Sabine Gerke-Hochdörffer (born 15 November 1971) is a German former professional

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player.

Biography

Gerke, who grew up in

Zweibrücken Zweibrücken (; french: Deux-Ponts, ; Palatinate German: ''Zweebrigge'', ; literally translated as "Two Bridges") is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Schwarzbach river. Name The name ''Zweibrücken'' means 'two bridges'; olde ...

, made her

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main-draw debut at the 1989 German Open, where she took 11th seed

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to three sets in a first-round loss. In 1990, she won an ITF tournament in Madeira, the first of her four ITF singles titles. She reached her career best ranking of 187 in 1991, after making the second round of the

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. A two-time

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medalist for Germany, she won doubles bronze medals at both the 1993 and 1995 tournaments. She is married to Jörg Hochdörffer and lives in

Bad Laasphe Bad Laasphe () is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district. Geography Location The town of Bad Laasphe lies in the upper Lahn Valley, near the stately home of :de:Schloss Wittgenstein, Wittgenstein Castle ( ...

ITF finals

Singles (4–3)

Doubles (3–1)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gerke, Sabine 1971 births Living people West German female tennis players German female tennis players Sportspeople from Rhineland-Palatinate Summer World University Games medalists in tennis FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Germany Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade