Country (sports) | ![]() ![]() |
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Born | Nuremberg, West Germany | 29 May 1969
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 1985 |
Retired | 1999 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | US$824,173 |
Singles | |
Career record | 249–228 |
Career titles | 2 WTA |
Highest ranking | No. 31 (4 February 1991) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1987, 1991, 1993–95, 1997) |
French Open | 4R (1990) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1991) |
US Open | 2R (1990, 1997) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 133–167 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 32 (8 January 1996) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1995) |
French Open | 3R (1990, 91, 1994, 1998) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1996) |
US Open | 2R (1990, 91, 1997) |
Wiltrud Probst (born 29 May 1969) is a former tennis player from Germany.
She was ranked world No. 31 on 4 February 1991. Probst won in singles two titles on the WTA Tour. In 1990, she won the tournament in the New Zealand capital Wellington by a final victory over Leila Meskhi. In 1992, she won the final of the Belgian Open against compatriot Meike Babel. Her most successful Grand Slam tournament she played in 1990, when she reached the knockout stages at the French Open, in which she defeated world No. 10, Conchita Martínez. Probst retired from tour 1999.
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 1990 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() | 1–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
Win | 2–0 | May 1992 | Waregem, Belgium | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1986 | Athens, Greece | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Aug 1990 | Schenectady, New York, US | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Jul 1992 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–4 | Oct 1993 | Essen, Germany | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–5 | Apr 1995 | Houston, Texas, US | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–6 | Jul 1995 | Maria Lankowitz, Austria | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–7 | Aug 1997 | Maria Lankowitz, Austria | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 2–6 |
Legend |
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$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 7 April 1986 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
Loss | 2. | 21 April 1986 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 3. | 13 July 1987 | Erlangen, West Germany | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 4. | 16 July 1989 | Erlangen, West Germany | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
Loss | 5. | 14 October 1996 | Cardiff, United Kingdom | Hard | ![]() | 1–6, 5–7 |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 28 October 1985 | Peterborough, United Kingdom | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2. | 11 November 1985 | Queens, United Kingdom | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3. | 31 March 1986 | Bari, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 4. | 7 April 1986 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 5. | 10 July 1989 | Erlangen, West Germany | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
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