Lilia Osterloh (born April 7, 1978) is a retired

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from the United States. Osterloh started a professional career in August 1997. She reached her highest singles

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in April 2001, when she became world No. 41 Her career-high doubles ranking is world No. 77, which she reached in August 1999. In 2013, Osterloh graduated from Stanford University with a degree in International Relations.

College

While at

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, she won the

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as the nation's best female tennis player in 1997.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 3 (3–0)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Osterloh, Lilia 1978 births Living people American female tennis players Sportspeople from Columbus, Ohio Stanford Cardinal women's tennis players Tennis players from San Francisco American people of German descent Tennis people from Ohio Tennis players at the 1999 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for the United States