Judith Wiesner
# Judith Wiesner

Judith Wiesner (née Pölzl; born 2 March 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Austria. During her career, she won five top-level singles titles and three tour doubles titles. Her career high rankings were world No. 12 in singles (in 1997), and No. 29 in doubles (in 1989). In 1996, Wiesner was a quarterfinalist at both Wimbledon and the US Open.

## Fed Cup

Wiesner played her first match for the Austria Federation Cup team in 1983, and her last match in the Fed Cup in 1997. All together, she played in 14 different years, which is the most played by any player for Austria. She also holds the Austrian Fed Cup records for the most wins, the most singles wins, the most doubles wins jointly with Barbara Schett, and the most ties played.

## Post-tennis

Initially, Wiesner turned her hand to golf, achieving a handicap of 2. She was the team captain of Austria's Fed Cup team for 2001. She married Roland Floimair in 2001. From 1999 until 2004 she was a member of the Salzburg city council for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). She is also the tournament ambassador for the Gastein Ladies event.

## WTA Tour finals

### Singles: 12 (5–7)

* Winner – Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
* Tier I (0–1)
* Tier II (0–0)
* Tier III (1–2)
* Tier IV (2–3)
* Tier V (2–1)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (1–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (4–5)
* Carpet (0–0)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 1. | 16 May 1988 | Strasbourg | Clay | Sandra Cecchini | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 1. | 18 July 1988 | Aix-en-Provence | Clay | Sylvia Hanika | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 2. | 10 July 1989 | Arcachon | Clay | Barbara Paulus | 6–3, $6–7^{(3–7)},$ 6–1 |
| Loss | 2. | 16 March 1990 | Key Biscayne | Hard | Monica Seles | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 15 July 1991 | Kitzbühel | Clay | Conchita Martínez | 1–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Win | 3. | 18 May 1992 | Strasbourg | Clay | Naoko Sawamatsu | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4. | 17 May 1993 | Strasbourg | Clay | Naoko Sawamatsu | 6–4, 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 12 July 1993 | Kitzbühel | Clay | Anke Huber | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 25 July 1994 | Styria | Clay | Anke Huber | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4. | 22 August 1994 | Schenectady | Hard | Larisa Neiland | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 5. | 24 July 1995 | Maria Lankowitz | Clay | Ruxandra Dragomir | $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 6–3 |
| Loss | 7. | 30 December 1996 | Auckland | Hard | Marion Maruska | 3–6, 1–6 |

### Doubles: 9 (3–6)

* Winner – Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
* Tier I (0–0)
* Tier II (0–0)
* Tier III (0–4)
* Tier IV (0–1)
* Tier V (2–1)
* Virginia Slims (1–0)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (3–4)
* Carpet (0–2)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Win | 1. | 5 October 1987 | Athens | Clay | Andrea Betzner | Kathy Horvath Dinky Van Rensburg | 6–4, $7–6^{(7–0)}$ |
| Loss | 1. | 25 July 1988 | Hamburg | Clay | Andrea Betzner | Jana Novotná Tine Scheuer-Larsen | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2. | 1 August 1988 | Athens | Clay | Sabrina Goleš | Silke Frankl Sabine Hack | 7–5, 6–0 |
| Loss | 2. | 24 April 1989 | Barcelona | Clay | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Jana Novotná Tine Scheuer-Larsen | 2–6, 6–2, $6–7^{(3–7)}$ |
| Win | 3. | 22 May 1989 | Strasbourg | Clay | Mercedes Paz | Lise Gregory Gretchen Magers | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3. | 16 October 1989 | Zürich | Carpet (I) | Nathalie Tauziat | Jana Novotná Helena Suková | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 22 April 1991 | Barcelona | Clay | Nathalie Tauziat | Martina Navratilova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 20 April 1992 | Barcelona | Clay | Nathalie Tauziat | Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 22 February 1993 | Linz | Carpet (I) | Conchita Martínez | Eugenia Maniokova Leila Meskhi | w/o |

## ITF Circuit finals

### Singles (3–2)

* $75,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Runner-up | 1. | 10 August 1986 | Kitzbuehl, Austria | Clay | Petra Huber | 6–3, 2–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2 August 1987 | Kitzbuehl, Austria | Clay | Petra Huber | 3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 14 August 1991 | Turin, Italy | Clay | Cecilia Bargagni | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 20 September 1992 | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic | Clay | Helena Suková | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 3. | 17 May 1993 | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic | Clay | Janette Husárová | 6–3, 7–5 |

### Doubles (1–1)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Runner-up | 1. | 10 August 1986 | Kitzbuhel, Austria | Clay | Heidi Sprung | Justine Brown Louise Pleming | 0–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 2 August 1987 | Kitzbuhel, Austria | Clay | Heidi Sprung | Bettina Diesner Karin Oberleitner | 6–3, 6–4 |

## Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key :

| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | Career SR |
| Australian Open | NH | 3R | A | 4R | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 8 |
| French Open | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 11 |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 3R | QF | 3R | 0 / 11 |
| US Open | A | 1R | 4R | 1R | 4R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | QF | A | 0 / 10 |
| SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 40 |
| Year-end ranking | 141 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 15 | NR |

## Best Grand Slam results details

| | Australian Open | Australian Open |
| - | - | - |
| 1989 Australian Open |||
| Round | Opponent | Score |
| 1R | Sandrine Jaquet | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2R | Emmanuelle Derly | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 3R | Ronni Reis | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 4R | Catarina Lindqvist | 5–7, 2–6 |
| | French Open | French Open |
| 1993 French Open |||
| Round | Opponent | Score |
| 1R | Lindsay Davenport | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 2R | Jennifer Santrock | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 3R | Nathalie Tauziat (13) | 6–3, $7–6^{(7–5)}$ |
| 4R | Conchita Martínez (4) | 3–6, 3–6 |
| | Wimbledon Championships | Wimbledon Championships |
| 1996 Wimbledon |||
| Round | Opponent | Score |
| 1R | Karina Habšudová (17) | 6–0, 7–5 |
| 2R | Mercedes Paz (Q) | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 3R | Gigi Fernández | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 4R | Amy Frazier | 6–4, 6–4 |
| QF | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (4) | 4–6, 0–6 |
| | US Open | US Open |
| 1996 US Open |||
| Round | Opponent | Score |
| 1R | Iva Majoli (5) | 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 2R | Debbie Graham (Q) | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 3R | Petra Langrová | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 4R | Rita Grande | 6–0, 6–3 |
| QF | Steffi Graf (1) | 5–7, 3–6 |
