Silke Frankl (born 29 May 1970) is a former professional
tennis
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player from Germany.
Biography
Born in Mannheim, Frankl began competing on the WTA Tour in 1988.
Her only WTA Tour final came in doubles, at the
1988 Athens Trophy.
Frankl broke into the top 100 of the singles rankings for the first time in 1993 and made the third round of the
1993 French Open
The 1993 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 24 May until 6 June. It was the 97th staging of the French Open, and the second Gran ...
.
In 1994 she reached her best ranking of 67, with her performances including making the semi-finals at the Prague Open, a win over 14th seed
Zina Garrison
Zina Lynna Garrison (born November 16, 1963) is an American former professional tennis player. Garrison was the runner-up in singles at the 1990 Wimbledon Championships, a three-time major mixed doubles champion, and an Olympic gold and bronze m ...
at the French Open and a third round appearance at Wimbledon.
She retired from professional tennis in 1998 but continued to play in the Bundesliga for several years with TK Grün-Weiss Mannheim.
WTA Tour finals
Doubles (0–1)
ITF finals
Singles (2–6)
Doubles (1–2)
References
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1970 births
Living people
German female tennis players
West German female tennis players
Sportspeople from Mannheim
Tennis players from Baden-Württemberg