Sarah Gronert 22 year old pro Tennis player from Germany was born with both male and female genitalia.
After many malicious and outspoken comments, she considered giving up the sport, but finally decided to undergo surgery 3 years ago to have her male genitalia removed and has now been medically certified as a woman.
Since her operation Gronert has appeared in 9 tournaments, winning 2 this year. Her latest triumph came on March 2nd 2009 at the Raanana Tournament.
Recently, a coach of one of her opponents commented, "There's no girl who can hit serves like that, not even Venus Williams. This is not a woman, it's a man. No woman has this power or technique, she serves like a man. It's very strange."
Her Fact File -
Name - Sarah Gronert
D.O.B - 07/06/1986
Pro record - 13 wins, 2 losses
Pro Ranking - 619
2009 record - 2 tournament wins (Raanana, March 2nd and Kaarst, January 19th), 2 quarter final and one last sixteen appearances.
After many malicious and outspoken comments, she considered giving up the sport, but finally decided to undergo surgery 3 years ago to have her male genitalia removed and has now been medically certified as a woman.
Since her operation Gronert has appeared in 9 tournaments, winning 2 this year. Her latest triumph came on March 2nd 2009 at the Raanana Tournament.
Recently, a coach of one of her opponents commented, "There's no girl who can hit serves like that, not even Venus Williams. This is not a woman, it's a man. No woman has this power or technique, she serves like a man. It's very strange."
Her Fact File -
Name - Sarah Gronert
D.O.B - 07/06/1986
Pro record - 13 wins, 2 losses
Pro Ranking - 619
2009 record - 2 tournament wins (Raanana, March 2nd and Kaarst, January 19th), 2 quarter final and one last sixteen appearances.
