# Anne Schäfer

Anne Schäfer (German pronunciation:; born 1 March 1987) is a German tennis player.
Schäfer has won twenty-one singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 23 March 2009, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 161. On 25 July 2016, she peaked at No. 211 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Schäfer made her WTA Tour main-draw singles debut at the 2016 Copa Colsanitas, when she defeated qualifier Chloé Paquet in the first round.

## Education

Schäfer completed her Abitur in Thuringia, and studied Economics at the University of Hagen.

## Singles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour and Grand Slam tournaments are included in win–loss records.
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0–0 |
| US Open | Q2 | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0–0 |
| Career statistics |||||||||||||
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Year-end ranking | 181 | 362 | 404 | 326 | 257 | 229 | 420 | 222 | 241 | – | 615 | |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 45 (21–24)

* Legend
* $25,000 tournaments (2–6)
* $10/15,000 tournaments (19–18)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (21–23)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2006 | ITF Falkenberg, Sweden | 10,000 | Clay | Johanna Larsson | 2–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Win | 1–1 | Jun 2006 | ITF Getxo, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Irene Rehberger Bescos | 6–3, 3–6, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2006 | ITF Birkerød, Denmark | 10,000 | Clay | Piia Suomalainen | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Aug 2006 | ITF Gdynia, Poland | 10,000 | Clay | Oksana Teplyakova | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 4–1 | Aug 2006 | ITF Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland | 10,000 | Clay | Kateřina Vaňková | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–1 | Oct 2006 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Tanya Germanlieva | 6–2, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Jan 2007 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Petra Kvitová | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Mar 2007 | ITF Rome, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Darya Kustova | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Mar 2007 | ITF Falkenberg, Sweden | 10,000 | Clay | Ksenia Milevskaya | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Aug 2007 | ITF Vlaardingen, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | Arantxa Rus | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5–6 | Oct 2007 | ITF Castel Gandolfo, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Michaela Pochabová | 1–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Jun 2008 | ITF Campobasso, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Maša Zec Peškirič | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–8 | Jun 2008 | ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | Simona Halep | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5–9 | Jun 2008 | ITF Båstad, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | Klaudia Boczová | 6–1, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5–10 | Oct 2008 | ITF Reggio Calabria, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Patricia Mayr | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 6–10 | May 2010 | ITF Galatina, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Lara Michel | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–10 | Oct 2010 | ITF Cagliari, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Francesca Mazzali | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–10 | Mar 2011 | ITF Gonesse, France | 10,000 | Clay (i) | Anastasia Grymalska | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 8–11 | May 2011 | ITF Casarano, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Irina Khromacheva | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 9–11 | Jul 2011 | ITF Gardone Val Trompia, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Martina Caregaro | 7–6$^{(7–0)}$, 0–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–11 | Oct 2011 | ITF Settimo San Pietro, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Federica di Sarra | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Loss | 10–12 | Oct 2011 | ITF Cagliari, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 10–13 | Jul 2012 | ITF Rovereto, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Timea Bacsinszky | 0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 10–14 | Aug 2012 | ITF Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Estelle Guisard | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 11–14 | Sep 2012 | ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Angelique van der Meet | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 12–14 | Mar 2013 | ITF Gonesse, France | 10,000 | Clay (i) | Kateřina Vaňková | 6–1, 2–1 ret. |
| Loss | 12–15 | Aug 2013 | ITF Bagnatica, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Gioia Barbieri | 3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Loss | 12–16 | Mar 2014 | ITF Gonesse, France | 10,000 | Clay (i) | Anna Remondina | 5–7, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
| Win | 13–16 | Nov 2014 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Claudia Giovine | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 14–16 | Jan 2015 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Elke Tiel | 4–0 ret. |
| Loss | 14–17 | Jan 2015 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Petra Uberalová | 4–6, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |
| Win | 15–17 | Feb 2015 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Sofia Kvatsabaia | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 15–18 | Feb 2015 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Victoria Kan | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 15–19 | Mar 2015 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Victoria Kan | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 16–19 | Apr 2015 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Alizé Lim | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 17–19 | Aug 2015 | ITF Bagnatica, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Tamara Zidanšek | 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 18–19 | Oct 2015 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Camilla Rosatello | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 18–20 | Nov 2015 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 25,000 | Clay | Verónica Cepede Royg | 0–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
| Loss | 18–21 | Jan 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Tara Moore | 6–2, 5–7, 0–6 |
| Win | 19–21 | Feb 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Viktória Kužmová | 2–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 20–21 | Feb 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Sofia Kvatsabaia | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 21–21 | Mar 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Anastasiya Vasylyeva | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 21–22 | Jun 2018 | ITF Sassuolo, Italy | 15,000 | Clay | Angelica Moratelli | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 21–23 | Jun 2021 | ITF L'Aquila, Italy | 15,000 | Clay | Tatiana Pieri | 6–2, 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 21–24 | Oct 2022 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | Ilinca Amariei | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 2–6 |

### Doubles: 20 (9–11)

* Legend
* $50,000 tournaments (1–0)
* $25,000 tournaments (2–3)
* $10/15,000 tournaments (6–8)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–1)
* Clay (7–10)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2006 | ITF Falkenberg, Sweden | 10,000 | Clay | Julia Paetow | Mari Andersson Michaela Johansson | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2006 | ITF Birkerød, Denmark | 10,000 | Clay | Julia Paetow | Karina Jacobsgaard Hanne Skak Jensen | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2007 | ITF Falkenberg, Sweden | 10,000 | Clay | Franziska Götz | Mari Andersson Nadja Roma | 0–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2008 | ITF Båstad, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | Zhang Ling | Klaudia Boczová Nicole Thyssen | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jan 2012 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Alice Balducci | Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Lucía Cervera Vázquez | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Feb 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Claudia Giovine | Sanaz Marand Nicola Slater | 6–3, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 2–5 | Apr 2012 | ITF Šibenik, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Vaszilisza Bulgakova | Sofiya Kovalets Hilda Melander | 1–2 ret. |
| Loss | 2–6 | Apr 2012 | ITF Pomezia, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Benedetta Davato | Bianca Botto Teliana Pereira | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–7 | Sep 2012 | ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Lisa Sabino | Katarzyna Piter Barbara Sobaszkiewicz | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–7 | Feb 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Gioia Barbieri | Lenka Juríková Chantal Škamlová | 4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
| Loss | 3–8 | Mar 2013 | ITF Gonesse, France | 10,000 | Clay (i) | Kateřina Vaňková | Cindy Burger Daniela Seguel | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 3–6, [2–10] |
| Win | 4–8 | Oct 2014 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Lisa Sabino | Anna Klasen Charlotte Klasen | 6–4, 5–7, [10–6] |
| Loss | 4–9 | Nov 2014 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Lisa Sabino | Georgia Brescia Martina Caregaro | 6–3, 4–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 4–10 | Jan 2015 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Lenka Wienerová | Anita Husarić Danielle Mills | 4–6, 6–4, [10–12] |
| Win | 5–10 | Jan 2015 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Lenka Wienerová | Audrey Albié Alice Bacquié | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–11 | Jul 2015 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Pemra Özgen | Irina Khromacheva Lidziya Marozava | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–11 | Nov 2015 | ITF Bratislava, Slovakia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Dalila Jakupović | Michaela Hončová Chantal Škamlová | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–2, [10–8] |
| Win | 7–11 | Apr 2016 | ITF Chiasso, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Antonia Lottner | Olga Brózda Katarzyna Kawa | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 8–11 | Jun 2016 | ITF Essen, Germany | 50,000 | Clay | Laura Pous Tió | Elyne Boeykens Elena Gabriela Ruse | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–11 | Aug 2022 | ITF Pescara, Italy | 15,000 | Clay | Anastasia Grymalska | Giorgia Pinto Gaia Squarcialupi | 5–7, 6–1, [12–10] |