Sarah Gronert (born 6 July 1986) is a German former professional

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player. She won a total of ten titles on the

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in her career and her best WTA ranking of 164 came on 14 May 2012.

Intersex condition

Gronert was born

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, with both male and female genitalia. She had

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at the age of 19 and is legally and competitively considered to be a woman.

ITF finals

Singles (9–5)

Doubles (1–0)

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* * 1986 births Living people People from Düren (district) Tennis players from Cologne (region) German female tennis players Intersex sportspeople Intersex women German intersex people 21st-century German sportswomen {{Germany-tennis-bio-stub