In her career in the 1980s, Petra Huber won a title on the WTA Tour in Barcelona ( Spain ) in 1986 against the Italian Laura Garrone . On October 1, 1984, she achieved her best position in the world rankings with rank 37 in the individual. In the same year she made it to the second round of the US Open , but was defeated there by Sylvia Hanika in two sets 4: 6, 5: 7. Petra Huber also played for the ÖTV in the Fed Cup . Your balance is ten wins and eleven defeats. Huber was able to win seven times in singles and three times in doubles. Between 1983 and 1987 she made twelve appearances for the Austrian Fed Cup team . She retired from active sports in 1989.
After her active career, she worked as a model, tennis youth trainer and manager of Jürgen Melzer .