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Kathleen Horvath

Kathleen Horvath
Country (sports)  United States
Residence Short Hills, New Jersey, USA
Born (1965-10-16) October 16, 1965 (age 51)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Turned pro January 1981
Retired 1989
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $220,905
Singles
Career record 176–154
Career titles 6
Highest ranking No. 10 (June 11, 1984)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 1R (1989)
French Open QF (1983, 1984)
Wimbledon 3R (1986)
US Open 3R (1981, 1986)
Doubles
Career record 150–132
Career titles 3
Highest ranking No. 45 (September 12, 1988)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1989)
French Open SF (1982, 1984)
Wimbledon 3R (1982)
US Open 3R (1985)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1989)
French Open SF (1981)
Wimbledon 1R (1986)
US Open SF (1985)

Erica Kathleen "Kathy" Horvath (born August 25, 1965) is a retired American professional tennis player.

She was the youngest player to play in the US Open in 1979 at 14y5d—this record still stands. Horvath was the youngest player to win the U.S. National 16 and under in 1979. She also is the only player to ever win all four age groups in the U.S. Girls Clay Courts in all consecutive years.

Horvath played on the WTA Tour from 1981 to 1989, winning six singles titles and reaching a career high rank of #10 in 1984. She reached the quarterfinals at the French Open in 1983 and 1984. She retired with a 176–154 singles record.

Horvath was the only player to defeat Martina Navratilova in the 1983 season (at the 1983 French Open), winning in the fourth round 6–4, 0–6, 6–3. Navratilova's coaches (Renee Richards and Nancy Lieberman) argued in the stands over strategy, something Navratilova noticed during the match.

Horvath had career victories over Navratilova, Andrea Jaeger, Manuela Maleeva, Gabriela Sabatini, Dianne Fromholtz, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Mary Joe Fernández, Betty Stöve, and Sylvia Hanika. She was a member of the 1984 US Fed Cup Team. She played in the 1984 Olympics when tennis was reintroduced and was the 1st seed. She was coached by renowned Australian coaches Harry Hopman and Nick Bollettieri.

After her tennis career she got her BS and MBA at the Wharton School of Business and then worked on Wall Street until 2003.


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