Wiltrud Probst (born 29 May 1969, in

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) is a retired

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player from Germany. She was ranked World No. 31 on 4 February 1991. Probst won in singles two individual titles on the

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. In 1990 she won the tournament in the New Zealand capital

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by a final victory over

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. In 1992 she won the

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against her compatriot

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in the final. Her most successful Grand Slam tournament she played in 1990, when she reached the knockout stages at the French Open , in which she defeated the No. 10 in the world rankings , the Spanish

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. Probst retired from tennis 1999.

WTA Tour finals

Singles (2–0)

Doubles (0–7)

ITF finals

Singles (0–5)

Doubles (1–4)

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