Wiltrud Probst (born 29 May 1969, in Nuremberg) is a retired tennis player from Germany.

Wiltrud Probst
Country (sports) Germany
 West Germany
Born (1969-05-29) 29 May 1969 (age 54)
Nuremberg, West Germany
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1985
Retired1999
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$824,173
Singles
Career record249–228
Career titles2 WTA
Highest rankingNo. 31 (4 February 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1987, 1991, 1993–95, 1997)
French Open4R (1990)
Wimbledon3R (1991)
US Open2R (1990, 1997)
Doubles
Career record133–167
Career titles0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 32 (8 January 1996)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1995)
French Open3R (1990, 91, 1994, 1998)
Wimbledon3R (1996)
US Open2R (1990, 91, 1997)

She was ranked World No. 31 on 4 February 1991. Probst won in singles two individual titles on the WTA Tour . In 1990 she won the tournament in the New Zealand capital Wellington by a final victory over Leila Meskhi . In 1992 she won the Waregem against her compatriot Meike Babel in the final. Her most successful Grand Slam tournament she played in 1990, when she reached the knockout stages at the French Open , in which she defeated the No. 10 in the world rankings , the Spanish Conchita Martínez. Probst retired from tennis 1999.

WTA Tour finals edit

Tournament ( W–L ) Singles Doubles
Grand Slam 0–0 0–0
WTA Championships 0–0 0–0
Tier I 0–0 0–0
Tier II 0–0 0–0
Tier III 0–0 0–2
Tier IV 2–0 1–0
Surface ( W–L ) Singles Doubles
Hard 1–0 0–0
Clay 1–0 0–5
Grass 0–0 0–0
Carpet 0–0 0–1

Singles (2–0) edit

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 1990 Wellington, New Zealand Hard   Leila Meskhi 1–6, 6–4, 6–0
Win 2–0 May 1992 Waregem, Belgium Clay   Meike Babel 6–2, 6–3

Doubles (0–7) edit

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 1986 Athens, Greece Clay   Silke Meier   Isabel Cueto
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 1990 Schenectady, New York, US Hard   Linda Ferrando   Alysia May
  Nana Miyagi
4–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Jul 1992 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay   Amanda Coetzer   Florencia Labat
  Alexia Dechaume
3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–4 Oct 1993 Essen, Germany Hard   Christina Singer   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Helena Suková
2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–5 Apr 1995 Houston, Texas, US Clay   Rene Simpson   Nicole Arendt
  Manon Bollegraf
4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–6 Jul 1995 Maria Lankowitz, Austria Clay   Alexandra Fusai   Silvia Farina
  Andrea Temesvári
2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–7 Aug 1997 Maria Lankowitz, Austria Clay   Radka Bobková   Eva Melicharová
  Helena Vildová
2–6, 2–6

ITF finals edit

Singles (0–5) edit

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 7 April 1986 Caserta, Italy Clay   Gisele Miró 3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss 2. 21 April 1986 Taranto, Italy Clay   Patricia Tarabini 2–6, 1–6
Loss 3. 13 July 1987 Erlangen, West Germany Clay   Julie Halard-Decugis 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 4. 16 July 1989 Erlangen, West Germany Clay   Elena Pampoulova 1–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss 5. 14 October 1996 Cardiff, United Kingdom Hard   Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 1–6, 5–7

Doubles (1–4) edit

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 28 October 1985 Peterborough, United Kingdom Hard   Claudia Porwik   Regina Rajchrtová
  Jana Novotná
7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2. 11 November 1985 Queens, United Kingdom Hard   Claudia Porwik   Christina Singer-Bath
  Petra Tesarová
7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 3. 31 March 1986 Bari, Italy Clay   Belinda Borneo   Nanette Schutte
  Marianne van der Torre
6–4, 6–7, 3–6
Loss 4. 7 April 1986 Caserta, Italy Clay   Marianne van der Torre   Bettina Fulco
  Gisele Miro
3–6, 3–6
Win 5. 10 July 1989 Erlangen, West Germany Clay   Andrea Betzner   Ingelise Driehuis
  Jennifer Fuchs
6–2, 6–3

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