Claudia Porwik

Claudia Porwik, born on 14 November 1968, is a former professional tennis player.

Claudia Porwik
Country (sports) West Germany
 Germany
Born (1968-11-14) 14 November 1968
Coburg, West Germany
Retired1997
Prize money$702,409
Singles
Career record195–191 (50.5%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 29 (2 April 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (1990)
French Open3R (1986)
Wimbledon3R (1982)
US Open3R (1982)
Doubles
Career record157–151 (51.0%)
Career titles6 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 24 (25 April 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1989)
French Open3R (1988, 1992, 1993)
WimbledonQF (1988)
US OpenQF (1992)
Team competitions
Fed Cup3–2

She played on the WTA Tour from 1986 to 1996 and reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 1988 and the semifinals in 1990. Porwik retired with a 195–191 career record, including wins over Gabriela Sabatini and Conchita Martínez.

Fed Cup

Porwik first played for West Germany in the Federation Cup in 1986. She played two singles matches in the Federation Cup, both for Germany in 1990, and won them both. She played her last Fed Cup match in 1995.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 runner-up

Result Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss Apr 1987 Taipei Championships, Taiwan Carpet (i) Anne Minter 4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam0
Tier I0
Tier II1
Tier III3
Tier IV & V1
Titles by surface
Hard4
Clay2
Grass0
Carpet0
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. May 1988 Taranto Trophy, Italy Clay Andrea Betzner Laura Garrone
Helen Kelesi
6–1, 6–2
Loss 2. May 1988 Swiss Open Clay Maria Lindström Christiane Jolissaint
Dinky Van Rensburg
1–6, 3–6
Loss 3. Nov 1989 Virginia Slims of Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Larisa Savchenko Katrina Adams
Lori McNeil
4–6, 4–6
Win 4. Aug 1991 Schenectady Open, U.S. Hard Rachel McQuillan Nicole Arendt
Shannan McCarthy
6–2, 6–4
Loss 5. Feb 1992 Essen Grand Prix, Germany Carpet Sabine Appelmans Katerina Maleeva
Barbara Rittner
5–7, 3–6
Loss 6. Feb 1992 Generali Ladies Linz, Austria Hard (i) Raffaella Reggi-Concato Miriam Oremans
Monique Kiene
6–4, 6–2
Win 7. Aug 1993 Schenectady Open, U.S. Hard Rachel McQuillan Florencia Labat
Barbara Rittner
4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 8. Oct 1993 Montpellier Open, France Carpet Meredith McGrath Janette Husárová
Dominique Monami
3–6, 6–2, 7–6
Win 9. Jan 1995 Jakarta Open, Indonesia Hard Irina Spîrlea Laurence Courtois
Nancy Feber
6–2, 6–3
Win 10. Sep 1995 China Open Hard Linda Wild Stephanie Rottier
Wang Shi-ting
6–1, 6–0

ITF finals

Singles (3–0)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 25 November 1985 ITF Telford, United Kingdom Hard Nicole Muns-Jagerman 6–3, 6–4
Winner 2. 3 March 1986 ITF Stockholm, Sweden Clay Petra Tesarová 6–1, 6–0
Winner 3. 24 July 1995 ITF Valladolid, Spain Clay María Sánchez Lorenzo 6–4, 6–2

Doubles (1–3)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 5 August 1985 ITF Rheda, West Germany Clay Silke Meier Belinda Borneo
Lorrayne Gracie
4–6, 7–6, 6–1
Runner-up 2. 28 October 1985 ITF Peterborough, United Kingdom Hard Wiltrud Probst Regina Rajchrtová
Jana Novotná
7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 11 November 1985 ITF Queens, United Kingdom Hard Wiltrud Probst Christina Singer-Bath
Petra Tesarová
7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 4. 3 March 1986 ITF Stockholm, Sweden Clay Silke Meier Hana Fukárková
Jana Novotná
4–6, 6–4, 3–6


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