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Barbara Rittner

GER Age 53 173 cm / 5'8" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1990–2004

Barbara Rittner represented Germany on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 24. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 211–218 and 2 singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak singles rank
24 (Feb 1, 1993)
Elo peak
1897 (86th percentile)
Singles record
211–218 (49.2%)
Singles titles
2
Prize money
$1,829,648

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Barbara Rittner's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Denisa Chladkova #63 6-4 5-7 4-6 L H2H Match data Jul 22, 2004* R32 Palermo Tier V → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Svetlana Kuznetsova #11 1-6 4-6 L H2H Match data May 27, 2004* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Barbara Schett #69 6-3 6-3 W H2H Match data May 26, 2004* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Stephanie Foretz Gacon 1-6 2-6 L H2H Match data Oct 23, 2003* R32 Luxembourg Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Julia Vakulenko #94 5-7 2-6 L H2H Match data Aug 27, 2003* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard

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Barbara Rittner's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 0 13 13 May 25, 2001 H2H
Anke Huber 1 8 9 Aug 15, 2001 H2H
Silvia Farina Elia 4 3 7 Sep 27, 2002 H2H
Conchita Martínez 0 6 6 Mar 5, 2003 H2H
Iva Majoli 2 4 6 Aug 30, 2001 H2H

Singles Titles (2)

Barbara Rittner singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA FinalsTournaments
199219 1 — — — 1 — Schenectady
200128 1 — — — 1 — Antwerp
Total 2 — — — 2 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (1)

Barbara Rittner Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
1992 Barcelona Olympics Round of 16 2 1 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario #5 def. Barbara Rittner #30 4-6 6-3 6-1 H2H Match data

Career Results

Barbara Rittner career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19901733650.0%349110
19911820173754.1%11143
19921925164161.0%4429
19932024174158.5%3034
19942125184358.1%3440
19952217173450.0%3951
19962312162842.9%4947
19972410172737.0%4571
19982513142748.2%7466
19992615183345.5%6659
20002710122245.5%5999
20012816183447.1%9968
20022914193342.4%6866
2003306142030.0%66120
20043112333.3%120235
Career21121842949.2%——

Career Results by Surface

Barbara Rittner career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199017 ————11250.0%————22450.0% 33650.0%
199118 11102152.4%34742.9%0110.0%62875.0% 20173754.1%
199219 1372065.0%651154.5%21366.7%43757.1% 25164161.0%
199320 13102356.5%841266.7%11250.0%22450.0% 24174158.5%
199421 1181957.9%1081855.6%21366.7%21366.7% 25184358.1%
199522 681442.9%551050.0%————641060.0% 17173450.0%
199623 561145.5%561145.5%0220.0%22450.0% 12162842.9%
199724 371030.0%34742.9%22450.0%24633.3% 10172737.0%
199825 24633.3%851361.5%11250.0%24633.3% 13142748.1%
199926 34742.9%781546.7%22450.0%34742.9% 15183345.5%
200027 23540.0%25728.6%22450.0%42666.7% 10122245.5%
200128 691540.0%861457.1%22450.0%0110.0% 16183447.1%
200229 6101637.5%561145.5%12333.3%21366.7% 14193342.4%
200330 27922.2%15616.7%32560.0%———— 6142030.0%
200431 ————12333.3%———————— 12333.3%
Career—839317647.2%737414749.7%18193748.6%37326953.6%21121842949.2%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Barbara Rittner career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199017 0110.0%21366.7%0110.0%101100.0% 33650.0%
199118 0440.0%35837.5%641060.0%53862.5% 14163046.7%
199219 012120.0%71887.5%72977.8%61785.7% 20163655.6%
199320 0880.0%44850.0%821080.0%921181.8% 21163756.8%
199421 0660.0%461040.0%1131478.6%71887.5% 22163857.9%
199522 0660.0%14520.0%43757.1%63966.7% 11162740.7%
199623 0550.0%45944.4%42666.7%43757.1% 12152744.4%
199724 0440.0%21366.7%551050.0%23540.0% 9132240.9%
199825 0330.0%15616.7%651154.5%61785.7% 13142748.1%
199926 0330.0%45944.4%991850.0%21366.7% 15183345.5%
200027 0330.0%14520.0%63966.7%32560.0% 10122245.5%
200128 0220.0%010100.0%1041471.4%42666.7% 14183243.8%
200229 0550.0%551050.0%571241.7%32560.0% 13193240.6%
200330 22450.0%0110.0%281020.0%22450.0% 6131931.6%
200431 00——0110.0%11250.0%00—— 12333.3%
Career 264663.0%38589639.6%845914358.7%60268669.8% 18420739147.1%

Opponent ranking data available for 391/429 (91.1%) of Barbara Rittner's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Barbara Rittner performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
200330 3/20 0.3 2.0 64.8% 54.6% 41.8% 54.9% 22.5% 49.8% 30.7%
200431 2/3 1.5 4.0 61.6% 49.7% 42.0% 49.4% 92.9% 47.2% 52.3%
Career 5/429 0.8 2.8 63.5% 52.6% 41.9% 52.7% 50.6% 48.8% 39.3%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 5/429 (1.2%) of Barbara Rittner's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Barbara Rittner advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1990 17 1557 121.6 — — — — +35 — — 36.4% -1.18 1–0 1–0 — -0.40
1991 18 1709 130.4 — — — — +3 -111 — 52.9% +0.15 7–6 (54%) 5–2 (71%) 106.0 +1.01
1992 19 1850 151.2 — — — — -13 -152 -246 57.8% +0.43 5–2 (71%) 3–4 (43%) 103.8 -1.88
1993 20 1844 151.4 — — — — +11 -88 — 60.9% +0.72 2–7 (22%) 6–4 (60%) 96.7 -1.04
1994 21 1820 146.5 — — — — +35 -80 -177 58.9% +0.85 7–6 (54%) 1–3 (25%) 96.8 -1.12
1995 22 1729 138.0 — — — — +52 -26 — 53.9% +0.47 5–7 (42%) 3–4 (43%) 96.7 -0.26
1996 23 1728 144.8 — — — — +60 -24 — 46.7% -0.05 0–4 (0%) 1–1 — -1.28
1997 24 1653 135.9 — — — — +29 +52 -38 42.9% -0.07 4–6 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 96.6 -1.13
1998 25 1664 132.7 — — — — -29 +97 — 48.4% +0.21 4–6 (40%) 3–2 (60%) 99.2 -0.20
1999 26 1655 126.4 — — — — +7 +43 -46 45.8% -0.24 5–5 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 100.6 -0.69
2000 27 1661 124.8 — — — — +33 -20 -41 48.1% 0.00 5–5 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 98.8 -0.48
2001 28 1619 127.0 — — — — +17 +57 +14 50.6% +0.30 5–8 (38%) 6–4 (60%) 97.9 -0.24
2002 29 1632 131.4 — — — — 0 +51 -45 44.7% -0.11 8–6 (57%) 3–6 (33%) 100.7 -0.85
2003 30 1568 107.0 -0.66 -2.21 0.611 40.9% -13 +39 +86 35.4% -1.04 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) 97.2 -0.85
2004 31 1571 109.3 -1.05 +2.64 0.990 49.4% — +36 — 42.9% -0.43 0–1 — — -0.31
Career 1897 144.7 -0.82 -0.27 0.767 44.3% +16 -11 -47 50.7% +0.17 61–74 (45%) 39–39 (50%) 96.9 -2.27

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Barbara Rittner Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
199118 R64R128R128R32 3–4 (43%)
199219 R64R64R32R128 4–4 (50%)
199320 R32R32R64R32 7–4 (64%)
199421 R32R32R32R32 8–4 (67%)
199522 R128R128—R128 0–3 (0%)
199623 R64R16R128R32 6–4 (60%)
199724 R128R128R64R128 1–4 (20%)
199825 R64R32R64R128 4–4 (50%)
199926 —R64R64R128 2–3 (40%)
200027 R128R64R128— 1–3 (25%)
200128 R16R64R64R64 6–4 (60%)
200229 R32R64R64R128 4–4 (50%)
200330 R128R128R128R128 0–4 (0%)
200431 —R64—— 1–1 (50%)
W-L 13–12
(52%)
15–14
(52%)
10–12
(45%)
9–12
(43%)
47–50
(48%)

WTA 1000

Barbara Rittner WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge IWMIAITABERBOCCANBERHILKEYPANZUR W-L
Win %
199118 ——R16R32R64———R32—— 5–4 (56%)
199219 ——R64R16QF———R16—— 7–4 (64%)
199320 —————R64——R32—R32 1–3 (25%)
199421 ———R16—R32—R16——— 5–3 (62%)
199522 —————R64R32—R64R32— 1–4 (20%)
199623 —————R64R32—R128—— 1–3 (25%)
199724 R32——R32—R64—R32R64—— 4–5 (44%)
199825 ————————R64—— 1–1 (50%)
199926 R32——R32———R64R64—— 3–4 (43%)
200027 ———R64——————— 0–1 (0%)
200128 R64R64———R64————— 2–3 (40%)
200229 R128R32————————— 2–2 (50%)
200330 R32R128—R64——————— 2–3 (40%)
W-L 5–5
(50%)
3–3
(50%)
2–2
(50%)
7–7
(50%)
3–2
(60%)
1–6
(14%)
2–2
(50%)
3–3
(50%)
8–8
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
34–40
(46%)

WTA 500

Barbara Rittner WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge DLBDUBHAMHOUIWPARAMEBAHBRIESSPORHANLEILINMANSYDZUR W-L
Win %
199017 ——R32———————R16—————— 2–2 (50%)
199118 ——R64—R64———————————— 0–2 (0%)
199219 ——R16——————SFR32—————R16 5–4 (56%)
199320 QF—R16—R16————R16QF—QF——QF— 11–7 (61%)
199421 ——QFR32——R64——R32R32—QF——QF— 6–7 (46%)
199522 QF—QF——R16——R16———R16—R32R16— 10–7 (59%)
199623 ——R16——R32R64——QFR16———R32—— 5–6 (45%)
199724 ——R16————————R32R32———— 1–3 (25%)
199825 ——————R32————R32R32R16——— 2–4 (33%)
199926 ——R32———R64————QF—R32——— 2–4 (33%)
200027 ——————————R16—R16———— 2–2 (50%)
200128 ——R32————R32————R32———— 0–3 (0%)
200229 —R16R16———————R32—QF———— 4–4 (50%)
W-L 5–2
(71%)
1–1
(50%)
10–11
(48%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
1–2
(33%)
1–4
(20%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
6–4
(60%)
5–7
(42%)
2–3
(40%)
8–8
(50%)
1–2
(33%)
2–2
(50%)
5–3
(62%)
1–1
(50%)
50–55
(48%)

WTA 250

Barbara Rittner WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge ANTASBBRIDOHESTLIBKITMADSPBVIEBIRBOLBRABRUCAICANGOLHELHOBHOPKLAKNOLEILINLUXMARPALPROQUEROSSANSANSANSCHSCOSOPSTYSYDWELZAG W-L
Win %
199017 ——————————————————————R16————————————————— 1–1 (50%)
199118 —R16——————F—————————————QF————————QF—R16R32———QF— 12–7 (63%)
199219 ——————————————————————R32———————R32——W———R16—— 7–3 (70%)
199320 ——————R16—————————————————————————FR32—————— 5–3 (62%)
199421 ——QF———————————————————————R32——————QF——QF——— 6–4 (60%)
199522 ———————————————————————F——R32————————————QF 6–3 (67%)
199623 ————————————————————————R32—R32——R32—————————— 0–3 (0%)
199724 ——————————————————R32R16———QFR32————R16—————————— 4–5 (44%)
199825 —R32———————————————————————R32SF—R16——————QF———— 6–5 (55%)
199926 —————R16——————R16—R16——————SF——R32——R16———————R16———— 8–7 (53%)
200027 R32—————————R16—————R16———R16R32——SF——————————————— 7–6 (54%)
200128 W——R32R32R16—R16—R32——————R32———————R32——————————R16———— 8–8 (50%)
200229 ———R32R32R32———R16——R16R32—R32————————R32——————————QF———— 4–9 (31%)
200330 ————R32SF—————R32————R32R16R32—————R32——————————————— 4–7 (36%)
200431 ——————————————————————————R32————————————— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 5–1
(83%)
1–2
(33%)
2–1
(67%)
0–2
(0%)
0–3
(0%)
5–4
(56%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
4–1
(80%)
1–2
(33%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
1–3
(25%)
1–1
(50%)
0–2
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
3–2
(60%)
3–3
(50%)
6–2
(75%)
3–7
(30%)
0–1
(0%)
3–5
(38%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
1–2
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
4–1
(80%)
8–3
(73%)
0–1
(0%)
6–4
(60%)
2–1
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
78–72
(52%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
24
Career-high date
Feb 1, 1993
First Top 100
Feb 4, 1991
First Top 50
Oct 7, 1991
First Top 20
—
First Top 10
—

Ranking History Matrix

Barbara Rittner ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
198916—————————421349349
199017356300249198185189193184178115107110
1991181027479807073747656424343
199219443428303029292528313029
199320283432322927294037313434
199421333237393739383536394040
199522433938354040424750505251
199623466064718258636354545247
199724474841414350485576787171
1998257186908610891787471656666
199926664946494547525153565959
2000275577939810711312512613010510199
200128747174715052495351696868
200229777072678682636864676666
20033077868689877910596120113119120
200431120121148147155177162176188229234235
200532228230222226232438——————

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Barbara Rittner's most statistically similar WTA players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS W1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Rita Grande ITA #24 1,755 393 173 220 44.0% $1,858,558 3 0 0 1991–2005 Rivalries Match log
Joannette Kruger RSA #21 1,860 310 147 163 47.4% $1,083,908 2 0 0 1992–2003 Rivalries Match log
Miriam Oremans NED #25 1,808 344 162 182 47.1% $1,648,499 0 0 0 1990–2002 Rivalries Match log
Angeles Montolio ESP #22 1,817 180 86 94 47.8% $720,661 3 0 0 1994–2002 Rivalries Match log
Mana Endo JPN #26 1,820 158 78 80 49.4% $463,765 1 0 0 1991–1998 Rivalries Match log
Cristina Torrens Valero ESP #27 1,786 270 117 153 43.3% $1,000,722 2 0 0 1993–2004 Rivalries Match log
Yone Kamio JPN #24 1,787 94 43 51 45.7% $356,441 0 0 0 1991–1996 Rivalries Match log
Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP #28 1,818 436 200 236 45.9% $6,076,081 3 0 0 1990–2010 Rivalries Match log
Asa Carlsson SWE #28 1,817 299 128 171 42.8% $1,569,134 2 0 0 1992–2004 Rivalries Match log
Anne-Gaelle Sidot FRA #24 1,750 215 90 125 41.9% $1,236,925 0 0 0 1996–2002 Rivalries Match log
Meike Babel GER #27 1,784 157 71 86 45.2% $546,800 0 0 0 1991–2000 Rivalries Match log
Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor FRA #29 1,771 232 109 123 47.0% $823,787 1 0 0 1993–2001 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Barbara Rittner?
Barbara Rittner is 53 years old, born on April 25, 1973.
Which country does Barbara Rittner represent?
Barbara Rittner represents Germany in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Barbara Rittner?
Barbara Rittner is 173 cm / 5'8".
Does Barbara Rittner use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Barbara Rittner uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Barbara Rittner left-handed or right-handed?
Barbara Rittner plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Barbara Rittner won?
Barbara Rittner has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Barbara Rittner won?
TennisDB does not group any of Barbara Rittner's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Barbara Rittner won?
Barbara Rittner has won 2 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Antwerp in 2001.
What is Barbara Rittner's highest WTA ranking?
Barbara Rittner's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 24, first achieved on February 1, 1993.
What is Barbara Rittner's career win-loss record?
Barbara Rittner has a career WTA singles record of 211 wins and 218 losses (49.2%).
How much career prize money has Barbara Rittner earned?
Barbara Rittner has earned at least $1,829,648 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Barbara Rittner's career appear in TennisDB?
Barbara Rittner appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1990 through 2004.
On which surface does Barbara Rittner have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Barbara Rittner's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on carpet: 53.6% (37–32).
Who has Barbara Rittner faced most often?
Barbara Rittner's most frequent opponent is Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, with a head-to-head record of 0–13 across 13 meetings.