Claudia Porwik


Claudia Porwik is a former professional tennis player. She was born on 14 November 1968 in Coburg, West Germany and played on the WTA tour from 1986 to 1996. She reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 1988 and the semifinals in 1990 and retired with a 195-191 career record, including wins over Gabriela Sabatini and Conchita Martínez.

Fed Cup

Porwik first played for West Germany in the Federation Cup in 1986. She played two singles matches in the Federation Cup, both for Germany in 1990, and won them both. She played her last Fed Cup match in 1995.

WTA Tour finals

Singles 1

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.26 April 1987TaipeiCarpet Anne Minter4–6, 1–6

Doubles 10 (6–4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.1 May 1988Taranto, ItalyClay Andrea Betzner Laura Garrone
Helen Kelesi
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up2.22 May 1988European Open, SwitzerlandClay Maria Lindström Christiane Jolissaint
Dianne Van Rensburg
1–6, 3–6
Runner-up3.5 November 1989Indianapolis, USAHard Larisa Savchenko Katrina Adams
Lori McNeil
4–6, 4–6
Winner4.25 August 1991Schenectady, New York, USAHard Rachel McQuillan Nicole Arendt
Shannan McCarthy
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up5.9 February 1992Faber Grand Prix, Essen, GermanyCarpet Sabine Appelmans Katerina Maleeva
Barbara Rittner
5–7, 3–6
Runner-up6.16 February 1992Linz, AustriaHard Raffaella Reggi-Concato Miriam Oremans
Monique Kiene
6–4, 6–2
Winner7.29 August 1993Schenectady, New York, USAHard Rachel McQuillan Florencia Labat
Barbara Rittner
4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Winner8.17 October 1993Montpellier, FranceCarpet Meredith McGrath Janette Husárová
Dominique Monami
3–6, 6–2, 7–6
Winner9.8 January 1995Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Irina Spîrlea Laurence Courtois
Nancy Feber
6–2, 6–3
Winner10.30 September 1995China Open, Beijing, ChinaHard Linda Wild Stephanie Rottier
Wang Shi-ting
6–1, 6–0

ITF finals

Singles (3–0)

Doubles (1–3)