Marion Maruska

Marion Maruska (born 15 December 1972) is an Austrian former tennis player. She turned professional in 1992 and reached her career-high singles ranking on October 6, 1997, when she became the No. 50 of the world.

Marion Maruska
Country (sports) Austria
ResidenceHinterbrühl, Austria
Born (1972-12-15) 15 December 1972 (age 51)
Mödling, Austria
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Turned pro1992
Retired2001
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$342,007
Singles
Career record231-208
Career titles1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 50 (6 October 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1992, 1998)
French Open2R (1998)
Wimbledon2R (1997)
US Open1R (1991, 1997)
Doubles
Career record66–94
Career titles0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 123 (24 July 2000)

1997 was Maruska's best year on the WTA Tour, highlighted by her first (and only) WTA title and another tour final amid a wave of inconsistent results. As the world No. 154, she won her debut WTA title at the ASB Classic held in Auckland, New Zealand. En route, she beat Anke Huber for her first top-ten win. At Wimbledon, she won her first ever Grand Slam main-draw match when she beat Adriana Gerši, before falling to recently crowned French Open champion Iva Majoli. At the ECM Prague Open, she made her second tour final, but this time failed to walk away with the title.

1998 was a poor year for Maruska in comparison. She reached the second round of the French Open but had few other results and fell out of the top 100, subsequently never reaching her level of one year ago again.

She played much of her career on the ITF circuit, where she won four singles titles and three doubles titles.

Maruska represented Austria in Fed Cup five times: 1997, 1997, and 2000–2002. She earned a 2–6 record in those ties.

In 2001, she played her last professional singles match, at the US Open, losing to Nathalie Viérin in the first round of qualifying. Her final career match, however, was a Fed Cup doubles loss to the American team of Lisa Raymond and Monica Seles.

WTA career finals

Singles (1–1)

Grand Slam
Tier I event
Tier II event
Tier III event
Tier IV-V event (1-1)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.5 January 1997Auckland, New ZealandHard Judith Wiesner6–3, 6–1
Loss2.20 July 1997Prague, Czech RepublicClay Joannette Kruger1–6, 1–6

Doubles (0–1)

Grand Slam
Tier I event
Tier II event
Tier III event
Tier IV-V event (0-1)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.4 May 1997Bol, CroatiaClay María José Gaidano Laura Montalvo
Henrieta Nagyová
3–6, 1–6

ITF finals

Singles (4–4)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.21 November 1988Wels, AustriaClay (i) Eva Švíglerová3–6, 1–6
Win2.17 September 1990Wels, AustriaClay Karin Kschwendt3–6, 6–1, 4–6
Win3.29 June 1992Ronneby, SwedenClay Åsa Carlsson4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss4.7 February 1994Sunderland, EnglandCarpet (i) Gaby Coorengel2–6, 5–7
Loss5.20 February 1994Newcastle, EnglandCarpet (i) Linda Niemantsverdriet6–7, 4–6
Loss6.27 March 1995Reims, FranceClay Flora Perfetti4–6, 6–2, 5–7
Win7.17 April 1995Plovdiv, BulgariaClay Mareze Joubert6–0, 6–4
Win8.1 April 2001Stone Mountain, United StatesHard Alicia Molik6–3, 6–3

Doubles (3–2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.24 October 1988Linz, AustriaHard (i) Petra Schwarz Cristina Casini
Katarzyna Nowak
6–3, 6–4
Win2.9 April 1989Bari, ItalyClay Elena Pampoulova Andrea Noszály
Eva-Maria Schürhoff
w/o
Win3.16 June 1991Mantua, ItalyClay Virginia Ruano Pascual Yone Kamio
Hiromi Nagano
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss4.11 February 1996Mar del Plata, ArgentinaHard Noëlle van Lottum Laura Montalvo
Paola Suárez
3–6, 1–6
Loss5.10 October 1999Albuquerque, United StatesHard Nirupama Sanjeev Debbie Graham
Nana Smith
4–6, 5–7

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