Petra Huber (born 15 February 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Austria.
Biography Junior career Before turning professional, Huber competed successfully on the junior circuit. In 1982, she partnered with Judith Polz to make the girls' doubles semi-finals at the Australian Open and quarter-finals at the French Open. She was a semi-finalist in the girls' singles event at the 1983 French Open.
Professional tennis Huber made her first WTA Tour final at the 1984 Miami Classic, which she lost to Laura Arraya. She reached the round of 16 at the 1984 US Open to obtain her highest career ranking of 37 in the world.
In 1986, she won the Spanish Open as an unseeded player. She had a semi-final win over a young Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, who was appearing in her first WTA main draw, then beat Italian Laura Garrone in the final. In doubles she was a finalist at three WTA events in 1986, for one win, partnering Petra Keppeler in Bregenz.
Representative At the 1984 Summer Olympics, Huber was Austria's representative in the women's singles demonstration event.
She featured in a total of 12 Fed Cup ties for Austria. This includes Austria's 1986 Fed Cup campaign, in which they made the final eight of the World Group. In the quarter-final, she lost a close three-set match to Argentina's top player Gabriela Sabatini.
WTA Tour finals Singles (1-1) ResultW/L DateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Apr 1984 Miami, United States $50,000 Clay Laura Gildemeister 3–6, 2–6Win 1–1 May 1986 Barcelona, Spain $50,000 Clay Laura Garrone 7–6, 6–0
Doubles (2-2) ResultW/L DateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Apr 1984 Taranto, Italy $50,000 Clay Sabrina Goleš 6–3, 6–3Loss 1–1 May 1986 Barcelona, Spain $50,000 Clay Petra Keppeler 2–6, 1–6Win 2–1 Jul 1986 Bregenz, Austria $50,000 Clay Petra Keppeler 6–2, 6–4Loss 2–2 Dec 1986 São Paulo, Brazil $50,000 Clay Laura Gildemeister 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
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