Julia Grabher (born 2 July 1996) is an Austrian

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player. Grabher has won one singles title on the

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. On 26 December 2022, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 82. On 29 August 2016, she peaked at No. 387 in the doubles rankings. Playing for

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, Grabher has a win–loss record of 6–9 in singles and 2–9 in doubles (overall 8–18).

Professional career

2019-20: WTA Tour debut

In October, Grabher was given a wildcard for the main draw of the 2019 Ladies Linz. She lost in the first round to Slovak player

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, in straight sets. Grabher failed in qualifying for the main draw of the

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2022: First WTA 125 title and top 100 debut

In September, Grabher won her maiden title at a WTA 125 event when she defeated Italian player Nuria Brancaccio in

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, Italy, in straight sets.https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2788254/grabher-defeats-brancaccio-to-claim-first-wta-125-title-in-Bari As a result she reached the top 100 in the rankings at No. 97 on 12 September 2022. Only three weeks later, as the top seed, she would beat

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and win the final of the $60k Open de San Sebastián in Spain, her third ITF title for 2022.

Performance timeline

Singles

''Current after the 2023 ASB Classic.''

WTA 125 tournament finals

Singles: 1 (title)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 24 (11 titles, 13 runner–ups)

Doubles: 11 (8 titles, 3 runner–ups)

References

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* * * 1996 births Living people People from Dornbirn Austrian female tennis players Sportspeople from Vorarlberg {{Austria-tennis-bio-stub