Tanja Ostertag (born 26 September 1987) is a German former professional tennis player.

Tanja Ostertag
Country (sports) Germany
Born (1987-09-26) 26 September 1987 (age 37)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$41,914
Singles
Career record117–109
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 287 (20 November 2006)
Doubles
Career record7–8
Highest rankingNo. 876 (16 May 2005)

A native of Stuttgart, Ostertag reached a career high ranking of 287 while competing on the professional tour.[1]

Ostertag won two titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, both in Switzerland, and in 2006 had a win over world number 75 Kaia Kanepi at a tournament in Prostejov, which is the highest ranked opponent she defeated on tour.[2]

In Quebec in 2006 she qualified for her only WTA Tour main draw, winning her first round match over Raluca Olaru at the Challenge Bell tournament, before being eliminated in the second round by Olga Puchkova.[3]

ITF finals

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 4 (2–2)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 1 August 2004 ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany Clay   Gréta Arn 4–6, 2–6
Winner 1. 11 September 2005 ITF Vessy, Switzerland Clay   Stéphanie Rizzi 6–4, 7–6(17)
Runner-up 2. 28 October 2007 ITF Augusta, United States Hard   Alisa Kleybanova 2–6, 1–6
Winner 2. 20 June 2010 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay   Daria Salnikova 3–6, 7–6(7), 7–6(4)

References

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  1. ^ Schieler, Benjamin (27 June 2015). "Tanja Ostertag in Degerloch: Die Lehrmeisterin an der Spitze". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German).
  2. ^ "Tennis Abstract: Tanja Ostertag WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.
  3. ^ "Tennis WTA: Ostertag und Arn erreichen Achtelfinale in Quebec". Handelsblatt (in German). 1 November 2006.
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