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Biography
- Coached by Raj Chaudhuri...Father, Dr. Volker D. Arendt, is a chemist; mother, Ulrike (Ulli), is an educational consultant; sister, Heike, is a marketer and mom; sister, Beatrix, is a digital analyst for the Digital Archaeological Archive of Chesepeake Slavery (DAACS); brother, Wolfram, is an architect at Bohlin Cywinski Jackson in Philadelphia...Enjoys mountain biking, basketball, visiting museums (especially Rodin and impressionist era), literature (especially German)...A fanatical collector of Swarovski silver animal crystals (treats herself to one after winning a singles or doubles title)...Tennis influences include Billie Jean King, Pam Shriver and Manon Bollegraf...Favorite movies are Dead Man Walking and Pink Panther; favorite books are Lords of Discipline and Beloved; favorite singer is Alice Leon; has memorized her favorite poem, Annabel Lee by Edgar Allen Poe...After tennis career, plans to finish college...Attended the University of Florida from 1988-1991...Speaks fluent German...A huge University of Florida Gator fan.
Plays
Left-HandedCareer High
49Height
5'9 1/2'' (1.77 m)Birthday
Aug 26, 1969 August 26, 1969Birthplace
Somerville, New Jersey, USACareer Highlights
SINGLES
Winner: 1991 - ITF/Sanibel-USA, ITF/Greensboro-USA; 1990 - ITF/Lady Lake-USA; 1986 - ITF/San Antonio-USA.
Semifinalist (2): 1994 - Singapore; 1993 - Jakarta.
DOUBLES
Winner (16): 2002 - Auckland (w/L.Huber); 2001 - Canberra, Indian Wells (both w/Sugiyama); 1997 - Hannover, Rome, World Doubles Cup, Atlanta (all w/Bollegraf); 1996 - World Doubles Cup (w/Bollegraf), Filderstadt (w/Novotna); 1995 - Oklahoma City (w/Golarsa), Hilton Head, Houston, Zurich, Quebec City (all w/Bollegraf); 1994 - Jakarta (w/Radford); 1993 - Jakarta (w/Radford).
Finalist (16): 2001 - Stanford, Los Angeles (both w/Vis), Bahia (w/Tarabini); 2000 - Season-Ending Championships, Miami, Hamburg (all w/Bollegraf); 1997 - Wimbledon, Amelia Island, Eastbourne, Toronto [Canadian Open] (all w/Bollegraf); 1996 - Zurich (w/Zvereva), Philadelphia (w/McNeil); 1995 - Amelia Island (w/Bollegraf); 1994 - Singapore (w/Radford); 1993 - Kuala Lumpur (w/Radford); 1991 - Schenectady (w/McCarthy).
MIXED DOUBLES
Finalist (2): 1996 - Australian Open, Roland Garros (both w/L.Jensen).
ADDITIONAL
United States Pan American Team 1999.
