- Barbara Rittner
Infobox Tennis player
playername = Barbara Rittner
country = GER
residence =Cologne ,Germany
datebirth = birth date and age|1973|04|25
placebirth =Krefeld ,West Germany
height = 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
weight = 65 kg (143 lb)
turnedpro =August 1 ,1989
plays = Right; two-handed backhand
careerprizemoney = $1,829,648
singlesrecord = 314–275
singlestitles = 2
highestsinglesranking = No. 24 (February 1 ,1993 )
AustralianOpenresult = 4r (2001)
FrenchOpenresult = 4r (1996)
Wimbledonresult = 3r (1992, 1994)
USOpenresult = 3r (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996)
doublesrecord = 184–209
doublestitles = 3
highestdoublesranking = No. 23 (March 18 ,2002
updated =7 August ,2007 Barbara Rittner (born
April 25 ,1973 ) is a former professional tennis player who comes fromGermany . Her career high ranking was No. 24 in the world, a ranking she achieved onFebruary 1 ,1993 . She currently is the captain of the German Fed Cup team.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 inAntwerp . This marked the second longest time between singles titles in the Open Era (behind Marcie Louie, who captured her second title 9 and half years after her first one). She also has three doubles titles with three different partners.She reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam 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 U.S. 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 rankedAmélie Mauresmo before losing toKim Clijsters . Earlier in the year she achieved her first career top ten win overJelena Dokić at Indian Wells.WTA Tour titles (5)ingles (2)
External links
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* [http://www.barbara-rittner.de/ Official website of Barbara Rittner]
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