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 (age 55)
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.

Career edit

She won the German National Indoor Championships two times in 1990 and 1992.[1] 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 edit

Singles: 1 runner-up edit

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) edit

Legend
Grand Slam 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 1
Tier III 3
Tier IV & V 1
Titles by surface
Hard 4
Clay 2
Grass 0
Carpet 0
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 edit

Singles (3–0) edit

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) edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ Kruse, Christian. "German Championships: Ladies and Gentleman". www.tennis.de (in German). Deutscher Tennis Bund. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

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