| Birth date | 30 July 1980 (age 46) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Karl-Marx-Stadt (Chemnitz), East Germany |
| Retired | 2010 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Careerprizemoney | $54,314 |
| Singlesrecord | 141-99 |
| Singlestitles | 1 ITF |
| Highestsinglesranking | No. 262 (27 August 2001) |
| Doublesrecord | 88-53 |
| Doublestitles | 10 ITF |
| Highestdoublesranking | No. 176 (4 February 2002) |
Lydia Steinbach (born 30 July 1980) is a German former professional tennis player.
Biography
Steinbach was born in the city of Chemnitz, which was then known as Karl-Marx-Stadt and part of East Germany.[1]
A right-handed player, Steinbach reached a best singles ranking of 262. In 2001 she won an ITF tournament in San Severo, beating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final. Her best performance on the WTA Tour came at the Pattaya Open in 2003, where she made the round of 16.[2]
As a doubles player she won 10 ITF titles and was ranked as high as 176 in the world. At the 2003 Sparkassen Cup in Leipzig, Steinbach and partner Aniko Kapros held a match point against top seeds Martina Navratilova and Svetlana Kuznetsova, before going down 5–7 in the third set.[3]
While studying sports at university she was a participant in the 2003 Summer Universiade in Daegu, winning bronze medals for both the women's doubles and mixed doubles events.[4]
ITF finals
Singles (1–6)
| Legend |
|---|
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 9 August 1998 | Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | Daphne van de Zande | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 13 June 1999 | Meinerzhagen, Germany | Clay | Martina Müller | 0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 16 October 2000 | Joué-lès-Tours, France | Hard (i) | Dally Randriantefy | 0–4, 1–4 |
| Loss | 4. | 4 February 2001 | Tipton, United Kingdom | Clay | Anne-Laure Heitz | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7) |
| Win | 5. | 29 April 2001 | San Severo, Italy | Clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2–6, 7–6(5), 6–3 |
| Loss | 6. | 13 July 2003 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | Alena Vašková | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 24 July 2006 | Horb, Germany | Clay | Sandra Martinović | 6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |
Doubles (10–7)
References
- ^ "Tennis: Knapper Sieg der zweifachen Mutter" (in German). LVZ - Leipziger Volkszeitung. 15 July 2013.
- ^ "Nagyova y Rodionova pasan a cuartos en Tailandia" (in Spanish). ESPNdeportes.com. 5 November 2003.
- ^ "Navratilova survives match point in Leipzig doubles". ABC News. 25 September 2003.
- ^ "Lydia Steinbach: Beinahe wie Olympische Spiele" (in German). Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. 3 September 2003.