Anne Schäfer (; born 1 March 1987) is a German

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player. Schäfer has won twenty-one singles and nine doubles titles on the

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in her career. On 23 March 2009, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 161. On 25 July 2016, she peaked at No. 211 in the WTA doubles rankings. Schäfer made her

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main-draw singles debut at the 2016 Copa Colsanitas, when she defeated qualifier

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in the first round.

Education

Schäfer completed her

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in Thuringia, and studied Economics at the

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Singles performance timeline

''Only main-draw results in WTA Tour and Grand Slam tournaments are included in win–loss records.''

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 45 (21–24)

Doubles: 20 (9–11)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schafer, Anne 1987 births Living people People from Apolda German female tennis players University of Hagen alumni 21st-century German sportswomen