Paula Von Reznicek was born on 17 October 1895[a] in Breslau, daughter of banker Georg Heimann and Valesca (Vally) Molinari.

[5][6][7] Von Reznicek won the singles title at the 1929 German Championships, held in Hamburg, after defeating Violet Chamberlain in the final in three sets.

[8] Von Reznicek won the singles title at the South of France Championships in 1928 and 1929, defeating Cilly Aussem and Phyllis Covell in the respective finals.

[3][9] From 1928 onward she wrote several books including a biography of tennis player Gottfried von Cramm, published in 1949.

In 1932 she married German racing driver Hans Stuck with whom she had gone on a sports tour of South America and the United States in early 1932.