Kathleen Horvath

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Kathleen Horvath Tennis player
Nation: United StatesUnited States United States
Birthday: August 25, 1965
Size: 170 cm
1st professional season: 1981
Resignation: 1988
Playing hand: Right, two-handed backhand
Prize money: $ 220,905
singles
Career record: 67:69
Career title: 5
Highest ranking: 10 (June 11 1984)
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open 1R (1989)
French Open VF (1983, 1984)
Wimbledon 3R (1986)
US Open 3R (1981, 1986)
Double
Career record: 74:68
Career title: 3
Highest ranking: 45 (September 12 1988)
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open 2R (1989)
French Open HF (1982, 1984)
Wimbledon AF (1982)
US Open AF (1985)
Mixed
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open 1R (1989)
French Open HF (1981)
Wimbledon 1R (1986)
US Open HF (1985)
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Erica Kathleen "Kathy" Horvath (born August 25, 1965 in Chicago ) is a former American tennis player .

Career

Horvath was the youngest player to win the National American Junior Tennis Championships (age group 16 years and younger). In addition, she is the only player to win the youth championships on clay, the US Girls Clay Courts , in all four age groups in a row. In 1980 she also won the junior women competition at the French Open .

Horvath played on the WTA Tour from 1981 to 1989 . During this time she won five singles and three doubles titles and in 1984 moved up to 10th place in the world rankings . She achieved her greatest successes in Grand Slam tournaments in 1983 and 1984 at the French Open, when she reached the quarter-finals there. In 1983 she was the only player who could beat Martina Navrátilová (6: 4, 0: 6, 6: 3 in the round of 16 of the French Open).

In 1984 she was also part of the United States Fed Cup team ; she won three of her four singles, but could not prevent the defeat against Australia . She was trained by Harry Hopman and Nick Bollettieri .

Tournament victories

singles

No. date competition category Topping Final opponent Result
1. March 6, 1983 United StatesUnited States Nashville WTA Carpet (hall) CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Marcela Skuherská 6: 4, 6: 3
2. November 13, 1983 United StatesUnited States Honolulu WTA Carpet (hall) CanadaCanada Carling Bassett 4: 6, 6: 2, 7: 6 1
3. March 10, 1985 United StatesUnited States Indianapolis WTA Carpet (hall) United StatesUnited States Elise Burgin 6: 2, 6: 4
4th March 31, 1985 United StatesUnited States Palm Beach Gardens WTA sand SwitzerlandSwitzerland Petra Delhees-Jauch 3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3
5. July 12, 1987 BelgiumBelgium Knokke-Heist WTA sand Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Bettina Bunge 6: 1, 7: 6 5

Double

No. date competition category Topping Partner Final opponents Result
1. May 9, 1982 ItalyItaly Perugia WTA sand South Africa 1961South Africa Yvonne Vermaak United StatesUnited States Billie Jean King Ilana Kloss
South Africa 1961South Africa  		2: 6, 6: 4, 7: 6
2. August 7, 1983 United StatesUnited States Indianapolis WTA sand Romania 1965Romania Virginia Ruzici United StatesUnited States Gigi Fernández Beth Lord
United StatesUnited States  		4: 6, 7: 6, 6: 2
3. March 9, 1985 United StatesUnited States Indianapolis WTA Carpet (hall) United StatesUnited States Elise Burgin South Africa 1961South Africa Jennifer Mundel Molly Van Nostrand
United StatesUnited States  		6: 4, 6: 1

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personal data
SURNAME Horvath, Kathleen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Horvath, Erica Kathleen (full name); Horvath, Kathy (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH August 25, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago