German tennis player
Eva Pfaff Eva Pfaff (1983) |
| Country (sports) |  Germany[1] |
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| Born | (1961-02-10)10 February 1961 (age 64)
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| Turned pro | 1980 |
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| Retired | 1993 |
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| Plays | Right-handed |
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| Prize money | $767,709 |
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| Singles |
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| Career record | 186– 216 |
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| Career titles | 1 WTA |
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| Highest ranking | No. 17 (21 November 1983) |
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| Grand Slam singles results |
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| Australian Open | QF (1982) |
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| French Open | 3R (1981, 1984) |
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| Wimbledon | 4R (1983) |
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| US Open | 2R (1986) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record | 278–194 |
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| Career titles | 9 WTA, 6 ITF |
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| Highest ranking | No. 16 (4 July 1988) |
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| Grand Slam doubles results |
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| Australian Open | F (1982) |
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| French Open | QF (1983, 1985, 1987) |
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| Wimbledon | QF (1983, 1988) |
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| US Open | 3R (1985, 1986, 1989) |
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Eva Pfaff (born 10 February 1961) is a German former professionaltennis player.
During her career, she won one singles title and nine doubles titles on theWTA 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 againstMartina 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 theFrench Open toKathy Horvath.
Grand Slam tournaments
[edit]Doubles: 1 runner–up
[edit]Year-end championships
[edit]Doubles: 1 runner–up
[edit]WTA Tour career finals
[edit]Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
[edit]| Winner — Legend |
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| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) | | WTA Tour Championships (0–0) | | Virginia Slims, Avon, other (1–2) |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (0–0) | | Grass (0–0) | | Clay (0–1) | | Carpet (1–1) |
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Doubles: 19 (9 titles, 10 runner-ups)
[edit]| Winner — Legend |
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| 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 |
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| Hard (1–2) | | Grass (1–4) | | Clay (5–2) | | Carpet (2–2) |
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| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1980 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |  Hana Mandlíková
Renáta Tomanová | w/o |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 1981 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |  Elizabeth Little
 Yvonne Vermaak | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Nov 1982 | Brisbane, Australia | Grass | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |  Billie Jean King
Anne Smith | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Nov 1982 | Sydney, Australia | Grass | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver | 2–6, 6–2, 6–7 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Nov 1982 | Australian Open | Grass | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Feb 1983 | Oakland, US | Carpet (i) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Rosie Casals
Wendy Turnbull | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Mar 1983 | VS Championships, US | Carpet (i) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | May 1983 | Berlin, West Germany | Clay | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |  Jo Durie
Anne Hobbs | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 4–5 | Jul 1983 | Freiburg, West Germany | Clay | Bettina Bunge |  Ivanna Madruga
Emilse Raponi-Longo | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Oct 1984 | Los Angeles, LA | Hard | Bettina Bunge | Chris Evert-Lloyd
Wendy Turnbull | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Oct 1984 | Filderstadt, West Germany | Hard (i) | Bettina Bunge | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková | 2–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–8 | Nov 1984 | Brisbane, Australia | Grass | Bettina Bunge | Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–9 | May 1985 | Lugano, Switzerland | Clay | Bettina Bunge | Bonnie Gadusek
Helena Suková | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–9 | Apr 1987 | Hilton Head Island, US | Clay | Mercedes Paz | Zina Garrison
Lori McNeil | 7–6(8–6), 7–5 |
| Loss | 5–10 | Nov 1987 | Worcester, UK | Carpet (i) | Bettina Bunge | Elise Burgin
Rosalyn Fairbank | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–10 | Feb 1988 | Dallas, US | Carpet (i) | Lori McNeil | Gigi Fernández
Zina Garrison | 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–10 | Apr 1988 | Amelia Island, US | Clay | Zina Garrison | Katrina Adams
Penny Barg | 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 8–10 | Jun 1988 | Eastbourne, UK | Grass | Elizabeth Smylie |  Belinda Cordwell
Dianne Van Rensburg | 6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 9–10 | Oct 1990 | Zürich, Switzerland | Hard (i) |  Manon Bollegraf |  Catherine Suire
Dianne Van Rensburg | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Legend |
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| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1. | 17 August 1980 | Dachau, West Germany | Clay | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Cathy Drury
 Florența Mihai | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 2. | 24 August 1980 | Bayreuth, West Germany | Clay | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |  Helena Anliot
Iris Riedel-Kühn | 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 3. | 31 August 1980 | Stuttgart, West Germany | Clay | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Elly Appel-Vessies
 Sabina Simmonds | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4. | 13 December 1981 | Neumünster, West Germany | Clay (i) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Heidi Eisterlehner
Gabriela Dinu | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 5. | 9 July 1990 | Erlangen, West Germany | Clay |  Réka Szikszay |  Agnese Blumberga
Eugenia Maniokova | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6. | 17 September 1990 | Chiba, Japan | Hard | Julie Richardson | Michelle Jaggard-Lai
Marianne Werdel | 4–6, 7–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 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
[edit](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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