeijere
5–7, 3–6

ITF finals

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Singles (2-5)

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$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 1 July 2001 Alkmaar, Netherlands Clay   Lotty Seelen 0–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 26 August 2001 Cuneo, Italy Clay   Yasmin Angeli 3–6, 6-7(7)
Runner-up 3. 20 March 2005 Orange, United States Hard   Cho Yoon-jeong 6–7(3), 1–6
Winner 4. 5 April 2009 Latina, Italy Clay   Andrea Petkovic 7–5, 7–6(0)
Runner-up 5. 31 May 2009 Grado, Italy Clay   Karolína Plíšková 6–7(2), 5–7
Runner-up 6. 18 July 2010 Darmstadt, Germany Clay   Vitalia Diatchenko 4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Winner 7. 13 September 2010 Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands Clay   Irena Pavlovic 6–0, 6–3

Doubles (5–5)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 30 August 1999 Bad Saulgau, Germany Clay   Caroline Raba   Rewa Hudson
  Shelley Stephens
7–6(9), 3–6, 0–6
Winner 2. 26 March 2001 Bari, Italy Clay   Rita Tarjan   Eva Fislová
  Zuzana Hejdová
3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner 3. 26 August 2001 Cuneo, Italy Clay   Andrea Masaryková   Yasmin Angeli
  Monica Scartoni
6–2, 7–6(4)
Runner-up 4. 19 December 2004 Bergamo, Italy Hard   Lenka Němečková   Giulia Casoni
  Francesca Lubiani
2–6, 3-6
Runner-up 5. 18 September 2005 Bordeaux, France Clay   Jasmin Wöhr   María José Martínez Sánchez
  Conchita Martínez Granados
5–7, 2-6
Winner 6. 11 September 2006 Bordeaux, France Clay   Stéphanie Foretz   Kira Nagy
  Jasmin Wöhr
7–6, 7–5
Runner-up 7. 8 September 2008 Athens, Greece Clay   Kristina Barrois   Sorana Cîrstea
  Galina Voskoboeva
2–6, 4–6
Winner 8. 5 April 2009 Latina, Italy Clay   Alberta Brianti   Marina Shamayko
  Emily Stellato
6–1, 6–4
Winner 9. 7 May 2010 Florence, Italy Clay   Maret Ani   Lu Jingjing
  Polina Pekhova
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 10. 8 August 2010 Hechingen, Germany Clay   Erika Sema   Irina-Camelia Begu
  Anaïs Laurendon
2–6, 6–4, [8–10]
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