Petra Jauch-Delhees

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Petra Jauch-Delhees
Country (sports)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Born (1959-03-28) 28 March 1959 (age 65)
Aarau, Switzerland
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$123,967
Singles
Career record16–10
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1982)
French Open 3R (1980), 1983)
Wimbledon 2R (1981, 1982, 1983)
US Open 4R (1984)
Doubles
Career record7–8
Career titles1 WTA
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1982)
French Open 2R (1980)
Wimbledon 2R (1983)
US Open 3R (1983)

Petra Jauch-Delhees (born 28 March 1959), born Petra Delhees, is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland.

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Biography

Delhees, a left-hander, began playing Federation Cup tennis for Switzerland as a 17-year old in 1976. She was a member of the 1981 and 1983 Swiss semifinal teams, the latter her final season. She finished with a 33-15 overall record, at the time the Swiss record for the number of wins. Her doubles partnership with Christiane Jolissaint, which resulted in ten wins, is the most prolific in the Fed Cup for Switzerland.

From 1983 she was known as Petra Jauch-Delhees after marrying German Peter Jauch. [1] She was a doubles finalist with Patricia Medrado at the 1983 Swiss Open. [2]

She had her best performance at Grand Slam level when she upset sixth seed Manuela Maleeva in the first round of the 1984 US Open and made it to the round of 16 stage, despite entering the draw as a qualifier. [3]

In 1985 was runner-up to Kathy Horvath at the Palm Beach Cup and won the Spanish Open doubles with Patricia Medrado. [4] This was her last year of professional tennis and she retired after the 1985 French Open.

WTA career finals

Singles (0–1)

ResultW/L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Mar 1985 Palm Beach Cup, U.S.$100,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Horvath 6–3, 3–6, 3–6

Doubles (1–1)

ResultW/L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1May 1983 Swiss Open, Lugano$50,000Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Patricia Medrado Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marcella Mesker
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Christiane Jolissaint
2–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win1–1May 1985 Spanish Open, Barcelona$50,000Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Patricia Medrado Flag of the United States.svg Penny Barg
Flag of Argentina.svg Adriana Villagrán
6–1, 6–0

References

  1. "Petra Jauch-Delhees" (in German). Munzinger Biographie. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  2. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Lugano - 09 May - 15 May 1983". International Tennis Federation . Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. Leavy, Jane (29 August 1984). "Krickstein Struggles, Survives in Open". The Washington Post . Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  4. "Tennis Roundup : Connors Gets Aced Out by Lendl". Los Angeles Times . 1 April 1985. Retrieved 7 July 2017.