Angela Kerek (born 25 January 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. A lawyer by profession, she is now a partner with Morrison & Foerster in Berlin.[1]

Angela Kerek
Country (sports) Germany
Born (1972-01-25) 25 January 1972 (age 52)
Prize money$84,658
Singles
Career record106–105
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 149 (23 March 1992)
Doubles
Career record33–44
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 147 (29 April 1996)

Kerek, who emigrated to Germany from Romania, played professional tennis with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 8 years and German Bundesliga for 11 years.[2] She achieved a career high singles ranking of 149 in the world and was featured in the qualifying draws of all four grand slam tournaments.[3] Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a quarter-final appearance at Auckland in 1993.

ITF finals

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$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–2)

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Result No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 27 February 1989 Jaffa, Israel Hard   Yael Segal 2–6, 1–6
Win 1. 1 August 1994 Munich, Germany Clay   Nannie de Villiers 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss 2. 27 February 1995 Southampton, Great Britain Carpet (i)   Dominique Monami 6–0, 4–6, 3–6

Doubles (1–4)

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Result No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 30 November 1992 Le Havre, France Clay (i)   Sabine Lohmann   Irina Spîrlea
  Ruxandra Dragomir
3–6, 6–7
Loss 2. 14 June 1993 Brindisi, Italy Clay   Irina Spîrlea   Lara Bitter
  Petra Kamstra
5–7, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 3. 29 November 1993 Ramat HaSharon, Israel Hard   Olga Lugina   Natalia Egorova
  Svetlana Parkhomenko
2–6, 3–6
Loss 4. 24 July 1994 Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany Clay   Kirstin Freye   Seda Noorlander
  Annemarie Mikkers
3–6, 2–6
Win 1. 1 October 1995 Bucharest, Romania Clay   Maja Živec-Škulj   Dora Djilianova
  Pavlina Nola
6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "Neue Partnerin für die Finance-Praxis". Legal Tribune Online (in German). 3 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Angela Kerek | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  3. ^ "Ein Teller Burrata mit Anwältin Kerek von Morrison & Foerster: "Warum haben Deutsche im Business so wenig Interesse an ihrem Nachwuchs?" (in German). Wirtschaftswoche. 12 June 2016.
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