Kathy May Fritz (born June 18, 1956) is an American former professional tennis player.[2] She reached three Grand Slam quarterfinals, once at the US Open in 1978 and twice at the French Open in 1977 and 1978. She won seven WTA singles titles during her career, and achieved a career high ranking of world No. 10 in 1977. She also competed under the names Kathy May Teacher, after her marriage in 1979 to tennis player Brian Teacher, and Kathy May-Paben.[3] She was coached by Tony Trabert.[4] Her son, Taylor Harry Fritz, is also a tennis player.
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 7 (7–0)
Winner - Legend |
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (7–0) |
|
Titles by Surface |
Hard (3–0) |
Grass (1–0) |
Clay (3–0) |
Carpet (0–0) |
|
Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
Winner |
1. |
September 17, 1973 |
Los Angeles |
Hard |
Lea Antonoplis |
5–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner |
2. |
April 22, 1974 |
Ojai |
Hard |
Susan Hagey |
2–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
Winner |
3. |
May 6, 1974 |
Los Angeles |
Hard |
Lindsay Morse |
6–4, 7–6 |
Winner |
4. |
August 19, 1974 |
Haverford |
Grass |
Barbara Jordan |
6–3, 7–5 |
Winner |
5. |
March 17, 1975 |
Pensacola |
Clay |
Ilana Kloss |
5–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
Winner |
6. |
January 19, 1976 |
Fort Myers |
Clay |
Ann Kiyomura |
5–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
Winner |
7. |
September 8, 1976 |
Indianapolis |
Clay |
Brigitte Cuypers |
6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
Doubles: 7 (4–3)
Winner - Legend |
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (4–3) |
|
Titles by Surface |
Hard (3–2) |
Grass (0–0) |
Clay (1–1) |
Carpet (0–0) |
|
Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
Winner |
1. |
May 7, 1973 |
Los Angeles |
Hard |
Marita Redondo |
Lindsay Morse
Jean Nachand |
6–4, 6–0 |
Winner |
2. |
September 17, 1973 |
Los Angeles |
Hard |
Marita Redondo |
Laurie Tenney
Robin Tenney |
6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up |
1. |
May 6, 1974 |
Los Angeles |
Hard |
Maricaye Christenson |
Lea Antonoplis
Susan Hagey |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner |
3. |
July 8, 1974 |
Raleigh |
Clay |
Rayni Fox |
Lindsay Morse
JoAnne Russell |
5–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner |
4. |
September 16, 1974 |
Los Angeles |
Hard |
Susan Hagey |
Dodo Cheney
Cynthia-Ann Thomas |
6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up |
2. |
August 18, 1975 |
South Orange |
Clay |
Kathleen Harter |
Kristien Shaw
Greer Stevens |
w/o |
Runner-up |
3. |
November 21, 1978 |
Tokyo |
Hard (i) |
Tracy Austin |
Martina Navratilova
Betty Stöve |
6–4, 6–7, 3–6 |
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
- A = did not participate in the tournament.
- SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
- Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
See also
References
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