Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel

Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel
Nation:	United States
Birthday:	March 24, 1967
Size:	168 cm
Weight:	55 kg
Resignation:	1997
Playing hand:	Right, two-handed backhand
Prize money:	$ 1,353,737
singles
Career record:	277: 217
Career title:	3 WTA , 0 ITF
Highest ranking:	7 (May 26 1986)
Grand Slam record
Double
Career record:	196: 175
Career title:	2 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking:	13 (February 8 1993)
Grand Slam record
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel (born March 24, 1967 in Stuart , Florida ) is a former American tennis player . She has been Team Principal of the United States' Fed Cup team since 2017 .

Career

She became a professional tennis player in 1981 and won her first professional tournament in Kyoto at the age of 14 years, 6 months and 24 days. She is the second youngest player in tennis history after Tracy Austin to have achieved such a success.

In her career she reached the semifinals of all Grand Slam tournaments , where she was able to defeat players like Steffi Graf , Jana Novotná and Pam Shriver . The final breakthrough did not materialize, however. On the WTA Tour she achieved a total of three tournament wins in singles and two successes in doubles.

In September 1997, Kathy Rinaldi ended her tennis career.

Web links

Commons : Kathy Rinaldi  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• WTA profile of Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel (English)
• ITF profile of Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kathy Rinaldi inherits Mary Joe Fernandez. In: tennisnet.com. December 9, 2016, accessed December 9, 2016 .