Karin Kschwendt

Karin Kschwendt
Country (sports)	Luxembourg (–Nov 1991); Germany (Dec 1991–Sep 1996); Austria (Oct 1996–)
Residence	Vienna, Austria
Born	14 September 1968 (age 55); Sorengo, Switzerland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	1986
Retired	2000
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$674,599
Singles
Career record	244–221 (52.5%)
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 37 (12 August 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1991, 1996)
French Open	3R (1994)
Wimbledon	3R (1990)
US Open	2R (1990, 1995, 1996)
Doubles
Career record	158–181 (46.6%)
Career titles	6 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 45 (19 February 1996)

Last updated April 25, 2024

Karin Kschwendt (born 14 September 1968) is a former professional tennis player who represented Luxembourg, Germany and Austria at various points in her career. She reached her career-high ranking of world No. 37 on 12 August 1996.^[1] In doubles, she went as high as No. 45 in February 1996.^[1]

Tennis career

Kschwendt made her professional debut in 1986, when she played for Luxembourg during a Fed Cup tie. She continued to represent Luxembourg in the early part of her career, and in 1990 became the first female player from that country to reach the third round of a Grand Slam tournament, a feat that she achieved at Wimbledon, before she lost to Martina Navratilova.

In 1991, she reached the third round of the Australian Open, a result that broke her into the top 100, and finished the year at No. 88, but soon left in early 1992 after a lengthy break with injury. She came back stronger and managed to finish 1992 as the No. 78 in the world.

Kschwendt began to achieve solid results in 1993; now playing for Germany, she reached the semifinals of Auckland, the quarterfinals of Paris, and made her first and only WTA Tour final at an event in Belgium (she lost to Radka Bobková). The following year, she reached the third round of a major once more, this time at the French Open, but fell to Iva Majoli.

1996 saw Kschwendt put together her best season, reaching the third round of the Australian Open and achieving consistent results in WTA Tour events. She finished that year at No. 47, but went as high as No. 37 in August.

In 1997, she played her only match for the Austria Fed Cup team, losing her doubles match against Croatia.

Her last few years were mostly spent playing on the ITF Women's Circuit and qualifying rounds of WTA events. In 2000, she played her last match on the professional tour.

WTA career finals

Tournament ( W–R )	Singles	Doubles
Grand Slam tournaments	0–0	0–0
Tier I	0–0	0–0
Tier II	0–0	0–0
Tier III	0–0	1–0
Tier IV	0–1	4–1

Surface ( W–R )	Singles	Doubles
Hard	0–0	2–1
Clay	0–1	4–1
Grass	0–0	0–0
Carpet	0–0	0–0

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	May 1993	Belgian Open	Clay	Radka Bobková	3–6, 6–4, 2–6

Doubles: 8 (6 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	Jul 1990	Palermo Open, Italy	Clay	Laura Garrone	Florencia Labat Barbara Romanò	6–2, 6–4
Win	2.	Sep 1990	Athens Trophy, Greece	Clay	Laura Garrone	Leona Lásková Jana Pospíšilová	6–0, 1–6, 7–6^(8–6)
Win	3.	Jul 1992	Prague Open, Czech Republic	Clay	Petra Schwarz	Eva Švíglerová Noëlle van Lottum	6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Win	4.	Jul 1993	Palermo Open, Italy	Clay	Natalia Medvedeva	Silvia Farina Brenda Schultz	6–4, 7–6^(7–4)
Win	5.	Sep 1993	Hong Kong Open, China	Hard	Rachel McQuillan	Debbie Graham Marianne Werdel	1–6, 7–6, 6–2
Win	6.	Feb 1995	Puerto Rico Open	Hard	Rene Simpson	Laura Golarsa Linda Harvey-Wild	6–2, 0–6, 6–4
Loss	7.	Apr 1998	Makarska International, Croatia	Clay	Evgenia Kulikovskaya	Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik	6–7^(3–7), 1–6
Loss	8.	Jul 1998	Warsaw Open, Poland	Hard	Liezel Horn	Karina Habšudová Olga Lugina	6–7^(2–7), 5–7

ITF finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 5 (2–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	28 September 1987	Bol, Yugoslavia	Clay	Jana Pospíšilová	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	12 October 1987	Mali Lošinj, Yugoslavia	Clay	Jana Pospíšilová	4–6, 4–6
Winner	3.	8 August 1988	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Marzia Grossi	4–6, 6–0, 6–1
Runner-up	4.	26 February 1990	Wels, Austria	Clay	Marion Maruska	6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Winner	5.	6 July 1992	Erlangen, Germany	Clay	Anna Földényi	6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 7 (3–4)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	4 October 1987	Rabac, Yugoslavia	Clay	Amy van Buuren	Marielle Rooimans Nicolette Rooimans	6–3, 6–4
Winner	2.	26 March 1990	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Patricia Miller	Natalia Biletskaya Svetlana Komleva	4–6, 7–5, 6–3
Runner-up	3.	5 February 1996	Würzburg, Germany	Carpet (i)	Eva Martincová	Stephanie Gomperts Stephanie Rottier	2–6, 3–6
Winner	4.	15 September 1997	Sofia, Bulgaria	Clay	Sandra Klösel	Sandra Načuk Dragana Zarić	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	5.	2 August 1998	Salt Lake City, United States	Hard	Liezel Horn	Mariaan de Swardt Samantha Smith	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	6.	21 September 1998	Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Lenka Cenková	Eva Bes Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez	6–4, 6–7⁽⁶⁾, 0–6
Runner-up	7.	5 December 1998	New Delhi, India	Hard	Tina Križan	Lenka Cenková Amanda Hopmans	w/o

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References

1 2 "Karin Kschwendt Stats" . Retrieved 2010-05-17.
↑ "Karin Kschwendt International Tennis Federation Player Profile" . Retrieved 2010-05-17.

External links

Karin Kschwendt at the Women's Tennis Association
Karin Kschwendt at the International Tennis Federation
Karin Kschwendt at the Billie Jean King Cup
Karin Kschwendt at Wimbledon

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[WTA_stats-1] 1 2 "Karin Kschwendt Stats" . Retrieved 2010-05-17.

[ITF_profile-2] "Karin Kschwendt International Tennis Federation Player Profile" . Retrieved 2010-05-17.

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Singles
Country (sports)	Luxembourg (–Nov 1991) Germany (Dec 1991–Sep 1996) Austria (Oct 1996–)
Residence	Vienna, Austria
Born	(1968-09-14) 14 September 1968 (age 55) Sorengo, Switzerland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	1986
Retired	2000
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$674,599
Career record	244–221 (52.5%)
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 37 (12 August 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1991, 1996)
French Open	3R (1994)
Wimbledon	3R (1990)
US Open	2R (1990, 1995, 1996)
Doubles
Career record	158–181 (46.6%)
Career titles	6 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 45 (19 February 1996)