Born: September 22, 1989, Troisdorf , West Germany (presently Germany)
Early days. Her parents emigrated to West Germany from Poland in 1979; her father, Dr. Richard Lisicki, is of German and Polish descent, and her mother, Elisabeth, of Polish descent. Her father, who studied sport science in Wrocław and Cologne, is her coach and her mother is a painter specializing in ceramics. She started playing at the age of 7. Since 2004 Lisicki has trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida, USA where she is sponsored and managed by IMG.
Career. 2007 She climbed from World No. 497 to World No. 198 in the WTA rankings. She won two titles, one in Jersey and the other in Toronto, Canada.
2008 At the 2008 Australian Open she reached the third round as a qualifier. Lisicki next reached the fourth round of the Miami 2008 Sony Ericsson Open, a Tier I event. In October, Lisicki reached her first WTA final at Tashkent.
2009 Lisicki advanced to the third round at the Hopman Cup in Perth. She then took part in Germany's 3–2 win over Switzerland in their Fed Cup World Group II tie. At the Cellular South Cup in Memphis, Lisicki reached the semi-finals. On the green clay at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, Lisicki won her first WTA Tour title. Lisicki played her first Grand Slam quarter-final at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. In October, Lisicki reached the Final of Luxembourg.
2011 Lisicki made her first Grand-Slam semi-final at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. In doubles, Lisicki partnered with former world no. 1 doubles player Samantha Stosur to win her first ever career doubles title. At the 2011 AEGON Classic, Lisicki reached the final where she defeated Slovak Daniela Hantuchová to win her second WTA Tour title. In the inaugural Lisicki won her 3rd title. Lisicki was named the WTA comeback player of the year in November.
2012 No major successes yet.
Personal life. Lisicki currently lives in Bradenton, Florida. She is fluent in German, English and Polish. Her off-court interests include reading, music and athletics.
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