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Claudia Kohde-Kilsch

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German tennis player

Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Country (sports) Germany[1]
Born (1963-12-11)11 December 1963 (age 61)
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1980
Retired1994
PlaysRight-handed (one handed-backhand)
Prize money$2,227,116
Singles
Career record408–224
Career titles8
Highest rankingNo. 4 (2 September 1985)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (1985,1987,1988)
French OpenSF (1985)
WimbledonQF (1987)
US OpenQF (1985,1987)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (1988)
Doubles
Career record438–175
Career titles25
Highest rankingNo. 3 (17 August 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (1982,1984,1985)
French OpenF (1984,1985,1988)
WimbledonW (1987)
US OpenW (1985)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsF (1983,1985,1986(Mar),1986(Nov),1987)
Olympic GamesSF (1988)
Team competitions
Fed Cup28–12

Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (néeKohde; born 11 December 1963) is a former Germantennis player and member of theDie Linke. During her tennis career, she won two women's doublesGrand Slam titles. She also won eight singles titles and a total of 25 doubles titles.

Personal life

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Kohde-Kilsch was born Claudia Kohde inSaarbrücken, but added the hyphenated "-Kilsch" to her name which came from her adoptive father Jürgen Kilsch, an attorney. She has a younger sister, Katrin. She began playing tennis aged 5, and was soon a rising junior player.

Kohde-Kilsch campaigned forOskar Lafontaine ofDie Linke at the2012 Saarland state election. With the party winning over 16% of the vote, it was announced that as of 1 May 2012 she would become the new spokesperson for theLandtag parliamentary group.[2]

She currently lives inSaarland with her partner and her son Fynn from her previous marriage with the singer Chris Bennett, from whom she divorced in 2011. Bennett died in 2018. The couple operatedCeKay Music, a music publishing house and production company.

Pro tennis career

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Kohde-Kilsch turned professional on 1 January 1980, and by 1981, she had defeatedMartina Navratilova in Oakland. In 1982, she captured the title at Pittsburgh, and in 1984, she triumphed at theGerman Open, defeatingKathleen Horvath of the United States 7–6, 6–1.

In 1985, she reached the Australian Open and French Open semifinals as well as won in Los Angeles. Later that year, she defeated Navrátilová in the quarterfinals at theCanadian Open, eventually losing toChris Evert, 2–6, 4–6 in the final. In 1987, she again reached the finals of theGerman Open, where she lost toSteffi Graf 2–6, 3–6.

In women's doubles, Kohde-Kilsch andHelena Suková won the1985 US Open and the1987 Wimbledon Championships.

Between 1984 and 1987, Kohde-Kilsch and Suková, sometimes referred to as the "twin towers" for their height, won 14 doubles tournaments. At the1988 Summer Olympics, she partnered with Steffi Graf in the doubles competition, and they won the bronze medal in the event.

Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Loss1982Australian OpenGrassWest GermanyEva PfaffUnited StatesMartina Navratilova
United StatesPam Shriver
4–6, 2–6
Loss1984French OpenClayCzechoslovakiaHana MandlíkováUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
7–5, 3–6, 2–6
Loss1984Australian OpenGrassCzechoslovakiaHelena SukováUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
3–6, 4–6
Loss1985French OpenClayCzechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
6–4, 2–6, 2–6
Win1985US OpenHardCzechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–3
Loss1985Australian OpenGrassCzechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
3–6, 4–6
Win1987WimbledonGrassCzechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited StatesBetsy Nagelsen
AustraliaElizabeth Smylie
7–5, 7–5
Loss1988French OpenClayCzechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
2–6, 5–7

Olympic Games

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Doubles: 1 (bronze)

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ResultYearLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Bronze1988SeoulHardWest GermanySteffi GrafN.A.DNP

Graf and Kohde-Kilsch lost in the semifinals toJana Novotná andHelena Suková 5–7, 3–6. In 1988, there was no bronze medal play-off match, both beaten semifinal pairs received bronze medals.

Other significant finals

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Year-end championships

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Doubles: 5 (runner-ups)

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ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Loss1983New YorkCarpet (i)West GermanyEva PfaffUnited StatesMartina Navratilova
United StatesPam Shriver
5–7, 2–6
Loss1985New YorkCarpet (i)CzechoslovakiaHelena SukováUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss1986(Mar)New YorkCarpet (i)Czechoslovakia Helena SukováCzechoslovakiaHana Mandlíková
AustraliaWendy Turnbull
4–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6
Loss1986(Nov)New YorkCarpet (i)Czechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
6–7(1–7), 3–6
Loss1987New YorkCarpet (i)Czechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
1–6, 1–6

WTA Tour finals

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Singles: 16 (8–8)

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Winner – Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV (1–0)
Tier V (1–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, other (6–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Grass (1–0)
Clay (3–4)
Carpet (3–3)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.Jan 1981Toronto, CanadaCarpet (i)SwedenNina Bohm4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win2.Jul 1981Kitzbühel, AustriaClayWest GermanySylvia Hanika7–5, 7–6
Win3.Jan 1982Pittsburgh, USHardWest GermanyEva Pfaff6–4, 6–0
Win4.Mar 1982Austin, USCarpet (i)CzechoslovakiaHelena Suková7–6(7–0), 0–6, 6–3
Loss1.Apr 1984Hilton Head, USClayUnited StatesChris Evert-Lloyd2–6, 3–6
Win5.May 1984Berlin West GermanyClayUnited StatesKathleen Horvath7–6(10–8), 6–1
Loss2.Oct 1984Zürich, SwitzerlandCarpet (i)United StatesZina Garrison1–6, 6–0, 2–6
Loss3.Dec 1984Tokyo, JapanCarpet (i)BulgariaManuela Maleeva6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Win6.Jul 1985Los Angeles, USHardUnited StatesPam Shriver6–2, 6–4
Loss4.Aug 1985Toronto, CanadaHardUnited States Chris Evert-Lloyd2–6, 4–6
Loss5.Jan 1986Worcester, UKCarpet (i)United StatesMartina Navratilova6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Loss6.Mar 1986Marco Island, USClayUnited States Chris Evert-Lloyd4–6, 2–6
Loss7.Apr 1986Amelia Island, USClayWest GermanySteffi Graf4–6, 7–5, 6–7(3–7)
Loss8.May 1987Berlin, West GermanyClayWest Germany Steffi Graf2–6, 3–6
Win7.Jun 1988Birmingham, UKGrassUnited States Pam Shriver6–1, 6–2
Win8.Sept 1990Kitzbühel, AustriaClayAustraliaRachel McQuillan7–6(7–5), 6–4

Doubles: 64 (25–39)

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Winner – Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (2–6)
WTA Tour Championships (0–5)
Tier I (1–2)
Tier II (1–3)
Tier III (0–1)
Tier IV (0–3)
Tier V (2–1)
Virginia Slims, Avon, other (19–18)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–8)
Grass (2–9)
Clay (10–8)
Carpet (8–14)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.Jul 1980KitzbühelClayWest GermanyEva PfaffCzechoslovakiaHana Mandlíková
CzechoslovakiaRenáta Tomanová
w/o
Win2.Jul 1981KitzbühelHardWest Germany Eva PfaffAustraliaElizabeth Little
South AfricaYvonne Vermaak
6–4, 6–3
Loss1.May 1982BerlinClayWest GermanyBettina BungeSouth AfricaLiz Gordon
South AfricaBeverly Mould
3–6, 4–6
Loss2.Nov 1982BrisbaneGrassWest Germany Eva PfaffUnited StatesBillie Jean King
United StatesAnne Smith
3–6, 4–6
Loss3.Nov 1982SydneyGrassWest Germany Eva PfaffUnited StatesMartina Navratilova
United StatesPam Shriver
3–6, 6–2, 6–7
Loss4.Nov 1982Australian OpenGrassWest Germany Eva PfaffUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
4–6, 2–6
Win3.Feb 1983OaklandCarpet (i)West Germany Eva PfaffUnited StatesRosie Casals
AustraliaWendy Turnbull
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss5.Mar 1983Virginia Slims ChampionshipsCarpet (i)West Germany Eva PfaffUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
5–7, 2–6
Loss6.May 1983BerlinClayWest Germany Eva PfaffUnited KingdomJo Durie
United KingdomAnne Hobbs
4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win4.Jul 1983HittfeldClayWest GermanyBettina BungeArgentinaIvanna Madruga
FranceCatherine Tanvier
7–5, 6–4
Win5.Apr 1984Hilton HeadClayCzechoslovakia Hana MandlíkováUnited Kingdom Anne Hobbs
United StatesSharon Walsh
7–5, 6–2
Win6.Apr 1984OrlandoClayCzechoslovakia Hana MandlíkováUnited Kingdom Anne Hobbs
Australia Wendy Turnbull
6–0, 1–6, 6–3
Loss7.May 1984French OpenClayCzechoslovakia Hana MandlíkováUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
7–5, 3–6, 2–6
Loss8.Aug 1984MontrealHardCzechoslovakia Hana MandlíkováUnited StatesKathy Jordan
AustraliaElizabeth Sayers
1–6, 2–6
Win7.Oct 1984FilderstadtCarpet (i)CzechoslovakiaHelena SukováWest Germany Bettina Bunge
West Germany Eva Pfaff
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Loss9.Oct 1984ZürichCarpet (i)Czechoslovakia Hana MandlíkováUnited StatesAndrea Leand
HungaryAndrea Temesvári
1–6, 3–6
Win8.Nov 1984SydneyGrassCzechoslovakia Helena SukováAustralia Wendy Turnbull
United States Sharon Walsh
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Loss10.Nov 1984Australian OpenGrassCzechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
3–6, 4–6
Win9.Dec 1984TokyoCarpet (i)Czechoslovakia Helena SukováAustralia Elizabeth Smylie
France Catherine Tanvier
6–4, 6–4
Loss11.Jan 1985WashingtonCarpet (i)Czechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited StatesGigi Fernández
United States Martina Navratilova
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss12.Mar 1985Virginia Slims ChampionshipsCarpet (i)Czechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win10.May 1985BerlinClayCzechoslovakia Helena SukováWest GermanySteffi Graf
France Catherine Tanvier
6–4, 6–1
Loss13.May 1985French OpenClayCzechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
6–4, 2–6, 2–6
Win11.Jul 1985Los AngelesHardCzechoslovakia Helena SukováCzechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Australia Wendy Turnbull
6–4, 6–2
Loss14.Aug 1985MahwahHardCzechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited StatesKathy Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
6–7(6–8), 3–6
Win12.Aug 1985US OpenHardCzechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–3
Loss15.Oct 1985ZürichCarpet (i)Czechoslovakia Helena SukováCzechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Hungary Andrea Temesvári
4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Loss16.Nov 1985BrisbaneGrassCzechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
4–6, 7–6(8–6), 1–6
Loss17.Nov 1985Australian OpenGrassCzechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
3–6, 4–6
Win13.Dec 1985TokyoCarpet (i)Czechoslovakia Helena SukováNetherlandsMarcella Mesker
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
6–0, 6–4
Loss18.Jan 1986WashingtonCarpet (i)Czechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
3–6, 4–6
Loss19.Jan 1986WorcesterCarpet (i)Czechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
3–6, 1–6
Win14.Mar 1986DallasCarpet (i)Czechoslovakia Helena SukováCzechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Australia Wendy Turnbull
4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Loss20.Mar 1986Virginia Slims ChampionshipCarpet (i)Czechoslovakia Helena SukováCzechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Australia Wendy Turnbull
4–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6
Win15.Apr 1986Amelia IslandClayCzechoslovakia Helena SukováArgentinaGabriela Sabatini
France Catherine Tanvier
6–2, 5–7, 7–6(9–7)
Loss21.Jun 1986EastbourneGrassCzechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
2–6, 4–6
Loss22.Aug 1986Los AngelesHardCzechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
4–6, 3–6
Loss23.Nov 1986WorcesterCarpet (i)Czechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
5–7, 3–6
Win16.Nov 1986ChicagoClayCzechoslovakia Helena SukováWest Germany Steffi Graf
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss24.Nov 1986Virginia Slims ChampionshipCarpet (i)Czechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
6–7(1–7), 3–6
Win17.Jan 1987TokyoCarpet (i)Czechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited StatesElise Burgin
United States Pam Shriver
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Loss25.Feb 1987Key BiscayneHardCzechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss26.Feb 1987RomeClayCzechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited States Martina Navratilova
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
4–6, 1–6
Win18.May 1987BerlinClayCzechoslovakia Helena SukováSwedenCatarina Lindqvist
DenmarkTine Scheuer-Larsen
6–1, 6–2
Win19.Jun 1987WimbledonGrassCzechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited StatesBetsy Nagelsen
AustraliaElizabeth Smylie
7–5, 7–5
Loss27.Aug 1987TorontoHardCzechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited StatesZina Garrison
United StatesLori McNeil
1–6, 2–6
Win20.Sep 1987HamburgClayCzechoslovakiaJana NovotnáSoviet UnionNatalia Bykova
Soviet UnionLeila Meskhi
7–6(7–1), 7–6(8–6)
Win21.Nov 1987ChicagoCarpet (i)Czechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited StatesZina Garrison
United States Lori McNeil
6–4, 6–3
Loss28.Nov 1987Virginia Slims ChampionshipCarpet (i)Czechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
1–6, 1–6
Loss29.Dec 1987BrisbaneGrassCzechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited States Betsy Nagelsen
United States Pam Shriver
6–2, 5–7, 2–6
Loss30.Jan 1988SydneyGrassCzechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited StatesAnn Henricksson
SwitzerlandChristiane Jolissaint
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 3–6
Loss31.Mar 1988Boca RatonHardCzechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited StatesKatrina Adams
United States Zina Garrison
6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Loss32.Apr 1988Hilton HeadClayArgentina Gabriela SabatiniUnited States Lori McNeil
United States Martina Navratilova
2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss33.May 1988BerlinClayCzechoslovakia Helena SukováFranceIsabelle Demongeot
FranceNathalie Tauziat
2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss34.May 1988French OpenClayCzechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
2–6, 5–7
Loss35.Oct 1988ZürichCarpet (i)Czechoslovakia Helena SukováFrance Isabelle Demongeot
France Nathalie Tauziat
3–6, 3–6
Win22.Nov 1988AdelaideHardWest GermanySylvia HanikaCzechoslovakia Jana Novotná
United States Lori McNeil
7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–4
Loss36.Jan 1989TokyoCarpet (i)United StatesMary Joe FernándezUnited States Katrina Adams
United States Zina Garrison
3–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7)
Loss37.Aug 1989Los AngelesHardUnited States Mary Joe FernándezUnited States Martina Navratilova
Australia Wendy Turnbull
2–5 ret.
Win23.Feb 1991OsloCarpet (i)GermanySilke MeierBelgiumSabine Appelmans
ItalyRaffaella Reggi
3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win24.Apr 1991Hilton HeadClaySoviet UnionNatasha ZverevaUnited StatesMary-Lou Daniels
South AfricaLise Gregory
6–4, 6–0
Loss38.Aug 1991TorontoHardCzechoslovakia Helena SukováSoviet UnionLarisa Savchenko
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
6–1, 5–7, 2–6
Win25.Feb 1992Indian WellsHardUnited StatesStephanie ReheCanadaJill Hetherington
United StatesKathy Rinaldi
6–3, 6–3
Loss39.Sep 1992BayonneCarpet (i)United States Stephanie ReheItalyLinda Ferrando
CzechoslovakiaPetra Langrová
6–1, 3–6, 4–6

Performance timelines

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Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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.

Singles

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Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open1R1R3R3R3RSFNHSFSFQF1R1R2R0 / 1224–12
French Open1R1R2R3R4RSF4RQF3R1R2R2R1R0 / 1321–13
WimbledonA2R4R4R4R2R3RQFA3R3R3R2R0 / 1124–11
US OpenA1R3R2R4RQF4RQF3R1RA1RA0 / 1019–10
Win–loss0–21–47–48–411–414–48–316–49–36–43–33–43–30 / 4688–46
Year-end championships
WTA Championshipsdid not qualify1RQFQF1R1Rdid not qualify0 / 52–5
Career statistics
Year-end ranking78201922857101236467879

Doubles

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Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenQF1RF1RFFNHSFA3RA1R3R0 / 1021–9
French Open1RSFQFQFFFSFSFF1RQF3R1R0 / 1337–13
WimbledonA1RSFQFQFSF2RWA3R2R3R3R1 / 1126–10
US OpenAQFSFA3RWQFQF3RAAQFA1 / 826–7
Win–loss2–27–413–45–214–419–38–316–37–24–34–27–44–32 / 42110–39
Year-end championships
WTA Championshipsdid not qualifyFDNQFFFFSFdid not qualify0 / 611–6
Career statistics
Year-end rankingno rankings5433837522425

References

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  1. ^beforeGerman reunification, she played forWest Germany
  2. ^"Lafontaine: Claudia Kohde-Kilsch wird seine Sprecherin".Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). 30 April 2012. Retrieved28 December 2012.

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