The well-known Laura Natalie Siegemund is a German professional tennis player. She is a two-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2020 US Open in women’s doubles with Vera Zvonareva, as well as the 2016 US Open in mixed doubles alongside Mate Pavić.
Siegemund started the 2021 season at the first edition of the Abu Dhabi Open. She lost in the first round to Kirsten Flipkens. Seeded 16th at the first edition of the Gippsland Trophy, she reached the third round where she was defeated by top seed Simona Halep. At the Australian Open, Siegemund was eliminated from the tournament in the first round by tenth seed and seven-time champion, Serena Williams. After the Australian Open, she competed at the Adelaide International. She was beaten in the first round by seventh seed Yulia Putintseva.
Getting past qualifying at the Qatar Open, Siegemund made it to the second round where she lost to eighth seed and two-time champion, Victoria Azarenka. In Dubai, she was defeated in the first round by Anastasia Potapova. At the Miami Open, she withdrew from her second-round match against 14th seed and three-time champion, Victoria Azarenka, due to a right knee injury.
Starting her clay-court season at the Stuttgart Open, Siegemund was eliminated in the second round by top seed and eventual champion, Ashleigh Barty. Getting past qualifying in Madrid, she was beaten in her second-round match by 14th seed Iga Świątek. At the Italian Open, she fell in the final round of qualifying to Ajla Tomljanović. However, due to Venus Williams withdrawing from the event, she entered the main draw as a lucky loser. She lost in the first round to Nadia Podoroska in three sets. Last year’s quarterfinalist at the French Open, she wasn’t able to match that result this year; she lost in the first round to Caroline Garcia.
Seeded eighth at the first edition of the Bad Homburg Open, Siegemund’s first grass-court tournament of the season, she reached the quarterfinals where she was defeated by eventual finalist Kateřina Siniaková. At Wimbledon, she was eliminated in the first round by 32nd seed Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Representing Germany at the Summer Olympics, Siegemund fell in the first round to fourth seed and eventual bronze medalist, Elina Svitolina. Siegemund withdrew from the US Open due to a knee injury.
Who is Laura Siegemund’s father Harro Siegemund?
Harro Siegemund is the father of the well-known Laura Natalie Siegemund who is a German professional tennis player. He is from Filderstadt. Filderstadt is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located approximately 13 km south of Stuttgart. Filderstadt is located next to the Stuttgart Airport and the new Trade Fair. Line S2 of the Stuttgart S-Bahn terminates at Filderstadt station. Laura does not speak much about her father on social media platforms.
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