Ria Sabay
Ria Sabay 
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| Nation: |
 Germany
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| Birthday: | September 26, 1985 |
| 1st professional season: | 2004 |
| Resignation: | 2008 |
| Playing hand: | Right, two-handed backhand |
| Prize money: | $ 28,484 |
| singles | |
| Career record: | 71:83 |
| Career title: | 0 WTA , 0 ITF |
| Highest ranking: | 347 (February 25, 2008) |
| Double | |
| Career record: | 64:69 |
| Career title: | 0 WTA, 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking: | 238 (May 12, 2008) |
| Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) | |
Ria Sabay (* 26. September 1985 as Ria Dörnemann) is a former German tennis player .
Career
Sabay started playing tennis at the age of five. She preferred the hard court. In 2008 she achieved her best results in the world rankings with 347th place in singles and 238th place in doubles .
She ended her professional career in favor of studying medicine at the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster . The now four-time German tennis university champion in singles used to play in the Bundesliga , for the TC Union Münster she still competes in the 2nd Bundesliga.
On October 23, 2010 Sabay took part in the television game show Schlag den Raab . She is the only woman in the show's history who couldn't win a single game there.
Tournament victories
Double
| No. | date | competition | category | Topping | Partner | Final opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | March 19, 2006 |
 Sheffield
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ITF $ 10,000 | Hard court (hall) |
Andrea Sieveke
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Melissa Berry Lindsay Cox
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7: 6 3 , 6: 3 |
| 2. | September 3, 2006 |
 Istanbul
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ITF $ 10,000 | Hard court |
Emily Webley-Smith
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 Irina Khatsko Marija Malkhasyan
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without a fight |
| 3. | September 24, 2006 |
 Tbilisi
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ITF $ 10,000 | Hard court |
 Xenia Palkina
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 Varvara Galanina Lyudmila Nikojane
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6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 0 |
| 4th | June 3, 2007 |
Istanbul
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ITF $ 10,000 | Hard court |
Çağla Büyükakçay
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 Maja Kambic Avgusta Tsybysheva
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6: 2, 6: 4 |
| 5. | September 23, 2007 |
Telavi
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ITF $ 25,000 | sand |
Xenia Palkina
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Vasilisa Davydova Marina Shamayko
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6: 2, 6: 2 |
Web links
- WTA profile Ria Sabay (English)
- ITF profile Ria Sabay (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Balance . In: Westphalian Tennis Association . Retrieved November 1, 2011.
- ↑ Sabrina Brixius: ProSieben: Candidate Ria without a chance in "Schlag den Raab". In: Cinefacts. October 24, 2010, accessed July 15, 2012 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Sabay, Ria |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dörnemann, Ria (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 26, 1985 |