German tennis player
Eva Pfaff Eva Pfaff (1983)
Country (sports) Germany [ 1] Born (1961-02-10 ) 10 February 1961 (age 63) Königstein , West GermanyTurned pro 1980 Retired 1993 Plays Right-handed Prize money $767,709 Career record 186– 216 Career titles 1 WTA Highest ranking No. 17 (21 November 1983) Australian Open QF (1982) French Open 3R (1981, 1984) Wimbledon 4R (1983) US Open 2R (1986) Career record 278–194 Career titles 9 WTA, 6 ITF Highest ranking No. 16 (4 July 1988) Australian Open F (1982) French Open QF (1983, 1985, 1987) Wimbledon QF (1983, 1988) US Open 3R (1985, 1986, 1989)
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
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)
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#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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