Bianka Lamade
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Bianka Lamade is a former professional
Professional
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 tennis player from Germany.

She turned professional in January 2000 at the age of 17. After just one year of playing on the Tour, she had gone up to No. 127 in the world. As the world No. 534 in her main draw match debut, she upset world No. 26 Sabine Appelmans
Sabine Appelmans
Sabine Appelmans is a former tennis player from Belgium, and was Belgium's Fed Cup captain from 2007 until 2011.-Career:...

. In 2001, she won her first and only WTA Tour title at the Tashkent Open
Tashkent Open
The Tashkent Open by Zeromax is a tennis tournament held in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan. Held since 1999, this WTA Tour event is an International tournament and is played on outdoor hard courts.-Women's Singles:-Women's Doubles:...

, where she defeated Seda Noorlander
Seda Noorlander
Seda Noorlander is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands who turned professional in 1993. She reached the final of the 2001 Tashkent Open in singles, losing to Bianka Lamade. She has also won one doubles titles with Christina Papadáki. Her career high ranking is No. 80 in the...

 in the final. Her ranking rose to No. 59 with these results, which is her career high ranking. She also reached two doubles finals, at 's-Hertogenbosch and Luxembourg with Magdalena Maleeva
Magdalena Maleeva
Magdalena Maleeva is a Bulgarian former tennis player. She played on the WTA tour competing in singles and doubles, from April 1989 to June 2007. Her best position in the WTA Tour was no. 4 between January 29 to February 4, 1996....

 and Patty Schnyder
Patty Schnyder
Patty Schnyder is a retired Swiss professional tennis player. She played on the WTA tour from 1993 to 2011 and is a former World No. 7. She defeated several World No...

.

She was a member of the German Fed Cup
Germany Fed Cup team
The Germany Fed Cup team represents Germany in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by Deutscher Tennis Bund. They currently compete in the World Group.-Current Team:* Tatjana Malek* Julia Görges* Andrea Petkovic* Anna-Lena Grönefeld...

 team in both 2001
2001 Fed Cup
The 2001 Fed Cup was the 39th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The World Group was reduced to 8 teams, divided into two pools, with the winners meeting in the finals. 90 nations participated in the tournament. The World Group was held at the...

 and 2002
2002 Fed Cup
The 2002 Fed Cup was the 40th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The World Group was revamped once again, this time as a 16-team knockout tournament, much like the Davis Cup format. 83 nations participated in the tournament...

. She played six matches in these ties, winning only one against Alicia Molik
Alicia Molik
Alicia Molik is a Australian professional female tennis player. She reached a career high singles rank of number 8 and also won a bronze medal for Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Molik also reached a career high doubles ranking of number 6, and won two grand slam doubles titles, at the...

 of Australia.

Singles (1)

Legend (Singles)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (0)
Tier IV and V (1)
Grand Slam Title (0)
WTA Tour Championship (0)
ITF Circuit (3)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 17 June 2001 Tashkent
Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...

, Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....

 
Hard   Seda Noorlander
Seda Noorlander
Seda Noorlander is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands who turned professional in 1993. She reached the final of the 2001 Tashkent Open in singles, losing to Bianka Lamade. She has also won one doubles titles with Christina Papadáki. Her career high ranking is No. 80 in the...

6–3, 2–6, 6–2

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