Country (sports) | West Germany Germany |
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Born | Coburg, West Germany | 14 November 1968
Retired | 1997 |
Prize money | $702,409 |
Singles | |
Career record | 195–191 (50.5%) |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 29 (2 April 1990) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1990) |
French Open | 3R (1986) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1982) |
US Open | 3R (1982) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 157–151 (51.0%) |
Career titles | 6 WTA, 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 24 (25 April 1994) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1989) |
French Open | 3R (1988, 1992, 1993) |
Wimbledon | QF (1988) |
US Open | QF (1992) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 3–2 |
Claudia Porwik, born on 14 November 1968, is a former professional tennis player.
She played on the WTA Tour from 1986 to 1996 and reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 1988 and the semifinals in 1990. Porwik retired with a 195–191 career record, including wins over Gabriela Sabatini and Conchita Martínez.
She won the German National Indoor Championships two times in 1990 and 1992. [1] Porwik first played for West Germany in the Federation Cup in 1986. She played two singles matches in the Federation Cup, both for Germany in 1990, and won them both. She played her last Fed Cup match in 1995.
Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | Apr 1987 | Taipei Championships, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Anne Minter | 4–6, 1–6 |
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Legend |
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$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 25 November 1985 | ITF Telford, United Kingdom | Hard | Nicole Muns-Jagerman | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 3 March 1986 | ITF Stockholm, Sweden | Clay | Petra Tesarová | 6–1, 6–0 |
Winner | 3. | 24 July 1995 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | Clay | María Sánchez Lorenzo | 6–4, 6–2 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 5 August 1985 | ITF Rheda, West Germany | Clay | Silke Meier | Belinda Borneo Lorrayne Gracie | 4–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 2. | 28 October 1985 | ITF Peterborough, United Kingdom | Hard | Wiltrud Probst | Regina Rajchrtová Jana Novotná | 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 11 November 1985 | ITF Queens, United Kingdom | Hard | Wiltrud Probst | Christina Singer-Bath Petra Tesarová | 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 3 March 1986 | ITF Stockholm, Sweden | Clay | Silke Meier | Hana Fukárková Jana Novotná | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
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