Catherine Suire
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Country (sports) | France |
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Born | Tananarive, Madagascar[1] | 15 September 1959
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 207–206 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 52 (14 May 1984) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1983, 1988) |
French Open | 2R (1985, 1986, 1987, 1991) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1983, 1986, 1989, 1991) |
US Open | 3R (1983) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 224–180 |
Career titles | 8 |
Highest ranking | No. 13 (18 July 1988) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1988) |
French Open | QF (1988, 1989) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1986) |
US Open | 3R (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989) |
Catherine Suire (born 15 September 1959) is a French former tennis player who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[2] She won eight doubles titles in her professional career, and reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on 14 May 1984, when she became the number 52 of the world.
Career finals[]
Singles (1 loss)[]
Legend |
Grand Slam tournaments |
WTA Championships |
Virginia Slims |
Tier I |
Tier II |
Tier III |
Tier IV & V |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Mar 1986 | Hershey, US | Carpet (i) | Janine Thompson | 1–6, 4–6 |
Doubles (8 wins, 8 losses)[]
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | Oct 1985 | Brighton, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | Lori McNeil | Barbara Potter Helena Suková |
4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
Loss | 1. | Feb 1986 | Oklahoma City, US | Carpet (i) | Lori McNeil | Marcella Mesker Pascale Paradis |
6–2, 6–7(1–7), 1–6 |
Win | 2. | May 1987 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Jana Novotná | Kathleen Horvath Marcella Mesker |
6–0, 6–2 |
Win | 3. | Aug 1987 | San Diego, US | Hard | Jana Novotná | Elise Burgin Sharon Walsh |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 2. | Oct 1987 | Zürich, Switzerland | Carpet | Jana Novotná | Nathalie Herreman Pascale Paradis |
3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
Win | 4. | Feb 1988 | Oklahoma City, US | Carpet | Jana Novotná | Catarina Lindqvist Tine Scheuer-Larsen |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 3. | Feb 1988 | Wichita, US | Hard (i) | Jana Novotná | Natalia Egorova Svetlana Parkhomenko |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5. | May 1988 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Jana Novotná | Jenny Byrne Janine Thompson |
6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
Win | 6. | Jul 1988 | Nice, France | Clay | Catherine Tanvier | Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat |
6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 4. | Sep 1989 | Paris, France | Clay | Nathalie Herreman | Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini |
1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 5. | Oct 1989 | Moscow, USSR | Carpet | Nathalie Herreman | Larisa Savchenko Natalia Zvereva |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 6. | Apr 1990 | Singapore | Hard | Pascale Paradis | Jo Durie Jill Hetherington |
4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 7. | Oct 1990 | Zürich, Switzerland | Carpet | Dianne Van Rensburg | Manon Bollegraf Eva Pfaff |
5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 7. | Feb 1992 | Cesena, Italy | Carpet | Catherine Tanvier | Sabine Appelmans Raffaella Reggi |
w/o |
Loss | 8. | Feb 1993 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | Jo Durie | Jana Novotná Andrea Strnadová |
6–7(2–7), 2–6 |
Win | 8. | Apr 1993 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | Cammy MacGregor | Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath |
6–3, 7–6 |
ITF finals[]
Singles (0–3)[]
Legend |
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$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 18 November 1979 | Grenoble, France | Hard (i) | Marie-Christine Calleja | 6–1, 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 2 December 1979 | Poitiers, France | Hard (i) | 3–6, 3–6 | |
Runner-up | 3. | 1 April 1991 | Moulins, France | Carpet (i) | Marketa Kochta | 3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles (4–2)[]
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 4 December 1989 | Le Havre, France | Clay | Nathalie Herreman | |
6–2, 6–0 |
Winner | 2. | 1 April 1991 | Moulins, France | Carpet (i) | Sandrine Testud | Ingelise Driehuis Louise Pleming |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | 9 December 1991 | Val-d'Oise, France | Hard (i) | Eva Pfaff | Pascale Paradis-Mangon Sandrine Testud |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 4. | 7 December 1992 | Val-d'Oise, France | Hard (i) | Isabelle Demongeot | Sabine Appelmans Julie Halard-Decugis |
7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 5. | 29 March 1993 | Moulins, France | Hard | Isabelle Demongeot | Agnese Blumberga Jana Pospíšilová |
6–3, 2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 6 December 1993 | Val-d'Oise, France | Hard | Isabelle Demongeot | Magdalena Feistel Elena Makarova |
6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
References[]
- ^ Renée Bloch Shallouf, ed. (1994). 1994 WTA Tour Media Guide. St. Petersburg: Women's Tennis Association (WTA). p. 262.
- ^ Olympic results
External links[]
- Catherine Suire at the Women's Tennis Association
- Catherine Suire at the International Tennis Federation
- Catherine Suire at the Billie Jean King Cup
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- French female tennis players
- Tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic tennis players of France
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