Tamira Paszek

Austrian tennis player with WTA titles

Tamira Paszek - Austrian tennis player with WTA titles
Born

December 6th, 1990
34 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

Austria

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A tennis player competed professionally from 2006. Achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 26 in 2011. Reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 2011, showcasing skills on grass courts. Won three WTA titles and had notable performances in Grand Slam tournaments, particularly at the Australian Open and Wimbledon.

Achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 26 in 2011

Reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 2011

Won three WTA singles titles

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