Miriam Schnitzer (born 14 January 1977) is a former professional

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player from Germany.

Biography

Born in

Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population of about 230,000 (as o ...

, she is one of two children of Gaby and Walter Schnitzer. She was introduced to tennis by her father at the age of four. Competing professionally from 1994, Schnitzer attained her best ranking of 109 in the world in 1999 and won four titles on the ITF circuit. All of her five main draw appearances at

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level, including three at

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, came after getting through qualifying. She made the second round of the 1998 US Open, by beating Ukraine's

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. She had earned her wildcard into the draw after winning the German Indoor Championships. She retired from professional tennis in 2002.

ITF finals

Singles (4–5)

Doubles (0–1)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schnitzer, Miriam 1977 births Living people German female tennis players Sportspeople from Freiburg im Breisgau Tennis people from Baden-Württemberg