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Eva Pfaff
Eva PfaffCountry (sports) | Germany[1] |
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Born | (1961-02-10) 10 February 1961 (age 58) Königstein, West Germany |
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Turned pro | 1980 |
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Retired | 1993 |
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Plays | Right-handed |
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Prize money | $767,709 |
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Singles |
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Career record | 186- 216 |
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Career titles | 1 WTA |
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Highest ranking | No. 17 (21 November 1983) |
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Grand Slam Singles results |
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Australian Open | QF (1982) |
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French Open | 3R (1981, 1984) |
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Wimbledon | 4R (1983) |
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US Open | 2R (1986) |
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Doubles |
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Career record | 278-194 |
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Career titles | 9 WTA, 6 ITF |
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Highest ranking | No. 16 (4 July 1988) |
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Grand Slam Doubles results |
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Australian Open | F (1982) |
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French Open | QF (1983, 1985, 1987) |
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Wimbledon | QF (1983, 1988) |
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US Open | 3R (1985, 1986, 1989) |
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Eva Pfaff (born 10 February 1961) is a German former professional tennis player.
Career
During her career, she won one singles title and nine doubles titles on the WTA Tour. Her peak world rankings in the sport were 17th in singles (in 1983) and 16th in doubles (1988).
At the 1983 Canadian Open, Pfaff held match points against Martina Navratilova in the round of 16, but lost 6-7 in the third set. She was the only player to have match points against Navratilova that year outside of Martina's loss at the French Open to Kathy Horvath.
Major finals
Grand Slam tournaments
Women's doubles: 1 runner-up
Year-end championships
Doubles: 1 runner-up
WTA Tour career finals
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Winner -- Legend
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Grand Slam tournaments (0-0)
| WTA Tour Championships (0-0)
| Virginia Slims, Avon, other (1-2)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0-0)
| Grass (0-0)
| Clay (0-1)
| Carpet (1-1)
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Doubles: 19 (9 titles, 10 runner-ups)
Winner -- Legend
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Grand Slam tournaments (0-1)
| WTA Championships (0-1)
| Tier I (0-0)
| Tier II (2-0)
| Tier III (2-0)
| Tier IV (0-0)
| Tier V (0-0)
| Virginia Slims, Avon, other (5-8)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (1-2)
| Grass (1-4)
| Clay (5-2)
| Carpet (2-2)
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Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Winner
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1.
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21 July 1980
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Kitzbühel
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Clay
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Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
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Hana Mandlíková
Renáta Tomanová
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w/o
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Winner
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2.
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13 July 1981
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Kitzbühel
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Clay
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Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
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Elizabeth Little
Yvonne Vermaak
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6-4, 6-3
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Runner-up
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1.
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15 November 1982
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Brisbane
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Grass
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Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
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Billie Jean King
Anne Smith
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3-6, 4-6
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Runner-up
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2.
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22 November 1982
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Sydney
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Grass
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Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
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Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
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2-6, 6-2, 6-7
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Runner-up
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3.
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29 November 1982
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Australian Open
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Grass
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Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
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Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
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4-6, 2-6
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Winner
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3.
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21 February 1983
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Oakland
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Carpet (i)
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Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
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Rosie Casals
Wendy Turnbull
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6-4, 4-6, 6-4
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Runner-up
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4.
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23 March 1983
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Virginia Slims Championships
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Carpet (i)
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Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
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Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
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5-7, 2-6
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Runner-up
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5.
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16 May 1983
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Berlin
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Clay
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Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
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Jo Durie
Anne Hobbs
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4-6, 6-7
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Winner
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4.
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11 July 1983
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Freiburg
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Clay
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Bettina Bunge
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Ivanna Madruga
Emilse Raponi-Longo
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6-1, 6-2
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Runner-up
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6.
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1 October 1984
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Los Angeles
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Hard
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Bettina Bunge
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Chris Evert-Lloyd
Wendy Turnbull
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2-6, 4-6
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Runner-up
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7.
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15 October 1984
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Filderstadt
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Hard (i)
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Bettina Bunge
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Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
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2-6, 6-4, 3-6
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Runner-up
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8.
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12 November 1984
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Brisbane
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Grass
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Bettina Bunge
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Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
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3-6, 2-6
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Runner-up
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9.
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20 May 1985
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Lugano
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Clay
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Bettina Bunge
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Bonnie Gadusek
Helena Suková
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2-6, 4-6
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Winner
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5.
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6 April 1987
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Hilton Head Island
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Clay
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Mercedes Paz
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Zina Garrison
Lori McNeil
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7-6(8-6), 7-5
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Runner-up
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10.
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2 November 1987
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Worcester
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Carpet (i)
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Bettina Bunge
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Elise Burgin
Rosalyn Fairbank
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4-6, 4-6
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Winner
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6.
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8 February 1988
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Dallas
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Carpet (i)
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Lori McNeil
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Gigi Fernández
Zina Garrison
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2-6, 6-4, 7-5
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Winner
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7.
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11 April 1988
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Amelia Island
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Clay
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Zina Garrison
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Katrina Adams
Penny Barg
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4-6, 6-2, 7-6(7-5) |
Winner
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8.
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13 June 1988
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Eastbourne
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Grass
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Elizabeth Smylie
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Belinda Cordwell
Dianne Van Rensburg
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6-3, 7-6(8-6) |
Winner
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9.
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8 October 1990
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Zürich
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Hard (i)
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Manon Bollegraf
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Catherine Suire
Dianne Van Rensburg
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7-5, 6-4
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ITF finals
Doubles (6-1)
Legend
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$50,000 tournaments
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$25,000 tournaments
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$10,000 tournaments
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Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Winner
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1.
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17 August 1980
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Dachau, West Germany
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Clay
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Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
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Cathy Drury
Floren?a Mihai
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6-2, 6-0
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Winner
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2.
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24 August 1980
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Bayreuth, West Germany
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Clay
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Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
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Helena Anliot
Iris Riedel-Kühn
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2-6, 6-3, 6-1
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Winner
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3.
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31 August 1980
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Stuttgart, West Germany
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Clay
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Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
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Elly Appel-Vessies
Sabina Simmonds
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6-3, 6-4
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Winner
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4.
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13 December 1981
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Neumünster, West Germany
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Clay (i)
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Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
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Heidi Eisterlehner
Gabriela Dinu
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7-6, 7-6
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Winner
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5.
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9 July 1990
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Erlangen, West Germany
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Clay
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Réka Szikszay
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Agnese Blumberga
Eugenia Maniokova
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6-3, 6-1
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Runner-up
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6.
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17 September 1990
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Chiba, Japan
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Hard
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Julie Richardson
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Michelle Jaggard-Lai
Marianne Werdel
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4-6, 7-6, 6-7
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Winner
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7.
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9 December 1991
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Val-d'Oise, France
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Hard (i)
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Catherine Suire
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Pascale Paradis-Mangon
Sandrine Testud
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4-6, 6-3, 6-4
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Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Key
W
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F
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SF
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QF
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#R
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RR
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Q#
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A
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NH
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(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
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