Petra Black Knight
Petra Black Knight 
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 Austria
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| Birthday: | May 24, 1972 | ||||||||||||
| Size: | 168 cm | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 57 kg | ||||||||||||
| 1st professional season: | 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Resignation: | 1997 | ||||||||||||
| Playing hand: | Right | ||||||||||||
| Prize money: | $ 397,476 | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 162-141 | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 52 (January 9 1995) | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 75-112 | ||||||||||||
| Career title: | WTA 1, ITF 2 | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 60 (May 10 1993) | ||||||||||||
| Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) | |||||||||||||
Petra Schwarz (* 24. May 1972 in Vienna as Petra Ritter ) is a former Austrian tennis player .
Career
Petra Schwarz-Ritter played on the WTA Tour from 1987 to 1997 . She reached her highest place in the world singles ranking on January 9, 1995 with rank 52. Schwarz-Ritter won a tournament in doubles on the WTA Tour, namely in 1992 in Prague with Karin Kschwendt . She achieved her greatest success after victories over Lisa Raymond , Nathalie Tauziat , Miriam Oremans and Ruxandra Dragomir , before losing in the quarterfinals to Mary Pierce at the French Open in 1994.
Between 1988 and 1996 she played 22 times for Austria in the Fed Cup . Black Knight won eleven and lost eleven matches.
In 1992 she took part in the Olympic Games in tennis.
She ended her active career in 1997.
Schwarz-Ritter celebrated her success under her birth name Ritter.
Web links
- WTA profile of Petra Schwarz-Ritter (English)
- ITF profile of Petra Schwarz-Ritter (English)
- Fed Cup stats by Petra Schwarz (English)
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| SURNAME | Black Knight, Petra |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ritter, Petra (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna , Austria |