Sabine leiki born on September 22nd 1989 in Troy dorf West Germany is a former professional tennis player from Germany leiki gained widespread recognition for her powerful serve and aggressive playing style particularly on grass courts she turned professional in 2006 and achieved significant success throughout her career luiki reached her career high singles ranking of world number 12 in 2012 one of her most memorable performances came at Wimbledon in the same year when she reached the singles final narrowly losing to Marian Bari her powerful serve often one of the fastest in women's tennis played a crucial role in her success on grass in addition to her singles achievements laiki excelled in doubles winning several titles on the WTA tour injuries impacted her career but her resilience and passion for the sport remained evident luiki announced her retirement from Prof professional tennis in 2018 leaving a lasting impact on the tennis community with her powerful game and memorable moments on the court