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Lydia Steinbach (born 30 July 1980) is a German former professional tennis player.
Biography
Steinbach was born in the city of Chemnitz, which was then known as Karl-Marx-Stadt and part of East Germany.
A right-handed player, Steinbach reached a best singles ranking of 262. In 2001 she won an ITF tournament in San Severo, beating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final. Her best performance on the WTA Tour came at the Pattaya Open in 2003, where she made the round of 16.
As a doubles player she won 10 ITF titles and was ranked as high as 176 in the world. At the 2003 Sparkassen Cup in Leipzig, Steinbach and partner Aniko Kapros held a match point against top seeds Martina Navratilova and Svetlana Kuznetsova, before going down 5–7 in the third set.
While studying sports at university she was a participant in the 2003 Summer Universiade in Daegu, winning bronze medals for both the women's doubles and mixed doubles events.
ITF finals
Singles (1–6)
| Legend |
|---|
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 9 August 1998 | Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | Daphne van de Zande | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 13 June 1999 | Meinerzhagen, Germany | Clay | Martina Müller | 0–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 16 October 2000 | Joué-lès-Tours, France | Hard (i) | Dally Randriantefy | 0–4, 1–4 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 4 February 2001 | Tipton, United Kingdom | Clay | Anne-Laure Heitz | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Winner | 5. | 29 April 2001 | San Severo, Italy | Clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 13 July 2003 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | Alena Vašková | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 24 July 2006 | Horb, Germany | Clay | Sandra Martinović | 6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |
Doubles (10–7)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 28 September 1998 | Glasgow, Great Britain | Carpet (i) | Eva Dyrberg | Helen Crook Victoria Davies | 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 16 November 1998 | Biel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Dája Bedáňová | Gréta Arn Katalin Miskolczi | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 13 June 1999 | Meinerzhagen, Germany | Clay | Jennifer Tinnacher | Bianca Cremer Nicole Seitenbecher | 6–7, 0–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 12 February 2001 | Sutton, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Eleni Daniilidou | Amanda Hopmans Patty Van Acker | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Winner | 5. | 15 July 2001 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | Magdalena Kučerová | Milena Nekvapilová Hana Šromová | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 6. | 6 August 2001 | Hechingen, Germany | Clay | Magdalena Kučerová | Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits | 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner | 7. | 22 October 2001 | Opole, Poland | Carpet | Magdalena Kučerová | Milena Nekvapilová Hana Šromová | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 5 August 2002 | Hechingen, Germany | Clay | Shelley Stephens | Andrea Glass Jasmin Wöhr | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 12 August 2002 | Innsbruck, Austria | Clay | Magdalena Kučerová | Goulnara Fattakhetdinova Maria Kondratieva | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Winner | 10. | 1 September 2002 | Bielefeld, Germany | Clay | Lisa Fritz | Martina Babáková Lenka Tvarošková | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 14 July 2003 | Garching bei München, Germany | Clay | Antonia Matic | Angelika Bachmann Lenka Němečková | 2–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 3 August 2003 | Saulgau, Germany | Clay | Antonia Matic | Christina Fitz Kathrin Wörle-Scheller | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 24 July 2006 | Horb, Germany | Clay | Julia Görges | Josipa Bek Dia Evtimova | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 14. | 6 August 2006 | Saulgau, Germany | Clay | Josipa Bek | Martina Babáková Linda Smolenaková | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 4 September 2006 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Clay | Korina Perkovic | Franziska Etzel Laura Zelder | 1–6, 7–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 16. | 6 November 2006 | Ismaning, Germany | Carpet (i) | Eva-Maria Hoch | Sabrina Jolk Annette Kolb | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner | 17. | 24 August 2008 | Wahlstedt, Germany | Clay | Julia Paetow | Dominice Ripoll Lucia Sainz-Pelegri | 6–4, 6–4 |