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Barbara Paulus (born 1 September 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Austria. She began playing on the WTA Tour in 1986 and retired in 2001. During her career, she won a total of seven WTA tournaments (six singles titles, one doubles title). Paulus competed for the Austria Fed Cup team on 21 occasions in singles and doubles, winning nine of her 22 matches.
Career
Paulus is one of the most successful Austrian female tennis players, being one of only two to be ranked in the top 10 (along with Barbara Schett), despite having a career plagued with injuries. She won six singles titles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour. Her best results include victories over Chris Evert, Mary Pierce, Gabriela Sabatini, Conchita Martínez, and Jana Novotná.[1]
After reaching as high as No. 12 in the world in 1990,[1] she sustained injuries to her knee and both wrists which required her to have surgery and kept her sidelined for many months through 1992 and 1993.[1][2] Her comeback from injury eventually bore her much success, with four WTA titles between 1995 and 1997, a top-ten ranking, and reaching her biggest career final at the Tier I Family Circle Cup, where she lost in three sets to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.[3]
Her career effectively ended in 1998 after an elbow injury, though she made a brief return in 2001.[4]
Awards
- 1990: Golden Needle Award from Austrian Tennis Federation[5]
WTA career finals
Singles: 17 (6–11)
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| Tier II (0–1)
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| Tier III (2–5)
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| Tier IV (3–2)
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| Finals by surface
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| Result
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W/L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Win
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1–0
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May 1988
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Geneva, Switzerland
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Tier V
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil
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6–4, 5–7, 6–1
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| Loss
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1–1
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Aug 1988
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Sofia, Bulgaria
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Tier V
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez
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6–1, 6–2
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| Loss
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1–2
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Jul 1989
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Arcachon, Spain
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Tier V
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Judith Wiesner
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6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–1
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| Loss
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1–3
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Jan 1990
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Sydney, Australia
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Tier III
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva
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4–6, 6–1, 6–3
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| Win
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2–3
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May 1990
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Geneva, Switzerland
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Tier IV
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Helen Kelesi
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2–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
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| Loss
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2–4
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Jul 1990
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Palermo, Italy
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Tier IV
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Isabel Cueto
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6–2, 6–3
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| Loss
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2–5
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Oct 1990
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Filderstadt, Germany
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Tier II
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Hard (i)
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Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández
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6–1, 6–3
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| Win
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3–5
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Sep 1995
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Warsaw, Poland
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Tier III
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Alexandra Fusai
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7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–1
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| Win
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4–5
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Nov 1995
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Pattaya, Thailand
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Tier IV
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Yi Jingqian
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6–4, 6–3
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| Loss
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4–6
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Jan 1996
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Auckland, New Zealand
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Tier IV
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Sandra Cacic
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6–3, 1–6, 6–4
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| Loss
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4–7
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Apr 1996
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Hilton Head Island, US
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Tier I
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
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6–2, 2–6, 6–2
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| Loss
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4–8
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May 1996
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Strasbourg, France
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Tier III
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport
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6–3, 7–6(8–6)
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| Win
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5–8
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Aug 1996
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Maria Lankowitz, Austria
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Tier IV
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Sandra Cecchini
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40–15 ret.
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| Loss
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5–9
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Sep 1996
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Warsaw, Poland
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Tier III
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Henrieta Nagyová
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3–6, 6–2, 6–1
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| Loss
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5–10
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Oct 1996
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Moscow, Russia
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Tier III
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Carpet (i)
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Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez
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6–1, 4–6, 6–4
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| Win
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6–10
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Jul 1997
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Warsaw, Poland
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Tier III
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Henrieta Nagyová
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6–4, 6–4
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| Loss
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6–11
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Oct 1997
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Luxembourg
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Tier III
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Carpet (i)
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Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer
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6–4, 3–6, 7–5
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Doubles: 1 (1–0)
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| Tier III (0–0)
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| Tier V (1–0)
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ITF finals
| $100,000 tournaments
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| $75,000 tournaments
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| $50,000 tournaments
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| $25,000 tournaments
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| $10,000 tournaments
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Singles (2–3)
| Result
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Win
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1.
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16 November 1987
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Wels, Austria
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Hard (i)
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Template:Flagicon Denisa Krajčovičová
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6–2, 6–2
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| Loss
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1.
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27 September 1993
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Kirchheim, Austria
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Laurence Courtois
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1–6, 3–6
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| Win
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2.
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29 August 1994
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Maribor, Slovenia
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Hard (i)
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Template:Flagicon Maja Živec-Škulj
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4–6, 6–4, 6–0
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| Loss
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2.
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4 March 1996
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Prostějov, Czech Republic
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Hard (i)
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Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis
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1–6, 4–6
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| Loss
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3.
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27 January 1996
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Prostějov, Czech Republic
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Carpet (i)
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Template:Flagicon Karina Habšudová
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7–6(9–7), 1–6, 3–6
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Doubles (0–2)
References
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