Sabine Krein-Auer (born 2 October 1966) is a German former professional

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player. She played under her maiden name Sabine Auer.

Biography

Born in Radolfzell, Auer competed on the professional tour in the 1980 and 1990s, reaching a best singles ranking of 125 in the world. Auer's best performance on the WTA Tour was making the fourth round of the 1988 Lipton International Players Championships. Playing in the main draw as a qualifier, she defeated

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and world number seven

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, before being eliminated by Barbara Potter. In her upset win over Mandlíková she saved five match points in the second set. She featured in the women's singles main draws at the 1988 French Open and

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. Now living in

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, Auer still plays tennis competitively on the ITF senior's circuit. She was the ITF Over 40s World Champion in 2009.

ITF finals

Singles (2–1)

Doubles (1–2)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Auer, Sabine 1966 births Living people West German female tennis players German female tennis players People from Radolfzell Sportspeople from Freiburg (region) Tennis people from Baden-Württemberg