Martina Müller (tennis)

German tennis player

Martina Müller Skibbe (; born 11 October 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. She won one singles title and one doubles title on the WTA tour.

Coached by her father, Reinhard Müller, Martina had her best success on clay courts: she won her only WTA Tour singles title at the Budapest Grand Prix and one WTA Tour doubles title in 's Hertogenbosch. On the ITF Women's Circuit, she won ten singles and ten doubles titles in her career. On 2 April 2007, she reached a career high WTA ranking of world No. 33. In February 2008, she peaked at No. 47 in the doubles rankings. In 2007, she started the year with middling results, reaching the second round at the Australian Open, losing to Elena Dementieva in three sets. From January to April, Müller never came past the second round of a tournament. In May, at the Qatar German Open in Berlin, she defeated Eleni Daniilidou and 13th seed Shahar Pe'er to reach the round of 16 where she lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova 3–6, 2–6. She reached the second round of Roland Garros, losing to Dominika Cibulková, and the second round at Wimbledon, retiring against Agnieszka Radwańska. In the previous round, Müller double bageled Anna Smashnova. She reached the final at the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo before being defeated by Hungarian Ágnes Szávay in two sets. Müller married longtime boyfriend Florian Skibbe in August 2011 and subsequently announced her retirement.

ResultNo. DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 2 August 2003 Harrisonburg, United States Hard Surina De Beer Ana Maria Moura Danielle Wiggins 6–2, 7–6(4)Loss 2. 21 September 2003 Biella, Italy Clay Lenka Němečková Ľubomíra Kurhajcová Libuše Průšová 2–6, 4–6Loss 3. 26 October 2003 Rockhampton, Australia Hard Natalie Grandin Trudi Musgrave Abigail Spears 1–6, 5–7Win 4. 25 January 2004 Grenoble,France Hard (i) Stefanie Weis Antonia Matic Lenka Tvarošková 6–2, 6–1Loss 5. format=dmy Sunderland, Great Britain Hard (i) Helen Crook Claire Curran Kim Kilsdonk 4–6, 6–3, 3–6Win 6. 22 March 2004 Athens, Greece Hard Līga Dekmeijere Zsófia Gubacsi Kira Nagy 6–2, 1–6, 6–4Win 7. 5 April 2004 Patras, Greece Hard Vladimíra Uhlířová Chantal Coombs Emily Webley Smith 7–6(7), 6–3Loss 8. format=dmy Bari, Italy Clay Vladimíra Uhlířová Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Conchita Martínez Granados 2–6, 7–5, 2 6Loss 9. 19 June 2004 Gorizia, Italy Carpet (i) Angelika Rösch Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie Andreea Ehritt Vanc 6–7(4), 2–6Loss 10. 22 June 2004 Fontanafredda, Italy Clay Vladimíra Uhlířová Erica Krauth Katalin Marosi 6–2, 3–6, 2–6Win 11. 11 July 2004 Darmstadt, Germany Clay Vanessa Henke Katarina Mišić Dragana Zarić 6–1, 7–5Win 12. 20 September 2004 Biella, Italy Clay Erica Krauth Mervana Jugić Salkić Darija Jurak 6–2, 6–3Win 13. 5 February 2005 Sunderland, Great Britain Hard (i) Sofia Arvidsson Dragana Zarić Katarina Mišić 6–2, 6–3Win 14. 13 November 2005 Toronto, Canada Hard (i) Olena Antypina Lauren Barnikow Kristen Schlukebir 6–3, 6–1Win 15. 16 April 2006 Civitavecchia, Italy Clay Lucie Hradecká Tatiana Perebiynis Barbora Strýcová 6–7(9), 6–3, 7–5Loss 16. 28 July 2007 Pétange, Luxembourg Clay Claudine Schaul Anastasiya Yakimova Carla Suárez Navarro 7–6(4), 1–6, 6–7(1)Win 17. 7 April 2008 Biarritz, France Clay Christina Wheeler Jorgelina Cravero Betina Jozami 7–6(5), 3–6 [10–8]