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 .
Wiesner played her first match for the Austria Federation Cup team in 1983, and her last match in the Fed Cup in 1997. All together, 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.
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.
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)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Loss 1. 16 May 1988 Strasbourg Clay Sandra Cecchini 3–6, 0–6 Win 1. 18 July 1988 Aix-en-Provence Clay Sylvia Hanika 6–1, 6–2 Win 2. 10 July 1989 Arcachon Clay Barbara Paulus 6–3, 6–7(3–7) , 6–1 Loss 2. 16 March 1990 Key Biscayne Hard Monica Seles 1–6, 2–6 Loss 3. 15 July 1991 Kitzbühel Clay Conchita Martínez 1–6, 6–2, 3–6 Win 3. 18 May 1992 Strasbourg Clay Naoko Sawamatsu 6–1, 6–3 Loss 4. 17 May 1993 Strasbourg Clay Naoko Sawamatsu 6–4, 1–6, 3–6 Loss 5. 12 July 1993 Kitzbühel Clay Anke Huber 4–6, 1–6 Loss 6. 25 July 1994 Styria Clay Anke Huber 3–6, 3–6 Win 4. 22 August 1994 Schenectady Hard Larisa Neiland 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 Win 5. 24 July 1995 Maria Lankowitz Clay Ruxandra Dragomir 7–6(7–4) , 6–3 Loss 7. 30 December 1996 Auckland Hard Marion Maruska 3–6, 1–6
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)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1. 5 October 1987 Athens Clay Andrea Betzner Kathy Horvath Dinky Van Rensburg 6–4, 7–6(7–0) Loss 1. 25 July 1988 Hamburg Clay Andrea Betzner Jana Novotná Tine Scheuer-Larsen 4–6, 2–6 Win 2. 1 August 1988 Athens Clay Sabrina Goleš Silke Frankl Sabine Hack 7–5, 6–0 Loss 2. 24 April 1989 Barcelona Clay Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Jana Novotná Tine Scheuer-Larsen 2–6, 6–2, 6–7(3–7) Win 3. 22 May 1989 Strasbourg Clay Mercedes Paz Lise Gregory Gretchen Magers 6–3, 6–3 Loss 3. 16 October 1989 Zürich Carpet (I) Nathalie Tauziat Jana Novotná Helena Suková 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 Loss 4. 22 April 1991 Barcelona Clay Nathalie Tauziat Martina Navratilova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1–6, 3–6 Loss 5. 20 April 1992 Barcelona Clay Nathalie Tauziat Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4–6, 1–6 Loss 6. 22 February 1993 Linz Carpet (I) Conchita Martínez Eugenia Maniokova Leila Meskhi w/o
$75,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score 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
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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