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Sonja Pachta

AUT Died Aug 21, 2024 (age 83) WTA Tour years active: 1968–1976

Sonja Pachta represented Austria on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Sonja Pachta finished with a career record of 17–20 and 2 singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak ranking

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Elo peak

1593 (34th percentile)

Career record

17–20 (45.9%)

Career titles

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 →

Sonja Pachta's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Elly Appel	0-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 15, 1976*	R32	Kitzbuhel	WTA 250	Clay
Heidi Eisterlehner	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 30, 1975*	SF	Brumana	WTA 250	Clay
Beatrix Klein	0-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 17, 1975*	R32	Kitzbuhel	WTA 250	Clay
Erzsebet Szell	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 20, 1973*	R16	Kitzbuhel	WTA 250	Clay
Kazuko Sawamatsu	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1973*	R128	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass

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Sonja Pachta's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Erzsebet Szell	0	2	2	Jul 20, 1973	H2H
Julie Anthony	1	1	2	Aug 6, 1972	H2H
Elly Appel	0	1	1	Jul 15, 1976	H2H
Heidi Eisterlehner	0	1	1	Aug 30, 1975	H2H
Beatrix Klein	0	1	1	Jul 17, 1975	H2H

Titles (2)

Sonja Pachta titles by season and category
Season	Age	Titles	GS	WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA Finals	Tournaments
1970	29	1	—	—	—	1	—	Opatija
1972	31	1	—	—	—	1	—	Brumana
Total		2	—	—	—	2	—

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

Career Results

Sonja Pachta career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	27	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1969	28	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—
1970	29	3	1	4	75.0%	—	—
1971	30	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1972	31	11	8	19	57.9%	—	—
1973	32	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—
1975	34	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
1976	35	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career		17	20	37	45.9%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Sonja Pachta career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	27	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1969	28	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%
1970	29	—	—	—	—	3	1	4	75.0%	—	—	—	—	3	1	4	75.0%
1971	30	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1972	31	2	1	3	66.7%	8	6	14	57.1%	1	1	2	50.0%	11	8	19	57.9%
1973	32	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1975	34	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1976	35	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	2	1	3	66.7%	14	16	30	46.7%	1	3	4	25.0%	17	20	37	45.9%

Advanced Stats

Sonja Pachta 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
1968	27	1496	99.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	+0.50	—	—	—	+0.25
1969	28	1483	97.5	—	—	—	—	—	-15	—	30.0%	-1.80	1–1	—	—	+0.02
1970	29	1540	108.5	—	—	—	—	—	+12	—	85.7%	+2.43	1–0	—	—	+0.58
1971	30	1521	97.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-2.00	0–1	—	—	+0.28
1972	31	1593	114.9	—	—	—	—	-2	-13	—	51.3%	-0.05	5–2 (71%)	1–0	—	+1.59
1973	32	1553	94.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.67	—	—	—	+0.13
1975	34	1520	91.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.75	—	—	—	+0.46
1976	35	1509	90.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-6.00	—	—	—	0.00
Career		1593	103.1	—	—	—	—	-2	-9	—	42.7%	-0.75	7–4 (64%)	1–0	—	+10.34

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Sonja Pachta Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	W-L Win %
1971	30	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1972	31	R64	R64	2–2 (50%)
1973	32	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	2–4 (33%)

WTA 250

Sonja Pachta WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	BAR	HAM	KIT	MAD	ALE	BRU	CAI	IST	LON	NIC	OPA	POE	SOU	W-L Win %
1968	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	1–1 (50%)
1969	28	—	—	—	—	QF	—	QF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	2–3 (40%)
1970	29	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	3–1 (75%)
1972	31	SF	—	R16	QF	—	W	—	SF	—	R16	—	—	R32	9–6 (60%)
1973	32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1975	34	—	—	R32	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1976	35	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–4 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–0 (100%)	2–2 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	15–16 (48%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

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Career-high date

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First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

No ranking history available.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Sonja Pachta represent?: Sonja Pachta represents Austria in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slams has Sonja Pachta won?: Sonja Pachta has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Sonja Pachta won?: TennisDB does not group any of Sonja Pachta's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Sonja Pachta won?: Sonja Pachta has won 2 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Brumana in 1972.
What is Sonja Pachta's career win-loss record?: Sonja Pachta has a career WTA singles record of 17 wins and 20 losses (45.9%).
Which seasons of Sonja Pachta's career appear in TennisDB?: Sonja Pachta appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1968 through 1976.
On which surface does Sonja Pachta have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Sonja Pachta's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 46.7% (14–16).
Who has Sonja Pachta faced most often?: Sonja Pachta's most frequent opponent is Erzsebet Szell, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.