Eva Pfaff

Eva Pfaff (born 10 February 1961) is a German former professional tennis player.

Eva Pfaff
Country (sports) Germany[1]
Born (1961-02-10) 10 February 1961
Königstein, West Germany
Turned pro1980
Retired1993
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$767,709
Singles
Career record186– 216
Career titles1 WTA
Highest rankingNo. 17 (21 November 1983)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQF (1982)
French Open3R (1981, 1984)
Wimbledon4R (1983)
US Open2R (1986)
Doubles
Career record278–194
Career titles9 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 16 (4 July 1988)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenF (1982)
French OpenQF (1983, 1985, 1987)
WimbledonQF (1983, 1988)
US Open3R (1985, 1986, 1989)

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

Women's doubles: 1 runner–up

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up1982Australian OpenGrass Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 1 runner–up

Outcome Year Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up1983New YorkCarpet (i) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
5–7, 2–6

WTA Tour career finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, other (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (1–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 25 January 1982 Pittsburgh Carpet (i) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 4–6, 0–6
Winner 1. 15 February 1982 Nashville Carpet (i) Leigh-Anne Thompson 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 2. 4 July 1983 Hittfeld Clay Andrea Temesvári 4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 19 (9 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Winner — Legend
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)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Grass (1–4)
Clay (5–2)
Carpet (2–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 21 July 1980 Kitzbühel Clay Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandlíková
Renáta Tomanová
w/o
Winner 2. 13 July 1981 Kitzbühel Clay Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Elizabeth Little
Yvonne Vermaak
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 15 November 1982 Brisbane Grass Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Billie Jean King
Anne Smith
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 22 November 1982 Sydney Grass Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
2–6, 6–2, 6–7
Runner-up 3. 29 November 1982 Australian Open Grass Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
4–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 21 February 1983 Oakland Carpet (i) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Rosie Casals
Wendy Turnbull
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up 4. 23 March 1983 Virginia Slims Championships Carpet (i) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
5–7, 2–6
Runner-up 5. 16 May 1983 Berlin Clay Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Jo Durie
Anne Hobbs
4–6, 6–7
Winner 4. 11 July 1983 Freiburg Clay Bettina Bunge Ivanna Madruga
Emilse Raponi-Longo
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 6. 1 October 1984 Los Angeles Hard Bettina Bunge Chris Evert-Lloyd
Wendy Turnbull
2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 7. 15 October 1984 Filderstadt Hard (i) Bettina Bunge Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
2–6, 6–4, 3–6
Runner-up 8. 12 November 1984 Brisbane Grass Bettina Bunge Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 9. 20 May 1985 Lugano Clay Bettina Bunge Bonnie Gadusek
Helena Suková
2–6, 4–6
Winner 5. 6 April 1987 Hilton Head Island Clay Mercedes Paz Zina Garrison
Lori McNeil
7–6(8–6), 7–5
Runner-up 10. 2 November 1987 Worcester Carpet (i) Bettina Bunge Elise Burgin
Rosalyn Fairbank
4–6, 4–6
Winner 6. 8 February 1988 Dallas Carpet (i) Lori McNeil Gigi Fernández
Zina Garrison
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Winner 7. 11 April 1988 Amelia Island Clay Zina Garrison Katrina Adams
Penny Barg
4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Winner 8. 13 June 1988 Eastbourne Grass Elizabeth Smylie Belinda Cordwell
Dianne Van Rensburg
6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Winner 9. 8 October 1990 Zürich Hard (i) Manon Bollegraf Catherine Suire
Dianne Van Rensburg
7–5, 6–4

ITF finals

Doubles (6–1)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 17 August 1980 Dachau, West Germany Clay Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Cathy Drury
Florența Mihai
6–2, 6–0
Winner 2. 24 August 1980 Bayreuth, West Germany Clay Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Anliot
Iris Riedel-Kühn
2–6, 6–3, 6–1
Winner 3. 31 August 1980 Stuttgart, West Germany Clay Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Elly Appel-Vessies
Sabina Simmonds
6–3, 6–4
Winner 4. 13 December 1981 Neumünster, West Germany Clay (i) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Heidi Eisterlehner
Gabriela Dinu
7–6, 7–6
Winner 5. 9 July 1990 Erlangen, West Germany Clay Réka Szikszay Agnese Blumberga
Eugenia Maniokova
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 6. 17 September 1990 Chiba, Japan Hard Julie Richardson Michelle Jaggard-Lai
Marianne Werdel
4–6, 7–6, 6–7
Winner 7. 9 December 1991 Val-d'Oise, France Hard (i) Catherine Suire Pascale Paradis-Mangon
Sandrine Testud
4–6, 6–3, 6–4

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(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)
Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992Career SR
Australian Open A 2R QF 3R 1R A NH 3R 1R 2R 1R 2R Q1 0 / 9
French Open A 3R 2R 1R 3R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R A A A 0 / 9
Wimbledon A 2R 2R 4R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R A Q1 0 / 10
US Open A 1R 1R 1R A 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R Q1 1R A 0 / 9
SR 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 37
Year-end ranking 101 70 35 22 31 31 58 44 74 103 153 201 421

References

  1. before German reunification, she played for West Germany
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