Lisa-Maria Moser (born 28 March 1991) is an Austrian former tennis player.

Lisa-Maria Moser
Country (sports) Austria
Born (1991-03-28) 28 March 1991 (age 33)
Graz, Austria
Prize money$46,737
Singles
Career record121–118
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 280 (14 July 2014)
Doubles
Career record24–35
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 480 (4 May 2015)

Moser won two singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 28 July 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 280. On 4 May 2015, she peaked at No. 480 in the doubles rankings.

Career

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Moser was given a wildcard for the 2013 Gastein Ladies, where she made her WTA Tour main-draw debut,[1] defeating qualifier Elena Bogdan in three sets to set up a second-round match against Mona Barthel.[2] However, the German, ranked No. 31 in the world, had to retire with an injured shoulder in the second set, to send Moser through to a quarterfinal match-up with Andrea Hlaváčková.[3] Her Czech opponent proved to be her decline, and the Austrian debutant lost in straight sets.[4] As a result of her first WTA International quarterfinal appearance, Moser's career ranking jumped 331 places to world No. 394.[5]

Later in the year, Moser was also given a wildcard into the doubles event of the Linz Open, partnering fellow Austrian player Nicole Rottmann, but they lost to top seeds Gabriela Dabrowski and Alicja Rosolska in the first round.

Generali Ladies Linz controversy

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Ranked world No. 322 in October 2013, Moser was awarded a wildcard into the main singles draw of the 2013 Generali Ladies Linz.[6] However, just prior to the start of the tournament, it was announced that world No. 10, Angelique Kerber, would contest the event.[7] As the original draw had already been released without Kerber's name, the draw was revised (excluding Moser) and she was subsequently given the top seed. Nonetheless, Kerber was placed in the bottom half of the draw and several seeds were moved around to accommodate her late entry. The move was seen as controversial because no top-10 player is allowed to participate in more than two International-level tournaments per season. Kerber had been allowed to play three (Monterrey, Washington and Linz) because, in the summer, she played the International-level event in Washington D.C. when the Premier-level tournament in Carlsbad was over-subscribed. Kerber, who was within points of qualifying for the year-end WTA Championships in Istanbul, was criticised for competing in (and later winning) a lower-level event to achieve substantial points and then withdrawing from her next scheduled tournament in Moscow, a Premier-level event. Moser, who had withdrawn upon request from tournament director Sandra Reichel, cited "personal reasons" as the official explanation for her absence.[6]

At the 2014 edition of the tournament, Moser was again given a wildcard to compete in the singles draw, where she ultimately lost to world No. 44, Tsvetana Pironkova, in the first round.[8]

ITF finals

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Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–1)
Result No. Date Tier Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 3 June 2013 10,000 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard   Sylwia Zagórska 6–2, 6–4
Loss 1. 10 June 2013 10,000 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard   Alina Mikheeva 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2. 2 September 2013 15,000 ITF Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina Clay   Lena-Marie Hofmann 4–6, 2–6
Win 2. 22 September 2014 10,000 ITF Antalya, Turkey Hard   Claudia Giovine 7–5, 6–4

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–1)
Result No. Date Tier Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 10 December 2007 10,000 ITF Havana, Cuba Hard   Nicole Rottmann   Daniela Múñoz Gallegos
  Valeria Pulido
3–6, 4–6
Loss 2. 2 September 2013 15,000 ITF Sarajevo,
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Clay   Anita Husarić   Vivien Juhászová
  Tereza Malíková
4–6, 1–6
Win 1. 20 April 2015 15,000 ITF Heraklion, Greece Hard   Anna Bondár   Fatma Al-Nabhani
  Sharmada Balu
6–3, 7–5

References

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  1. ^ "Bad Gastein: Letzte Wildcard an Moser". tennisnet.com (in German). 12 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Lisa-Maria Moser gewinnt bei WTA-Debüt in drei Sätzen". Kronen Zeitung (in German). 16 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Debütantin Moser überrascht erneut". ORF (in German). 17 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Moser von Tschechin gestoppt". laola1.at (in German). 19 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  5. ^ Heigl, Raimund (18 July 2013). "Ich könnte mich daran gewöhnen". Kleine Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  6. ^ a b Barschel, Christian Albrecht (15 October 2013). "Wozniacki beschwert sich über Last-Minute-Wildcard für Kerber". tennisnet.com (in German). Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Kerber weiß um WM-Chance: "Am besten ich gewinne in Linz"". tennisnet.com (in German). 9 October 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Moser gleich zum Auftakt in Linz out". Österreich (in German). 7 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
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