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abine Katharina Lisicki (born 22 September 1989 in Troisdorf) is a professional German tennis player. She achieved her career high rank of #22 on 3 August 2009. She lives in Berlin and Bradenton, Florida. Lisicki is the daughter of first-generation Polish immigrants

Career

Lisicki trains at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida, USA. She's never had a professional coach in her life.
She had a successful year in 2007 on the ITF circuit and climbed from #497 to #198 in WTA rankings. She won two titles, one in Jersey, UK, and the other in Toronto, Canada. She defeated top-seed Katie O'Brien (6–4, 6–4) on August 2, 2007 at the Odlum Brown Vancouver Open.[2]
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At the 2008 Australian Open, her first Grand Slam tournament, she defeated the #16 seeded player, Dinara Safina (7–6, 4–6, 6–2) and Mariya Koryttseva (6–1, 7–5) to reach the third round as a qualifier. She lost her third round match to Caroline Wozniacki (4–6, 6–4, 6–3). Additionally, in the first round of Fed Cup against the United States, Sabine defeated the veteran Lindsay Davenport, 6–1, 7–5.
Sabine next reached the fourth round of the Miami 2008 Sony Ericsson Open, a Tier I event, where she sensationally defeated sixth seed Anna Chakvetadze (WTA 6) in straight sets 7–5, 6–1. However, she was soundly beaten 6–3, 6–2, in the next round by Elena Dementieva (WTA 11).
At the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, Sabine lost in the first round to the 2007 runner up and the #11 seed Marion Bartoli 6–2, 6–4. With daylight fading on Center Court at the end of day one, she made a spirited comeback in the second set, with a powerful serve and some good groundstrokes, but was not good enough to convert important points. She impressed the tennis analyst Virginia Wade, a Grand Slam winner herself, and Sabine will possibly be a force to be reckoned with in a few years time[citation needed].


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2009
Lisicki started her year at the Hopman Cup in Perth where she defeated Australia's Casey Dellacqua 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 in her first singles match but lost the other two to Meghann Shaughnessy in three sets and Dominika Cibulková in straight sets. At the Australian Open, Lisicki defeated the 30th seed Aleksandra Wozniak in the opening round before losing to Aussie Samantha Stosur in straight sets. She then took part in Germany's 3–2 win over Switzerland in their Fed Cup World Group II tie, defeating Timea Bacsinszky but losing to Patty Schnyder.
At the Cellular South Cup in Memphis, Lisicki reached the semi-finals, defeating no. 3 seed Lucie Šafářová on the way before losing to eventual winner Victoria Azarenka, 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(1). Lisicki took part in the first Premier Mandatory tournaments of the year in North America. At the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, she lost in the first round to Elena Vesnina. At the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, she lost in the second round to 26th seed Iveta Benešová.
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sabine lisickieeded 23rd, Lisicki advanced to the second round at the 2009 US Open, but lost to qualifier Anastasia Rodionova. On Rodionova's match point, Lisicki slipped while going to return a backhand and injured her left ankle. She left the court in a wheelchair as Rodionova advanced to the third round. Lisicki later reported[4] that an MRI showed no tears. The injury was a sprain, and Lisicki returned to her base in Florida for rehabilitation.
Lisicki returned to the tour at the Toray Pan Pacific Open at the end of September, where the she reached the second round, coming close to an upset but finally losing 3–6 6–4 2–6 to 7th seed Jelena Janković.
In October, Lisicki reached the Final of Luxembourg, but lost there to Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland 2:6 5:7. On her way to the final she beat Iveta Benešová, Polona Hercog, Patty Schnyder and Shahar Pe'er.
Lisicki qualified for the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions. She lost in her first round robin match to Aravane Rezaï, 1–6,6–3,6–4. She won her second round robin match, 6–2, 6–7(1), 6–4, against Melinda Czink.
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