Sybille Bammer (born 27 April 1980) is a former professional female tennis player from Austria. Her career high ranking is No. 19, achieved on 17 December 2007.
She was one of three mothers on the WTA Tour (Kim Clijsters and Rossana de los Ríos are the others), having taken time off at age 21 to have her daughter Tina before returning to the tour. When she won the 2007 Pattaya Women's Open, it was the first time in eighteen years that a mother won on tour, after Laura Arraya in 1989. Her daughter, Tina, is a frequent regular in the crowd. Bammer said of her daughter, "She is always telling other people to be quiet because mommy is concentrating."
Born on 27 April 1980 in Linz, Austria, Bammer made her WTA Tour main draw debut as a wildcard in 2000 at the Klagenfurt event. She lost to German player Andrea Glass at this event. She failed to qualify for Wimbledon, US Open and her home tournament in Linz.
During 2001 she took a break from tennis to give birth to her daughter, Tina. Her boyfriend Christophe Gsthwendtner took a break from his engineering career to take care of Tina. Given that she was still to break into the top 200 at the time, this was a courageous decision for the young couple. It wasn't until two years later that she would break into the top 150.
I'm surrounded softly
By the beat
Still dumbfounded by the
Intollerable heat
You came close to me and you danced
It came close to
Bein' my last
I'll take what's mine before I regret it. And mute this feelin' not to often get.
Instantly you struck me as
Quite a catch
Luckly I left you with
Out a scratch
You seem capable of mind control And you've disabled my very soul
I'll take what's mine before I regret it
And mute this feelling not to often get
I'll take what's mine before I regret it And mute this feelin' not to often get