Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (née Mayr; born 8 November 1986) is a retired Austrian

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player. Mayr-Achleitner won 17 singles titles and seven doubles titles on the

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in her career. On 4 May 2009, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 70. On 29 September 2014, she peaked at No. 117 in the doubles rankings. Playing for

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competitions, Mayr-Achleitner has a win–loss record of 14–15. On 4 December 2010, she married her coach Michael Achleitner. On 22 July 2015, after failing at the 2015 Gastein Ladies, Mayr-Achleitner announced that the 2015 Linz Open would be her last tournament, stating chronic

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as the reason for her retirement from professional tennis.

Grand Slam performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ITF finals

Singles: 32 (17 titles, 15 runner-ups)

Doubles: 14 (7 titles, 7 runner-ups)

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayr-Achleitner, Patricia 1986 births Living people People from Innsbruck-Land District Austrian female tennis players Sportspeople from Tyrol (federal state) 21st-century Austrian sportswomen