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Petra Schwarz
Country (sports)
Austria
Born
(1972-05-24) 24 May 1972 (age 52) Vienna, Austria
Height
174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro
1987
Retired
1997
Plays
Right-handed
Prize money
US$397,476
Singles
Career record
162–141
Career titles
0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking
No. 52 (9 January 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open
2R (1992)
French Open
QF (1994)
Wimbledon
1R (1994 1995)
US Open
2R (1991)
Olympic Games
1R (1992)
Doubles
Career record
75–112
Career titles
1 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking
No. 60 (10 May 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open
2R (1996)
French Open
1R (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996)
Wimbledon
1R (1994, 1995)
US Open
2R (1994, 1995)
Olympic Games
2R (1992)
Petra Schwarz (née Ritter; born 24 May 1972[1]) is a former female professional tennis player from Austria, active from 1987 to 1997.
She reached the quarterfinals of the French Open in 1994, beating Lisa Raymond, Nathalie Tauziat, Miriam Oremans and Ruxandra Dragomir, before losing to Mary Pierce. It was the only time she passed the second round of a Grand Slam event.
Schwarz reached one WTA Tour final at the Ilva Trophy event in Italy. She also reached three doubles finals, winning one of them (Prague, partnering Karin Kschwendt). Her career high ranking was #52 in singles and #60 in doubles.[2]
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PetraSchwarz (née Ritter; born 24 May 1972) is a former female professional tennis player from Austria, active from 1987 to 1997. She reached the quarterfinals...
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