Laura Siegemund is a German professional tennis player born on March 4, 1988.
She has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour and ten doubles titles, including the 2020 US Open.
Siegemund also won the 2016 US Open mixed doubles title.
She started her professional career in 2006 and turned pro in the same year.
Siegemund has earned $4,304,253 in prize money throughout her career, and has a career record of 533-359 (59.8%) in singles.
In the 2023 US Open, she was emotional speaking on the treatment from fans vs. Coco Gauff.
Laura Siegemund cheating allegations
Siegemund is a German tennis player who has been involved in a cheating scandal during the US Open 2023.
During her first-round match against Coco Gauff, Siegemund was accused of stalling and taking too long between points.
This led to frustration from Gauff and the audience.
After the match, Siegemund broke down in tears during a press conference and accused the audience of treating her like a cheater and a bad person.
Siegemund also accused Gauff of cheating by taking a medical timeout when she was losing in the second set.
However, Gauff’s coach clarified that the timeout was legitimate and necessary.
Some media outlets have reported that Siegemund was involved in a cheating incident in the past, but there is no concrete evidence to support these claims.
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Laura Siegemund career
Siegemund is a German professional tennis player who has been playing tennis since she was three years old.
She has had a successful career in both singles and doubles, winning two singles titles and ten doubles titles, including the 2020 US Open.
Siegemund also won the 2016 US Open mixed doubles title.
Her highest singles ranking was No. 27, which she achieved on August 29, 2016.
Siegemund has played against several players who have been ranked world No. 11-20 at some point in their careers, including Jennifer Brady, Alizé Cornet, Karolína Muchová and Beatriz Haddad Maia.
Others are Mirjana Lučić-Baroni, Alison Riske, Klára Koukalová, Petra Martić, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Markéta Vondroušová.
Siegemund is coached by Antonio Zucca, who is also a tennis player from Italy and her husband.
She completed her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Hagen in 2016.