Patricia Wartusch (born 5 August 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Austria.

Patricia Wartusch
Country (sports) Austria
ResidenceVienna, Austria
Born (1978-08-05) 5 August 1978 (age 45)
Innsbruck, Austria
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned proSeptember 1997
Retired2005
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 657,243
Singles
Career record236–214 (52.4%)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 65 (24 April 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2001)
French Open1R (2000, 2003)
Wimbledon3R (2000)
US Open1R (2000, 2002)
Doubles
Career record176–128 (57.9%)
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 22 (12 May 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2001, 2004)
French OpenQF (2002)
WimbledonQF (2003)
US Open3R (2003)

She reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 65 in 2000. She won in her career two singles and six doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She won the Austrian Championships three times in a row as a junior, in 1992, 1993 and 1994.


WTA Tour finals edit

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up) edit

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (2–1)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 10 October 1999 Brasil Open, São Paulo Clay   Fabiola Zuluaga 5–7, 6–4, 5–7
Win 1. 13 February 2000 Copa Colsanitas, Bogotá Clay   Tathiana Garbin 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win 2. 14 July 2002 Casablanca Grand Prix, Morocco Clay   Klára Zakopalová 5–7, 6–3, 6–3


Doubles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner-ups) edit

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 7 June 1999 Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan Clay   Evgenia Kulikovskaya   Eva Bes
  Gisela Riera
7–6(3), 6–0
Loss 1. 21 November 1999 Pattaya Open, Thailand Hard   Evgenia Kulikovskaya   Émilie Loit
  Åsa Carlsson
1–6, 4–6
Loss 2. 3 January 2000 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard   Barbara Schwartz   Cara Black
  Alexandra Fusai
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 3. 29 October 2000 Bratislava Open, Slovakia Hard (i)   Petra Mandula   Karina Habšudová
  Daniela Hantuchová
w/o
Win 2. 17 June 2001 Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan Hard   Petra Mandula   Tatiana Perebiynis
  Tatiana Poutchek
6–1, 6–4
Win 3. 16 June 2002 Austrian Open, Vienna Clay   Petra Mandula   Barbara Schwartz
  Jasmin Wöhr
6–2, 6–4
Win 4. 14 July 2002 Casablanca Grand Prix, Morocco Clay   Petra Mandula   Gisela Dulko
  Conchita Martínez Granados
6–2, 6–1
Loss 4. 22 September 2002 Tokyo Cup, Japan Hard   Petra Mandula   Svetlana Kuznetsova
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
2–6, 4–6
Loss 5. 12 January 2003 Hobart International, Australia Hard   Barbara Schett   Cara Black
  Elena Likhovtseva
5–7, 6–7(1)
Loss 6. 2 March 2003 Abierto Acapulco, Mexico Clay   Petra Mandula   Émilie Loit
  Åsa Svensson
3–6, 1–6
Win 5. 13 April 2003 Estoril Open, Portugal Clay   Petra Mandula   Maret Ani
  Emmanuelle Gagliardi
6–7(3), 7–6(3), 6–2
Win 6. 4 May 2003 Bol Ladies Open, Croatia Clay   Petra Mandula   Emmanuelle Gagliardi
  Patty Schnyder
6–3, 6–2

ITF Circuit finals edit

$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 13 (5–8) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 22 May 1995 ITF Salzburg, Austria Clay   Corina Morariu 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 27 November 1995 Salzburg, Austria Carpet (i)   Heike Thoms 5–7, 6–7(1)
Winner 1. 12 May 1996 Amazonas, Brazil Hard   Kristine Kurth 6–3, 7–6(10)
Winner 2. 16 June 1996 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Clay   Katrin Kilsch 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 27 July 1997 Dublin, Ireland Carpet   Surina De Beer 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(2)
Winner 3. 1 June 1998 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard   Tzipora Obziler 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 15 November 1998 Ramat Hasharon, Israel Hard   Justine Henin 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 5. 16 May 1999 Edinburgh, United Kingdom Clay   Ángeles Montolio 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 6. 21 June 1999 Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany Clay   Li Fang 4–6, 6–7(4)
Runner-up 7. 19 July 1999 Ettenheim, Germany Clay   Martina Suchá 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner 4. 26 July 1999 Bytom, Poland Clay   Eva Bes 6–2, 6–4
Winner 5. 23 September 2001 Tbilisi, Georgia Clay   Maria Kondratieva 6–0, 4–6, 6–2
Runner-up 8. 21 September 2003 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay   Séverine Beltrame 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 14 (8–6) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 20 November 1995 ITF Le Havre, France Clay (i)   Markéta Štusková   Dragana Zarić
  Marina Lazarovska
6–4, 7–5
Winner 2. 16 February 1997 ITF Rogaska Slatina, Slovenia Carpet (i)   Barbara Schwartz   Hila Rosen
  Dragana Zarić
6–1, 6–4
Winner 3. 19 May 1997 ITF Brixen, Austria Clay   Caroline Schneider   Luciana Masante
  Miroslava Vavrinec
6–3, 6–0
Winner 4. 26 May 1997 ITF Salzburg, Austria Clay (i)   Caroline Schneider   Laura Dell'Angelo
  Tathiana Garbin
1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner 5. 19 October 1997 ITF Flensburg, Germany Carpet (i)   Jasmin Wöhr   Virág Csurgó
  Kirstin Freye
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 15 February 1999 ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Lenka Němečková   Nóra Köves
  Dragana Zarić
1–6, 4–6
Winner 6. 21 June 1999 ITF Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany Clay   Jasmin Wöhr   Radka Pelikánová
  Ludmila Richterová
6–1, 7–6(6)
Winner 2. 25 July 1999 ITF Ettenheim, Germany Clay   Jasmin Wöhr   Eva Bes
  Lourdes Domínguez Lino
5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 22 August 1999 Bronx Open, United States Hard   Seda Noorlander   Surina De Beer
  Nana Smith
6–3, 0–6, 3–6
Runner-up 4. 15 October 2000 Internationaux de Poitiers, France Hard (i)   Petra Mandula   Yvette Basting
  Katalin Marosi
6–7(4), 1–6
Winner 7. 11 August 2001 ITF Rimini, Italy Clay   Petra Mandula   Milena Nekvapilová
  Hana Šromová
6–2, 6–1
Winner 8. 17 September 2001 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia Clay   Anastasia Rodionova   Erica Krauth
  Vanesa Krauth
6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 5. 3 February 2002 ITF Ortisei, Italy Carpet   Angelika Bachmann   Yuliya Beygelzimer
  Anastasia Rodionova
4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 6. 26 April 2004 ITF Taranto, Italy Clay   Stefanie Haidner   Daniela Klemenschits
  Sandra Klemenschits
2–6, 1–6

Head-to-head records edit

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