German wheelchair tennis player
Katharina Krüger![]() |
Country (sports) | Germany |
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Residence | Berlin, Germany |
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Born | (1990-01-03) 3 January 1990 (age 34) Zehlendorf, West Berlin, West Germany |
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Turned pro | 2001 |
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Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
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Career record | 612–407 |
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Highest ranking | No. 6 (24 August 2009) |
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Current ranking | No. 22 (16 March 2020) |
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Australian Open | QF (2015, 2017, 2018) |
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French Open | QF (2010, 2013, 2018, 2023) |
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Wimbledon | QF (2018) |
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US Open | QF (2022) |
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Paralympic Games | 2R (2012, 2016) |
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Career record | 436–322 |
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Highest ranking | No. 5 (2 February 2009) |
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Current ranking | No. 14 (16 March 2020) |
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Australian Open | F (2009) |
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French Open | SF (2010, 2013, 2018) |
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Wimbledon | SF (2009, 2014, 2015, 2018) |
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US Open | QF (2022, 2023) |
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Paralympic Games | QF (2012) |
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Katharina Krüger (born 3 January 1990) is a German wheelchair tennis player who competes in international level events. In the singles she is a three-time quarterfinalist in the Australian Open and four-time quarterfinalist in the French Open. She has participated at three Summer Paralympic Games and reached the second round in the singles' events. In the doubles she was a runner-up in the 2009 Australian Open where she partnered with Agnieszka Wysocka and lost to Korie Homan and Esther Vergeer in the final.[1][2][3] Krüger has used a wheelchair from an early age as she was born with spina bifida.[4]
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