Martina Pawlik

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Martina Pawlik
Full nameMartina Pawlik
Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (1969-12-08) 8 December 1969 (age 52)
Prize money$81,933
Singles
Career record92–74
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 106 (14 August 1989)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 1R (1989, 1990)
French Open 3R (1989)
Wimbledon 2R (1989)
US Open 1R (1989)
Doubles
Career record64–47
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 129 (11 June 1990)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1990)

Martina Pawlik (born 8 December 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

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Biography

Pawlik, who began competing on tour in 1986, won two ITF singles titles in the 1988 season, including a $25,000 event held in Chicago. [1]

Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a quarterfinal appearance at the 1989 Fernleaf Classic in Wellington. [2]

In 1989, she reached a career high 106 in the world and appeared that year in the main draw of all four Grand Slam tournaments. She made the third round of the 1989 French Open, where she beat world No. 35, Terry Phelps, and Japan's Kimiko Date, before losing in three sets to ninth seed Katerina Maleeva. [3]

She appeared for the last time on the WTA Tour in 1990 but continued to play in the occasional ITF event. In 1991 she won a $25k tournament in Darmstadt as a qualifier, with wins over the top three seeds en route to the title.

ITF Circuit finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (4–3)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.10 August 1987ITF Darmstadt, West GermanyClay Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Auer 5–7, 2–6
Runner-up2.26 October 1987ITF Cheshire, United KingdomCarpet (i) Flag of France.svg Karine Quentrec 2–6, 4–6
Winner1.1 February 1988ITF Tapiola, FinlandHard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Ekstrand 6–4, 6–4
Winner2.19 September 1988ITF Chicago, United StatesHard Flag of France.svg Sophie Amiach 6–1, 7–5
Runner-up3.3 October 1988ITF Corpus Christi, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Shaun Stafford 3–6, ret.
Winner3.15 July 1991ITF Darmstadt, GermanyClay Flag of Germany.svg Maja Živec-Škulj 1–6, 6–3, 7–6
Winner4.8 August 1994ITF Paderborn, GermanyClay Flag of Germany.svg Mirela Vladulescu 7–6(2), 6–4

Doubles (6–1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.4 August 1986ITF Rheda, West GermanyClay Flag of Germany.svg Eva-Maria Schürhoff Flag of the United States.svg Vicki Beggs
Flag of Germany.svg Cornelia Dries
6–3, 6–3
Winner2.22 June 1987ITF Francaville, ItalyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kate McDonald Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michelle Bowrey
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristine Kunce
6–4, 6–3
Winner3.7 September 1987ITF Madeira, PortugalClay Flag of Germany.svg Veronika Martinek Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jackie Masters
Flag of New Zealand.svg Michelle Parun
6–2, 6–4
Winner4.5 September 1988ITF Porto, PortugalClay Flag of Switzerland.svg Sandrine Jaquet Flag of Sweden.svg Cecilia Dahlman
Flag of Sweden.svg Helena Dahlström
6–3, 6–1
Winner5.7 January 1991ITF Bamberg, GermanyCarpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Menning Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Auer
Flag of Germany.svg Heike Thoms
6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Runner-up1.15 July 1991ITF Darmstadt, GermanyClay Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Seemann Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louise Stacey
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Angie Woolcock
1–6, 2–6
Winner6.20 February 1995ITF Carvoeiro, PortugalHard Flag of Germany.svg Renata Kochta Flag of Italy.svg Katia Altilia
Flag of Spain.svg Paula Hermida
7–5, 6–4

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