Annette Kolb (tennis)


Annette Kolb is a former professional German female tennis player.
Kolb has won one singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 6 February 2006, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 344. On 17 July 2006, she peaked at No. 242 in the doubles rankings. Kolb made her WTA Tour debut at the 2006 Banka Koper Slovenia Open. Kolb retirement from professional tennis 2007.

Career

Kolb started playing tennis aged 7. On 2 January 2001, she reached her best singles junior ranking of world No. 42. On 12 December 2001, she peaked at No. 16 in the doubles rankings. She finished her junior career with a record of 82–68. Her biggest success was the final of the junior 2001 French Open in doubles. Together with Neyssa Etienne lost a Czech Petra Cetkovská and Renata Voráčová.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' Doubles

ITF finals

Singles: 5 (1–4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.30 April 2001Florianapolis, BrazilClay Ana Lucía Migliarini de León6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Runner-up1.7 April 2003Antalya, TurkeyClay Magda Mihalache5–7, 1–6
Runner-up2.5 April 2004Cairo, EgyptClay Hana Šromováw/o
Runner-up3.15 April 2005Porto, PortugalHard Surina De Beer0–6, 1–6
Runner-up4.2 August 2005Vigo, SpainHard María José Martínez Sánchez7–6, 5–7, 6–7

Doubles: 14 (6–8)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.29 January 2001Wellington, New ZealandHard Hsieh Su-wei Donna Mc Intyre
Shelley Stephens
5–7, 6–0, 2–6
Winner1.29 July 2001Horb, GermanyClay Ivana Zupa Zuzana Kučová
Martina Strussova
7–6, 6–2
Winner2.19 August 2002Enschede, NetherlandsClay Daniela Kix Daniela Klemenschits
Debby Haak
6–1, 7–5
Winner3.5 May 2003Warsaw, PolandClay Tatjana Maria Barbora Machovská
Ivana Plateniková
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up2.5 April 2004Cairo, EgyptClay Helena Ejeson Simona Dobrá
Hana Šromová
w/o
Winner4.14 March 2005Fuerteventura, SpainCarpet Laura Zelder Núria Roig
Astrid Waernes
6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Runner-up3.4 April 2005Porto, PortugalHard Laura Zelder María José Argeri
Letícia Sobral
6–7, 1–6
Runner-up4.18 April 2005Porto, PortugalHard Mareike Biglmaier Lisanne Balk
Surina De Beer
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up5.28 May 2005Phuket, ThailandHard Monique Adamczak Akgul Amanmuradova
Napaporn Tongsalee
1–6, 1–6
Runner-up6.25 October 2005Tokyo, JapanHard Lauren Breadmore Maki Arai
Kim Hea-mi
4–6, 6–7
Winner5.13 May 2006Monzón, SpainHard Monique Adamczak Olga Brózda
Yevgenia Savransky
7–5, 6–3
Winner6.19 May 2006Tenerife, SpainHard Monique Adamczak Estrella Cabeza Candela
Laura Vallvaerdu-Zafra
4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up7.30 October 2006Erding, GermanyCarpet Carmen Klaschka Daniela Klemenschits
Sandra Klemenschits
6–1, 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up8.6 November 2006Ismaning, GermanyCarpet Sabrina Jolk Eva-Maria Hoch
Lydia Steinbach
2–6, 1–6

ITF Junior finals

Singles

ResultDateTournamentLocationSurfaceOpponentScore
W7 August 1998ITF 18 & Under TournamentRushbrooke, IrelandCarpet Alice Barnes6–2, 6–2
L17 October 199915th Bahia Junior CupBahia, BrazilClay Livia Azzi0–5 ret.

Doubles

ResultDateTournamentLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
L7 August 1998ITF 18 & Under TournamentRushbrooke, IrelandCarpet Natalie Neri Alice Barnes
Julia Smith
4–6, 3–6
L14 February 1999Auckland 18 & Under Summer ChampionshipsAuckland, New ZealandHard Gorana Marsic Sarah Stone
Nicole Kriz
1–6, 2–6
L17 October 199915th Bahia Junior CupBahia, BrazilClay Jacqueline Frohlich Livia Azzi
Larissa Carvalho
3–6, 7–5, 0–6
W24 October 1999Londrina Junior CupLondrina, BrazilClay Jacqueline Frohlich Marina Tavares
Fernanda Luiz
1–6, 7–5, 6–1
L20 May 200123rd Tourneo Internazionale Citta Di Santa CroceSanta Croce, ItalyClay Neyssa Etienne Gisela Dulko
Sylvia Montero
2–6, 6–2, 5–7
L2 June 200137th Astrid BowlLoverval, BelgiumClay Neyssa Etienne Bethanie Mattek
Christina Horiatopoulos
3–6, 6–7
L10 June 2001International Junior Championships of FranceParis, FranceClay Neyssa Etienne Petra Cetkovská
Renata Voráčová
3–6, 6–3, 3–6