Annika Beck

Not to be confused with Annika Becker.

Annika Beck (German pronunciation: [bɛk]; born 16 February 1994) 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.

Annika Beck

Beck at the 2015, Wimbledon qualifying
Country (sports)	Germany
Residence	Bonn
Born	(1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 Gießen
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	2009
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, 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 life

Her father Johannes and her mother Petra teach chemistry at the University of Bonn. Beck attended the Erzbischöfliche Liebfrauenschule Bonn, a school for girls, where she completed her Abitur in 2011.

Annika speaks German, English and Spanish, and relaxed between matches by playing violin. Her favourite tennis memory was winning the Junior 2012 French Open.

Career

2012

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.

2013

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.

2014: First WTA title

Annika Beck in 2014

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. At the Australien Open, she defeated Petra Martić in the first round, but lost to 14th seed Ana Ivanovic in the second. At the French Open, she lost in the first round to Tsvetana Pironkova in the first round in three sets.

In October, Beck won her first WTA title by emphatically defeating Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in the Luxembourg Open final.

2015

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. 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. 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.

2016

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.

2018

On 21 October, Beck announced her retirement from professional tennis.

WTA career finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) Tour Championships (0–0) Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) Premier (0–0) International (2–2)

Finals by surface Hard (1–1) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
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)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) Tour Championships (0–0) Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) Premier (0–0) International (1–2)

Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (1–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
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 finals

Singles (7–3)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (4–3) Clay (2–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
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 finals

Girls' singles

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	2012	French Open	Clay	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	3–6, 7–5, 6–3

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	W–L
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

Doubles

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	W–L
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 players

Season	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	Total
Wins	0	0	1	0	0	0	1

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Round	Score	Beck rank
2014
1.	Simona Halep	No. 3	Rosmalen, Netherlands	Grass	2nd round	5–7, 3–2 ret.	No. 55

External links

• Annika Beck at the Women's Tennis Association
• Annika Beck at the International Tennis Federation
• Annika Beck at the Fed Cup
• Annika Beck at the International Olympic Committee
• Annika Beck at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
• Annika Beck at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com