Karin Kschwendt

Karin Kschwendt
Country  Austria
 Germany
 Luxembourg
Residence Vienna, Austria
Born 14 September 1968
Sorengo, Switzerland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro 1986
Retired 2000
Plays Right-handed (two-handed forehand)
Prize money $674,599
Singles
Career record 244–221
Career titles 0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking No. 37 (August 12, 1996)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 3R (1991, 1996)
French Open 3R (1994)
Wimbledon 3R (1990)
US Open 2R (1990, 1995, 1996)
Doubles
Career record 158–181
Career titles 6 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking No. 45 (February 19, 1996)

Karin Kschwendt (born September 14, 1968) is a former professional tennis player who represented Austria, Germany and Luxembourg at various points in her career. She reached her career high ranking of world No. 37 on August 12, 1996.[1] In doubles, she went as high as No. 45 on February 16, 1996.[1]

Kschwendt was born in Switzerland,[2] to Austrian parents Heinz and Edith, but grew up in Luxembourg, where she lived for 28 years.[3]

Tennis career

Kschwendt made her professional debut in 1986, where she played for Luxembourg during a Fed Cup tie. She continued to represent Luxembourg in the early part of her career, and in 1990 became the first female player from her country to reach the third round of a Grand Slam, a feat that she achieved at Wimbledon, before she lost to Martina Navratilova.

In 1991, she reached the third round of the Australian Open, a result that broke her into the top 100, and finished the year at No. 88, but soon left in early 1992 after a lengthy break with injury. She came back stronger and managed to finish 1992 as the No. 78 in the world.

Kschwendt began to achieve solid results in 1993; now playing for Germany, she reached the semifinals of Auckland, the quarterfinals of Paris, and made her first and only WTA Tour final at an event in Belgium (she lost to Radka Bobková). The following year, she reached the third round of a major once more, this time at the French Open, but fell to Iva Majoli.

1996 saw Kschwendt put together her best season, reaching the third round of the Australian Open and achieving consistent results in WTA Tour events. She finished that year at No. 47, but went as high as No. 37 in August.

In 1997, she played her only match for the Austria Fed Cup team, losing her doubles match against Croatia.

Her last few years on Tour were mostly spent playing on the ITF Women's Circuit and qualifications of WTA events. In 2000, she played her last professional match.

WTA Tour finals

Singles

Finalist (1)

Doubles

Win (6)

Finalist (2)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Karin Kschwendt Stats". Retrieved 2010-05-17.
  2. ↑ "Karin Kschwendt International Tennis Federation Player Profile". Retrieved 2010-05-17.
  3. ↑ "Fed Cup Media Guide (See page 60)". Retrieved 2010-05-17.

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