Elena Wagner (VAHG-ner) (GER)
(Residence: Nussloch-Heidelberg, Germany)

Birthdate: May 17, 1972
Birthplace: Sofia, Bulgaria
Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Weight: 115 lbs. (52 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro

WTA TOUR singles titles: 1
WTA TOUR doubles titles: 3
(Grand Slam titles: 0)
ITF Women's Circuit singles titles: 12

1999 HIGHLIGHTS - SINGLES
THIRD ROUND: Wimbledon
ADDITIONAL: German Fed Cup team

1999 HIGHLIGHTS - DOUBLES
WINNER: Knokke-Heist (w/Martincova)
SEMIFINALIST: Warsaw (w/Martincova), Palermo (w/Courtois)
QUARTERFINALIST: Prostejov (w/Sidot), Estoril (w/Lugina), Budapest (w/Kandarr), Antwerp (w/Martincova), Portschach (w/Huber), Canadian Open (w/Rittner)
THIRD ROUND: French Open (w/Menga)

WTA TOUR RANKING (SEASON-ENDING, SINGLES)
1998-69; 1997-100; 1996-75; 1995-221; 1994-70; 1993-163; 1992-235; 1991-134; 1990-98; 1989-122; 1988-353

Career Highlights

GRAND SLAM (SINGLES) AND CHASE CHAMPIONSHIPS (S/D) HISTORY

                 99  98  97  96  95  94  93  92  91  90  89  88

AUSTRALIAN       2r  2r  1r  --  1r  --  --  --  --  2r  --  --

ROLAND GARROS    2r  2r  1r  1r  1r  --  --  --  1r  2r  --  --

WIMBLEDON        3r  1r  --  1r  1r  --  --  --  2r  --  --  --

UNITED STATES    1r  1r  3r  2r  1r  --  --  --  --  1r  --  --

CHASE CHAMPS (S) --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  -- 

CHASE CHAMPS (D) --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS - SINGLES

WINNER (1 WTA TOUR):

1998 - ITF/Woodlands, Texas-USA

1996 - ITF/Redbridge-GBR, ITF/Southampton-GBR, ITF/Murcia-ESP

1995 - Futures/Limoges-FRA

1994 - Surabaya, Futures/Jakarta-INA II

1990 - Futures/Vaihingen-GER

1989 - Futures/Erlangen-GER, Futures/Budapest-HUN, Futures/Athens-GRE

1988 - Futures/Baden-SUI, Futures/Melbourne-AUS

FINALIST (1):

1998 - Sopot

SEMIFINALIST (4):

1997 - Auckland

1996 - Budapest

1991 - San Marino

1990 - Bastad

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS - DOUBLES

WINNER (3):

1999 - Knokke-Heist (w/Martincova)

1998 - Palermo (w/Stoyanova)

1996 - Warsaw (w/Lugina)

FINALIST (5):

1997 - Auckland (w/Olsza), Budapest (w/Martincova)

1996 - Karlovy Vary (w/Martincova)

1989 - Sofia (w/S. Meier), Athens (w/S. Meier)

ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

Bulgarian Fed Cup Team 1991-92. German Fed Cup team 1997, 1999. Bulgarian Olympic Team 1992. Member of the 1996 German European Cup championship team

Quick Facts

Won a singles match to help Germany defeat Japan 3-2 in 1999 Fed Cup play and qualify for World Group I in 2000

Equalled her best Grand Slam result to date at 1999 Wimbledon, reaching the third round

Captured third WTA Tour doubles title of her career at 1999 Knokke-Heist with Eva Martincova, after upsetting the top seeds in the quarterfinals

Underwent foot surgery in late 1999 for an Achilles tendon injury

Reached second career final on the WTA TOUR at 1998 Sopot, with wins over sixth seed Anna Smashnova and eighth seed Kristie Boogert; fell in the final to top seed Henrieta Nagyova in three sets; suffered a sprained right foot during the tournament

Won 12th pro singles title on the challenger circuit at a 1998 event in Woodlands, Texas, USA

Won her first 15 matches in 1996, winning three straight singles titles in ITF Women's Circuit satellite events

Reached third career WTA TOUR semifinal at 1996 Budapest and fourth at 1997 Auckland

Won a major-tour title at 1994 Surabaya, Indonesia; included wins over top-seed Yayuk Basuki in second round and Radka Bobkova in quarterfinals (Ai Sugiyama was forced to retire at 2-6, 6-0 in final)

An aggressive all-court player who feels equally comfortable with forehand, backhand and volleying

Personal

Married Axel Wagner June 6, 1991

husband died on September 20, 1997

maiden name is Pampoulova

Parents are Emil, a civil engineer, and Lubka, a tennis coach

younger sister, Anna, is a student at Kansas State University in the United States