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Austrian tennis player
Judith Wiesner Country (sports) Austria Residence Mattsee , AustriaBorn (1966-03-02 ) 2 March 1966 (age 58) Hallein , AustriaHeight 1.72 m (5 ft 7+ 1 ⁄2 in) Turned pro 1983 Retired 1997 Plays Right-handed (one handed-backhand) Prize money US$ 1,730,734Career record 366–209 Career titles 5 Highest ranking No. 12 (13 January 1997) Australian Open 4R (1989) French Open 4R (1993) Wimbledon QF (1996) US Open QF (1996) Olympic Games 2R (Atlanta 1996) Career record 109–100 Career titles 3 Highest ranking No. 29 (3 July 1989)
Judith Wiesner (née Pölzl ; born 2 March 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Austria . During her career, she won five top-level singles titles and three tour doubles titles. Her career high rankings were world No. 12 in singles (in 1997), and No. 29 in doubles (in 1989). In 1996, Wiesner was a quarterfinalist at both Wimbledon and the US Open .
Fed Cup
Wiesner played her first match for the Austria Federation Cup team in 1983, and her last match in the Fed Cup in 1997. Altogether, she played in 14 different years, which is the most played by any player for Austria. She also holds the Austrian Fed Cup records for the most wins, the most singles wins, the most doubles wins jointly with Barbara Schett , and the most ties played.
Post-tennis
Initially, Wiesner turned her hand to golf, achieving a handicap of 2.[ 1] She was the team captain of Austria's Fed Cup team for 2001.[ 2] She married Roland Floimair in 2001. From 1999 until 2004 she was a member of the Salzburg city council for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP).[ 3] She is also the tournament ambassador for the Gastein Ladies event.
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 12 (5–7)
Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I (0–1)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (1–2)
Tier IV (2–3)
Tier V (2–1)
Titles by Surface
Hard (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (4–5)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Runner-up
1.
16 May 1988
Strasbourg
Clay
Sandra Cecchini
3–6, 0–6
Winner
1.
18 July 1988
Aix-en-Provence
Clay
Sylvia Hanika
6–1, 6–2
Winner
2.
10 July 1989
Arcachon
Clay
Barbara Paulus
6–3, 6–7(3–7) , 6–1
Runner-up
2.
16 March 1990
Key Biscayne
Hard
Monica Seles
1–6, 2–6
Runner-up
3.
15 July 1991
Kitzbühel
Clay
Conchita Martínez
1–6, 6–2, 3–6
Winner
3.
18 May 1992
Strasbourg
Clay
Naoko Sawamatsu
6–1, 6–3
Runner-up
4.
17 May 1993
Strasbourg
Clay
Naoko Sawamatsu
6–4, 1–6, 3–6
Runner-up
5.
12 July 1993
Kitzbühel
Clay
Anke Huber
4–6, 1–6
Runner-up
6.
25 July 1994
Styria
Clay
Anke Huber
3–6, 3–6
Winner
4.
22 August 1994
Schenectady
Hard
Larisa Neiland
7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Winner
5.
24 July 1995
Maria Lankowitz
Clay
Ruxandra Dragomir
7–6(7–4) , 6–3
Runner-up
7.
30 December 1996
Auckland
Hard
Marion Maruska
3–6, 1–6
Doubles: 9 (3–6)
Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–4)
Tier IV (0–1)
Tier V (2–1)
Virginia Slims (1–0)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (3–4)
Carpet (0–2)
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Winner
1.
5 October 1987
Athens
Clay
Andrea Betzner
Kathy Horvath Dinky Van Rensburg
6–4, 7–6(7–0)
Runner-up
1.
25 July 1988
Hamburg
Clay
Andrea Betzner
Jana Novotná Tine Scheuer-Larsen
4–6, 2–6
Winner
2.
1 August 1988
Athens
Clay
Sabrina Goleš
Silke Frankl Sabine Hack
7–5, 6–0
Runner-up
2.
24 April 1989
Barcelona
Clay
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Jana Novotná Tine Scheuer-Larsen
2–6, 6–2, 6–7(3–7)
Winner
3.
22 May 1989
Strasbourg
Clay
Mercedes Paz
Lise Gregory Gretchen Magers
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up
3.
16 October 1989
Zürich
Carpet (I)
Nathalie Tauziat
Jana Novotná Helena Suková
3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Runner-up
4.
22 April 1991
Barcelona
Clay
Nathalie Tauziat
Martina Navratilova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
1–6, 3–6
Runner-up
5.
20 April 1992
Barcelona
Clay
Nathalie Tauziat
Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
4–6, 1–6
Runner-up
6.
22 February 1993
Linz
Carpet (I)
Conchita Martínez
Eugenia Maniokova Leila Meskhi
w/o
ITF Circuit finals
Singles (3–2)
$75,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent in the final
Score in the final
Runner-up
1.
10 August 1986
Kitzbuehl , Austria
Clay
Petra Huber
6–3, 2–6, 0–6
Runner-up
2.
2 August 1987
Kitzbuehl , Austria
Clay
Petra Huber
3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Winner
1.
14 August 1991
Turin , Italy
Clay
Cecilia Bargagni
6–2, 6–4
Winner
2.
20 September 1992
Karlovy Vary , Czech Republic
Clay
Helena Suková
6–4, 7–5
Winner
3.
17 May 1993
Karlovy Vary , Czech Republic
Clay
Janette Husárová
6–3, 7–5
Doubles (1–1)
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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