In preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, we're profiling 20 of the top medal contenders.
Angelique Kerber is the seventh German woman to crack the Top 10 and the highest-ranked player on a talented Olympic team that features four Top 25 players. Germany's depth was on display at Wimbledon this year, as Kerber and compatriot Sabine Lisicki squared off in the quarterfinals. Kerber rallied from a 3-5 third-set deficit to pull out a hard-fought, 6-3, 6-7 (7), 7-5 victory that sent her into her second major semifinal.
The left-handed Kerber’s accuracy, consistency, flat strokes, and quick court coverage all play well on grass. Ranked a career-high No. 7, Kerber will carry a 9-2 grass-court record on the season into Olympic debut.
“We have so many good players right now in Germany, that's really good to have it,” Kerber said. “I think now it's our time. I think we all practicing together like from a young age and we know each other very well. I think now it's our time.”
Previous Olympic Singles Results
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Previous Olympic Doubles Results
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More Olympic Profiles:
—Agnieszka Radwanska
—Ana Ivanovic
—Andy Murray
—Andy Roddick
—Angelique Kerber
—Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
—John Isner
—Juan Martin del Potro
—Kei Nishikori
—Kim Clijsters
—Li Na
—Maria Sharapova
—Milos Raonic
—Novak Djokovic
—Petra Kvitova
—Roger Federer
—Serena Williams
—Tomas Berdych
—Venus Williams
—Victoria Azarenka