Katrina Adams

Katrina Adams

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Bradenton, Florida / White Plains, New York, United States
Born	August 5, 1968 Chicago, IL, United States
Turned pro	1988
Retired	1999
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,292,658
Singles
Career record	182–194
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 67 (May 8, 1989)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (1992)
French Open	1R (1988, 1989, 1992, 1996)
Wimbledon	4R (1988)
US Open	3R (1995)
Doubles
Career record	419–226
Career titles	20 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 8 (August 14, 1989)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1992)
French Open	QF (1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996)
Wimbledon	SF (1988)
US Open	QF (1991, 1994)

Katrina Adams (born August 5, 1968) is a former professional American tennis player from Chicago and the current president of the United States Tennis Association.

Early life

Adams joined a tennis program on Chicago's West Side when she was six years old. She attended Whitney Young High School, becoming Illinois High School Association singles champion in 1983 and 1984,^[1] and Northwestern University. After winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) doubles title with Diane Donnelly in 1987,^[2] she was twice voted All-American.^[3]

Results

Adams won seven of her 20 WTA doubles titles between 1987 and 1996 partnering Zina Garrison.^[4]

Her best Grand Slam singles result was in the 1988 Wimbledon Championships when she reached the fourth round, losing to Chris Evert 5–7 6–3 6–0.

Post-Retirement

Adams has been a television commentator for the Tennis Channel since 2003,^[5] and is also an executive director of the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program.^[6]

WTA Tour Finals

Singles 2 (0–2)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0/0)
Olympic Gold (0/0)
WTA Championships (0/0)
Tier I (0/0)
Tier II (0/0)
Tier III (0/0)
Tier IV & V (0/2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	February 1, 1988	Wellington	Hard	Jill Hetherington	6–1, 6–1
Runner-up	2.	November 4, 1991	Brentwood	Hard (i)	Sabine Appelmans	6–2, 6–4

Doubles 36 (20–16)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0/0)
Olympic Gold (0/0)
WTA Championships (0/0)
Virginia Slims (2/0)
Tier I (1/1)
Tier II (4/5)
Tier III (6/4)
Tier IV & V (7/6)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1.	December 7, 1987	Guarujá	Hard	Cheryl Jones	Jill Hetherington Mercedes Paz	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Winner	2.	March 7, 1988	Boca Raton	Hard	Zina Garrison	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Runner-up	1.	April 11, 1988	Amelia Island	Clay	Penny Barg	Zina Garrison Eva Pfaff	4–6, 6–2, 7–6^(7–5)
Winner	3.	April 18, 1988	Houston	Clay	Zina Garrison	Lori McNeil Martina Navratilova	6–7^(4–7), 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	October 24, 1988	Indianapolis	Hard (i)	Zina Garrison	Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva	6–2, 6–1
Winner	4.	November 25, 1988	Tokyo	Carpet	Zina Garrison	Gigi Fernández Robin White	7–5, 7–5
Winner	5.	January 30, 1989	Tokyo	Carpet	Zina Garrison	Gigi Fernández Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	6–3, 3–6, 7–6^(7–5)
Winner	6.	February 27, 1989	San Antonio	Hard	Pam Shriver	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Winner	7.	April 24, 1989	Houston	Clay	Zina Garrison	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil	6–3, 6–4
Winner	8.	May 22, 1989	Geneva	Clay	Lori McNeil	Larisa Savchenko Natalia Zvereva	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner	9.	June 19, 1989	Eastbourne	Grass	Zina Garrison	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	6–3 ret.
Winner	10.	October 23, 1989	Brighton	Carpet	Lori McNeil	Hana Mandlíková Jana Novotná	4–6, 7–6^(9–7), 6–4
Winner	11.	October 30, 1989	Indianapolis	Hard (i)	Lori McNeil	Claudia Porwik Larisa Savchenko	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	3.	November 5, 1990	Indianapolis	Hard (i)	Jill Hetherington	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	6–1, 6–1
Runner-up	4.	February 18, 1991	Oklahoma City	Hard (i)	Jill Hetherington	Meredith McGrath Anne Smith	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	5.	July 22, 1991	Westchester	Hard	Lori McNeil	Rosalyn Fairbank Lise Gregory	7–5, 6–4
Winner	12.	August 5, 1991	Albuquerque	Hard	Isabelle Demongeot	Lise Gregory Peanut Louie Harper	6–7^(2–7), 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	6.	November 11, 1991	Indianapolis	Hard (i)	Mercedes Paz	Patty Fendick Gigi Fernández	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	7.	February 10, 1992	Chicago	Carpet	Zina Garrison	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6–4, 7–6^(9–7)
Runner-up	8.	February 17, 1992	Oklahoma City	Hard (i)	Manon Bollegraf	Lori McNeil Nicole Provis	3–6, 6–4, 7–6^(8–6)
Winner	13.	November 9, 1992	Indianapolis	Hard (i)	Elna Reinach	Sandy Collins Mary-Lou Daniels	5–7, 6–2, 6–4
Winner	14.	February 8, 1993	Chicago	Carpet	Zina Garrison	Amy Frazier Kimberly Po	7–6^(9–7), 6–3
Runner-up	9.	February 15, 1993	Oklahoma City	Hard (i)	Manon Bollegraf	Patty Fendick Zina Garrison	6–3, 6–2
Winner	15.	March 22, 1993	Houston	Clay	Manon Bollegraf	Eugenia Maniokova Radomira Zrubáková	6–3, 5–7, 7–6^(9–7)
Runner-up	10.	March 28, 1993	Hilton Head	Clay	Manon Bollegraf	Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva	6–3, 6–1
Winner	16.	November 1, 1993	Quebec City	Hard (i)	Manon Bollegraf	Katerina Maleeva Nathalie Tauziat	6–4, 6–4
Winner	17.	November 8, 1993	Philadelphia	Carpet	Manon Bollegraf	Conchita Martínez Larisa Neiland	6–2, 4–6, 7–6^(9–7)
Runner-up	11.	February 14, 1994	Oklahoma City	Hard (i)	Manon Bollegraf	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	7–6^(7–3), 6–2
Runner-up	12.	March 21, 1994	Houston	Clay	Zina Garrison	Manon Bollegraf Martina Navratilova	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	13.	February 13, 1995	Oklahoma City	Hard (i)	Brenda Schultz	Nicole Arendt Laura Golarsa	6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	14.	October 30, 1995	Oakland	Carpet	Zina Garrison	Lori McNeil Helena Suková	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	15.	February 19, 1996	Oklahoma City	Hard (i)	Debbie Graham	Chanda Rubin Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	6–4, 6–3
Winner	18.	May 6, 1996	Budapest	Clay	Debbie Graham	Radka Bobková Eva Melicharová	6–3, 7–6^(7–3)
Winner	19.	May 13, 1996	Cardiff	Clay	Mariaan de Swardt	Els Callens Laurence Courtois	6–0, 6–4
Winner	20.	June 9, 1997	Birmingham	Grass	Larisa Neiland	Nathalie Tauziat Linda Wild	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	16.	January 12, 1998	Sydney	Hard	Meredith McGrath	Martina Hingis Helena Suková	6–1, 6–2

Singles performance timeline

Tournament	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	1R	2R	1R	A	3R	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	1R	4–8
French Open	A	1R	1R	LQ	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	A	1R	LQ	4–9
Wimbledon	A	4R	3R	1R	LQ	2R	LQ	1R	1R	2R	LQ	18–10
US Open	LQ	1R	1R	1R	LQ	A	1R	1R	3R	1R	LQ	7–10

Women's doubles performance timeline

Tournament	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	3R	3R	3R	A	QF	3R	2R	1R	A	2R	1R	1R	13–10
French Open	A	A	QF	QF	3R	3R	QF	QF	1R	QF	QF	2R	3R	1R	25–12
Wimbledon	A	A	SF	QF	3R	QF	3R	1R	2R	3R	QF	3R	3R	1R	23–12
US Open	1R	1R	2R	3R	3R	QF	A	3R	QF	3R	2R	3R	2R	1R	19–13

References

• Katrina Adams at the International Tennis Federation

1. "Girls Tennis Top Finishers". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
2. "ITA Hall of Fame - Katrina Adams". ITA Hall of Fame. ITA. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
3. "Tennis: A Great Match for Katrina Adams". Northwestern Magazine. Northwestern University. Winter 2004. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
4. Katrina Adams at the International Tennis Federation Retrieved 2008-07-28
5. "Katrina Adams". Programs. Tennis Channel. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
6. "News You Can Use". Pro Tennis. United States Tennis Association. 2006-10-25. Retrieved 2008-07-28.

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External links

• Katrina Adams at the Women's Tennis Association
• Katrina Adams at the International Tennis Federation
• Katrina Adams at the Internet Movie Database