Barbara Rittner

Barbara Rittner (born 25 April 1973) is a German former professional tennis player. She currently is the captain of the German Fed Cup team. Her career-high singles ranking was No. 24 in the world, achieved on 1 February 1993.

Barbara Rittner

Barbara Rittner, 2014
Country (sports)	Germany
Residence	Cologne, Germany
Born	(1973-04-25) 25 April 1973 Krefeld, West Germany
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	1 August 1989
Retired	2005
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,829,648
Singles
Career record	314–275
Career titles	2 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 24 (1 February 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (2001)
French Open	4R (1996)
Wimbledon	3R (1992, 1994)
US Open	3R (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996)
Doubles
Career record	184–209
Career titles	3 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 23 (18 March 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	3R (1997, 2003)
French Open	3R (1992, 2001)
Wimbledon	3R (1992, 2001)
US Open	3R (2001)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	3R (1997)
Wimbledon	QF (1999)

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 in Antwerp. This marked the second longest time between singles titles in the Open Era (behind Marcie Louie, who captured her second title 9+1⁄2 years after her first one). She also won three doubles titles with three different partners.

She reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament 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 US 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 ranked Amélie Mauresmo before losing to Kim Clijsters. Earlier in the year, she achieved her first career top-ten win over Jelena Dokić at Indian Wells.

In January 2005, she became captain of the German Fed Cup team.

WTA Tour career finals

Singles (2–3)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (0)
Tier IV, V (2)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	Sep 1991	St. Petersburg, USSR	Carpet (i)	Larisa Neiland	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win	1.	Aug 1992	Schenectady, United States	Hard	Brenda Schultz	7–6(7–3), 6–3
Loss	2.	Jul 1993	San Marino	Clay	Marzia Grossi	6–3, 5–7, 1–6
Loss	3.	Feb 1995	Linz, Austria	Carpet (i)	Jana Novotná	7–6(8–6), 3–6, 4–6
Win	2.	May 2001	Antwerp, Belgium	Clay	Klára Koukalová	6–3, 6–2

Doubles (3–10)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	Feb 1992	Essen, Germany	Carpet (i)	Katerina Maleeva	Sabine Appelmans Claudia Porwik	7–5, 6–3
Loss	1.	May 1992	Rome, Italy	Clay	Katerina Maleeva	Monica Seles Helena Suková	1–6, 2–6
Loss	2.	Aug 1993	San Marino	Clay	Florencia Labat	Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini	3–6, 2–6
Loss	3.	Aug 1993	Schenectady, United States	Hard	Florencia Labat	Rachel McQuillan Claudia Porwik	6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Loss	4.	Jul 1996	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Florencia Labat	Janette Husárová Barbara Schett	1–6, 2–6
Loss	5.	Oct 1996	SEAT Open, Luxembourg	Carpet (i)	Dominique Monami	Kristie Boogert Nathalie Tauziat	6–2, 4–6, 2–6
Loss	6.	Jan 1997	Hobart, Australia	Hard	Dominique Monami	Naoko Kijimuta Nana Miyagi	3–6, 1–6
Win	2.	Apr 2001	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Květa Peschke	Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik	6–3, 6–2
Loss	7.	May 2001	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Květa Peschke	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss	8.	Sep 2001	Leipzig, Germany	Hard (i)	Květa Peschke	Elena Likhovtseva Nathalie Tauziat	4–6, 2–6
Win	3.	Feb 2002	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Hard	María Vento-Kabchi	Sandrine Testud Roberta Vinci	6–3, 6–2
Loss	9.	Apr 2002	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	María Vento-Kabchi	Elena Bovina Zsófia Gubacsi	3–6, 1–6
Loss	10.	Oct 2002	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Hard (i)	Květa Peschke	Kim Clijsters Janette Husárová	6–4, 3–6, 5–7

ITF finals

Singles (2–2)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	6 November 1989	Fez, Morocco	Clay	Judith Warringa	6–7, 6–3, 9–7
Winner	2.	5 February 1990	Stavanger, Norway	Carpet (i)	Amy Jönsson Raaholt	6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Runner-up	3.	12 February 1990	Horsholm, Denmark	Carpet (i)	Petra Holubová	4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	4.	30 July 2000	Liège, Belgium	Clay	Justine Henin	0–6, 1–3 ret.

Doubles (1–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	6 November 1989	Fez, Morocco	Clay	Petra Kemper	Lucie Korinková Flora Perfetti	1–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	5 February 1990	Stavanger, Norway	Carpet (i)	Heike Thoms	Elena Brioukhovets Nina Erickson	2–6, 2–6
Winner	3.	15 April 1990	Bari, Italy	Clay	Agnese Gustmane	Yayuk Basuki Suzanna Wibowo	6–4, 4–6, 6–2

External links

• Barbara Rittner at the Women's Tennis Association
• Barbara Rittner at the International Tennis Federation
• Barbara Rittner at the Billie Jean King Cup
• Barbara Rittner at Olympedia (archive)
• Barbara Rittner at Olympics.com
• Official website