Martina Müller-Skibbe (; born 11 October 1982) is a former professional

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player from Germany. She won one singles title and one doubles title on the WTA tour.

Career

Coached by her father, Reinhard Müller, Martina had her best success on clay courts: she won her only

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singles title at the

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and one WTA Tour doubles title in

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. On the

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, she won ten singles and ten doubles titles in her career. On 2 April 2007, she reached a career-high

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of world No. 33. In February 2008, she peaked at No. 47 in the doubles rankings. In 2007, she started the year with middling results, reaching the second round at the

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, losing to

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in three sets. From January to April, Müller never came past the second round of a tournament. In May, at the Qatar German Open in Berlin, she defeated

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and 13th seed

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to reach the round of 16 where she lost to

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3–6, 2–6. She reached the second round of Roland Garros, losing to

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, and the second round at

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, retiring against

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. In the previous round, Müller double-bageled

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. She reached the final at the

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before being defeated by Hungarian

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in two sets. Müller married longtime boyfriend Florian Skibbe in August 2011 and subsequently announced her retirement.Official Website latest
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WTA career finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Doubles: 5 (1–4)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 17 (10–7)

Doubles (10–7)

References

External links

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Martina Müller
the official website of Martina Müller {{DEFAULTSORT:Muller, Martina 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Hanover German female tennis players Tennis people from Lower Saxony