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Kathleen Horvath

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Hopewell Junction, New York, USA
Born	(1965-10-16) October 16, 1965 (age 59) Chicago, Illinois, USA
Turned pro	January 1981
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$220,905
Singles
Career record	176–154
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 10 (June 11, 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1989)
French Open	QF (1983, 1984)
Wimbledon	3R (1986)
US Open	3R (1981, 1986)
Doubles
Career record	150–132
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 45 (September 12, 1988)
Last updated on: December 5, 2011.

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

Career

Horvath was the youngest player to win the U.S. National 16 and under in 1979. She also is the only player to ever win all four age groups in the U.S. Girls Clay Courts in all consecutive years.

Horvath played on the WTA Tour from 1979 to 1989, winning five singles titles and reaching a career high rank of World No. 10 in 1984. She reached the quarterfinals at the French Open in 1983 and 1984. She retired with a 176–154 singles record.

Horvath was the only player to defeat Martina Navratilova in the 1983 season (at the 1983 French Open). She stunned Navratilova in the fourth round 6–4, 0–6, 6–3 while Navratilova's coaches (Renee Richards and Nancy Lieberman) argued in the stands over strategy, something Navratilova noticed during the match.

Horvath had career victories over Navratilova, Andrea Jaeger, Manuela Maleeva, Gabriela Sabatini, Dianne Fromholtz, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Mary Joe Fernández, Betty Stöve, and Sylvia Hanika. She was a member of the 1984 US Fed Cup Team. She was coached by renowned Australian coach Harry Hopman.

WTA Tour finals

Singles 8: (5–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	March 6, 1983	Nashville, Tennessee, USA	Carpet (I)	Marcela Skuherská	6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	1.	May 23, 1983	Berlin, West Germany	Clay	Chris Evert-Lloyd	4–6, 6–7(1)
Winner	2.	November 13, 1983	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA	Carpet (I)	Carling Bassett	4–6, 6–2, 7–6(1)
Runner-up	2.	January 29, 1984	Marco Island, Florida, USA	Clay	Bonnie Gadusek	6–3, 0–6, 4–6
Runner-up	3.	May 20, 1984	Berlin, West Germany	Clay	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	6–7(8), 1–6
Winner	3.	March 10, 1985	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Carpet (I)	Elise Burgin	6–2, 6–4
Winner	4.	March 31, 1985	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA	Clay	Petra Delhees-Jauch	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner	5.	July 12, 1987	Knokke, Belgium	Clay	Bettina Bunge	6–1, 7–6(5)

Doubles 9: (3–6)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	May 9, 1982	Perugia	Clay	Yvonne Vermaak	Billie Jean King Ilana Kloss	2–6, 6–4, 7–6
Winner	2.	August 7, 1983	Indianapolis	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Gigi Fernández Beth Herr	4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Runner-up	1.	May 20, 1984	Berlin	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Anne Hobbs Candy Reynolds	3–6, 6–4, 6–7(11)
Runner-up	2.	May 27, 1984	Perugia	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Iva Budařová Helena Suková	6–7(5), 6–1, 4–6
Winner	3.	March 10, 1985	Indianapolis	Hard (I)	Elise Burgin	Jennifer Mundel Molly Van Nostrand	6–4, 6–1
Runner-up	3.	April 28, 1985	Orlando	Clay	Elise Burgin	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	4.	May 24, 1987	Strasbourg	Clay	Marcella Mesker	Jana Novotná Catherine Suire	0–6, 2–6
Runner-up	5.	July 12, 1987	Knokke	Clay	Marcella Mesker	Bettina Bunge Manuela Maleeva	6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	6.	October 11, 1987	Athens	Clay	Dianne Van Rensburg	Andrea Betzner Judith Wiesner	4–6, 6–7(0)

References

1. "Sony Ericsson WTA Tour".
2. "ITF Kathy Horvath (USA)". Retrieved 2011-12-05.

External links

• Kathleen Horvath at the Women's Tennis Association
• {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
• Kathleen Horvath at the Billie Jean King Cup

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• 1965 births
• Living people
• American female tennis players
• French Open champions
• People from Chicago, Illinois
• Tennis people from Illinois
• Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles