Lisa-Maria Moser (born 28 March 1991) is an Austrian former

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player. Moser won two singles titles and one doubles title on the

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in her career. On 28 July 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 280. On 4 May 2015, she peaked at No. 480 in the doubles rankings.

Career

Moser was given a

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for the

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, where she made her

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main-draw debut, defeating qualifier Elena Bogdan in three sets to set up a second-round match against

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. However, the German, ranked No. 31 in the world, had to retire with an injured shoulder in the second set, to send Moser through to a quarterfinal match-up with

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. Her Czech opponent proved to be her decline, and the Austrian debutant lost in straight sets. As a result of her first

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quarterfinal appearance, Moser's career ranking jumped 331 places to world No. 394. Later in the year, Moser was also given a wildcard into the doubles event of the

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, partnering fellow Austrian player

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, but they lost to top seeds

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and

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in the first round.

Generali Ladies Linz controversy

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, would contest the event. As the original draw had already been released without Kerber's name, the draw was revised (excluding Moser) and she was subsequently given the top seed. Nonetheless, Kerber was placed in the bottom half of the draw and several seeds were moved around to accommodate her late entry. The move was seen as controversial because no top-10 player is allowed to participate in more than two International-level tournaments per season. Kerber had been allowed to play three (

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and

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) because, in the summer, she played the International-level event in Washington D.C. when the Premier-level tournament in Carlsbad was over-subscribed. Kerber, who was within points of qualifying for the year-end

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in Istanbul, was criticised for competing in (and later winning) a lower-level event to achieve substantial points and then withdrawing from her next scheduled tournament in

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, a Premier-level event. Moser, who had withdrawn upon request from tournament director Sandra Reichel, cited "personal reasons" as the official explanation for her absence. At the 2014 edition of the tournament, Moser was again given a wildcard to compete in the singles draw, where she ultimately lost to world No. 44,

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, in the first round.

ITF finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moser, Lisa-Maria 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Graz Austrian female tennis players