German tennis player
Barrois at the 2012 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer
Kristina Barrois (born 30 September 1981) is a German former tennis player.
Barrois won 15 singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 9 May 2011, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 57. On 20 February 2012, she peaked at No. 55 in the doubles rankings.
Barrois began playing tennis at the age of nine in 1991 when she took the sport up herself and began to play at a tennis club. She completed her training as a government inspector at the Saarland Ministry of Justice before turning professional in 2005.
Barrois was trained by Patrick Schmidt, and later by Andreas Spaniol, and her stamina-trainer was the footballer Bernd Franke .
She played in the German Fed Cup team in 2006, losing her singles match to Li Na , and also losing her doubles match. In the same year, she won the German Tennis Championship. She also qualified for the main draws of the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open . At Wimbledon, she lost to Shenay Perry . At the US Open, she lost to the world No. 1, Amélie Mauresmo .
On 14 December 2008, she won her second German Tennis Championship, with a win in the final against the unseeded Lydia Steinbach .
In 2009, she started off well as she qualified for Auckland but lost to up-and-coming Russian teenager Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova . She then fell in the qualifying round of the Hobart event to British player Melanie South . She also reached the first round of the Australian Open, where she pushed the fourth-seeded Russian Elena Dementieva , but eventually lost in three sets. In February, she reached the second round in Memphis, but fell short against former world No. 30, Michaëlla Krajicek . In March, she played an ITF event where she lost in the quarterfinals to British player Katie O'Brien . At the Premier Mandatory event in Indian Wells, she beat Alizé Cornet in the second round, but lost to Ágnes Szávay in the next round. She reached the second round of the French Open , where Victoria Azarenka beat her and of the US Open , where she lost to Dinara Safina .
In 2010, she reached the second round on the Australian Open , losing to Samantha Stosur . She qualified for her first ever final in a WTA tournament, the Internationaux de Strasbourg ,[ 1] which Maria Sharapova won in straight sets.[ 2] She reached the second round of Wimbledon , being knocked out by Justine Henin .
In 2011, she reached the second round of the Australian Open , this time losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
After losing to Lucie Hradecká at the Luxembourg Open in October 2014, Barrois announced her retirement from professional tennis.[ 3]
Singles: 2 (runner-ups)[ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier (0–1)
International (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Winner
1.
29 August 2004
ITF Bielefeld, Germany
Clay
Nicole Seitenbecher
6–4, 6–1
Winner
2.
24 January 2005
ITF Oberhaching, Germany
Carpet (i)
Sabine Klaschka
7–5, 6–4
Winner
3.
14 February 2005
ITF Albufeira, Portugal
Hard
Lisanna Balk
6–2, 6–2
Winner
4.
21 February 2005
Biberach Open , Germany
Hard (i)
Lucie Hradecká
7–5, 6–4
Winner
5.
14 March 2005
ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Anet Kaasik
7–6(2) , 6–3
Winner
6.
31 July 2005
ITF Horb, Germany
Clay
Andrea Hlaváčková
7–5, 6–3
Runner-up
7.
18 September 2005
ITF Sofia, Bulgaria
Clay
Tamira Paszek
6–7(5) , 3–6
Winner
8.
25 September 2005
GB Pro-Series Glasgow , UK
Hard (i)
Gréta Arn
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Winner
9.
9 October 2005
Open Nantes Atlantique , France
Hard (i)
Alberta Brianti
6–4, 6–2
Winner
10.
6 February 2006
ITF Belfort, France
Hard (i)
Kirsten Flipkens
6–2, 3–6, 7–6(6)
Winner
11.
28 February 2006
Biberach Open, Germany
Hard (i)
Tatjana Maria
6–4, 5–7, 7–6(5)
Runner-up
12.
29 October 2006
ITF Bratislava, Slovakia
Hard (i)
Dominika Cibulková
5–7, 1–6
Runner-up
13.
14 October 2007
Open de Touraine , France
Hard (i)
Sofia Arvidsson
3–6, 2–6
Winner
14.
24 March 2008
ITF La Palma, Spain
Hard
Mervana Jugić-Salkić
5–1 ret.
Winner
15.
6 April 2008
ITF Hamburg, Germany
Hard (i)
Ana Vrljić
6–2, ret.
Winner
16.
7 September 2008
Open Denain, France
Clay
Kinnie Laisné
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up
17.
19 October 2008
ITF Ortisei, Italy
Carpet (i)
Mara Santangelo
3–6, ret.
Runner-up
18.
9 November 2008
Ismaning Open , Germany
Carpet (i)
Tatjana Maria
2–6, 3–6
Runner-up
19.
29 August 2009
Bronx Open , United States
Hard
Tatjana Maria
1–6, 4–6
Runner-up
20.
8 November 2009
Ismaning Open, Germany
Carpet (i)
Barbora Strýcová
4–6, 6–4, 6–7(5)
Winner
21.
7 April 2013
ITF Dijon, France
Hard (i)
Elitsa Kostova
6–3, 7–5
Winner
22.
25 August 2013
ITF Braunschweig, Germany
Clay
Myrtille Georges
4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Doubles: 30 (16–14)[ edit ]
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Winner
1.
17 January 2005
ITF Oberhaching, Germany
Carpet (i)
Korina Perkovic
Lucie Hradecká Zuzana Zálabská
6–3, 5–7, 7–6(6)
Runner-up
2.
21 February 2005
Biberach Open , Germany
Hard (i)
Stefanie Weis
Lucie Hradecká Sandra Záhlavová
7–5, 2–6, 5–7
Runner-up
3.
27 June 2005
ITF Stuttgart, Germany
Clay
Kathrin Wörle-Scheller
Yuliya Beygelzimer Vanessa Henke
6–7(5) , 1–6
Winner
4.
14 August 2005
Ladies Open Hechingen , Germany
Clay
Jasmin Wöhr
Renata Voráčová Sandra Záhlavová
4–6, 7–6(3) , 6–4
Winner
5.
22 August 2005
ITF Bielefeld, Germany
Clay
Korina Perkovic
Justine Ozga Andrea Sieveke
7–6(1) , 6–3
Winner
6.
30 January 2006
ITF Belfort, France
Hard (i)
Kathrin Wörle-Scheller
Ekaterina Ivanova Irina Kuzmina
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up
7.
14 March 2006
ITF Fuerteventura, Spain
Clay
Angelika Bachmann
Yuliya Beygelzimer Angelika Rösch
6–3, 6–7(5) , 6–4
Winner
8.
11 November 2007
Ismaning Open , Germany
Carpet (i)
Julia Görges
Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká
2–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Winner
9.
6 July 2008
ITF Stuttgart, Germany
Clay
Laura Siegemund
Katalin Marosi Marina Tavares
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up
10.
8 September 2008
ITF Athens, Greece
Clay
Julia Schruff
Sorana Cîrstea Galina Voskoboeva
2–6, 4–6
Winner
11.
6 October 2008
Open de Touraine , France
Hard
Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Julie Coin Violette Huck
6–2, 7–6
Runner-up
12.
23 February 2009
Biberach Open, Germany
Hard (i)
Yvonne Meusburger
Melanie Klaffner Sandra Klemenschits
6–3, 4–6, [15–17]
Runner-up
13.
19 September 2009
Save Cup , Italy
Clay
Yvonne Meusburger
Romina Oprandi Sandra Klemenschits
4–6, 1–6
Winner
14.
27 September 2009
GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury , UK
Hard (i)
Yvonne Meusburger
Johanna Larsson Anna Smith
3–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Winner
15.
29 August 2010
Bronx Open , United States
Hard
Yvonne Meusburger
Natalie Grandin Abigail Spears
1–6, 6–4, [15–13]
Runner-up
16.
31 October 2010
ITF Poitiers, France
Hard (i)
Akgul Amanmuradova
Lucie Hradecká Renata Voráčová
7–6(5) , 2–6 [5–10]
Winner
17.
1 November 2010
Ismaning Open, Germany
Carpet (i)
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Tetyana Arefyeva Yuliana Fedak
6–1, 7–6(3)
Runner-up
18.
24 July 2011
ITF Pétange, Luxembourg
Clay
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Johanna Larsson Jasmin Wöhr
6–7(2) , 4–6
Runner-up
19.
6 November 2011
Ismaning Open, Germany
Carpet (i)
Yvonne Meusburger
Kiki Bertens Anne Keothavong
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up
20.
11 June 2012
Open de Marseille , France
Clay
Olga Savchuk
Séverine Beltrame Laura Thorpe
1–6, 4–6
Runner-up
21.
13 November 2012
ITF Zawada, Poland
Carpet (i)
Sandra Klemenschits
Karolína Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková
3–6, 1–6
Winner
22.
12 April 2013
ITF Edgbaston, United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Ana Vrljić
Richèl Hogenkamp Stephanie Vogt
6–4, 7–6(2)
Winner
23.
21 June 2013
ITF Ystad, Sweden
Clay
Lina Stančiūtė
Monique Adamczak Pemra Özgen
6–4, 7–5
Winner
24.
30 July 2013
ITF Stuttgart, Germany
Clay
Laura Siegemund
Stephanie Vogt Sandra Zaniewska
7–6(1) , 6–4
Winner
25.
10 November 2013
ITF Équeurdreville, France
Hard (i)
Timea Bacsinszky
Diāna Marcinkēviča Eva Wacanno
6–4, 6–3
Winner
26.
24 November 2013
ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Clay
Timea Bacsinszky
Anna Morgina Kateřina Siniaková
6–7(5) , 6–0, [10–4]
Runner-up
27.
25 January 2014
ITF Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France
Hard (i)
Timea Bacsinszky
Yuliya Beygelzimer Kateryna Kozlova
3–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Runner-up
28.
8 March 2014
ITF Preston, United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Timea Bacsinszky
Tara Moore Marta Sirotkina
6–3, 1–6, [11–13]
Runner-up
29.
24 March 2014
ITF Croissy-Beaubourg, France
Hard (i)
Eleni Daniilidou
Margarita Gasparyan Lyudmyla Kichenok
2–6, 4–6
Winner
30.
15 June 2014
Bredeney Ladies Open , Germany
Clay
Tatjana Maria
Ysaline Bonaventure Elitsa Kostova
6–2, 6–2
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.