Barbara Rittner

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Barbara Rittner

Barbara Rittner, 2013
Country Germany
Residence Cologne, Germany
Born (1973-04-25) 25 April 1973
Krefeld, West Germany
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro 1 August 1989
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $1,829,648
Singles
Career record 314–275
Career titles 2
Highest ranking No. 24 (1 February 1993)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 4R (2001)
French Open 4R (1996)
Wimbledon 3R (1992, 1994)
US Open 3R (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996)
Doubles
Career record 184–209
Career titles 3
Highest ranking No. 23 (18 March 2002
Last updated on: 7 August 2007.

Barbara Rittner (born 25 April 1973) is a former professional tennis player who comes from Germany. Her career high ranking was No. 24 in the world, a ranking she achieved on 1 February 1993. She currently is the captain of the German Fed Cup team.

As a junior, she won the 1991 Wimbledon Championships. She won her first WTA Tour title in 1992, and almost nine years later she won her second at the Belgian Open in Antwerp. This marked the second longest time between singles titles in the Open Era (behind Marcie Louie, who captured her second title 9 and half years after her first one). She also has three doubles titles with three different partners.

She reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam twice in her professional career. Once at the French Open in 1996 and again at the Australian Open in 2001. Her best performances at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open are the third round in both.

At 's-Hertogenbosch in 2003 as a main draw alternate, she recorded the best win of her career over the then-sixth ranked Amélie Mauresmo before losing to Kim Clijsters. Earlier in the year she achieved her first career top ten win over Jelena Dokić at Indian Wells.

In January 2005, she became captain of the German Fed Cup team.

WTA Tour titles (5)

Singles (2)

Legend (Singles)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (0)
Tier IV and V (2)
Grand Slam Title (0)
WTA Tour Championship (0)
ITF Circuit (2)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 12 November 1989 Fes, Morocco Clay Netherlands Judith Warringa 6–7, 6–3, 9–7
2. 11 February 1990 Stavanger, Norway Carpet Norway Amy Jonsson 3–6, 7–6, 6–4
3. 30 August 1992 Schenectady, US Hard Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 7–6(7–3), 6–3
4. 20 May 2001 Antwerp, Belgium Clay Czech Republic Klára Koukalová 6–3, 6–2

Singles finalist (3)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 23 September 1991 St. Petersburg, USSR Carpet (i) Soviet Union Larisa Neiland 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2. 26 July 1993 San Marino, San Marino Clay Italy Marzia Grossi 3–6, 7–5, 6–1
3. 20 February 1995 Linz, Austria Carpet (i) Czech Republic Jana Novotná 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–4

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