Player data updated: 2026-09-01 02:16 UTC

Photo of Sabine Lisicki, professional tennis player
GER Age 36 178 cm / 5'10" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 2006–2023

Sabine Lisicki represented Germany on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 12. In TennisDB's records, Sabine Lisicki finished with a career record of 211–176 and 4 singles titles.

Peak ranking
12 (May 21, 2012)
Elo peak
1922 (88th percentile)
Career record
211–176 (54.5%)
Career titles
4
Prize money
$7,201,957

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Sabine Lisicki's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Anna Blinkova #39 6-3 1-6 5-7 L H2H Match data Jun 28, 2023* R32 Bad Homburg Open WTA 250 Grass
Caroline Garcia #4 6-7(2) 3-6 L H2H Match data Jun 22, 2023* R32 Berlin Open WTA 500 Grass
Kristina Dmitruk 3-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Jun 10, 2023 Q1 Q Libéma Open WTA 250 Grass
Petra Martic #32 4-6 5-7 L H2H Match data Apr 16, 2023 Q2 Q Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA 500 Clay
Kimberly Birrell #114 6-3 6-4 W H2H Match data Apr 15, 2023 Q1 Q Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA 500 Clay

Qualifying matches are shown here but excluded from main-draw summaries and leaderboards.

Rivals all rivalries →

Sabine Lisicki's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Samantha Stosur 3 5 8 Jun 30, 2016 H2H
Caroline Wozniacki 2 5 7 Oct 20, 2016 H2H
Jelena Jankovic 1 6 7 Sep 23, 2016 H2H
Maria Sharapova 1 6 7 Aug 31, 2014 H2H
Monica Niculescu 3 3 6 Feb 3, 2018 H2H

Titles (4)

Sabine Lisicki titles by season and category
SeasonAgeTitlesGS WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA FinalsTournaments
200919 1 1 Charleston Open
201121 2 2 Birmingham, Dallas
201424 1 1 Hong Kong Open
Total 4 1 3

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (1)

Sabine Lisicki Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
2012 London Olympics Round of 16 2 1 Maria Sharapova #3 def. Sabine Lisicki #20 6-7(8) 6-4 6-3 H2H Match data

Career Results

Sabine Lisicki career results by season
SeasonAgeTypeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
200616WTA0110.0%440444
200717WTA0110.0%444198
200818WTA16183447.1%19857
200919WTA29174663.0%5722
201020WTA491330.8%22175
201121WTA35134872.9%17515
201222WTA17193647.2%1537
201323WTA34195364.2%3715
201424WTA27214856.3%1526
201525WTA22194153.7%2732
201626Qualifying Q12333.3%
201626WTA15213641.7%3293
201727WTA551050.0%92220
201828Qualifying Q16714.3%
201828WTA54955.6%245199
201929Qualifying Q14520.0%
201929WTA0440.0%198562
202030Qualifying Q11250.0%
202232Qualifying Q31475.0%
202232WTA22450.0%1,127342
202333Qualifying Q32560.0%
202333WTA0330.0%343311
Career21117638754.5%

Career Results by Surface

Sabine Lisicki career results by season and surface
SeasonAgeType HardClayGrassTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
200616WTA 0110.0% 0110.0%
200717WTA 0110.0% 0110.0%
200818WTA 14132751.9%23540.0%0220.0% 16183447.1%
200919WTA 15112657.7%1041471.4%42666.7% 29174663.0%
201020WTA 491330.8% 491330.8%
201121WTA 1992867.9%53862.5%1111291.7% 35134872.9%
201222WTA 9122142.9%24633.3%63966.7% 17193647.2%
201323WTA 18112962.1%861457.1%821080.0% 34195364.2%
201424WTA 19153455.9%45944.4%41580.0% 27214856.2%
201525WTA 13122552.0%45944.4%52771.4% 22194153.7%
201626Qualifying Q 12333.3% 12333.3%
201626WTA 9132240.9%36933.3%32560.0% 15213641.7%
201727WTA 33650.0%22450.0% 551050.0%
201828Qualifying Q 16714.3% 16714.3%
201828WTA 54955.6% 54955.6%
201929Qualifying Q 0110.0%0110.0%12333.3% 14520.0%
201929WTA 0110.0%0330.0% 0440.0%
202030Qualifying Q 11250.0% 11250.0%
202232Qualifying Q 202100.0%11250.0% 31475.0%
202232WTA 0110.0%21366.7% 22450.0%
202333Qualifying Q 31475.0%0110.0% 32560.0%
202333WTA 0110.0%0220.0% 0330.0%
Career12811324153.1%38438146.9%45206569.2%21117638754.5%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Sabine Lisicki career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
200616 00000110.0%00 0110.0%
200717 00000110.0%00 0110.0%
200818 11250.0%281020.0%761353.8%53862.5% 15183345.5%
200919 34742.9%44850.0%1582365.2%61785.7% 28174562.2%
201020 0330.0%0024633.3%12333.3% 391225.0%
201121 44850.0%741163.6%1642080.0%71887.5% 34134772.3%
201222 17812.5%21366.7%981752.9%53862.5% 17193647.2%
201323 281020.0%53862.5%1852378.3%931275.0% 34195364.2%
201424 16714.3%661250.0%1161764.7%931275.0% 27214856.2%
201525 14520.0%571241.7%1572268.2%11250.0% 22194153.7%
201626 0024633.3%7162330.4%61785.7% 15213641.7%
201727 0012333.3%22450.0%21366.7% 551050.0%
201828 000033650.0%21366.7% 54955.6%
201929 000110.0%0330.0%00 0440.0%
202232 000012333.3%101100.0% 22450.0%
202333 0110.0%000110.0%0110.0% 0330.0%
Career 13385125.5%34407445.9%1067718357.9%54217572.0% 20717638354.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 383/387 (99.0%) of Sabine Lisicki's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Sabine Lisicki performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
200616 1/1 3.0 8.0 49.4% 65.8% 35.9% 45.5% 33.3% 50.6% 42.0%
200717 1/1 2.0 4.0 49.0% 48.0% 46.2% 50.0% 0.0% 47.1% 30.4%
200818 27/34 4.6 7.2 56.7% 68.5% 38.4% 52.4% 54.9% 55.4% 46.0%
200919 41/46 4.9 6.3 54.0% 70.6% 44.5% 47.2% 52.2% 58.6% 44.7%
201020 13/13 4.5 5.5 52.1% 66.4% 47.9% 56.4% 41.1% 57.5% 44.1%
201121 44/48 5.4 4.0 54.1% 74.3% 49.2% 62.2% 50.3% 62.9% 47.5%
201222 29/36 4.6 5.3 56.4% 65.4% 43.5% 48.7% 49.9% 55.8% 42.5%
201323 51/53 5.7 3.7 55.8% 71.5% 47.1% 57.6% 46.8% 60.6% 44.9%
201424 44/48 5.3 6.0 56.2% 66.5% 42.2% 53.2% 52.3% 55.9% 44.9%
201525 38/41 6.1 5.5 61.7% 68.6% 49.6% 51.9% 45.5% 61.2% 41.8%
201626 30/36 4.1 5.1 56.7% 65.7% 45.0% 54.8% 50.2% 57.0% 42.3%
201727 7/10 5.0 5.3 57.0% 65.3% 43.1% 49.3% 44.1% 55.9% 38.7%
201828 9/9 4.7 6.8 53.8% 66.4% 38.0% 51.6% 47.3% 53.6% 44.3%
201929 4/4 7.0 5.0 50.7% 68.5% 43.6% 35.5% 31.3% 56.1% 34.9%
202232 4/4 6.0 6.0 55.5% 72.1% 44.7% 61.8% 20.8% 59.9% 37.8%
202333 3/3 9.0 7.3 50.8% 69.6% 47.4% 64.9% 17.8% 57.6% 34.6%
Career 346/387 5.2 5.3 56.0% 69.0% 45.2% 53.8% 48.5% 58.5% 44.0%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 346/387 (89.4%) of Sabine Lisicki's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Sabine Lisicki advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
2006 16 1490 97.8 -4.35 +1.90 0.851 46.2% 33.3% -2.00 0–1 0.00
2007 17 1475 92.7 -4.39 -4.73 0.575 39.2% 0.0% -4.50 +0.17
2008 18 1609 133.9 +0.46 +1.65 1.031 50.7% +18 -91 48.8% +0.23 6–8 (43%) 3–4 (43%) 99.3 -0.68
2009 19 1795 142.8 +2.82 +1.50 1.080 51.5% -77 -94 -115 67.0% +1.00 5–9 (36%) 8–5 (62%) 101.1 -1.35
2010 20 1660 119.1 +0.56 +0.05 1.039 50.7% -50 39.1% -0.35 0–3 (0%) 0–1 +1.00
2011 21 1878 150.7 +6.12 +3.41 1.281 54.9% -103 -151 +55 71.6% +1.55 5–4 (56%) 7–2 (78%) 107.1 -1.88
2012 22 1720 130.9 +0.96 +0.55 0.960 49.3% -29 -44 +213 50.0% -0.14 9–9 (50%) 4–2 (67%) 99.1 -0.58
2013 23 1844 146.6 +4.46 +1.57 1.140 52.5% -62 -114 +222 64.1% +1.09 8–7 (53%) 6–4 (60%) 102.7 -1.08
2014 24 1818 138.6 +0.60 +1.87 1.017 50.4% -31 -117 +227 56.5% +0.41 13–7 (65%) 3–5 (38%) 102.1 -0.86
2015 25 1795 140.5 +2.78 +0.69 1.077 51.3% +8 -130 +203 55.2% +0.35 5–11 (31%) 9–9 (50%) 94.4 -0.18
2016 26 1640 122.1 +0.47 -0.96 0.982 49.4% +15 -29 +307 46.3% -0.07 1–8 (11%) 1–7 (13%) 85.1 +0.16
2017 27 1634 104.3 -1.11 -0.44 0.878 47.6% +5 +286 50.0% -0.55 1–3 (25%) 5–1 (83%) 101.0 +0.09
2018 28 1547 109.2 -1.76 -0.60 0.954 48.7% +1 47.6% -0.28 3–0 (100%) 1–1 +0.66
2019 29 1478 99.2 +1.15 -1.10 0.795 44.9% +20 11.1% -2.22 0–1 -0.75
2020 30 1519 101.5
2022 32 1575 103.5 -0.52 -1.10 0.944 48.2% +332 44.4% -0.44 1–0 1–1 +0.47
2023 33 1569 105.0 -1.38 +0.08 0.816 46.0% 14.3% -1.71 0–1 0–1 -0.05
Career 1922 140.4 +2.23 +1.19 1.059 51.1% -33 -94 +169 55.9% +0.44 57–72 (44%) 48–43 (53%) 98.5 -1.28

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Sabine Lisicki Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
200818 R32R64R128R64 4–4 (50%)
200919 R64R128QFR64 6–4 (60%)
201020 R64R64 2–2 (50%)
201121 R64SFR16 9–3 (75%)
201222 R16R128QFR128 7–4 (64%)
201323 R128R32FR32 10–4 (71%)
201424 R64R64QFR32 8–4 (67%)
201525 R128R32R32R16 7–4 (64%)
201626 R64R128R32R128 3–4 (43%)
201727 R128R128 0–2 (0%)
W-L 9–8
(53%)
7–8
(47%)
27–9
(75%)
13–10
(57%)
56–35
(62%)

WTA 1000

Sabine Lisicki WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge BEICINDOHDUBIWMADMIAITAPANBERCANWUH W-L
Win %
200616 R64 0–1 (0%)
200717 R64 0–1 (0%)
200818 R64R128R16R32R64 4–5 (44%)
200919 R64R128R64R32 2–4 (33%)
201020 R64R32R64R64 1–4 (20%)
201121 R32R64R32 3–3 (50%)
201222 R32R64R64R16R64R64R32 3–7 (30%)
201323 R16R64R16R128R32 5–5 (50%)
201424 R16R16R64R16R32R64R16R32 10–8 (56%)
201525 R64R32SFR64QFR32R16 11–7 (61%)
201626 R32Q2R64R64R32R64R64Q2R64 3–9 (25%)
201828 Q1Q1Q1Q1 0–4 (0%)
201929 Q1 0–1 (0%)
W-L 7–6
(54%)
3–7
(30%)
0–4
(0%)
2–3
(40%)
4–8
(33%)
5–4
(56%)
12–9
(57%)
2–5
(29%)
1–2
(33%)
1–3
(25%)
4–5
(44%)
1–3
(25%)
42–59
(42%)

WTA 500

Sabine Lisicki WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge BRIDOHDUBEASSDGPORPANBANBERBIRCHALOSMOSNEWSTASYD W-L
Win %
200818 R64 0–1 (0%)
200919 R32R16R16WR16 10–4 (71%)
201020 R32 0–1 (0%)
201121 QFQFR16SF 10–4 (71%)
201222 QFQF 3–2 (60%)
201323 R16QFR32R16 5–4 (56%)
201424 R16R32R32R32R16R32 2–6 (25%)
201525 R32R32R32R32SFR32 3–6 (33%)
201626 R32R32R16 2–3 (40%)
201828 Q1 0–1 (0%)
201929 Q1R64 0–2 (0%)
202232 Q2 1–1 (50%)
202333 Q2R32R64 3–3 (50%)
W-L 2–3
(40%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
6–8
(43%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
1–2
(33%)
3–1
(75%)
15–7
(68%)
2–2
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
3–2
(60%)
1–3
(25%)
39–38
(51%)

WTA 250

Sabine Lisicki WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge ASBCINDALESTHAMLIBHKGMALKORWASBADBIRBOGBUDGUAHUAJAPKATKUALINLUXMEMJIANURNURNÜRJAPPATPONQUESTRTAITASTIA W-L
Win %
200818 QFR16R64R16R32R32R32F 8–8 (50%)
200919 QFFSFR16 10–4 (71%)
201020 R16R32 1–2 (33%)
201121 R16WWR32 12–2 (86%)
201222 QFR32R32R32R32 2–5 (29%)
201323 QFR32SFFR16F 14–6 (70%)
201424 WR32R16R16 7–3 (70%)
201525 R32R16 1–2 (33%)
201626 R16R32QFR32QFR16R16 8–7 (53%)
201727 QFQFR16 5–3 (62%)
201828 R16R16R32SFQ2 6–5 (55%)
201929 Q1Q2R32R32R32 1–5 (17%)
202030 Q2 1–1 (50%)
202232 R32QF 4–2 (67%)
202333 Q1R32 0–2 (0%)
W-L 3–2
(60%)
2–1
(67%)
5–0
(100%)
2–1
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
0–2
(0%)
5–0
(100%)
4–3
(57%)
1–1
(50%)
3–2
(60%)
2–2
(50%)
8–3
(73%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
3–2
(60%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
1–4
(20%)
11–7
(61%)
7–3
(70%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
6–3
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
0–2
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
4–1
(80%)
1–1
(50%)
80–57
(58%)

WTA Finals

Sabine Lisicki WTA Finals results by season
SeasonAge TOU W-L
Win %
200919 RR 1–1 (50%)
201121 SF 1–1 (50%)
W-L 2–2
(50%)
2–2
(50%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
12
Career-high date
May 21, 2012
First Top 100
May 12, 2008
First Top 50
Oct 6, 2008
First Top 20
Aug 29, 2011
First Top 10

Ranking History Matrix

Sabine Lisicki ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
200414930934953957
200515960974971975731567513540551495438440
200616433432435420445547492480484450452444
200717432324321317332310327309300237204198
2008181301421371018379817364515857
200919585656423941252526252322
201020242526424940799488174177175
20112118621621713212162261817181515
201222141313131315202330373737
201323523737393424181816151515
201424151615161719292825272626
201525282821191918232428323232
2016263231375251818084105919293
201727105102110115133127190170203266220
201828246158158161158185186220204225201199
201929199296298298297283269281315328559562
202030563584587687688624627
202131630636645637643644645655110411291135
2022321127499447451442429400342
202333351299307281292371401373373375284311
202434314374371450458445462512510508502

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Sabine Lisicki's most statistically similar WTA players
Player Country Peak Rank Peak Elo Grand Slams Titles M W L Win % Years Match Log
Anastasija Sevastova LAT 11 1,956 0 4 387 209 178 54.0% 2007–2025 Match log
Yanina Wickmayer BEL 12 1,933 0 5 440 223 217 50.7% 2008–2025 Match log
Qiang Wang CHN 12 1,931 0 2 256 129 127 50.4% 2012–2024 Match log
Alizé Cornet FRA 11 1,884 0 6 740 379 361 51.2% 2005–2025 Match log
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS 11 1,944 0 12 750 422 328 56.3% 2006–2026 Match log
Elena Vesnina RUS 13 1,855 0 3 524 263 261 50.2% 2004–2021 Match log
Agnes Szavay HUN 13 1,837 0 5 208 116 92 55.8% 2005–2012 Match log
Shahar Peer ISR 11 1,969 0 5 475 269 206 56.6% 2004–2015 Match log
Kaia Kanepi EST 15 1,908 0 4 500 264 236 52.8% 2001–2023 Match log
Liudmila Samsonova RUS 12 1,969 0 5 302 165 137 54.6% 2019–2026 Match log
Andrea Petkovic GER 9 1,988 0 7 507 279 228 55.0% 2006–2022 Match log
Julia Goerges GER 9 1,945 0 7 562 311 251 55.3% 2007–2020 Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Sabine Lisicki?
Sabine Lisicki is 36 years old, born on September 22, 1989.
Which country does Sabine Lisicki represent?
Sabine Lisicki represents Germany in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Sabine Lisicki?
Sabine Lisicki is 178 cm / 5'10".
Does Sabine Lisicki use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Sabine Lisicki uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Sabine Lisicki left-handed or right-handed?
Sabine Lisicki plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Sabine Lisicki won?
Sabine Lisicki has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Sabine Lisicki won?
TennisDB does not group any of Sabine Lisicki's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Sabine Lisicki won?
Sabine Lisicki has won 4 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Hong Kong in 2014.
What is Sabine Lisicki's highest WTA ranking?
Sabine Lisicki's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 12, first achieved on May 21, 2012.
What is Sabine Lisicki's career win-loss record?
Sabine Lisicki has a career WTA singles record of 211 wins and 176 losses (54.5%).
How much career prize money has Sabine Lisicki earned?
Sabine Lisicki has earned at least $7,201,957 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Sabine Lisicki's career appear in TennisDB?
Sabine Lisicki appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 2006 through 2023.
On which surface does Sabine Lisicki have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Sabine Lisicki's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 69.2% (45–20).
Who has Sabine Lisicki faced most often?
Sabine Lisicki's most frequent opponent is Samantha Stosur, with a head-to-head record of 3–5 across 8 meetings.