Martina Pawlik (born 8 December 1969) is a former professional

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player from Germany.

Biography

Pawlik, who began competing on tour in 1986, won two ITF singles titles in the 1988 season, including a $25,000 event held in Chicago. Her best performance on the

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was a quarterfinal appearance at the

1989 Fernleaf Classic The 1989 Fernleaf Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Wellington, New Zealand and was part of the Category 1 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament and was held from 6 February unt ...

in Wellington. In 1989, she reached a career high 106 in the world and appeared that year in the main draw of all four Grand Slam tournaments. She made the third round of the

1989 French Open The 1989 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 29 May until 11 June. It was the 93rd staging of the French Open, and the second Gran ...

, where she beat world No. 35,

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, and Japan's

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, before losing in three sets to ninth seed

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. She appeared for the last time on the WTA Tour in 1990 but continued to play in the occasional ITF event. In 1991 she won a $25k tournament in Darmstadt as a qualifier, with wins over the top three seeds en route to the title.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles (4–3)

Doubles (6–1)

References

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