Karin Kschwendt (born 14 September 1968) is a former professional tennis player who represented Luxembourg, Germany and Austria at various points in her career. She reached her career-high ranking of world No. 37 on 12 August 1996. In doubles, she went as high as No. 45 in February 1996.
Kschwendt was born in Switzerland to Austrian parents Heinz and Edith, but grew up in Luxembourg, where she lived for 23 years.
Tennis career Kschwendt made her professional debut in 1986, when she played for Luxembourg during a Fed Cup tie. She continued to represent Luxembourg in the early part of her career, and in 1990 became the first female player from that country to reach the third round of a Grand Slam tournament, a feat that she achieved at Wimbledon, before she lost to Martina Navratilova.
In 1991, she reached the third round of the Australian Open, a result that broke her into the top 100, and finished the year at No. 88, but soon left in early 1992 after a lengthy break with injury. She came back stronger and managed to finish 1992 as the No. 78 in the world.
Kschwendt began to achieve solid results in 1993; now playing for Germany, she reached the semifinals of Auckland, the quarterfinals of Paris, and made her first and only WTA Tour final at an event in Belgium (she lost to Radka Bobková). The following year, she reached the third round of a major once more, this time at the French Open, but fell to Iva Majoli.
1996 saw Kschwendt put together her best season, reaching the third round of the Australian Open and achieving consistent results in WTA Tour events. She finished that year at No. 47, but went as high as No. 37 in August.
In 1997, she played her only match for the Austria Fed Cup team, losing her doubles match against Croatia.
Her last few years were mostly spent playing on the ITF Women's Circuit and qualifying rounds of WTA events. In 2000, she played her last match on the professional tour.
WTA career finals
Tournament () Singles DoublesGrand Slam tournaments0–00–0Tier I0–00–0Tier II0–00–0Tier III0–01–0Tier IV0–14–1 Surface () Singles DoublesHard0–02–1Clay0–14–1Grass0–00–0Carpet0–00–0
Singles: 1 (runner-up) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1May 1993Belgian OpenClay Radka Bobková3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Doubles: 8 (6 titles, 2 runner-ups) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Jul 1990 Palermo Open, Italy Clay Laura Garrone Florencia Labat Barbara Romanò 6–2, 6–4Win 2–0 Sep 1990 Athens Trophy, Greece Clay Laura Garrone Leona Lásková Jana Pospíšilová 6–0, 1–6, 7–6(8–6)Win 3–0 Jul 1992 Prague Open, Czech Republic Clay Petra Schwarz Eva Švíglerová Noëlle van Lottum 6–4, 2–6, 7–5Win 4–0 Jul 1993 Palermo Open, Italy Clay Natalia Medvedeva Silvia Farina Brenda Schultz 6–4, 7–6(7–4)Win 5–0 Sep 1993 Hong Kong Open, China Hard Rachel McQuillan Debbie Graham Marianne Werdel 1–6, 7–6, 6–2Win 6–0 Feb 1995 Puerto Rico Open Hard Rene Simpson Laura Golarsa Linda Harvey-Wild 6–2, 0–6, 6–4Loss 6–1 Apr 1998 Makarska International, Croatia Clay Evgenia Kulikovskaya Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik 6–7(3–7), 1–6Loss 6–2 Jul 1998 Warsaw Open, Poland Hard Liezel Horn Karina Habšudová Olga Lugina 6–7(2–7), 5–7
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Singles: 5 (2–3) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1. 28 September 1987 Bol, Yugoslavia Clay Jana Pospíšilová 3–6, 3–6Loss 2. 12 October 1987 Mali Lošinj, Yugoslavia Clay Jana Pospíšilová 4–6, 4–6Win 3. 8 August 1988 Palermo, Italy Clay Marzia Grossi 4–6, 6–0, 6–1Loss 4. 26 February 1990 Wels, Austria Clay Marion Maruska 6–3, 1–6, 4–6Win 5. 6 July 1992 Erlangen, Germany Clay Anna Földényi 6–4, 6–2
Doubles: 7 (3–4) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 4 October 1987 Rabac, Yugoslavia Clay Amy van Buuren Marielle Rooimans Nicolette Rooimans 6–3, 6–4Win 2. 26 March 1990 Madrid, Spain Clay Patricia Miller Natalia Biletskaya Svetlana Komleva 4–6, 7–5, 6–3Loss 3. 5 February 1996 Würzburg, Germany Carpet (i) Eva Martincová Stephanie Gomperts Stephanie Rottier 2–6, 3–6Win 4. 15 September 1997 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Sandra Klösel Sandra Načuk Dragana Zarić 6–4, 6–4Loss 5. 2 August 1998 Salt Lake City, United States Hard Liezel Horn Mariaan de Swardt Samantha Smith 2–6, 2–6Loss 6. 21 September 1998 Bucharest, Romania Clay Lenka Cenková Eva Bes Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez 6–4, 6–7(6), 0–6Loss 7. 5 December 1998 New Delhi, India Hard Tina Križan Lenka Cenková Amanda Hopmans w/o
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