Anne Schäfer is a German tennis player who turned professional in 2005.

Early life and education

Schäfer started playing tennis when she was seven years old. After completing her abitur

Abitur

Abitur is a designation used in Germany, Finland and Estonia for final exams that pupils take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling, see also for Germany Abitur after twelve years.The Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife, often referred to as...

 in 2005 with an average mark of 1.5 and the main subjects mathematics and biology, and completing a voluntary social year, she started studying economics at the FernUniversität Hagen

FernUniversität Hagen

The University of Hagen, is the largest and the only state-run distance teaching university in Germany. The Headquarters are located in Hagen, Germany....

in 2006.

Career

After turning professional in 2005, Schäfer won five ITF $10,000 tournaments in 2006. In 2009, she achieved a WTA ranking of 161 and played in the qualifiers of three Grand Slam tournaments, winning one qualifying match. In 2010, she won a further two ITF $10,000 tournaments.

External links

• Anne Schaefer's official web site