| Country | Germany[1] |
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| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Born | 11 December 1963 Saarbrücken, West Germany |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 1 January 1980 |
| Retired | 1994 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Career prize money | US$2,227,116 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 368–228 |
| Career titles | 10 |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (2 September 1985) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1985, 1987, 1988) |
| French Open | SF (1985) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1987) |
| US Open | QF (1985, 1987) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 438–175 |
| Career titles | 26 |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (17 August 1987) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1982, 1984, 1985) |
| French Open | F (1984, 1985, 1988) |
| Wimbledon | W (1987) |
| US Open | W (1985) |
| Last updated on: 9 February 2008. | |
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Women's Tennis | ||
| Bronze | 1988 Seoul | Doubles |
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (born 11 December 1963) is a former German tennis player. During her career, she won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won 10 singles titles and 26 doubles titles.
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Kohde-Kilsch was born Claudia Kohde in Saarbrücken, but added the hyphenated "-Kilsch" to her name which came from her adoptive father Jurgen Kilsch, an attorney. She has 1 younger sister, Katrin. She began playing tennis when she only 5, and was soon a rising junior player.
Kohde-Kilsch turned professional on 1 January 1980, and by 1981 she had handed a rare first round defeat to Martina Navrátilová in Oakland. She went on to win four singles titles that year. In 1982, she captured the title at Pittsburgh and in 1984 she triumphed at the German Open, defeating Kathleen Horvath of the United States, 7–6(8), 6–1.
In 1985, she reached the Australian Open and French Open semi-finals and also won in Los Angeles. Later that year, she defeated Navrátilová in the quarter-finals on the way to a final round match with Chris Evert at the Canadian Open, where she eventually lost to Evert, 6–2, 6–4. In 1987, she again reached the finals of the German Open, where she lost to a rising Steffi Graf 6–2, 6–3.
In women's doubles, Kohde-Kilsch won the 1985 US Open women's doubles championship with Helena Suková and in 1987, partnering again with Suková, she won the 1987 Wimbledon women's doubles championship.
Between 1983 and 1987 Kohde-Kilsch and Suková, sometimes referred to as the "twin towers" for their height, paired to win 19 doubles tournaments. At the 1988 Summer Olympics, she partnered with Steffi Graf in the doubles competition and together they were awarded the bronze medal in the event.
Kohde-Kilsch currently lives in Saarland with her husband, Chris Bennett, and their son, Fynn. The couple operate CeKay Music, a music publishing house and production company.
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1982 | Australian Open | Grass | Eva Pfaff | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 1984 | French Open | Clay | Hana Mandlíková | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 1984 | Australian Open | Grass | Helena Suková | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1985 | French Open | Clay | Helena Suková | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 1985 | US Open | Hard | Helena Suková | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
6–7(5), 6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1985 | Australian Open | Grass | Helena Suková | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 1987 | Wimbledon | Grass | Helena Suková | Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 1988 | French Open | Clay | Helena Suková | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Outcome | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1985 | New York City | Carpet (i) | Helena Suková | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
6–7(4), 6–4, 7–6(5) |
| Runner-up | 1986(1) | New York City | Carpet (i) | Helena Suková | Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull |
6–4, 6–7(4), 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1986(2) | New York City | Carpet (i) | Helena Suková | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
1–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 1987 | New York City | Carpet (i) | Helena Suková | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
6–1, 6–1 |
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| No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 18 January 1981 | Toronto, Canada | Carpet (I) | Nina Bohm | 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 2. | 5 April 1981 | Boise, USA | Carpet (I) | Ann Kiyomura | 7–6, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 3. | 12 July 1981 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Isabelle Villiger | 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 4. | 19 July 1981 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Sylvia Hanika | 7–5, 7–6 |
| 5. | 31 January 1982 | Pittsburgh, USA | Carpet (I) | Eva Pfaff | 6–4, 6–0 |
| 6. | 21 March 1982 | Austin, USA | Carpet (i) | Helena Suková | 7–6, 0–6, 6–3 |
| 7. | 20 May 1984 | Berlin, West Germany | Clay | Kathleen Horvath | 7–6, 6–1 |
| 8. | 4 August 1985 | Manhattan Beach, USA | Hard | Pam Shriver | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 9. | 12 June 1988 | Birmingham, UK | Grass | Pam Shriver | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 10. | 16 September 1990 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Rachel McQuillan | 7–6, 6–4 |
Grand slam events in boldface.
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| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | Career SR |
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| Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | SF | NH | SF | SF | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 12 |
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 4R | SF | 4R | QF | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 13 |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 4R | 4R | 4R | 2R | 3R | QF | A | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 11 |
| US Open | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | 4R | QF | 4R | QF | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 10 |
| SR | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 46 |
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