# Annette Kolb (tennis)

Annette Kolb (born 14 September 1983) is a German former professional tennis player.
Kolb has won one singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 6 February 2006, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 344. On 17 July 2006, she peaked at No. 242 in the doubles rankings. Kolb made her WTA Tour debut at the 2006 Banka Koper Slovenia Open. Kolb retirement from professional tennis 2007.

## Career

Kolb started playing tennis aged 7. On 2 January 2001, she reached her best singles junior ranking of world No. 42. On 12 December 2001, she peaked at No. 16 in the doubles rankings. She finished her junior career with a record of 82–68. Her biggest success was the final of the junior 2001 French Open in doubles. Together with Neyssa Etienne lost a Czech Petra Cetkovská and Renata Voráčová.

## Junior Grand Slam finals
### Girls' doubles

| Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 2001 | French Open | Clay | Neyssa Etienne | Petra Cetkovská Renata Voráčová | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |

## ITF finals
### Singles: 5 (1–4)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–2)
* Clay (1–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 30 April 2001 | Florianópolis, Brazil | Clay | Ana Lucía Migliarini de León | 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 7 April 2003 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Magda Mihalache | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 5 April 2004 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Hana Šromová | w/o |
| Runner-up | 3. | 15 April 2005 | Porto, Portugal | Hard | Surina De Beer | 0–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2 August 2005 | Vigo, Spain | Hard | María José Martínez Sánchez | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 5–7, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |

### Doubles: 14 (6–8)

* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 29 January 2001 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | Donna Mc Intyre Shelley Stephens | 5–7, 6–0, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 29 July 2001 | Horb, Germany | Clay | Ivana Zupa | Zuzana Kučová Martina Strussova | 7–6$^{(7–0)}$, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 19 August 2002 | Enschede, Netherlands | Clay | Daniela Kix | Daniela Klemenschits Debby Haak | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Winner | 3. | 5 May 2003 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | Tatjana Maria | Barbora Machovská Ivana Plateniková | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 5 April 2004 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Helena Ejeson | Simona Dobrá Hana Šromová | w/o |
| Winner | 4. | 14 March 2005 | Fuerteventura, Spain | Carpet | Laura Zelder | Núria Roig Astrid Waernes | 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 4 April 2005 | Porto, Portugal | Hard | Laura Zelder | María José Argeri Letícia Sobral | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 18 April 2005 | Porto, Portugal | Hard | Mareike Biglmaier | Lisanne Balk Surina De Beer | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 28 May 2005 | Phuket, Thailand | Hard | Monique Adamczak | Akgul Amanmuradova Napaporn Tongsalee | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 25 October 2005 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Lauren Breadmore | Maki Arai Kim Hea-mi | 4–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Winner | 5. | 13 May 2006 | Monzón, Spain | Hard | Monique Adamczak | Olga Brózda Yevgenia Savransky | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 6. | 19 May 2006 | Tenerife, Spain | Hard | Monique Adamczak | Estrella Cabeza Candela Laura Vallvaerdu-Zafra | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 30 October 2006 | Erding, Germany | Carpet (i) | Carmen Klaschka | Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits | 6–1, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 6 November 2006 | Ismaning, Germany | Carpet (i) | Sabrina Jolk | Eva-Maria Hoch Lydia Steinbach | 2–6, 1–6 |

## ITF Junior finals
### Singles

* Legend
* Junior Grand Slam
* Category GA
* Category G1
* Category G2
* Category G3
* Category G4
* Category G5
| Result | Date | Tournament | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| W | 7 August 1998 | ITF 18 & Under Tournament | Rushbrooke, Ireland | Carpet | Alice Barnes | 6–2, 6–2 |
| L | 17 October 1999 | 15th Bahia Junior Cup | Bahia, Brazil | Clay | Livia Azzi | 0–5 ret. |

### Doubles

* Legend
* Junior Grand Slam
* Category GA
* Category G1
* Category G2
* Category G3
* Category G4
* Category G5
| Result | Date | Tournament | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
| L | 7 August 1998 | ITF 18 & Under Tournament | Rushbrooke, Ireland | Carpet | Natalie Neri | Alice Barnes Julia Smith | 4–6, 3–6 |
| L | 14 February 1999 | Auckland 18 & Under Summer Championships | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Gorana Marsic | Sarah Stone Nicole Kriz | 1–6, 2–6 |
| L | 17 October 1999 | 15th Bahia Junior Cup | Bahia, Brazil | Clay | Jacqueline Frohlich | Livia Azzi Larissa Carvalho | 3–6, 7–5, 0–6 |
| W | 24 October 1999 | Londrina Junior Cup | Londrina, Brazil | Clay | Jacqueline Frohlich | Marina Tavares Fernanda Luiz | 1–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| L | 20 May 2001 | 23rd Tourneo Internazionale Citta Di Santa Croce | Santa Croce, Italy | Clay | Neyssa Etienne | Gisela Dulko Sylvia Montero | 2–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
| L | 2 June 2001 | 37th Astrid Bowl | Loverval, Belgium | Clay | Neyssa Etienne | Bethanie Mattek Christina Horiatopoulos | 3–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| L | 10 June 2001 | International Junior Championships of France | Paris, France | Clay | Neyssa Etienne | Petra Cetkovská Renata Voráčová | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |