Claudia Porwik, born on 14 November 1968, is a former professional tennis player.
She played on the WTA Tour from 1986 to 1996 and reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 1988 and the semifinals in 1990. Porwik retired with a 195–191 career record, including wins over Gabriela Sabatini and Conchita Martínez.
Career She won the German National Indoor Championships two times in 1990 and 1992. Porwik first played for West Germany in the Federation Cup in 1986. She played two singles matches in the Federation Cup, both for Germany in 1990, and won them both. She played her last Fed Cup match in 1995.
WTA career finals Singles: 1 runner-up ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Apr 1987 Taipei Championships, Taiwan Carpet (i) Anne Minter 4–6, 1–6
Doubles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner-ups) Legend Grand Slam 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 1 Tier III 3 Tier IV & V 1 Titles by surface Hard 4 Clay 2 Grass 0 Carpet 0 ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 May 1988 Taranto Trophy, Italy Clay Andrea Betzner Laura Garrone Helen Kelesi 6–1, 6–2Loss 1–1 May 1988 Swiss Open Clay Maria Lindström Christiane Jolissaint Dinky Van Rensburg 1–6, 3–6Loss 1–2 Nov 1989 Virginia Slims of Indianapolis, US Hard Larisa Savchenko Katrina Adams Lori McNeil 4–6, 4–6Win 2–2 Aug 1991 Schenectady Open, US Hard Rachel McQuillan Nicole Arendt Shannan McCarthy 6–2, 6–4Loss 2–3 Feb 1992 Essen Grand Prix, Germany Carpet Sabine Appelmans Katerina Maleeva Barbara Rittner 5–7, 3–6Loss 2–4 Feb 1992 Generali Ladies Linz, Austria Hard (i) Raffaella Reggi-Concato Miriam Oremans Monique Kiene 6–4, 6–2Win 3–4 Aug 1993 Schenectady Open, US Hard Rachel McQuillan Florencia Labat Barbara Rittner 4–6, 6–4, 6–2Win 4–4 Oct 1993 Montpellier Open, France Carpet Meredith McGrath Janette Husárová Dominique Monami 3–6, 6–2, 7–6Win 5–4 Jan 1995 Jakarta Open, Indonesia Hard Irina Spîrlea Laurence Courtois Nancy Feber 6–2, 6–3Win 6–4 Sep 1995 China Open Hard Linda Wild Stephanie Rottier Wang Shi-ting 6–1, 6–0
ITF finals Singles (3–0) Legend $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments$10,000 tournaments
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. 25 November 1985 ITF Telford, United Kingdom Hard Nicole Muns-Jagerman 6–3, 6–4Win 2. 3 March 1986 ITF Stockholm, Sweden Clay Petra Tesarová 6–1, 6–0Win 3. 24 July 1995 ITF Valladolid, Spain Clay María Sánchez Lorenzo 6–4, 6–2
Doubles (1–3) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 5 August 1985 ITF Rheda, West Germany Clay Silke Meier Belinda Borneo Lorrayne Gracie 4–6, 7–6, 6–1Loss 2. 28 October 1985 ITF Peterborough, United Kingdom Hard Wiltrud Probst Regina Rajchrtová Jana Novotná 7–5, 3–6, 4–6Loss 3. 11 November 1985 ITF Queens, United Kingdom Hard Wiltrud Probst Christina Singer-Bath Petra Tesarová 7–5, 4–6, 3–6Loss 4. 3 March 1986 ITF Stockholm, Sweden Clay Silke Meier Hana Fukárková Jana Novotná 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
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