Anke Huber was born on 4 December 1974 and is a German retired top-five professional tennis player.
13 Facts About Anke Huber
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Anke Huber was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1996 Australian Open and the 1995 WTA Finals.
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Anke Huber finished inside the top twenty for ten seasons, and achieved a career-high ranking of four in October 1996.
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Anke Huber started playing tennis at the age of seven, after being introduced to the game by her father, Edgar.
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Anke Huber was a semifinalist at Wimbledon's junior tournament in 1990.
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Anke Huber made her Grand Slam tournament debut at the 1990 Australian Open, a year before she graduated from high school.
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Anke Huber was the runner-up in her next event, losing in Bayonne to Nathalie Tauziat in straight sets.
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Anke Huber became Germany's top female tennis player upon Steffi Graf's retirement in 1999.
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Only two years later it was Anke Huber's turn to hang up her racquet.
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Anke Huber cited a persistent ankle injury and the desire for a "normal life" as the reasons for her retirement.
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Anke Huber originally planned to quit after the 2002 Australian Open, her favorite tournament, but changed her mind when she unexpectedly qualified for the year-ending Sanex Championships in Germany.
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Anke Huber represented her country at three levels: the Olympic Games in 1992 in Barcelona and in 1996 in Atlanta; the Fed Cup from 1990 through 1998 and in 2000 and 2001, helping Germany to victory in 1992 by beating Spain's Conchita Martinez in the final; and the Hopman Cup, which she won with Boris Becker in 1995.
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In 2002, Anke Huber accepted a role with the German Tennis Federation and became the co-tournament director for the annual Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA tournament in Filderstadt, Germany.