Annika Beck
Annika Beck (German pronunciation: [bɛk]; born 16 February 1994)[2] is a retired German tennis player. She started playing tennis at the age of four when introduced to the game by her parents. A baseliner whose favorite shot is forehand, and favorite surface is hardcourt, she was coached by Jacub Zahlava and Sebastian Sachs.
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Residence | Bonn |
Born | Gießen | 16 February 1994
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 2009[1] |
Retired | 21 October 2018 |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $2,254,932 |
Singles | |
Career record | 251–189 |
Career titles | 2 WTA, 7 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 37 (18 July 2016) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (2016) |
French Open | 3R (2015, 2016) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2016) |
US Open | 2R (2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 28–61 |
Career titles | 1 WTA |
Highest ranking | No. 84 (18 July 2016) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2014, 2017) |
French Open | 2R (2014, 2015) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2016) |
US Open | 1R (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 1R (2016), record 2–1 |
Beck won two singles titles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour[3], as well as seven singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 18 July 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 37, and on the same date, she peaked at No. 84 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Personal lifeEdit
Her father Johannes and her mother Petra teach chemistry at the University of Bonn. [4][5] Beck attended the Erzbischöfliche Liebfrauenschule Bonn, a school for girls, where she completed her Abitur in 2011.[5][6][7]
Annika speaks German, English and Spanish, and relaxes between matches by playing violin. Her favourite tennis memory was winning the Junior 2012 French Open. [8]
CareerEdit
2012Edit
Beck started 2012 ranked world No. 234. She played one ITF tournament in January, one in February, and three in March, where she was runner-up in Sunderland and Bath, and won in Moscow. In April and May, Beck played higher-level tournaments, but had to play qualifying rounds. She qualified for the main draw in Copenhagen and Prague, achieving the second round of the main draw at the latter. She lost in qualifying at the events in Stuttgart and Estoril, and at the French Open. She did, however, take part in the Junior French Open, defeating Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in the final in three sets.
Beck qualified for the Wimbledon Championships, but lost in the first round. In July, she earned a spot in the main draw of the WTA tournament in Båstad but did not progress past the first round. She also played two ITF tournaments, winning the $50k event in Versmold, and losing in the second round at the $100k event in Olomouc. In August, she won a $25k tournament in Koksijde, then played in qualifying for the US Open, losing in the first round.
In September, her rank had risen enough for direct entry into the main draw at the Bell Challenge in Quebec City, Canada, where she got to the second round. She then won the Aegon GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury on the ITF Circuit. In October, she played two WTA events, but had to play qualifying rounds. She lost in the second round of qualifying at the Generali Ladies Linz, but won through to the main draw at the Luxembourg Open, winning her first-round match but losing to Lucie Hradecká in the second. Back on the ITF Circuit, she won the two $75k events in Ismaning and Barnstaple. By the end of 2012, she had improved her world ranking 156 places up to No. 78.
2013Edit
In 2013, Beck reached the quarterfinals of the Shenzhen Open, defeating the fourth seed Hsieh Su-wei in the second round. She then went on to win her first Grand Slam match at the Australian Open, shocking the 28th seed Yaroslava Shvedova in round one before going out to Ayumi Morita. Beck then played WTA events, with her ranking now giving direct entry into the main draw. She lost first round in Pattaya City and Memphis, but advanced to the second round in Florianópolis. Beck then played at the Premier tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami, losing in the first round of each. In April, Beck achieved her best WTA result in Katowice, achieving her first career International-level semifinal, losing to world No. 13 Roberta Vinci. Beck then played the Premier tournament in Stuttgart, losing in the first round to world No. 8 Petra Kvitová.
At the French Open, Beck reached the second round before losing to Victoria Azarenka in straight sets. She also reached round two at Wimbledon, losing to Klára Zakopalová in straight sets. However, at the US Open, she lost to Elena Vesnina in the first round.[9]
2014: First WTA titleEdit
Beck improved her previous year's result at the Shenzhen Open, this time reaching the semifinals, where she lost to Li Na in straight sets.[10] At the Australien Open, she defeated Petra Martić in the first round,[11][12] but lost to 14th seed Ana Ivanovic in the second.[13][14] At the French Open, she lost in the first round to Tsvetana Pironkova in the first round in three sets.[15]
In October, Beck won her first WTA title by emphatically defeating Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in the Luxembourg Open final.[16]
2015Edit
At the French Open, Beck defeated former world No. 2 Agnieszka Radwańska in the first round in three sets, becoming just the third player to defeat the Pole in the first round of a Grand Slam tournament.[17][18] In round two, she defeated another Pole in the person of qualifier Paula Kania to reach the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time.[19] After early exits at Wimbledon and the US Open and her first WTA doubles title, Beck won her second WTA singles title at the Coupe Banque Nationale by beating Jelena Ostapenko (who had defeated her in their last meeting) in straight sets.
2016Edit
After early exits at the Shenzhen Open and the Hobart International, Beck reached the second week of a Grand Slam championship for the first time at the Australian Open, beating wild card Priscilla Hon, No. 11 seed Timea Bacsinszky and Laura Siegemund en route. She then lost to eventual champion Angelique Kerber in straight sets. After that, Beck played for Germany in their Fed Cup tie against Switzerland where she beat Bacsinszky once again. However, the win was not enough for them as Germany lost in the doubles match.
2018Edit
On 21 October, Beck announced her retirement from professional tennis.[20]
WTA career finalsEdit
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)Edit
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2013 | Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg | Hard (i) | Caroline Wozniacki | 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Oct 2014 | Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg | Hard (i) | Barbora Strýcová | 6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2015 | Brasil Tennis Cup, Brazil | Clay | Teliana Pereira | 4–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Sep 2015 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada | Carpet (i) | Jeļena Ostapenko | 6–2, 6–2 |
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–ups)Edit
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2014 | Generali Ladies Linz, Austria | Hard (i) | Caroline Garcia | Raluca Olaru Anna Tatishvili |
2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 2015 | Brasil Tennis Cup, Florianópolis | Clay | Laura Siegemund | María Irigoyen Paula Kania |
6–3, 7–6(7–1) |
Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2016 | Swiss Open, Gstaad | Clay | Evgeniya Rodina | Lara Arruabarrena Xenia Knoll |
1–6, 6–3, [8–10] |
ITF finalsEdit
Singles (7–3)Edit
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 22 November 2009 | Équeurdreville, France | Hard (i) | Constance Sibille | 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1. | 31 January 2010 | Kaarst, Germany | Hard (i) | Audrey Bergot | 6–2, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 2. | 5 February 2012 | Sunderland, Great Britain | Hard (i) | Sarah Gronert | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | 26 February 2012 | Moscow, Russia | Hard (i) | Kirsten Flipkens | 6–1, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 3. | 25 March 2012 | Bath, Great Britain | Hard (i) | Kiki Bertens | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Winner | 3. | 8 July 2012 | Versmold, Germany | Clay | Anastasija Sevastova | 6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 4. | 12 August 2012 | Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | Bibiane Schoofs | 6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 5. | 22 September 2012 | Shrewsbury, Great Britain | Hard (i) | Stefanie Vögele | 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 28 October 2012 | Ismaning, Germany | Carpet (i) | Eva Birnerová | 6–3, 7–6(10–8) |
Winner | 7. | 4 November 2012 | Barnstaple, Great Britain | Hard (i) | Eleni Daniilidou | 6–7(1–7), 6–2, 6–2 |
Junior Grand Slam finalsEdit
Girls' singlesEdit
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 2012 | French Open | Clay | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Grand Slam performance timelinesEdit
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | NH |
SinglesEdit
Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 5–5 |
French Open | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 5–5 |
Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3–6 |
US Open | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1–5 |
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 8–4 | 0–4 | 14–21 |
DoublesEdit
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | W–L |
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Australian Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2–5 |
French Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2–5 |
Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 2R | A | 1–3 |
US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0–4 |
Win–Loss | 0–4 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 5–17 |
Wins over top-10 playersEdit
Season | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Total |
Wins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | Beck rank |
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2014 | |||||||
1. | Simona Halep | No. 3 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass | 2nd round | 5–7, 3–2 ret. | No. 55 |
ReferencesEdit
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- ^ "Annika Beck". ITF Tennis World Tour. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Annika Beck". WTA Tennis.
- ^ Krenz, David (2012). "Ein Tag im Leben von Annika Beck" (PDF). Nr. 1 / 2012 (in German). Girls Open. p. 32-37. Retrieved 16 May 2012. pg 16-18 of 53 in the PDF.
- ^ a b "Getting To Know... Annika Beck". Women's Tennis Association. 7 December 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Liebfrauenschule, Bonn – Die Abiturientinnen 2011". General-Anzeiger Bonn (in German). 19 July 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Erfolgreiche Tennisspielerin – erfolgreiche Schülerin". Erzbischöfliche Liebfrauenschule Bonn (in German). 22 February 2010. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ http://www.kicker.de/news/tennis/ranglisten/2009/1/2862/tennis_spielersteckbrief_annika-beck.html
- ^ "Vesnina qualifiée". L'Équipe (in French). 27 August 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Beck chancenlos gegen Li Na". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). 3 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "Beck deklassiert Martic und steht in Runde zwei". Focus (in German). 13 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "Beck verteilt die Höchststrafe". hr-online (in German). 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "Youngster Beck zahlt Lehrgeld". Focus (in German). 15 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "Beck zahlt Lehrgeld". hr-online (in German). 15 January 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "French Open: Beck als erster deutscher Profi ausgeschieden". Focus (in German). 25 May 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "Annika Beck triumphiert in Luxemburg". Sportschau (in German). 18 October 2014. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Sloane Downs Venus, Aga Out Too". Women's Tennis Association. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ Henkel, Doris (25 May 2015). "Annika Beck trumpft groß auf". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "Nicht nur Kerber hat einen Lauf". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 27 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "WTA: Annika Beck gibt Karriereende bekannt - Medizinstudium statt Tennis". tennisnet.com (in German). 21 October 2018.
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