Barbara Rittner
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Barbara Rittner is a former professional tennis player who comes from Germany. Her career high ranking was No. 24 in the world, a ranking she achieved on 1 February 1993. She currently is the captain of the German Fed Cup team.
As a junior
, she won the 1991 Wimbledon Championships
. She won her first WTA Tour title in 1992, and almost nine years later she won her second at the Belgian Open
in Antwerp. This marked the second longest time between singles titles in the Open Era (behind Marcie Louie, who captured her second title 9 and half years after her first one). She also has three doubles titles with three different partners.
She reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam twice in her professional career. Once at the French Open in 1996 and again at the Australian Open in 2001. Her best performances at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open are the third round in both.
At 's-Hertogenbosch
in 2003 as a main draw alternate, she recorded the best win of her career over the then-sixth ranked Amélie Mauresmo
before losing to Kim Clijsters
. Earlier in the year she achieved her first career top ten win over Jelena Dokić
at Indian Wells
.
In January 2005 Rittner has become the Captain of the Germany Fed Cup
Team.
As a junior
Junior tennis
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, she won the 1991 Wimbledon Championships
1991 Wimbledon Championships
The 1991 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England...
. She won her first WTA Tour title in 1992, and almost nine years later she won her second at the Belgian Open
Belgian Open (tennis)
The Belgian Open was a WTA Tour tennis event held over three different periods from 1987-2002. It was competed in July from 1987–1989 and 2001, and May from 1992-1993 to 1999-2001. From 2000-2001 it was sponsored by Dutch clothing chain Mexx and was temporarily renamed the Benelux Open. In 2002, it...
in Antwerp. This marked the second longest time between singles titles in the Open Era (behind Marcie Louie, who captured her second title 9 and half years after her first one). She also has three doubles titles with three different partners.
She reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam twice in her professional career. Once at the French Open in 1996 and again at the Australian Open in 2001. Her best performances at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open are the third round in both.
At 's-Hertogenbosch
Ordina Open
The Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, now sponsored by UNICEF and called the UNICEF Open, is a tennis tournament on the ATP Tour and WTA Tour held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.-Singles:-Doubles:-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:*...
in 2003 as a main draw alternate, she recorded the best win of her career over the then-sixth ranked Amélie Mauresmo
Amélie Mauresmo
Amélie Simone Mauresmo ; is a French former professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon....
before losing to Kim Clijsters
Kim Clijsters
Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles....
. Earlier in the year she achieved her first career top ten win over Jelena Dokić
Jelena Dokic
Jelena Dokić is an Australian female professional tennis player.During the height of her career, she played for Serbia and Montenegro and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 on 19 August 2002. After several family-related difficulties , she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006...
at Indian Wells
Indian Wells Masters
The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California....
.
In January 2005 Rittner has become the Captain of the Germany Fed Cup
Germany Fed Cup team
The Germany Fed Cup team represents Germany in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by Deutscher Tennis Bund. They currently compete in the World Group.-Current Team:* Tatjana Malek* Julia Görges* Andrea Petkovic* Anna-Lena Grönefeld...
Team.
Singles (2)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (0) |
| Tier IV and V (2) |
| Grand Slam Title (0) |
| WTA Tour Championship (0) |
| ITF Circuit (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 12 November 1989 | Fes Fes Fes or Fez is the second largest city of Morocco, after Casablanca, with a population of approximately 1 million . It is the capital of the Fès-Boulemane region.... , Morocco |
Clay |  Judith Warringa |
6–7, 6–3, 9–7 |
| 2. | 11 February 1990 | Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway... , Norway |
Carpet |  Amy Jonsson |
3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| 3. | 30 August 1992 | Schenectady, US | Hard | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Brenda Anne Marie Schultz-McCarthy is a Dutch tennis player. Primarily known for her maiden name Brenda Schultz, she married Sean McCarthy, a former American football player at University of Cincinnati, on 8 April 1995 and adopted his surname... |
7–6(3), 6–3 |
| 4. | 20 May 2001 | Antwerp Belgian Open (tennis) The Belgian Open was a WTA Tour tennis event held over three different periods from 1987-2002. It was competed in July from 1987–1989 and 2001, and May from 1992-1993 to 1999-2001. From 2000-2001 it was sponsored by Dutch clothing chain Mexx and was temporarily renamed the Benelux Open. In 2002, it... , Belgium |
Clay |  Klára Koukalová |
6–3, 6–2 |
Singles finalist (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 23 September 1991 | St. Petersburg Kremlin Cup The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour... , USSR |
Carpet (i) |  Larisa NeilandLarisa Neiland Larisa Savchenko Neiland is a former tennis player who represented Latvia. A former number-one ranked doubles player, Neiland won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won two singles titles and sixty-five doubles titles.-Career:Neiland turned professional in 1983... |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2. | 26 July 1993 | San Marino San Marino Open The San Marino CEPU Open is a professional tennis tournament played on red clay. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour... , San Marino |
Clay |  Marzia Grossi |
3–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 3. | 20 February 1995 | Linz Generali Ladies Linz The Generali Ladies Linz is a tennis tournament held in Linz, Austria. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is a Tier II-tournament and is played on indoor hardcourts... , Austria |
Carpet (i) | Jana Novotná Jana Novotná Jana Novotná is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and was runner-up in three previous Grand Slam tournaments... |
6–7(6), 6–3, 6–4 |