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Caroline Kuhlman

USA Age 60 WTA Tour years active: 1983–1995

Caroline Kuhlman represented the United States on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 52. In TennisDB's records, Caroline Kuhlman finished with a career record of 49–65 and no singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak ranking

52 (Aug 4, 1986)

Elo peak

1660 (51st percentile)

Career record

49–65 (43.0%)

Career titles

Prize money

$308,149

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 →

Caroline Kuhlman's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Lisa Raymond #44	3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 9, 1995*	R32	Chicago	WTA 500	Carpet
Kimberly Po Messerli	6-4 4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 3, 1994*	R32	Oakland	WTA 500	Carpet
Judith Wiesner #24	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 1994*	R64	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Silke Frankl #71	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1994*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Patty Fendick #41	4-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 10, 1994*	R64	Manhattan Beach	WTA 500	Hard

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Caroline Kuhlman's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Petra Schwarz	2	2	4	Apr 6, 1994	H2H
Monique Javer	1	2	3	Sep 17, 1993	H2H
Lori Mcneil	1	2	3	May 27, 1992	H2H
Kimberly Po Messerli	1	1	2	Nov 3, 1994	H2H
Judith Wiesner	0	2	2	Sep 1, 1994	H2H

Career Results

Caroline Kuhlman career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1983	16	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1985	18	9	4	13	69.2%	171	68
1986	19	6	9	15	40.0%	68	92
1990	23	1	1	2	50.0%	475	291
1991	24	2	7	9	22.2%	290	190
1992	25	7	9	16	43.8%	195	100
1993	26	16	17	33	48.5%	92	78
1994	27	8	16	24	33.3%	78	93
1995	28	0	1	1	0.0%	92	745
Career		49	65	114	43.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Caroline Kuhlman career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1983	16	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1985	18	5	3	8	62.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	4	13	69.2%
1986	19	5	4	9	55.6%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	6	9	15	40.0%
1990	23	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1991	24	1	5	6	16.7%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	7	9	22.2%
1992	25	4	4	8	50.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	7	9	16	43.8%
1993	26	11	10	21	52.4%	3	5	8	37.5%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	16	17	33	48.5%
1994	27	4	7	11	36.4%	1	5	6	16.7%	2	2	4	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	8	16	24	33.3%
1995	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	31	35	66	47.0%	8	16	24	33.3%	2	6	8	25.0%	4	7	11	36.4%	49	65	114	43.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Caroline Kuhlman career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1985	18	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1986	19	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	6	7	14.3%	0	0	—	—	2	7	9	22.2%
1990	23	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
1991	24	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%
1992	25	0	1	1	0.0%	1	7	8	12.5%	4	1	5	80.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	6	9	15	40.0%
1993	26	0	0	—	—	0	5	5	0.0%	5	4	9	55.6%	8	5	13	61.5%	13	14	27	48.1%
1994	27	1	1	2	50.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	2	4	6	33.3%	8	14	22	36.4%
1995	28	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		1	3	4	25.0%	3	18	21	14.3%	15	20	35	42.9%	12	11	23	52.2%	31	52	83	37.3%

Opponent ranking data available for 83/114 (72.8%) of Caroline Kuhlman's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Caroline Kuhlman 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
1983	16	1492	98.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	0.00
1985	18	1614	127.5	—	—	—	—	+22	—	—	61.3%	+1.13	4–1 (80%)	2–2 (50%)	106.2	+0.67
1986	19	1620	116.2	—	—	—	—	+40	—	—	42.4%	-0.64	1–2 (33%)	3–1 (75%)	101.4	+0.90
1990	23	1628	103.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-0.75	—	—	—	-0.03
1991	24	1564	98.9	—	—	—	—	+2	-51	—	25.0%	-1.40	1–1	1–0	—	+0.15
1992	25	1624	119.9	—	—	—	—	-19	-70	—	41.7%	-0.69	3–1 (75%)	0–2	—	-0.32
1993	26	1618	115.4	—	—	—	—	+23	-66	—	50.7%	-0.20	3–6 (33%)	5–4 (56%)	97.5	+2.53
1994	27	1575	119.7	—	—	—	—	+31	-59	-15	38.2%	-0.87	4–5 (44%)	0–1	—	+0.37
1995	28	1566	100.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	-0.09
Career		1660	121.5	—	—	—	—	+20	-63	-15	44.2%	-0.47	16–16 (50%)	11–10 (52%)	104.5	+3.67

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Caroline Kuhlman Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1983	16	—	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1985	18	—	—	—	R32	2–1 (67%)
1986	19	—	—	R128	R64	1–2 (33%)
1990	23	—	—	—	R64	1–1 (50%)
1992	25	—	R128	R128	R32	2–3 (40%)
1993	26	R128	R128	R128	R128	0–4 (0%)
1994	27	R32	R128	R64	R64	4–4 (50%)
W-L		2–2 (50%)	0–3 (0%)	1–4 (20%)	7–7 (50%)	10–16 (38%)

WTA 1000

Caroline Kuhlman WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	TKY	BER	CAN	HIL	KEY	W-L Win %
1992	25	—	R64	R32	QF	R64	5–4 (56%)
1993	26	—	—	—	R64	R64	1–2 (33%)
1994	27	R16	—	—	R32	R128	2–3 (40%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	4–3 (57%)	2–3 (40%)	8–9 (47%)

WTA 500

Caroline Kuhlman WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	DLB	EAS	HOU	IW	SDG	TKY	AME	CAN	CHI	LOS	MAN	OAK	PHI	STR	W-L Win %
1986	19	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	—	4–3 (57%)
1991	24	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1992	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
1993	26	—	—	R32	R32	R64	R32	R32	—	—	—	R64	QF	—	R16	6–8 (43%)
1994	27	R32	R32	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R64	R32	—	—	2–6 (25%)
1995	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	2–3 (40%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	13–21 (38%)

WTA 250

Caroline Kuhlman WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ASB	BRI	EAS	HKG	HOU	WAS	ALB	AUR	HOB	LUC	ROA	SAL	SAN	SAN	TAM	TAR	WOR	W-L Win %
1985	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	SF	—	—	R32	—	—	7–3 (70%)
1986	19	—	—	R64	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	1–4 (20%)
1991	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	R32	—	1–5 (17%)
1992	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1993	26	F	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9–3 (75%)
1994	27	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–3 (0%)
W-L		4–1 (80%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	4–1 (80%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	18–19 (49%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Aug 4, 1986

First Top 100

Sep 16, 1985

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Caroline Kuhlman ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1985	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	69	69	67	68
1986	19	60	67	72	72	78	73	75	52	92	89	89	92
1987	20	—	121	123	124	131	132	130	201	—	—	—	—
1990	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	479	309	300	280	291
1991	24	289	256	236	190	197	197	190	200	211	180	188	190
1992	25	198	189	170	126	118	125	129	111	94	89	103	100
1993	26	86	65	74	100	78	78	79	82	87	94	79	78
1994	27	73	75	78	71	80	86	78	75	71	75	93	93
1995	28	95	133	122	161	165	187	254	271	587	745	—	—

Data coverage: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete.

Similar Players

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

Caroline Kuhlman's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Donna Faber	USA	55	1,718	0	165	68	97	41.2%	1987–1993	Match log
Jana Pospisilova	CZE	49	1,709	0	73	31	42	42.5%	1988–1994	Match log
Beverly Bowes	USA	49	1,676	0	189	69	120	36.5%	1983–1994	Match log
Akiko Kijimuta	JPN	49	1,694	0	154	60	94	39.0%	1983–1993	Match log
Sandra Wasserman	BEL	48	1,701	0	170	77	93	45.3%	1987–1994	Match log
Petra Schwarz	AUT	52	1,667	0	126	48	78	38.1%	1987–1997	Match log
Catherine Suire	FRA	52	1,672	0	208	79	129	38.0%	1980–1993	Match log
Sophie Amiach	FRA	57	1,647	0	150	57	93	38.0%	1980–1995	Match log
Janine Tremelling	AUS	53	1,721	1	98	39	59	39.8%	1982–1990	Match log
Nicole Arendt	USA	49	1,775	0	142	67	75	47.2%	1986–2000	Match log
Shaun Stafford	USA	48	1,772	1	222	90	132	40.5%	1987–1996	Match log
Karine Quentrec	FRA	45	1,739	1	129	55	74	42.6%	1988–1994	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Caroline Kuhlman?: Caroline Kuhlman is 60 years old, born on August 25, 1966.
Which country does Caroline Kuhlman represent?: Caroline Kuhlman represents United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slams has Caroline Kuhlman won?: Caroline Kuhlman has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Caroline Kuhlman won?: TennisDB does not group any of Caroline Kuhlman's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Caroline Kuhlman's highest WTA ranking?: Caroline Kuhlman's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 52, first achieved on August 4, 1986.
What is Caroline Kuhlman's career win-loss record?: Caroline Kuhlman has a career WTA singles record of 49 wins and 65 losses (43.0%).
How much career prize money has Caroline Kuhlman earned?: Caroline Kuhlman has earned at least $308,149 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Caroline Kuhlman's career appear in TennisDB?: Caroline Kuhlman appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1983 through 1995.
On which surface does Caroline Kuhlman have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Caroline Kuhlman's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on hard: 47.0% (31–35).
Who has Caroline Kuhlman faced most often?: Caroline Kuhlman's most frequent opponent is Petra Schwarz, with a head-to-head record of 2–2 across 4 meetings.