# Eva Pfaff

Eva Pfaff (born 10 February 1961) is a German former professional tennis player.

## Career

During her career, she won one singles title and nine doubles titles on the WTA Tour. Her peak world rankings in the sport were 17th in singles (in 1983) and 16th in doubles (1988).
At the 1983 Canadian Open, Pfaff held match points against Martina Navratilova in the round of 16, but lost 6–7 in the third set. She was the only player to have match points against Navratilova that year outside of Martina's loss at the French Open to Kathy Horvath.

## Major finals
### Grand Slam tournaments
#### Doubles: 1 runner–up

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1982 | Australian Open | Grass | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 4–6, 2–6 |

### Year-end championships
#### Doubles: 1 runner–up

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1983 | New York | Carpet (i) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 5–7, 2–6 |

## WTA Tour career finals
### Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

* Winner — Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
* Virginia Slims, Avon, other (1–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (0–1)
* Carpet (1–1)
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 1982 | Pittsburgh, US | Carpet (i) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 1982 | Nashville, US | Carpet (i) | Leigh-Anne Thompson | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 1983 | Hittfeld, West Germany | Clay | Andrea Temesvári | 4–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles: 19 (9 titles, 10 runner-ups)

* Winner — Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
* WTA Championships (0–1)
* Tier I (0–0)
* Tier II (2–0)
* Tier III (2–0)
* Tier IV (0–0)
* Tier V (0–0)
* Virginia Slims, Avon, other (5–8)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–2)
* Grass (1–4)
* Clay (5–2)
* Carpet (2–2)
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1980 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Hana Mandlíková Renáta Tomanová | w/o |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 1981 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Elizabeth Little Yvonne Vermaak | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Nov 1982 | Brisbane, Australia | Grass | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Billie Jean King Anne Smith | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Nov 1982 | Sydney, Australia | Grass | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 2–6, 6–2, 6–7 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Nov 1982 | Australian Open | Grass | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Feb 1983 | Oakland, US | Carpet (i) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Mar 1983 | VS Championships, US | Carpet (i) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | May 1983 | Berlin, West Germany | Clay | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Jo Durie Anne Hobbs | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 4–5 | Jul 1983 | Freiburg, West Germany | Clay | Bettina Bunge | Ivanna Madruga Emilse Raponi-Longo | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Oct 1984 | Los Angeles, LA | Hard | Bettina Bunge | Chris Evert-Lloyd Wendy Turnbull | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Oct 1984 | Filderstadt, West Germany | Hard (i) | Bettina Bunge | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 2–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–8 | Nov 1984 | Brisbane, Australia | Grass | Bettina Bunge | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–9 | May 1985 | Lugano, Switzerland | Clay | Bettina Bunge | Bonnie Gadusek Helena Suková | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–9 | Apr 1987 | Hilton Head Island, US | Clay | Mercedes Paz | Zina Garrison Lori McNeil | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 7–5 |
| Loss | 5–10 | Nov 1987 | Worcester, UK | Carpet (i) | Bettina Bunge | Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–10 | Feb 1988 | Dallas, US | Carpet (i) | Lori McNeil | Gigi Fernández Zina Garrison | 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–10 | Apr 1988 | Amelia Island, US | Clay | Zina Garrison | Katrina Adams Penny Barg | 4–6, 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 8–10 | Jun 1988 | Eastbourne, UK | Grass | Elizabeth Smylie | Belinda Cordwell Dianne Van Rensburg | 6–3, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| Win | 9–10 | Oct 1990 | Zürich, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Manon Bollegraf | Catherine Suire Dianne Van Rensburg | 7–5, 6–4 |

## ITF finals
### Doubles (6–1)

* Legend
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | 17 August 1980 | Dachau, West Germany | Clay | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Cathy Drury Florența Mihai | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 2. | 24 August 1980 | Bayreuth, West Germany | Clay | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Helena Anliot Iris Riedel-Kühn | 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 3. | 31 August 1980 | Stuttgart, West Germany | Clay | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Elly Appel-Vessies Sabina Simmonds | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4. | 13 December 1981 | Neumünster, West Germany | Clay (i) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Heidi Eisterlehner Gabriela Dinu | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 5. | 9 July 1990 | Erlangen, West Germany | Clay | Réka Szikszay | Agnese Blumberga Eugenia Maniokova | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6. | 17 September 1990 | Chiba, Japan | Hard | Julie Richardson | Michelle Jaggard-Lai Marianne Werdel | 4–6, 7–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 7. | 9 December 1991 | Val-d'Oise, France | Hard (i) | Catherine Suire | Pascale Paradis-Mangon Sandrine Testud | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |

## Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | Career SR |
| Australian Open | A | 2R | QF | 3R | 1R | A | NH | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 9 |
| French Open | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 9 |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | Q1 | 0 / 10 |
| US Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | A | 0 / 9 |
| SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 37 |
| Year-end ranking | 101 | 70 | 35 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 58 | 44 | 74 | 103 | 153 | 201 | 421 |