Angelique Kerber

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**Angelique Kerber**

Country	Germany
Residence	Bremen, Germany and Poland^[1]
Date of birth	January 18, 1988 (1988-01-18) (age 20)
Place of birth	Kiel, West Germany
Height	1.73 m / 5' 9"
Weight	68 kg
Turned pro	2003
Retired	Active
Plays	Left (double-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$225,051
Singles
Career record:	139-74
Career titles:	0 WTA, 8 ITF
Highest ranking:	No. 67 (August 27, 2007)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	2r (2008)
French Open	1r (2007, 2008)
Wimbledon	1r (2007)
US Open	1r (2007)
Doubles
Career record:	22-19
Career titles:	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking:	No. 203 (November, 2007)
Infobox last updated on: March 28, 2008.

Angelique Kerber (born January 18, 1988) is a professional German tennis player. As of August 27, 2007, she is at a career high of No. 67 in the world and the second highest ranked German, behind Martina Muller.

[edit] Career

Kerber began playing tennis at age five. In the 2007 French Open she played in a Grand Slam Tournament for the first time, where Russian player Elena Dementieva defeated her in the first round. In addition, she played in Wimbledon 2007, although was also defeated by Russia's Anna Chakvetadze.

She lost to Serena Williams in Arthur Ashe Stadium at night in the first round of the 2007 U.S. Open - Women's Singles.