Patricia Wartusch
- Residence: Vienna, Austria
- Date of Birth: 05 Aug 1978
- Birthplace: Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria
- Height: 5'9'' (1.75 m)
- Weight: 145 lbs. (66 kg)
- Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
- Status: Pro (Sept. 1997)
- Pronounced: pa-TREET-see-ah VAR-toosh
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Singles Ranking
Austria
Patricia Wartusch Biography
Coached by Stefan Leiner...Favorite surfaces are hard and grass; best shots are serve and forehand...Father, Peter, is a salesman and a former football player; mother, Doris, is a nurse and ski instructor; has a younger brother, Christian...Graduated from high school in September 1997...Self-described as funny and friendly with a good sense of humor...Superstitious about wearing the same shirt (washed!), and putting on finger tape...Admires her mother because sheÆs always in a good mood and tries to help everybody, and Nelson Mandela as a great man...Tennis player admired is Thomas Muster as a great fighter and worker, and the best comeback player ever after his knee injury...Favorite place to visit is Sydney...Other sports interests include skiing, in-line skating, swimming and biking...Favorite book is Der Alchemist; favorite movies are Wild Things and The Game; favorite actors are Tom Cruise and Meg Ryan.
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Stats
| YTD | Career | |
| WTA Singles Titles | - | 2 |
| WTA Doubles Titles | - | 6 |
| ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles | - | - |
| ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles | - | - |
| Prize Money | $0 | $657,243 |
| W/L - Singles | - - - | 236 - 214 |
| W/L - Doubles | - - - | 176 - 128 |
Results
Rankings
| Singles | Race to Istanbul | Doubles |
| - | - | - |
| Career-high Singles | Career-high Doubles |
| 24-Apr-2000 (65) | 12-May-2003 (22) |
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1993 - Ret. in 1r qualifying match at Kirchheim, her first ITF Circuit match
1994 - Went 5-8 on ITF Circuit
1995 - Runner-up at ITF/Salzburg-AUT and ITF/Salzburg 2-AUT; won first ITF Circuit doubles title
1996 - Contested first Tour qualifying at Linz and later made Tour debut at Palermo as a LL; won consecutive ITF Circuit singles titles
1997 - Reached one ITF Circuit singles final
1998 - Won ITF/Tashkent-UZB; reached 2r at Rosmalen and contested first Grand Slam qualifying at US Open
1999 - First Top 100 finish; reached first Tour singles title at Sao Paulo (d. No. 1 Smashnova in 1r; l. to Zuluaga 75 third set); broke into Top 100 on August 16 at No. 99; in doubles, won first Tour title at Tashkent and later finished runner-up at Pattaya City (both w/Kulikovskaya)
2000 - Career-best season to date in singles, collecting first Tour singles title, debuting at all four Grand Slams and achieving best singles ranking; won Bogota unseeded, d. No. 1 seed Plischke in SF and Garbin in final; on April 24, reached career-high singles ranking of No. 65; in Wimbledon debut, reached 3r (l. to Osterloh 86 third set); represented Austria for the first time in Fed Cup and at the Sydney Olympics (l.2r to Sanchez-Vicario); doubles runner-up at Auckland (w/Schwartz) and Bratislava (w/Mandula)
2001 - Won ITF/Tbilisi-GEO and second Tour title at Tashkent (w/Mandula)
2002 - Season highlight was second Tour singles title at Casablanca (d. Koukalova in final); earlier, reached SF of hometown event, Vienna, as a qualifier (d. world No. 13 Farina Elia en route for first Top 20 win); also reached SF at Helsinki; in Fed Cup, won doubles rubber in AustriaÆs win over Croatia to reach World Group SF; in doubles, won Vienna and Casablanca and reached final at Tokyo [Princess Cup] (all w/Mandula)
2003 - Apart from SF finish at Doha, did not win consecutive Tour matches all season; runner-up at ITF/Sofia-BUL; best season in doubles, winning Estoril and Bol (both w/Mandula) and reaching final at Hobart (w/Schett) and Acapulco (w/Mandula); reached career-high doubles ranking of No. 22 on May 12
2004 - Reached 2r at Stockholm (as No.217 qualifier, l. to No.87 Perebiynis); failed to qualify at another Tour event in singles, incl. all four Grand Slams; in doubles, reached SF at Acapulco (w/Gagliardi), Casablanca (w/Cohen-Aloro and Linz (w/Schett), also reached one ITF Circuit doubles final; member of Austrian Fed Cup team that d. Slovak Republic 3-2 in 1r (d. Cervanova/Husarova w/Schwartz), QF team that upset US 4-1 to reach second SF in three years (second upset over the US in as many years and included a doubles win w/Schett over Craybas/Navratilova, for Navratilova's first Fed Cup loss after 40 singles/doubles victories dating back to 1975), and SF team that l. 5-0 to eventual first-time champions Russia (l. to Myskina, and to Kuznetsova/Likhovtseva w/Meusberger)
1994 - Went 5-8 on ITF Circuit
1995 - Runner-up at ITF/Salzburg-AUT and ITF/Salzburg 2-AUT; won first ITF Circuit doubles title
1996 - Contested first Tour qualifying at Linz and later made Tour debut at Palermo as a LL; won consecutive ITF Circuit singles titles
1997 - Reached one ITF Circuit singles final
1998 - Won ITF/Tashkent-UZB; reached 2r at Rosmalen and contested first Grand Slam qualifying at US Open
1999 - First Top 100 finish; reached first Tour singles title at Sao Paulo (d. No. 1 Smashnova in 1r; l. to Zuluaga 75 third set); broke into Top 100 on August 16 at No. 99; in doubles, won first Tour title at Tashkent and later finished runner-up at Pattaya City (both w/Kulikovskaya)
2000 - Career-best season to date in singles, collecting first Tour singles title, debuting at all four Grand Slams and achieving best singles ranking; won Bogota unseeded, d. No. 1 seed Plischke in SF and Garbin in final; on April 24, reached career-high singles ranking of No. 65; in Wimbledon debut, reached 3r (l. to Osterloh 86 third set); represented Austria for the first time in Fed Cup and at the Sydney Olympics (l.2r to Sanchez-Vicario); doubles runner-up at Auckland (w/Schwartz) and Bratislava (w/Mandula)
2001 - Won ITF/Tbilisi-GEO and second Tour title at Tashkent (w/Mandula)
2002 - Season highlight was second Tour singles title at Casablanca (d. Koukalova in final); earlier, reached SF of hometown event, Vienna, as a qualifier (d. world No. 13 Farina Elia en route for first Top 20 win); also reached SF at Helsinki; in Fed Cup, won doubles rubber in AustriaÆs win over Croatia to reach World Group SF; in doubles, won Vienna and Casablanca and reached final at Tokyo [Princess Cup] (all w/Mandula)
2003 - Apart from SF finish at Doha, did not win consecutive Tour matches all season; runner-up at ITF/Sofia-BUL; best season in doubles, winning Estoril and Bol (both w/Mandula) and reaching final at Hobart (w/Schett) and Acapulco (w/Mandula); reached career-high doubles ranking of No. 22 on May 12
2004 - Reached 2r at Stockholm (as No.217 qualifier, l. to No.87 Perebiynis); failed to qualify at another Tour event in singles, incl. all four Grand Slams; in doubles, reached SF at Acapulco (w/Gagliardi), Casablanca (w/Cohen-Aloro and Linz (w/Schett), also reached one ITF Circuit doubles final; member of Austrian Fed Cup team that d. Slovak Republic 3-2 in 1r (d. Cervanova/Husarova w/Schwartz), QF team that upset US 4-1 to reach second SF in three years (second upset over the US in as many years and included a doubles win w/Schett over Craybas/Navratilova, for Navratilova's first Fed Cup loss after 40 singles/doubles victories dating back to 1975), and SF team that l. 5-0 to eventual first-time champions Russia (l. to Myskina, and to Kuznetsova/Likhovtseva w/Meusberger)
SINGLES
Winner (2): 2002 - Casablanca; 2001 - ITF/Tbilibi-GEO; 2000 - Bogota; 1999 - ITF/Bytom-POL; 1998 - ITF/Tashkent-UZB; 1996 - ITF/Amazonas-BRA, ITF/Tashkent-UZB.
Finalist (1): 1999 - Sao Paulo.
DOUBLES
Winner (6): 2003 - Estoril, Bol (both w/Mandula); 2002 - Vienna, Casablanca (both w/Mandula); 2001 - Tashkent (w/Mandula); 1999 - Tashkent (w/Koulikovskaya).
Finalist (6): 2003 - Hobart (w/Schett), Acapulco (w/Mandula); 2002 - Tokyo [Princess Cup] (w/Mandula); 2000 - Auckland (w/Schwartz), Bratislava (w/Mandula); 1999 - Pattaya City (w/Koulikovskaya).
ADDITIONAL
Austrian Fed Cup Team 2000-04. Austrian Olympic Team 2000.
Winner (2): 2002 - Casablanca; 2001 - ITF/Tbilibi-GEO; 2000 - Bogota; 1999 - ITF/Bytom-POL; 1998 - ITF/Tashkent-UZB; 1996 - ITF/Amazonas-BRA, ITF/Tashkent-UZB.
Finalist (1): 1999 - Sao Paulo.
DOUBLES
Winner (6): 2003 - Estoril, Bol (both w/Mandula); 2002 - Vienna, Casablanca (both w/Mandula); 2001 - Tashkent (w/Mandula); 1999 - Tashkent (w/Koulikovskaya).
Finalist (6): 2003 - Hobart (w/Schett), Acapulco (w/Mandula); 2002 - Tokyo [Princess Cup] (w/Mandula); 2000 - Auckland (w/Schwartz), Bratislava (w/Mandula); 1999 - Pattaya City (w/Koulikovskaya).
ADDITIONAL
Austrian Fed Cup Team 2000-04. Austrian Olympic Team 2000.
Overall Stats
| YTD | Career | |
| WTA Singles Titles | - | 2 |
| WTA Doubles Titles | - | 6 |
| ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles | - | - |
| ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles | - | - |
| Prize Money | $0 | $657,243 |
| W/L - Singles | - - - | 236 - 214 |
| W/L - Doubles | - - - | 176 - 128 |
Grand Slam History
Singles
| W/L | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | |
| 1 / 3 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | 1r | - | 2r | 1r | - | - | - | - |
| 0 / 2 | FRENCH OPEN | 1r | - | - | 1r | - | - | - | - |
| 2 / 2 | WIMBLEDON | 1r | - | - | 3r | - | - | - | - |
| 0 / 2 | US OPEN | - | 1r | - | 1r | - | - | - | - |
Doubles
| W/L | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | |
| 4 / 6 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | 1r | 3r | 1r | 1r | 3r | 1r | - | - |
| 7 / 5 | FRENCH OPEN | - | 2r | 3r | QF | 2r | 1r | - | - |
| 3 / 5 | WIMBLEDON | - | 1r | QF | 1r | 1r | 1r | - | - |
| 4 / 6 | US OPEN | - | 1r | 3r | 1r | 2r | 1r | 2r | - |
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Current WTA Rankings
| Singles | Race to Istanbul | Doubles |
| - | - | - |
Rankings Breakdown
Grand Slams
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 30/08/2004 | US OPEN | 3R | 27 |
| 21/06/2004 | WIMBLEDON | 1R | 2 |
| 24/05/2004 | FRENCH OPEN | Q - 1R | 2 |
| 19/01/2004 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 25/08/2003 | US OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 23/06/2003 | WIMBLEDON | 1R | 2 |
| 26/05/2003 | FRENCH OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 13/01/2003 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 26/08/2002 | US OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 24/06/2002 | WIMBLEDON | 3R | 29 |
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 27/05/2002 | FRENCH OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 14/01/2002 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | Q - 3R | 25 |
| 27/08/2001 | US OPEN | 2R | 14 |
| 25/06/2001 | WIMBLEDON | 1R | 2 |
| 28/05/2001 | FRENCH OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 15/01/2001 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | 2R | 42 |
| 28/08/2000 | US OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 26/06/2000 | WIMBLEDON | 3R | 72 |
| 29/05/2000 | FRENCH OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 17/01/2000 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 30/08/1999 | US OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 21/06/1999 | WIMBLEDON | Q - 1R | 2 |
| 24/05/1999 | FRENCH OPEN | Q - 3R | 18 |
| 18/01/1999 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | Q - 1R | 2 |
| 31/08/1998 | US OPEN | Q - 3R | 24 |
Rankings History
| Year | Season-ending Singles | Season-ending Doubles |
| 2004 | 222 | 89 |
| 2003 | 154 | 33 |
| 2002 | 82 | 37 |
| 2001 | 151 | 76 |
| 2000 | 90 | 86 |
| 1999 | 91 | 76 |
| 1998 | 133 | 169 |
| 1997 | 197 | 161 |
| 1996 | 257 | 677 |
| 1995 | 514 | 769 |
| 1994 | 781 | 688 |
| Career-high Singles | Career-high Doubles |
| 24-Apr-2000 (65) | 12-May-2003 (22) |
Current WTA Rankings
| Ranking | Points |
| - | 0 |
Rankings Breakdown
Grand Slams
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 30/08/2004 | US OPEN | 3R | 27 |
| 21/06/2004 | WIMBLEDON | 1R | 2 |
| 24/05/2004 | FRENCH OPEN | Q - 1R | 2 |
| 19/01/2004 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 25/08/2003 | US OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 23/06/2003 | WIMBLEDON | 1R | 2 |
| 26/05/2003 | FRENCH OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 13/01/2003 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 26/08/2002 | US OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 24/06/2002 | WIMBLEDON | 3R | 29 |
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 27/05/2002 | FRENCH OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 14/01/2002 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | Q - 3R | 25 |
| 27/08/2001 | US OPEN | 2R | 14 |
| 25/06/2001 | WIMBLEDON | 1R | 2 |
| 28/05/2001 | FRENCH OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 15/01/2001 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | 2R | 42 |
| 28/08/2000 | US OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 26/06/2000 | WIMBLEDON | 3R | 72 |
| 29/05/2000 | FRENCH OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 17/01/2000 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 30/08/1999 | US OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 21/06/1999 | WIMBLEDON | Q - 1R | 2 |
| 24/05/1999 | FRENCH OPEN | Q - 3R | 18 |
| 18/01/1999 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | Q - 1R | 2 |
| 31/08/1998 | US OPEN | Q - 3R | 24 |
Fed Cup
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 24/11/2004 | FED CUP SEMI-FINAL | 1R | 0 |
| 26/04/2003 | FED CUP WEEK 1 | 1R | 0 |
Tier 1-5
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 25/10/2004 | LINZ | 1R | 1 |
| 02/08/2004 | STOCKHOLM | 2R | 24 |
| 17/05/2004 | VIENNA | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 05/04/2004 | CASABLANCA | 1R | 1 |
| 01/03/2004 | ACAPULCO | Q - 2R | 2 |
| 23/02/2004 | BOGOTA | 3R | 4 |
| 11/01/2004 | CANBERRA | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 06/10/2003 | TASHKENT | 2R | 14 |
| 28/07/2003 | SOPOT | 1R | 1 |
| 07/07/2003 | PALERMO | 1R | 1 |
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 09/06/2003 | VIENNA | 2R | 20 |
| 19/05/2003 | MADRID | 1R | 1 |
| 12/05/2003 | ROME | 1R | 1 |
| 28/04/2003 | BOL | 2R | 24 |
| 07/04/2003 | ESTORIL | 1R | 1 |
| 31/03/2003 | CASABLANCA | 2R | 12 |
| 19/03/2003 | MIAMI | 1R | 1 |
| 05/03/2003 | INDIAN WELLS | 1R | 1 |
| 24/02/2003 | ACAPULCO | 2R | 24 |
| 17/02/2003 | DUBAI | 1R | 1 |
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 10/02/2003 | DOHA | 4R | 69 |
| 05/01/2003 | HOBART | 1R | 1 |
| 30/12/2002 | AUCKLAND | 1R | 1 |
| 21/10/2002 | LINZ | 1R | 1 |
| 07/10/2002 | FILDERSTADT | 1R | 1 |
| 30/09/2002 | MOSCOW | 1R | 1 |
| 16/09/2002 | TOKYO (TOYOTA) | 2R | 29 |
| 09/09/2002 | SHANGHAI | 1R | 1 |
| 18/08/2002 | NEW HAVEN | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 05/08/2002 | HELSINKI | 4R | 59 |
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 08/07/2002 | CASABLANCA | W | 90 |
| 10/06/2002 | VIENNA | 4R | 119 |
| 15/04/2002 | BUDAPEST | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 06/03/2002 | INDIAN WELLS | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 18/02/2002 | DUBAI | 3R | 11 |
| 11/02/2002 | DOHA | 2R | 4 |
| 06/01/2002 | CANBERRA | 1R | 12 |
| 05/11/2001 | PATTAYA CITY | 3R | 4 |
| 22/10/2001 | LINZ | 1R | 1 |
| 15/10/2001 | BRATISLAVA | Q - 1R | 1 |
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 11/06/2001 | TASHKENT | 1R | 1 |
| 16/04/2001 | BUDAPEST | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 09/04/2001 | ESTORIL | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 02/04/2001 | PORTO | 1R | 5 |
| 07/03/2001 | INDIAN WELLS | 1R | 1 |
| 26/02/2001 | ACAPULCO | 2R | 22 |
| 19/02/2001 | BOGOTA | 2R | 24 |
| 07/01/2001 | HOBART | 1R | 1 |
| 06/11/2000 | KUALA LUMPUR | 1R | 1 |
| 16/10/2000 | LINZ | 1R | 1 |
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 10/07/2000 | KLAGENFURT | 1R | 1 |
| 19/06/2000 | 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH | 1R | 1 |
| 22/05/2000 | MADRID | 1R | 1 |
| 01/05/2000 | BOL | 1R | 1 |
| 20/03/2000 | MIAMI | 1R | 1 |
| 03/01/2000 | AUCKLAND | 1R | 1 |
| 15/11/1999 | PATTAYA CITY | 1R | 1 |
| 08/11/1999 | KUALA LUMPUR | 1R | 1 |
| 01/11/1999 | LEIPZIG | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 25/10/1999 | LINZ | 1R | 1 |
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 04/10/1999 | SAO PAULO | QF | 98 |
| 12/07/1999 | PALERMO | 1R | 1 |
| 05/07/1999 | PORTSCHACH | 1R | 1 |
| 07/06/1999 | TASHKENT | 2R | 12 |
| 26/04/1999 | HAMBURG | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 15/03/1999 | MIAMI | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 08/02/1999 | PROSTEJOV | Q - 2R | 2 |
| 11/01/1999 | HOBART | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 04/01/1999 | GOLD COAST | Q - 3R | 9 |
| 02/11/1998 | LEIPZIG | 2R | 11 |
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 26/10/1998 | LUXEMBOURG | 1R | 1 |
| 06/07/1998 | MARIA LANKOWITZ | 1R | 1 |
| 15/06/1998 | 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH | 2R | 26 |
| 27/04/1998 | BOL | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 20/04/1998 | BUDAPEST | 2R | 2 |
| 13/04/1998 | MAKARSKA | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 03/02/1997 | LINZ | 2R | 4 |
| 15/07/1996 | PALERMO | 1R | 3 |
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