Petra Schwarz

Petra Schwarz
Country (sports) Austria
Born (1972-05-24) 24 May 1972 (age 52)
Vienna, Austria
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1987
Retired1997
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$397,476
Singles
Career record162–141
Career titles0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 52 (9 January 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1992)
French OpenQF (1994)
Wimbledon1R (1994 1995)
US Open2R (1991)
Olympic Games1R (1992)
Doubles
Career record75–112
Career titles1 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 60 (10 May 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1996)
French Open1R (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996)
Wimbledon1R (1994, 1995)
US Open2R (1994, 1995)
Olympic Games2R (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]

  1. ^ "Petra Ritter Biography and Olympic Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
  2. ^ "Petra Schwarz Stats". Retrieved 2010-05-17.