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{{Short description|German tennis player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name                          = Wiltrud Probst
| image                         =
| country                       = {{GER}}<br />{{FRG}}
| residence                     =
| birth_date                    = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1969|05|29}}
| birth_place                   = [[Nuremberg]], West Germany
| height                        = {{height|m=1.70}}
| turnedpro                     = 1985
| retired                       = 1999
| plays                         = Right-handed
| careerprizemoney              = US$824,173
| singlesrecord                 = 249–228
| singlestitles                 = 2 WTA
| highestsinglesranking         = No. 31 (4 February 1991)
| AustralianOpenresult          = 2R (1987, 1991, 1993–95, 1997)
| FrenchOpenresult              = 4R (1990)
| Wimbledonresult               = 3R (1991)
| USOpenresult                  = 2R (1990, 1997)
| doublesrecord                 = 133–167
| doublestitles                 = 0 WTA, 1 ITF
| highestdoublesranking         = No. 32 (8 January 1996)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult   = 3R (1995)
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult       = 3R (1990, 91, 1994, 1998)
| WimbledonDoublesresult        = 3R (1996)
| USOpenDoublesresult           = 2R (1990, 91, 1997)
}}

''' Wiltrud Probst ''' (born 29 May 1969) is a former [[tennis]] player from Germany.

She was ranked world No. 31 on 4 February 1991. Probst won in singles two titles on the [[WTA Tour]]. In 1990, she won the tournament in the New Zealand capital [[Wellington Classic|Wellington]] by a final victory over [[Leila Meskhi]]. In 1992, she won the final of the [[Belgian Open (tennis)|Belgian Open]] against compatriot [[Meike Babel]]. Her most successful Grand Slam tournament she played in 1990, when she reached the knockout stages at the French Open, in which she defeated world No. 10, [[Conchita Martínez]]. Probst retired from tour 1999.

==WTA Tour finals==
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|-valign=top
| 
{| class="wikitable"
!style="width:155px"|Category <small>({{Tooltip| W–L | Win–Loss}})</small>!!style="width:45px"|Singles!!style="width:45px"|Doubles
|-style="background:#fcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|Tier I||0–0||0–0
|-style="background:#ccf;"
|style="text-align:left;"|Tier II||0–0||0–0
|-style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|Tier III||0–0||0–2
|-style="background:#6cf;"
|style="text-align:left;"|Tier IV||2–0||1–0
|}
|
{| class="wikitable"
!style="width:100px"|Surface <small>({{Tooltip| W–L | Win–Loss}})</small>!!style="width:45px"|Singles!!style="width:45px"|Doubles
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Hard||1–0||0–0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Clay||1–0||0–5
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Grass||0–0||0–0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Carpet||0–0||0–1
|}
|}

===Singles: 2 (titles)===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:35px" class="unsortable"|W/L 
!style="width:60px"|Date
!style="width:170px"|Tournament
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:180px"|Opponent
!style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score
|- style="background:#66ccff;"
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–0|| [[1990 Fernleaf International Classic – Doubles|Feb 1990]] || [[Wellington Classic|Wellington]], New Zealand || Hard || {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Leila Meskhi]] || 1–6, 6–4, 6–0
|- style="background:#66ccff;"
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2–0|| May 1992 || [[Belgian Open (tennis)|Waregem]], Belgium || Clay || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Meike Babel]] || 6–2, 6–3
|}

===Doubles: 7 (runner-ups)===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:35px" class="unsortable"|W/L 
!style="width:60px"|Date
!style="width:170px"|Tournament
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:180px"|Partner
!style="width:180px"|Opponents
!style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1
| [[1986 Athens Trophy – Doubles|Sep 1986]]
| [[Athens Trophy|Athens]], Greece
| Clay
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Silke Meier]]
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Isabel Cueto]]<br />{{nowrap|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]]}}
| 6–4, 2–6, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–2
| [[1990 OTB International Open – Women's doubles|Aug 1990]]
| [[OTB Open|Schenectady]], New York, US
| Hard
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Linda Ferrando]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alysia May]] <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nana Miyagi]]
| 4–6, 7–5, 3–6
|- style="background:#66ccff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–3
| Jul 1992
| [[WTA Austrian Open|Kitzbühel]], Austria
| Clay
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Amanda Coetzer]]}}
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Florencia Labat]] <br /> {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alexia Dechaume]]
| 3–6, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–4
| Oct 1993
| [[Faber Grand Prix|Essen]], Germany
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Christina Singer]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]] <br /> {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Helena Suková]]
| 2–6, 2–6
|- bgcolor="ccccff"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–5
| [[1995 Gallery Furniture Championships – Doubles|Apr 1995]]
| [[Virginia Slims of Houston|Houston]], Texas, US
| Clay
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Rene Simpson]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicole Arendt]] <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Manon Bollegraf]]
| 4–6, 2–6
|- style="background:#66ccff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–6
| [[1995 Styrian Open – Doubles|Jul 1995]]
| [[WTA Austrian Open|Maria Lankowitz]], Austria
| Clay
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alexandra Fusai]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Silvia Farina]] <br /> {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Andrea Temesvári]]
| 2–6, 2–6
|- style="background:#66ccff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–7
| [[1997 Meta Styrian Open – Doubles|Aug 1997]]
| Maria Lankowitz, Austria
| Clay
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Radka Bobková]]
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Eva Melicharová]] <br /> {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Helena Vildová]]
| 2–6, 2–6
|}

==ITF finals==
===Singles (0–5)===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
|-
!Legend
|- style="background:#addfad;"
|$50,000 tournaments
|- style="background:lightblue;"
|$25,000 tournaments
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
|$10,000 tournaments
|}

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%"
|-
!Result
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Surface
!Opponent
!Score
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1.
| 7 April 1986
| [[Caserta]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Gisele Miró]]
| 3–6, 6–2, 3–6
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2.
| 21 April 1986
| [[Taranto]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Patricia Tarabini]]
| 2–6, 1–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3.
| 13 July 1987
| [[Erlangen]], West Germany
| Clay
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Julie Halard-Decugis]]
| 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4.
| 16 July 1989
| [[Erlangen]], West Germany
| Clay
| {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} [[Elena Pampoulova]]
| 1–6, 6–2, 3–6
|- style="background:#addfad;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5.
| {{dts|format=dmy|1996|10|14}}
| [[Cardiff]], United Kingdom
| Hard
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Anne-Gaëlle Sidot]]
| 1–6, 5–7
|}

===Doubles (1–4)===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%"
|-
!Result
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Surface
!Partner
!Opponents
!Score
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1.
| 28 October 1985
| [[Peterborough]], United Kingdom
| Hard
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Claudia Porwik]]
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Regina Rajchrtová]] <br /> {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jana Novotná]]
| 7–5, 3–6, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2.
| 11 November 1985
| [[Queens]], United Kingdom
| Hard
| {{flagicon|FRG}} Claudia Porwik
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Christina Singer-Bath]] <br /> {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Petra Tesarová]]
| 7–5, 4–6, 3–6
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3.
| 31 March 1986
| [[Bari]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Belinda Borneo]]
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Nanette Schutte]] <br/> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Marianne van der Torre]]
| 6–4, 6–7, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4.
| 7 April 1986
| [[Caserta]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Marianne van der Torre]]
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Bettina Fulco]] <br/> {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Gisele Miro]]
| 3–6, 3–6
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 5.
| 10 July 1989
| [[Erlangen]], West Germany
| Clay
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Andrea Betzner]]
| {{Flagicon|NED}} [[Ingelise Driehuis]] <br /> {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Jennifer Fuchs]]
| 6–2, 6–3
|}

==External links==
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* {{Fed Cup player}}

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[[Category:Tennis players from Nuremberg]]
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