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- Lefthander remembered for finishing as the runner-up at the French Open in 1981 (l. Mandlikova) and for winning the year end Avon Championships in 1982 (d. Navratilova in F) ... Known for bouncing the ball many times before serving, sometimes up to 30 times ... Posted notable career wins over Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, Tracy Austin and Andrea Jaeger ... Skied in competition as a youngster and has competed in auto rallies ... Father, Franz, was a builder. Married Harold Holder in 1989.
Plays
Left-HandedCareer High
5Height
5'8" (1.73 m)Birthday
Nov 30, 1959 November 30, 1959Birthplace
Munich, West GermanyCareer Highlights
SINGLES
Winner: 1986 - Athens; 1984 - Brighton; 1982 - Avon Championships; 1981 - Seattle; 1979 - German Indoors; 1978 - German Indoors.
Finalist: 1988 - Wichita, Aix-en-Provence; 1987 - San Francisco, Mahwah; 1983 - Boston, Washington, DC, U.S. Indoors, Los Angeles, Oakland, Houston; 1981- Roland Garros, Austrian Open, Cincinnati,
1980 - Swiss Open; 1979 - Italian Open, Austrian Open; 1978 - Austrian Open, Bastad; 1977 - German Indoors.
DOUBLES
Winner: 1988 - Adelaide (w/Kohde-Kilsch).
ADDITIONAL
West German Olympic Team 1988. West German Fed Cup Team 1978-81, 84-85, 88.