Patricia Mayr-Achleitner

Professional Tennis Player with WTA Titles

Patricia Mayr-Achleitner - Professional Tennis Player with WTA Titles
Born

November 8th, 1986
38 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

Austria

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Competed in professional tennis primarily in the 2000s and 2010s. Achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 59 in January 2013. Participated in all four Grand Slam tournaments, with her best performance reaching the second round at the Australian Open and the US Open. Specialized in singles and doubles events, winning multiple titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Achieved a career-high WTA singles ranking of 59

Won 2 WTA doubles titles

Competed in Grand Slam events

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