Eva Pfaff
CountryGermany[1]
Birth date10 February 1961 (age 65)
Birth placeKönigstein, West Germany
Turnedpro1980
Retired1993
PlaysRight-handed
Careerprizemoney$767,709
Singlesrecord186– 216
Singlestitles1 WTA
HighestsinglesrankingNo. 17 (21 November 1983)
AustralianopenresultQF (1982)
Frenchopenresult3R (1981, 1984)
Wimbledonresult4R (1983)
Usopenresult2R (1986)
Doublesrecord278–194
Doublestitles9 WTA, 6 ITF
HighestdoublesrankingNo. 16 (4 July 1988)
AustralianopendoublesresultF (1982)
FrenchopendoublesresultQF (1983, 1985, 1987)
WimbledondoublesresultQF (1983, 1988)
Usopendoublesresult3R (1985, 1986, 1989)

Eva Pfaff (born 10 February 1961) is a German former professional tennis player.

Career

During her career, she won one singles title and nine doubles titles on the WTA 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 against Martina 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 the French Open to Kathy Horvath.

Major finals

Grand Slam tournaments

Doubles: 1 runner–up

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Loss1982Australian OpenGrassClaudia Kohde-KilschMartina Navratilova
Pam Shriver		4–6, 2–6

Year-end championships

Doubles: 1 runner–up

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Loss1983New YorkCarpet (i)Claudia Kohde-KilschMartina Navratilova
Pam Shriver		5–7, 2–6

WTA Tour career finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, other (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (1–1)
ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jan 1982Pittsburgh, USCarpet (i)Claudia Kohde-Kilsch4–6, 0–6
Win1–1Feb 1982Nashville, USCarpet (i)Leigh-Anne Thompson6–3, 7–5
Loss1–2Jul 1983Hittfeld, West GermanyClayAndrea Temesvári4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 19 (9 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Winner — Legend
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
Hard (1–2)
Grass (1–4)
Clay (5–2)
Carpet (2–2)
ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Win1–0Jul 1980Kitzbühel, AustriaClayClaudia Kohde-KilschHana Mandlíková
Renáta Tomanová		w/o
Win2–0Jul 1981Kitzbühel, AustriaClayClaudia Kohde-KilschElizabeth Little
Yvonne Vermaak		6–4, 6–3
Loss2–1Nov 1982Brisbane, AustraliaGrassClaudia Kohde-KilschBillie Jean King
Anne Smith		3–6, 4–6
Loss2–2Nov 1982Sydney, AustraliaGrassClaudia Kohde-KilschMartina Navratilova
Pam Shriver		2–6, 6–2, 6–7
Loss2–3Nov 1982Australian OpenGrassClaudia Kohde-KilschMartina Navratilova
Pam Shriver		4–6, 2–6
Win3–3Feb 1983Oakland, USCarpet (i)Claudia Kohde-KilschRosie Casals
Wendy Turnbull		6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss3–4Mar 1983VS Championships, USCarpet (i)Claudia Kohde-KilschMartina Navratilova
Pam Shriver		5–7, 2–6
Loss3–5May 1983Berlin, West GermanyClayClaudia Kohde-KilschJo Durie
Anne Hobbs		4–6, 6–7
Win4–5Jul 1983Freiburg, West GermanyClayBettina BungeIvanna Madruga
Emilse Raponi-Longo		6–1, 6–2
Loss4–6Oct 1984Los Angeles, LAHardBettina BungeChris Evert-Lloyd
Wendy Turnbull		2–6, 4–6
Loss4–7Oct 1984Filderstadt, West GermanyHard (i)Bettina BungeClaudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková		2–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss4–8Nov 1984Brisbane, AustraliaGrassBettina BungeMartina Navratilova
Pam Shriver		3–6, 2–6
Loss4–9May 1985Lugano, SwitzerlandClayBettina BungeBonnie Gadusek
Helena Suková		2–6, 4–6
Win5–9Apr 1987Hilton Head Island, USClayMercedes PazZina Garrison
Lori McNeil		7–6(8–6), 7–5
Loss5–10Nov 1987Worcester, UKCarpet (i)Bettina BungeElise Burgin
Rosalyn Fairbank		4–6, 4–6
Win6–10Feb 1988Dallas, USCarpet (i)Lori McNeilGigi Fernández
Zina Garrison		2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win7–10Apr 1988Amelia Island, USClayZina GarrisonKatrina Adams
Penny Barg		4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Win8–10Jun 1988Eastbourne, UKGrassElizabeth SmylieBelinda Cordwell
Dianne Van Rensburg		6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Win9–10Oct 1990Zürich, SwitzerlandHard (i)Manon BollegrafCatherine Suire
Dianne Van Rensburg		7–5, 6–4

ITF finals

Doubles (6–1)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.17 August 1980Dachau, West GermanyClayClaudia Kohde-KilschCathy Drury
Florența Mihai		6–2, 6–0
Win2.24 August 1980Bayreuth, West GermanyClayClaudia Kohde-KilschHelena Anliot
Iris Riedel-Kühn		2–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win3.31 August 1980Stuttgart, West GermanyClayClaudia Kohde-KilschElly Appel-Vessies
Sabina Simmonds		6–3, 6–4
Win4.13 December 1981Neumünster, West GermanyClay (i)Claudia Kohde-KilschHeidi Eisterlehner
Gabriela Dinu		7–6, 7–6
Win5.9 July 1990Erlangen, West GermanyClayRéka SzikszayAgnese Blumberga
Eugenia Maniokova		6–3, 6–1
Loss6.17 September 1990Chiba, JapanHardJulie RichardsonMichelle Jaggard-Lai
Marianne Werdel		4–6, 7–6, 6–7
Win7.9 December 1991Val-d'Oise, FranceHard (i)Catherine SuirePascale Paradis-Mangon
Sandrine Testud		4–6, 6–3, 6–4

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992Career SR
Australian OpenA2RQF3R1RANH3R1R2R1R2RQ10 / 9
French OpenA3R2R1R3R1R1R1R2R1RAAA0 / 9
WimbledonA2R2R4R1R2R1R1R1R2R2RAQ10 / 10
US OpenA1R1R1RA1R2R1R1R1RQ11RA0 / 9
SR0 / 00 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 30 / 30 / 30 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 20 / 20 / 00 / 37
Year-end ranking1017035213131584474103153201421

References

  1. ^ before German reunification, she played for West Germany