Full name | Kathy May Fritz |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Born | Beverly Hills, California, USA | June 18, 1956
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [1] |
Plays | Right-handed [1] |
Singles | |
Career record | 56–50 |
Career titles | 7 |
Highest ranking | No. 10 (July 3, 1977) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | QF (1977, 1978) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1977) |
US Open | QF (1978) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 36–49 |
Career titles | 4 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (1977) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1974) |
US Open | QF (1978, 1979) |
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. Her son Taylor Fritz is also a professional tennis player, and he was the 2015 ITF Junior World Champion.
May was born and grew up in Beverly Hills, California. [3] She is the great-granddaughter of David May, founder of The May Department Stores Company [3] (now Macy's).
In 1979, she married fellow Californian player Brian Teacher, also a top 10 tennis player and the 1980 Australian Open champion; they subsequently divorced. [4] She married fireman Donn Paben in 1981 with whom she had two sons, and subsequently divorced. [5] [6] She later married Guy Fritz (brother of Harry Fritz), her third husband, and had her third son Taylor Fritz but she and Guy have since divorced. [7] [8] [9]
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 was coached by Tony Trabert. [10]
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | September 17, 1973 | Los Angeles | Hard | Lea Antonoplis | 5–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | April 22, 1974 | Ojai Tennis Tournament | 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, Florida | Clay | Ilana Kloss | 5–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
Winner | 6. | January 19, 1976 | Fort Myers, Florida | Clay | Ann Kiyomura | 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 7. | September 8, 1976 | Indianapolis | Clay | Brigitte Cuypers | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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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, North Carolina | 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 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | Career SR | |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 |
French Open | A | A | A | 3R | QF | QF | 2R | A | 0 / 4 | |
Wimbledon | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 7 | |
US Open | 1R | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | QF | 4R | 2R | 0 / 7 | |
SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 18 | |
Year-end ranking | 57 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 130 |
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