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

Barbara Rittner
Barbara Rittner, 2014
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceCologne, Germany
Born (1973-04-25) 25 April 1973 (age 50)
Krefeld, West Germany
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro1 August 1989
Retired2005
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,829,648
Singles
Career record314–275
Career titles2 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 24 (1 February 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2001)
French Open4R (1996)
Wimbledon3R (1992, 1994)
US Open3R (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996)
Doubles
Career record184–209
Career titles3 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 23 (18 March 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1997, 2003)
French Open3R (1992, 2001)
Wimbledon3R (1992, 2001)
US Open3R (2001)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open3R (1997)
WimbledonQF (1999)

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+12 years after her first one). She also won three doubles titles with three different partners.

She reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament 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 US 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 career finals edit

Singles (2–3) edit

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (0)
Tier IV, V (2)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Sep 1991 St. Petersburg, USSR Carpet (i)   Larisa Neiland 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win 1. Aug 1992 Schenectady, United States Hard   Brenda Schultz 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Loss 2. Jul 1993 San Marino Clay   Marzia Grossi 6–3, 5–7, 1–6
Loss 3. Feb 1995 Linz, Austria Carpet (i)   Jana Novotná 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 4–6
Win 2. May 2001 Antwerp, Belgium Clay   Klára Koukalová 6–3, 6–2

Doubles (3–10) edit

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Feb 1992 Essen, Germany Carpet (i)   Katerina Maleeva   Sabine Appelmans
  Claudia Porwik
7–5, 6–3
Loss 1. May 1992 Rome, Italy Clay   Katerina Maleeva   Monica Seles
  Helena Suková
1–6, 2–6
Loss 2. Aug 1993 San Marino Clay   Florencia Labat   Sandra Cecchini
  Patricia Tarabini
3–6, 2–6
Loss 3. Aug 1993 Schenectady, United States Hard   Florencia Labat   Rachel McQuillan
  Claudia Porwik
6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 4. Jul 1996 Palermo, Italy Clay   Florencia Labat   Janette Husárová
  Barbara Schett
1–6, 2–6
Loss 5. Oct 1996 SEAT Open, Luxembourg Carpet (i)   Dominique Monami   Kristie Boogert
  Nathalie Tauziat
6–2, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 6. Jan 1997 Hobart, Australia Hard   Dominique Monami   Naoko Kijimuta
  Nana Miyagi
3–6, 1–6
Win 2. Apr 2001 Estoril, Portugal Clay   Květa Peschke   Tina Križan
  Katarina Srebotnik
6–3, 6–2
Loss 7. May 2001 Hamburg, Germany Clay   Květa Peschke   Cara Black
  Elena Likhovtseva
2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 8. Sep 2001 Leipzig, Germany Hard (i)   Květa Peschke   Elena Likhovtseva
  Nathalie Tauziat
4–6, 2–6
Win 3. Feb 2002 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard   María Vento-Kabchi   Sandrine Testud
  Roberta Vinci
6–3, 6–2
Loss 9. Apr 2002 Estoril, Portugal Clay   María Vento-Kabchi   Elena Bovina
  Zsófia Gubacsi
3–6, 1–6
Loss 10. Oct 2002 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Hard (i)   Květa Peschke   Kim Clijsters
  Janette Husárová
6–4, 3–6, 5–7

ITF finals edit

Singles (2–2) edit

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 6 November 1989 Fez, Morocco Clay   Judith Warringa 6–7, 6–3, 9–7
Winner 2. 5 February 1990 Stavanger, Norway Carpet (i)   Amy Jönsson Raaholt 6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 12 February 1990 Horsholm, Denmark Carpet (i)   Petra Holubová 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 4. 30 July 2000 Liège, Belgium Clay   Justine Henin 0–6, 1–3 ret.

Doubles (1–2) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 6 November 1989 Fez, Morocco Clay   Petra Kemper   Lucie Korinková
  Flora Perfetti
1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 5 February 1990 Stavanger, Norway Carpet (i)   Heike Thoms   Elena Brioukhovets
  Nina Erickson
2–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 15 April 1990 Bari, Italy Clay   Agnese Gustmane   Yayuk Basuki
  Suzanna Wibowo
6–4, 4–6, 6–2

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