Quick Facts
Biography
Dinah Pfizenmaier (born 13 January 1992, in Bielefeld) is a German tennis player.
Pfizenmaier has won nine singles and two doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 17 March 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 79. On 2 February 2015, she peaked at world number 245 in the doubles rankings.
Professional career
2012
Pfizenmaier made her Grand Slam debut at the 2012 French Open. She qualified for the main draw by defeating Kristýna Plíšková, Misaki Doi and Monica Puig. In the first round of the main draw she defeated local talent Caroline Garcia to set up a clash with world number one Victoria Azarenka. She lost the meeting in straight sets.
2013
Pfizenmaier qualified again for the 2013 French Open, defeating Chiara Scholl, Irina Khromacheva and Vera Dushevina. In the main draw she defeated Mandy Minella and rising star Urszula Radwańska. In round three she was defeated by number 4 seed Agnieszka Radwańska.
2014
At the French Open in 2014, Pfizenmaier defeated Estrella Cabeza Candela in the first round, but lost to Sara Errani in round two.
ITF finals
Singles: 13 (9–4)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $75,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $50,000 tournaments (1–1) |
| $25,000 tournaments (3–1) |
| $15,000 tournaments (0–1) |
| $10,000 tournaments (5–1) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (2–1) |
| Clay (6–3) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (1–0) |
| $100,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $75,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $50,000 tournaments (1–1) |
| $25,000 tournaments (3–1) |
| $15,000 tournaments (0–1) |
| $10,000 tournaments (5–1) |
| Hard (2–1) |
| Clay (6–3) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (1–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 25 July 2011 | Tampere, Finland | Clay | Piia Suomalainen | 5–7, 0–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 22 August 2011 | Braunschweig, Germany | Clay | Syna Kayser | 7–6, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 12 September 2011 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Clay | Stephanie Vogt | 3–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 26 September 2011 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Clay | Jovana Jakšić | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 4. | 24 October 2011 | Netanya, Israel | Hard | Çağla Büyükakçay | 7–6, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Winner | 5. | 23 January 2012 | Kaarst, Germany | Carpet (i) | Alison Van Uytvanck | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 6. | 19 March 2012 | Phuket, Thailand | Hard (i) | Noppawan Lertcheewakarn | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 8 October 2012 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | Victoria Kan | 6–4, 4–6, 2–5, ret. |
| Runner-up | 3. | 5 November 2012 | Benicarló, Spain | Hard | Laura Pous Tió | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 25 February 2013 | Majorca, Spain | Clay | Anastasia Grymalska | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Winner | 8. | 1 April 2013 | Torrent, Spain | Clay | Justine Ozga | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 13 May 2013 | Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay | Paula Ormaechea | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Winner | 9. | 1 July 2013 | Versmold, Germany | Clay | Maryna Zanevska | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Doubles: 5 (2–3)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $75,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $50,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $25,000 tournaments (1–2) |
| $15,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $10,000 tournaments (1–1) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (2–3) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| $100,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $75,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $50,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $25,000 tournaments (1–2) |
| $15,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $10,000 tournaments (1–1) |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (2–3) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 15 August 2011 | Ratingen, Germany | Clay | Katharina Hering | Elizaveta Ianchuk Karolina Wlodarczak | 6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 26 September 2011 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Clay | Julia Wachaczyk | Clelia Melena Stefania Rubini | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 29 April 2013 | Wiesbaden, Germany | Clay | Anna Zaja | Gabriela Dabrowski Sharon Fichman | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 10 February 2014 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Beatriz García Vidagany | Mariana Duque Paula Cristina Gonçalves | 7–6, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Runner-up | 3. | 16 March 2015 | Seville, Spain | Clay | Sandra Klemenschits | Ekaterine Gorgodze Victoria Kan | 3–6, 2–6 |
Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| French Open | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 |
| Wimbledon | A | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| US Open | A | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 7 | 4–7 |
| Career statistics | |||||||||
| Overall Win–Loss | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–6 | 6–10 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 14–21 | |
| Year-end ranking | 271 | 158 | 98 | 125 | 249 | – | 854 | 40% | |