Karin Kschwendt

Karin Kschwendt

Country (sports)	Austria Germany Luxembourg
Residence	Vienna, Austria
Born	(1968-09-14) 14 September 1968 Sorengo, Switzerland
Height
Turned pro	1986
Retired	2000
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed forehand)
Prize money	$674,599
Singles
Career record	244–221
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 37 (12 August 1996)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (1991, 1996)
French Open	3R (1994)
Wimbledon	3R (1990)
US Open	2R (1990, 1995, 1996)
Doubles
Career record	158–181
Career titles	6 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 45 (19 February 1996)

Karin Kschwendt (born 14 September 1968) is a former professional tennis player who represented Austria, Germany and Luxembourg at various points in her career. She reached her career high ranking of world No. 37 on August 12, 1996. In doubles, she went as high as No. 45 on February 16, 1996.

Kschwendt was born in Switzerland, to Austrian parents Heinz and Edith, but grew up in Luxembourg, where she lived for 28 years.

Tennis career

Kschwendt made her professional debut in 1986, where she played for Luxembourg during a Fed Cup tie. She continued to represent Luxembourg in the early part of her career, and in 1990 became the first female player from her country to reach the third round of a Grand Slam, a feat that she achieved at Wimbledon, before she lost to Martina Navratilova.

In 1991, she reached the third round of the Australian Open, a result that broke her into the top 100, and finished the year at No. 88, but soon left in early 1992 after a lengthy break with injury. She came back stronger and managed to finish 1992 as the No. 78 in the world.

Kschwendt began to achieve solid results in 1993; now playing for Germany, she reached the semifinals of Auckland, the quarterfinals of Paris, and made her first and only WTA Tour final at an event in Belgium (she lost to Radka Bobková). The following year, she reached the third round of a major once more, this time at the French Open, but fell to Iva Majoli.

1996 saw Kschwendt put together her best season, reaching the third round of the Australian Open and achieving consistent results in WTA Tour events. She finished that year at No. 47, but went as high as No. 37 in August.

In 1997, she played her only match for the Austria Fed Cup team, losing her doubles match against Croatia.

Her last few years on Tour were mostly spent playing on the ITF Women's Circuit and qualifications of WTA events. In 2000, she played her last professional match.

WTA Tour finals

Tournament ( W–R ) Singles Doubles Grand Slam tournaments 0–0 0–0 WTA Championships 0–0 0–0 Tier I 0–0 0–0 Tier II 0–0 0–0 Tier III 0–0 0–2 Tier IV 0–1 1–0

Surface ( W–R ) Singles Doubles Hard 0–0 1–0 Clay 0–1 0–1 Grass 0–0 0–0 Carpet 0–0 0–1

Singles (3 runners-up)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	3 May 1992	Liège, Belgium	Clay	Radka Bobková	3–6, 6–4, 2–6

Doubles (6 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	9 July 1990	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Laura Garrone	Florencia Labat Barbara Romano	6–2, 6–4
Winner	2.	10 September 1990	Athens, Greece	Clay	Laura Garrone	Leona Laskova Jana Pospíšilová	6–0, 1–6, 7–6(8–6)
Winner	3.	20 July 1992	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Petra Schwarz	Eva Švíglerová Noëlle van Lottum	6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Winner	4.	5 July 1993	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Natalia Medvedeva	Silvia Farina Brenda Schultz	6–4, 7–6
Winner	5.	13 September 1993	Hong Kong	Hard	Rachel McQuillan	Debbie Graham Marianne Werdel	1–6, 7–6, 6–2
Winner	6.	27 February 1995	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Hard	Rene Simpson	Laura Golarsa Linda Harvey-Wild	6–2, 0–6, 6–4
Runner-up	7.	13 April 1998	Makarska, Croatia	Clay	Evgenia Kulikovskaya	Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik	6–7(3–7), 1–6
Runner-up	8.	13 July 1998	Warsaw, Poland	Hard	Liezel Huber	Karina Habšudová Olga Lugina	6–7(2–7), 5–7

External links

• Karin Kschwendt at the Women's Tennis Association
• Karin Kschwendt at the Fed Cup