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Julia Schruff

Julia Schruff is one of the finest and great tennis players who possess best statistics record in professional career. Tennis is an outdoor sport which can be played between two players or four players. Players utilize a stringed racquet to hit a rubber ball, hollow inside covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. In some places tennis is referred to as lawn tennis. This game started in England and was the most popular amongst the upper class of society. Presently tennis is an Olympic sport, as well as, it is played in various tournaments including the four Grand Slams in many countries.

Tennis is generally played on three different court surfaces namely, clay court, grass court and hardcourt. Depending on the surface, each one provides a different movement of speed and bounce for the ball, which in turn affects the level of play of individual players. Julia Schruff was born on 16 August, 1982 in the Augsburg suburb at Germany. As a player, she possesses a height of 5 feet 5 inches with a weight of 128 pounds. She acquired a right handed playing style with two handed backhand.

Julia’s career highlights induct her as a finalist contender in the 2005 ITF, International Tennis Federation Orange championship game, quarterfinalist in 2006 at Auckland, Canberra, Doha and Palermo, doubles finalist in 2005 at ITF Bordeaux game in France with Woehr and 2004 Filderstadt with Groenefeld. She was also the semifinalist in the 2005 season at Filderstadt with Woehr. Additionally, she became German Federation Cup Team member from 2004 to 2006.

Julia was inducted by her debut match at three ITF circuit events in Germany and Italy in 1997. In 1998, she was a semifinalist at the ITF Nicosia game and later contested first tour qualifying at Leipzig in 1999. She reached one ITF Circuit quarterfinal in 2000, first ITF finals in 2001 at Alkmaar and was a three-time semifinalist on the ITF Circuit in 2002. Julia finished her 2005 season with a position in the top 100 that included quarterfinal appearance at Hasselt and victory over Myskina who ranked at 83rd position.

Julia was encouraged and coached by her father Gerhard Schruff and started playing tennis at the age of 5 years. Her father introduced Julia to the game at a neighborhood tennis court and since then emerged into a baseliner who favors backhand drop-shot and clay courts.

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