Kathy May

Kathy May

Full name	Kathy May Fritz
Country (sports)	United States
Born	June 18, 1956 Beverly Hills, California, USA
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 U.S. 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 10th 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

Tournament	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977		1978	1979	1980	Career SR
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	A	0 / 6
SR	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 3		0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 1	0 / 17
Year-end ranking			57	19	21		15	19	130

• 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

• List of female tennis players

References

1. Bostic, Stephanie, ed. (1979). USTA Player Records 1978. United States Tennis Association (USTA). p. 220.
2. Jim Bainbridge (1978). 1978 Colgate Series Media Guide. New York: H.O. Zimman Inc. p. 88.
3. John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. p. 328. ISBN 978-0354090681.
4. "Kathy May Hands Wade Upset Loss". Spokane Daily Chronicle. AP. January 5, 1978. p. 34.

External links

• Kathy May at the Women's Tennis Association
• Kathy May at the International Tennis Federation