Sabine Ellerbrock
Ellerbrock playing during the 2012 Paralympic Games.
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceBielefeld, Germany
Born (1975-11-01) 1 November 1975 (age 48)
Bielefeld, Germany
Turned pro2009
Retired2020
PlaysRight handed
Official websiteSabine Ellerbrock
Singles
Career record198 - 56 [1]
Highest rankingNo. 1 (1 July 2013)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (2014)
French OpenW (2013)
WimbledonF (2017)
US OpenF (2013)
Other tournaments
Paralympic GamesFourth (2012)
Doubles
Career record117 - 52
Highest rankingNo. 4 (10 June 2013)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (2019)
French OpenF (2012, 2013)
WimbledonF (2018)
US OpenF (2013, 2015)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters DoublesF (2013)
Last updated on: 1 July 2013.

Sabine Ellerbrock (born 1 November 1975 in Bielefeld) is a former German wheelchair tennis player.[2] Ellerbrock is the 2013 French Grand Slam champion in Wheelchair Women's Singles.

Tennis career

Ellerbrock played tennis for 25 years as a non-disabled tennis player.[3] She had a foot infection in 2007 after an operation. She started playing wheel chair tennis in 2009.[3]

2013–present

During the course of the 2013 season Ellerbrock won titles in Queensland,[4] Adelaide,[5] Nottingham,[6] Salzburg,[7] Gross-Sieghartz,[8] Turin and Sardinia.[9][10] Ellerbrock was a losing finalist in Paris and Jambes.[11][12] Ellerbrock reached her first Grand Slam final in Melbourne and despite saving seven match points and coming back from 2–5 in the final set it was all in vain as she lost 5–7 in the third set.[13][14] However Ellerbrock won her first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros.[15] Ellerbrock was also the runner up in New York.[16] During the season Ellerbrock ascended to world number one after the French Open where she lost in the final but with Aniek van Koot losing in the semi-finals this allowed Sabine to take the top spot on 1 July.[17] She relinquished the position to van Koot after losing to the Dutch player in the US Open final in New York.[16]

In doubles competition Ellerbrock was the runner up in Jambes with Montjane.[12] Ellerbrock was victorious in Salzburg and Sardinia with Marianna Lauro.[7][10] Runner up in Roland Garros with Sharon Walraven and New York with Yui Kamiji.[15][18]

Ellerbrock began the 2014 season by winning the Australian Open and as a result of van Koot being injured she returned to the world number one position.[19]

Ellerbrock announced her retirement in May 2020.[20]

Wheelchair Grand Slam finals

Singles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runners-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2013 Australian Open Hard Netherlands Aniek van Koot 1–6, 6–1, 5–7
Win 2013 French Open Clay Netherlands Jiske Griffioen 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Loss 2013 US Open Hard Netherlands Aniek van Koot 6–3, 2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 2014 Australian Open Hard Japan Yui Kamiji 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2016 French Open Clay Netherlands Marjolein Buis 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2017 French Open Clay Japan Yui Kamiji 5–7, 4–6
Loss 2017 Wimbledon Grass Netherlands Diede de Groot 0–6, 4–6

Doubles: 6 (6 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2012 French Open Clay Japan Yui Kamiji Netherlands Marjolein Buis
Netherlands Esther Vergeer 		0–6, 1–6
Loss 2013 French Open Clay Netherlands Sharon Walraven Netherlands Jiske Griffioen
Netherlands Aniek van Koot 		2–6, 3–6
Loss 2013 US Open Hard Japan Yui Kamiji Netherlands Jiske Griffioen
Netherlands Aniek van Koot 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 2015 US Open Hard Netherlands Marjolein Buis Netherlands Jiske Griffioen
Netherlands Aniek van Koot 		6–7(3–7), 1–6
Loss 2018 Wimbledon Grass United Kingdom Lucy Shuker Netherlands Diede de Groot
Japan Yui Kamiji 		1–6, 1–6
Loss 2019 Australian Open Hard Netherlands Marjolein Buis Netherlands Diede de Groot
Netherlands Aniek van Koot 		7–5, 6–7(4–7), [8–10]

References

  1. ^ "ITF Tennis Sabine Ellerbrock". Itftennis.com. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  2. ^ Roland garros official site Archived August 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "Paralympic.org". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  4. ^ "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Legner and Ellerbrock lift Queensland Open titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  5. ^ "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Reid and Ellerbrock win Adelaide titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  6. ^ "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Victories for Ellerbrock and Sithole in Nottingham". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  7. ^ a b "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Gerard, Ellerbrock, Hunter win Salzburg titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  8. ^ "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Peifer, Ellerbrock, Raffaele clinch Austrian titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  9. ^ "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Gerard and Ellerbrock clinch Turin titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  10. ^ a b "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Houdet, Ellerbrock and Kramer win Sardinia titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  11. ^ "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Kunieda, Kamiji, Wagner win Paris titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  12. ^ a b "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Fernandez, Wagner, van Koot claim Belgian Open titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  13. ^ "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Van Koot fends off Buis to reach final". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  14. ^ "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Kunieda, van Koot, Wagner claim Melbourne titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  15. ^ a b "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Houdet, Ellerbrock win Roland Garros titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  16. ^ a b "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Houdet, van Koot, Sithole triumph at US Open". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  17. ^ "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Ellerbrock takes over No. 1 ranking". ITF Tennis. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  18. ^ "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Wagner, Sithole reach quad singles final". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  19. ^ "WHEELCHAIR - Articles - Kunieda, Ellerbrock, Wagner win Australian Open titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  20. ^ "Former world number one Ellerbrock retires from wheelchair tennis". www.insidethegames.biz. 7 May 2020.

External links

Australian Open women's wheelchair singles champions
French Open women's wheelchair singles champions
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