Petra Huber (born 15 February 1966) is a former professional

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player from Austria.

Biography

Junior career

Before turning professional, Huber competed with success on the junior circuit. In 1982 she partnered with Judith Polz to make the girls' doubles semi-finals at the Australian Open and quarter-finals at the French Open. She was a semi-finalist in the girls' singles event at the

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Professional tennis

Huber made her first WTA Tour final at the 1984 Miami Classic, which she lost to

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. She reached the round of 16 at the 1984 US Open to obtain her highest career ranking of 37 in the world. In 1986 she won the

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as an unseeded player. She had a semi-final win over a young

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, who was appearing in her first WTA main draw, then beat Italian

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in the final. In doubles she was a finalist at three WTA events in 1986, for one win, partnering

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Representative

At the

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, Huber was Austria's representative in the women's singles demonstration event. She featured in a total of 12

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ties for Austria. This includes Austria's 1986 Fed Cup campaign, in which they made the final eight of the World Group. In the quarter-final she lost a close three set match to Argentina's top player

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WTA Tour finals

Singles (1-1)

Doubles (2-2)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Huber, Petra 1966 births Living people Austrian female tennis players Tennis players at the 1984 Summer Olympics