Anne Schäfer (German pronunciation: [ˈʔanə ˈʃɛːfɐ]; born 1 March 1987) is a German tennis player.

Anne Schäfer
ITF nameAnne Schaefer
Country (sports) Germany
Born (1987-03-01) 1 March 1987 (age 37)
Apolda, East Germany
(now Germany)
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro2005
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$243,911
Singles
Career record525–291
Career titles21 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 161 (23 March 2009)
Current rankingNo. 843 (26 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2009)
French OpenQ1 (2009, 2016)
WimbledonQ1 (2009, 2013, 2016)
US OpenQ2 (2008)
Doubles
Career record133–133
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 211 (25 July 2016)
Last updated on: 3 September 2024.

Schäfer has won twenty-one singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 23 March 2009, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 161. On 25 July 2016, she peaked at No. 211 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Schäfer made her WTA Tour main-draw singles debut at the 2016 Copa Colsanitas, when she defeated qualifier Chloé Paquet in the first round.[1]

Education

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Schäfer completed her Abitur in Thuringia, and studied Economics at the University of Hagen.[2][3]

Singles performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour and Grand Slam tournaments are included in win–loss records.

Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q2 A A A A A A A 0–0
French Open A Q1 A A A A A A Q1 A A 0–0
Wimbledon A Q1 A A A Q1 A A Q1 A A 0–0
US Open Q2 A A A A Q1 A A A A Q1 0–0
Career statistics
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1
Year-end ranking 181 362 404 326 257 229 420 222 241 615

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 45 (21–24)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments (2–6)
$10/15,000 tournaments (19–18)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (21–23)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2006 ITF Falkenberg, Sweden 10,000 Clay   Johanna Larsson 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 1–1 Jun 2006 ITF Getxo, Spain 10,000 Clay   Irene Rehberger Bescos 6–3, 3–6, 6–0
Win 2–1 Jul 2006 ITF Birkerød, Denmark 10,000 Clay   Piia Suomalainen 6–4, 6–2
Win 3–1 Aug 2006 ITF Gdynia, Poland 10,000 Clay   Oksana Teplyakova 6–3, 7–5
Win 4–1 Aug 2006 ITF Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland 10,000 Clay   Kateřina Vaňková 7–6(7–2), 7–5
Win 5–1 Oct 2006 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay   Tanya Germanlieva 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–4
Loss 5–2 Jan 2007 ITF Stuttgart, Germany 10,000 Hard (i)   Petra Kvitová 1–6, 0–6
Loss 5–3 Mar 2007 ITF Rome, Italy 10,000 Clay   Darya Kustova 1–6, 4–6
Loss 5–4 Mar 2007 ITF Falkenberg, Sweden 10,000 Clay   Ksenia Milevskaya 4–6, 4–6
Loss 5–5 Aug 2007 ITF Vlaardingen, Netherlands 10,000 Clay   Arantxa Rus 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 2–6
Loss 5–6 Oct 2007 ITF Castel Gandolfo, Italy 10,000 Clay   Michaela Pochabová 1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 5–7 Jun 2008 ITF Campobasso, Italy 25,000 Clay   Maša Zec Peškirič 3–6, 3–6
Loss 5–8 Jun 2008 ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden 25,000 Clay   Simona Halep 3–6, 2–6
Loss 5–9 Jun 2008 ITF Båstad, Sweden 25,000 Clay   Klaudia Boczová 6–1, 2–6, 2–6
Loss 5–10 Oct 2008 ITF Reggio Calabria, Italy 25,000 Clay   Patricia Mayr 1–6, 1–6
Win 6–10 May 2010 ITF Galatina, Italy 10,000 Clay   Lara Michel 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win 7–10 Oct 2010 ITF Cagliari, Italy 10,000 Clay   Francesca Mazzali 6–2, 6–2
Win 8–10 Mar 2011 ITF Gonesse, France 10,000 Clay (i)   Anastasia Grymalska 7–5, 6–1
Loss 8–11 May 2011 ITF Casarano, Italy 10,000 Clay   Irina Khromacheva 3–6, 4–6
Win 9–11 Jul 2011 ITF Gardone Val Trompia, Italy 10,000 Clay   Martina Caregaro 7–6(7–0), 0–6, 6–4
Win 10–11 Oct 2011 ITF Settimo San Pietro, Italy 10,000 Clay   Federica di Sarra 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 10–12 Oct 2011 ITF Cagliari, Italy 10,000 Clay   Aliaksandra Sasnovich 4–6, 3–6
Loss 10–13 Jul 2012 ITF Rovereto, Italy 10,000 Clay   Timea Bacsinszky 0–6, 2–6
Loss 10–14 Aug 2012 ITF Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy 25,000 Clay   Estelle Guisard 3–6, 1–6
Win 11–14 Sep 2012 ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay   Angelique van der Meet 6–2, 6–2
Win 12–14 Mar 2013 ITF Gonesse, France 10,000 Clay (i)   Kateřina Vaňková 6–1, 2–1 ret.
Loss 12–15 Aug 2013 ITF Bagnatica, Italy 10,000 Clay   Gioia Barbieri 3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss 12–16 Mar 2014 ITF Gonesse, France 10,000 Clay (i)   Anna Remondina 5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Win 13–16 Nov 2014 ITF Pula, Italy 10,000 Clay   Claudia Giovine 6–0, 6–3
Win 14–16 Jan 2015 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Elke Tiel 4–0 ret.
Loss 14–17 Jan 2015 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Petra Uberalová 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 15–17 Feb 2015 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Sofia Kvatsabaia 6–2, 6–0
Loss 15–18 Feb 2015 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Victoria Kan 3–6, 4–6
Loss 15–19 Mar 2015 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Victoria Kan 1–6, 0–6
Win 16–19 Apr 2015 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay   Alizé Lim 6–4, 6–3
Win 17–19 Aug 2015 ITF Bagnatica, Italy 10,000 Clay   Tamara Zidanšek 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win 18–19 Oct 2015 ITF Pula, Italy 10,000 Clay   Camilla Rosatello 6–1, 6–3
Loss 18–20 Nov 2015 ITF Santiago, Chile 25,000 Clay   Verónica Cepede Royg 0–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss 18–21 Jan 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Tara Moore 6–2, 5–7, 0–6
Win 19–21 Feb 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Viktória Kužmová 2–6, 6–2, 6–0
Win 20–21 Feb 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Sofia Kvatsabaia 6–3, 6–1
Win 21–21 Mar 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Anastasiya Vasylyeva 6–3, 6–3
Loss 21–22 Jun 2018 ITF Sassuolo, Italy 15,000 Clay   Angelica Moratelli 4–6, 3–6
Loss 21–23 Jun 2021 ITF L'Aquila, Italy 15,000 Clay   Tatiana Pieri 6–2, 3–6, 5–7
Loss 21–24 Oct 2022 ITF Heraklion, Greece 15,000 Clay   Ilinca Amariei 6–7(1–7), 2–6

Doubles: 20 (9–11)

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Legend
$50,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (2–3)
$10/15,000 tournaments (6–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (7–10)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2006 ITF Falkenberg, Sweden 10,000 Clay   Julia Paetow   Mari Andersson
  Michaela Johansson
2–6, 0–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2006 ITF Birkerød, Denmark 10,000 Clay   Julia Paetow   Karina Jacobsgaard
  Hanne Skak Jensen
7–5, 6–1
Loss 1–2 May 2007 ITF Falkenberg, Sweden 10,000 Clay   Franziska Götz   Mari Andersson
  Nadja Roma
0–6, 5–7
Loss 1–3 Jun 2008 ITF Båstad, Sweden 25,000 Clay   Zhang Ling   Klaudia Boczová
  Nicole Thyssen
2–6, 1–6
Loss 1–4 Jan 2012 ITF Mallorca, Spain 10,000 Clay   Alice Balducci   Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
  Lucía Cervera Vázquez
5–7, 4–6
Win 2–4 Feb 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Claudia Giovine   Sanaz Marand
  Nicola Slater
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 2–5 Apr 2012 ITF Šibenik, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Vaszilisza Bulgakova   Sofiya Kovalets
  Hilda Melander
1–2 ret.
Loss 2–6 Apr 2012 ITF Pomezia, Italy 10,000 Clay   Benedetta Davato   Bianca Botto
  Teliana Pereira
6–7(3–7), 2–6
Loss 2–7 Sep 2012 ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay   Lisa Sabino   Katarzyna Piter
  Barbara Sobaszkiewicz
2–6, 5–7
Win 3–7 Feb 2013 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Gioia Barbieri   Lenka Juríková
  Chantal Škamlová
4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss 3–8 Mar 2013 ITF Gonesse, France 10,000 Clay (i)   Kateřina Vaňková   Cindy Burger
  Daniela Seguel
7–6(8–6), 3–6, [2–10]
Win 4–8 Oct 2014 ITF Pula, Italy 10,000 Clay   Lisa Sabino   Anna Klasen
  Charlotte Klasen
6–4, 5–7, [10–6]
Loss 4–9 Nov 2014 ITF Pula, Italy 10,000 Clay   Lisa Sabino   Georgia Brescia
  Martina Caregaro
6–3, 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 4–10 Jan 2015 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard   Lenka Wienerová   Anita Husarić
  Danielle Mills
4–6, 6–4, [10–12]
Win 5–10 Jan 2015 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard   Lenka Wienerová   Audrey Albié
  Alice Bacquié
6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–11 Jul 2015 ITF Darmstadt, Germany 25,000 Clay   Pemra Özgen   Irina Khromacheva
  Lidziya Marozava
4–6, 4–6
Win 6–11 Nov 2015 ITF Bratislava, Slovakia 25,000 Hard (i)   Dalila Jakupović   Michaela Hončová
  Chantal Škamlová
6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–8]
Win 7–11 Apr 2016 ITF Chiasso, Switzerland 25,000 Clay   Antonia Lottner   Olga Brózda
  Katarzyna Kawa
6–1, 6–1
Win 8–11 Jun 2016 ITF Essen, Germany 50,000 Clay   Laura Pous Tió   Elyne Boeykens
  Elena Gabriela Ruse
6–2, 6–3
Win 9–11 Aug 2022 ITF Pescara, Italy 15,000 Clay   Anastasia Grymalska   Giorgia Pinto
  Gaia Squarcialupi
5–7, 6–1, [12–10]

References

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  1. ^ "Claro Open Colsanitas" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Von Turnier zu Turnier mit den Uniskripten in der Tasche". FernUniversität in Hagen - Aktuelles - März 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Hauschel, Thomas (7 August 2013). "Anne Schäfer hat auch noch einen Plan B". Schwarzwälder Bote - Zollernalb. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
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