Kate McDonald

Kate Hergeaves
Full name	Kate Hergeaves (McDonald)
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	21 March 1970 (age 51)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$73,323
Singles
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 187 (5 November 1990)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (1990)
French Open	1R (1990)
Doubles
Career titles	15 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 103 (2 April 1990)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1988, 1990, 1993, 1994)
French Open	1R (1990)
Wimbledon	1R (1989, 1990, 1993)

Kate Hergeaves (born 21 March 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. She competed during her tennis career under her maiden name Kate McDonald.

Biography[]

A right-handed player from Albury, McDonald was the girls' doubles runner-up partnering Rennae Stubbs at the 1988 Australian Open. As a professional player she competed in the main draw of the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon during her career.^[1] She was most successful in the doubles format, with a top ranking of 103 in the world.

Now known as Kate Hergeaves, she has remained involved in tennis as a coach.^[2]

ITF finals[]

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–3)[]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	27 March 1988	ITF Melbourne, Australia	Hard	Rachel McQuillan	4–6, 6–7
Winner	1.	6 November 1988	ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Gabrielle Villiger	6–2, 6–1
Runner-up	2.	3 December 1989	ITF Melbourne, Australia	Hard	Nicole Bradtke	6–1, 0–6, 5–7
Runner-up	3.	8 December 1991	ITF Perth, Australia	Hard	Jenny Byrne	2–6, 4–6
Winner	2.	9 March 1992	ITF Wodonga, Australia	Grass	Julie Richardson	6–0, 7–6

Doubles (15–14)[]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	8 June 1987	ITF Carpi, Italy	Clay	Hana Guy	Nora Bajčíková Petra Langrová	6–7, 7–5, 7–5
Runner-up	1.	15 June 1987	ITF Salerno, Italy	Clay	Hana Guy	Veronika Martinek Daniela Moise	6–7, 2–6
Winner	2.	22 June 1987	ITF Francavilla, Italy	Clay	Martina Pawlik	Michelle Bowrey Kristine Kunce	6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	2.	6 March 1988	Newcastle, Australia	Grass	Rennae Stubbs	Rachel McQuillan Jo-Anne Faull	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	3.	21 March 1988	Melbourne, Australia	Hard	Kristin Godridge	Rachel McQuillan Rennae Stubbs	4–6, 5–7
Winner	3.	26 September 1988	Bol, Yugoslavia	Clay	Rennae Stubbs	Eva Švíglerová	6–3, 6–1
Winner	4.	9 October 1988	Mali Lošinj, Yugoslavia	Clay	Rennae Stubbs	Magdalena Feistel	6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Winner	5.	16 October 1988	Rabac, Yugoslavia	Clay	Rennae Stubbs	Alice Noháčová Andrea Strnadová	6–0, 6–4
Winner	6.	30 October 1988	Baden, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Rennae Stubbs	Katarzyna Nowak Petra Thorén	6–2, 6–0
Winner	7.	6 November 1988	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Rennae Stubbs	Andrea Strnadová	6–4, 2–6, 6–0
Runner-up	4.	19 February 1989	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Rennae Stubbs	Kristin Godridge Janine Thompson	7–5, 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	5.	26 February 1989	Melbourne, Australia	Hard	Rennae Stubbs	Sally McCann Janine Thompson	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	6.	5 March 1989	Canberra, Australia	Hard	Rennae Stubbs	Paulette Moreno	4–6, 2–6
Winner	8.	12 March 1989	Newcastle, Australia	Grass	Rennae Stubbs	Sally McCann Janine Thompson	7–6⁽⁵⁾, 4–6, 6–3
Runner-up	7.	17 April 1989	Caserta, Italy	Hard	Nanne Dahlman	Eugenia Maniokova Natalia Medvedeva	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	8.	30 April 1989	Verona, Italy	Clay	Janine Thompson	Rachel McQuillan Kristine Kunce	7–5, 4–6, 0–6
Winner	9.	9 July 1989	Cava Tirr, Italy	Clay	Rennae Stubbs	Anne Grousbeck Titia Wilmink	2–6, 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up	9.	15 October 1989	Nagasaki, Japan	Hard	Tamaka Takagi	Ei Iida Maya Kidowaki	2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Winner	10.	19 November 1989	Gold Coast, Australia	Hard	Kristine Kunce	Louise Stacey Jane Taylor	6–4, 6–2
Winner	11.	8 December 1991	Perth, Australia	Hard	Kirrily Sharpe	Stephanie Martin	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	10.	2 March 1992	Mildura, Australia	Grass	Kirrily Sharpe	Julie Richardson	6–7⁽⁵⁾, 6–7⁽³⁾
Runner-up	11.	7 March 1993	Mildura, Australia	Grass	Jane Taylor	Catherine Barclay Kirrily Sharpe	1–6, 2–6
Winner	12.	14 March 1993	Wodonga, Australia	Grass	Jane Taylor	Robyn Mawdsley Danielle Thomas	2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner	13.	21 March 1993	Canberra, Australia	Grass	Jane Taylor	Maija Avotins Robyn Mawdsley	w/o
Winner	14.	28 March 1993	ITF Bendigo, Australia	Grass	Jane Taylor	Maija Avotins	6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	12.	5 April 1993	ITF Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Amy deLone	Suvimol Duangchan Irina Sukhova	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	13.	5 July 1993	ITF Indianapolis, United States	Hard	Stephanie Reece	Yuko Hosoki Naoko Kijimuta	5–7, 3–6
Runner-up	14.	13 March 1994	ITF Warrnambool, Australia	Hard	Jane Taylor	Shannon Peters	w/o
Winner	15.	20 March 1994	ITF Canberra, Australia	Grass	Angie Cunningham		6–2, 6–2