Angela Bürgis (born 3 November 1979) is a Swiss former professional

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player. Bürgis was a member of Switzerland's

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team, appearing in five ties as a doubles player. She won three of her five doubles rubbers, two of which came while partnering

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and included a win over Croatia's

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and

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. On the professional tour she reached a best singles ranking of 424 and twice featured in the qualifying draw of the

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tournament in Zurich, but otherwise spent her career on the ITF Circuit, where she won a singles title at Tortosa in 1996. Following her professional career, Bürgis played varsity tennis in the United States at the

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, earning selection in the All-Big Ten Team in both 2003 and 2004.

ITF finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Doubles: 4 (1–3)

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ITF finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Doubles: 4 (1–3)

See also

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