Catarina Lindqvist
Anna Catarina Lindqvist Ryan (born 13 June 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.
| Country (sports) |  |
|---|---|
| Residence | Höllviken, Sweden & Rumson, New Jersey, USA[1] |
| Born | 13 June 1963 Kristinehamn, Sweden |
| Turned pro | 1983 |
| Retired | 1992 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one handed-backhand) |
| Prize money | US$1,076,284 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 297–207 |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 10 (15 April 1985) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1987) |
| French Open | 4R (1986) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1989) |
| US Open | 4R (1985, 1986, 1987) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 30–70 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 29 (11 April 1988) |
Career
Lindqvist turned professional in 1983. She reached a career high rank of World No. 10 in April 1985 and won five singles titles. She reached the semifinals of Grand Slam tournaments twice, the Australian Open in 1987 and Wimbledon in 1989. She lost to Martina Navratilova in both semifinals. She retired from tennis in 1992.
Lindqvist six WTA Tour singles titles and one doubles title. She had career wins over Steffi Graf, Virginia Wade, Pam Shriver, Hana Mandlíková, Wendy Turnbull, Manuela Maleeva, Nathalie Tauziat, Dianne Fromholtz, Helena Suková, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Zina Garrison, Kathy Jordan, Jo Durie, and Natasha Zvereva.
She currently resides in New Jersey, and is the mother of Joakim Ryan, a defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings.[2]
In 2009 Lindqvist and her husband Bill Ryan bought the East Brunswick Racquet Club in East Brunswick, New Jersey, where currently Lindqvist is the head teaching pro .
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 10 (5–5)
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 1984 | Hershey, U.S. | Carpet (i) |  |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 1984 | Filderstadt, West Germany | Carpet (i) |  |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Dec 1984 | Port St. Lucie, |U.S. | Hard | |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Mar 1985 | Princeton, U.S. | Carpet (i) |  |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Oct 1985 | Filderstadt, West Germany | Carpet (i) | |
1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Oct 1986 | Brighton, UK | Carpet (i) | |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Jul 1987 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay |  |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jan 1989 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | Apr 1990 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | .svg.png){kind=small} |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–5 | Feb 1991 | Oslo, Norway | Carpet (i) | |
6–3, 6–0 |
Doubles: 2 (0–2)
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 1987 | Berlin, West Germany | Clay |  |
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1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 1988 | Oklahoma City, U.S. | Carpet (i) | |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | NH |
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
| Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | QF | NH | SF | 4R | QF | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 7 |
| French Open | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 9 |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | 4R | 1R | SF | 1R | 4R | 2R | 0 / 10 |
| US Open | 1R | A | 3R | 4R | 4R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 10 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 36 |
| Year End Ranking | 131 | 115 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 42 | 16 | 38 | 46 | 63 |
ITF finals
Singles finals: (3-2)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | 3 January 1983 | Chicago, United States | Hard | |
1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 7 November 1983 | Gothenburg, United States | Hard | |
2–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 8 July 1985 | Landskrona, Sweden | Clay | |
6–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 7 July 1986 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | |
6–2, 6–0 |
| Winner | 5. | 11 February 1991 | Danderyd, Sweden | Carpet (i) | .svg.png){kind=small} |
6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
Doubles finals: (1-1)
| Outcome | No | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 11 July 1983 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | |
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2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 7 July 1986 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | |
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6–3, 6–2 |
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References
- Johnson, Brent. "Nationally ranked tennis pro teaching at East Brunswick club", The Star-Ledger, 19 May 2010. Accessed 14 February 2011. "It’s not the Swedish star’s first connection to New Jersey. Lindqvist has long lived in Rumson, where her husband Bill Ryan is from. And in the 1990s, she was a women’s tennis assistant coach at Princeton University."
- Gackle, Paul (23 October 2017). "Sharks game is Garden party for father and son". New York: The Mercury News. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
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