CAREER / TENNIS

Facts / Bio

Name: Barbara Schett-Eagle
Date of Birth: 10 Mar 1976
Birthplace: Innsbruck, Austria
Height: 5´9 1/4″ (1.76m)
Husband: Joshua Eagle
Children: 1 – Noah (28. April 2009)

Career

Career-High Singles: 7
Career-High Doubles: 8
WTA Tour debut: 1990, WTA Austrian Open, Kitzbuhel
Retired: 2005, Australian Open, Melbourne

Awards

1999 Named Tennis Magazine Most Improved Player
2000 Named Most Cooperative Player on Tour
2001 Named Most Sexiest Player on Tour
2005 Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria

Career Highlights

WTA singles titles (3)

1996 Palermo / Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
1997 Maria Lankowitz / Styrian Open
2000 Klagenfurt / Uniqa Grand Prix

Finalist Singles (3)

1999 Moskau / Ladies Kremlin Cup
1998 Boston / Boston Cup
1998 Palermo / Internazionali Femminili di Palermo

WTA doubles titles (10)

1996 Palermo / Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
1997 Palermo / Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
1998 Hamburg / Intersport Damen Grand Prix
1999 Auckland / ASB Classic
2001 Sydney / Adidas International
2002 Hamburg / Betty Barclay Cup
2003 Paris / Open Gaz de France (Paris Indoors)
2004 Paris / Open Gaz de France (Paris Indoors)
2004 Budapest / Budapest Grand Prix
2004 Stockholm / Nordea Nordic Light Open

Finalist Doubles (9)

1996 Moskau / Ladies Kremlin Cup
1998 Amelia Island / Bausch & Lomb Championships
1998 Palermo / Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
1999 Hilton Head / Family Circle Cup
2000 Klagenfurt / Uniqa Grand Prix
2000 Filderstadt / Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
2001 Auckland / ASB Bank Classic
2003 Hobart / Moorilla International
2004 Hobart / Moorilla International

Finalist Mixed-Doubles (1)

2001 Melbourne / Australian Open (With Joshua Eagle)

Other Career Highlights

1999 Quarterfinalist at the WTA Tour Championships, New York
2000 Quarterfinalist at the XXVII. Olympic Games, Sydney / Sydney Olympic Park
1993 – 2004 Member of the Austrian Fed Cup Team
2013 Finalist / Runner-Up Wimbledon / Ladies’ Invitation Doubles (with Jana Novotná)
2014 Wimbledon Champion / Ladies’ Invitation Doubles (with Jana Novotná)