Barbara Paulus

Barbara Paulus

Country	Austria
Residence	Hinterbruehl, Austria
Born	September 1, 1970 (1970-09-01) Vienna, Austria
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	62.1 kg (137 lb)
Turned pro	July 1986
Retired	2001
Plays	Right-handed
Career prize money	US$1,294,945
Singles
Career record	280-166
Career titles	6 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 10 (November 18, 1996)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	4R (1995)
French Open	4R (1997)
Wimbledon	2R (1995, 1997)
US Open	3R (1996, 2002)
Other tournaments
Championships	RR (1990, 1996)
Olympic Games	3R (1988)
Doubles
Career record	26-43
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	-
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1990)
French Open	1R (1989)
Wimbledon	1R (1990)
US Open	1R (1989, 1990)
Last updated on: January 19, 2009.

Barbara Paulus (born September 1, 1970 in Vienna) is a former professional top 10 female 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 matches and losing thirteen.

Private life

Paulus was born in Austrian capital Vienna, and resides in Hinterbrühl. Her father, Gerhard, is a computer sales manager; her mother Brigitte is a housewife; her brother, Werner, plays basketball. Paulus graduated in 1990.

The favorite films of Paulus are Pretty Woman and Some Like It Hot. She enjoys visiting Florida, because of the climate.

Awards

• 1990: Golden Needle Award from Austrian Tennis Federation

WTA Tour finals

Singles (17)

Wins (6)

Legend

Grand Slam (0)

WTA Championships (0)

Tier I (0)

Tier II (0)

Tier III (2)

Tier IV (2)

Tier V (2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Location	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	1988	European Open	Lucerne, Switzerland	Clay	Lori McNeil	6-4 5-7 6-1
2.	1990	European Open	Lucerne, Switzerland	Clay	Helen Kelesi	2-6 7-5 7-6(3)
3.	1995	Warsaw Open	Warsaw, Poland	Clay	Alexandra Fusai	7-6(4) 4-6 6-1
4.	1995	PTT Thailand	Pattaya City, Thailand	Hard	Yi Jing-Qian	6-4 6-3
5.	1996	WTA Austria	Maria Lankowitz, Austria	Clay	Sandra Cecchini	retired
6.	1997	Warsaw Open	Warsaw, Poland	Clay	Henrieta Nagyová	6-4 6-4

Runner-ups (11)

• 1988: Sofia (lost to Conchita Martínez)
• 1989: Arcachon (lost to Judith Wiesner)
• 1990: Sydney (lost to Natasha Zvereva)
• 1990: Palermo (lost to Isabel Cueto)
• 1990: Filderstadt (lost to Mary Joe Fernandez)
• 1996: Auckland (lost to Sandra Cacic)

• 1996: Hilton Head (lost to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
• 1996: Strasbourg (lost to Lindsay Davenport)
• 1996: Warsaw (lost to Henrieta Nagyová)
• 1996: Moscow (lost to Conchita Martínez)
• 1997: Luxembourg (lost to Amanda Coetzer)

Doubles (1)

Wins (1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in the final	Score
1.	1988	Vitosha, Bulgaria	Hard (indoors)	Conchita Martínez	Sabrina Goleš Katerina Maleeva	1-6 6-1 6-4

External links

• Barbara Paulus at the Women's Tennis Association
• Barbara Paulus at the International Tennis Federation
• Barbara Paulus at the Fed Cup