Anna Catarina Lindqvist Ryan (born 13 June 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.
Catarina Lindqvist Country (sports) Sweden Residence Höllviken , Sweden &Rumson, New Jersey , USA[1] Born (1963-06-13 ) 13 June 1963 (age 61) Kristinehamn , SwedenTurned pro 1983 Retired 1992 Plays Right-handed (one handed-backhand) Prize money US$1,076,284 Career record 297–207 Career titles 5 Highest ranking No. 10 (15 April 1985) Australian Open SF (1987 ) French Open 4R (1986 ) Wimbledon SF (1989 ) US Open 4R (1985 , 1986 , 1987 ) Career record 30–70 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 29 (11 April 1988) Australian Open QF (1985 , 1987 ) US Open QF (1985 ) Career titles 0 Australian Open 1R (1989 ) French Open 2R (1987 ) Wimbledon 2R (1987 , 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 Carolina Hurricanes .[2]
In 2009, Lindqvist and her husband Bill Ryan bought the East Brunswick Racquet Club [1] in East Brunswick, New Jersey, where currently Lindqvist is the head teaching pro [2] .
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 10 (5–5) Winner – Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Tier I (0–0) Tier II (0–0) Tier III (0–0) Tier IV (1–1) Tier V (1–0) Virginia Slims (3–4)
Finals by surface Hard (2–1) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–1) Carpet (3–3)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Win 1–0 Jan 1984 Hershey , U.S.Carpet (i) Beth Herr 6–4, 6–0 Win 2–0 Oct 1984 Filderstadt , West GermanyCarpet (i) Steffi Graf 6–1, 6–4 Win 3–0 Dec 1984 Port St. Lucie , U.S.Hard Terry Holladay 6–3, 6–1 Loss 3–1 Mar 1985 Princeton , U.S.Carpet (i) Hana Mandlíková 3–6, 5–7 Loss 3–2 Oct 1985 Filderstadt , West GermanyCarpet (i) Pam Shriver 1–6, 5–7 Loss 3–3 Oct 1986 Brighton , UKCarpet (i) Steffi Graf 3–6, 3–6 Loss 3–4 Jul 1987 Båstad , SwedenClay Sandra Cecchini 4–6, 4–6 Loss 3–5 Jan 1989 Sydney , AustraliaHard Martina Navratilova 2–6, 4–6 Win 4–5 Apr 1990 Tokyo , JapanHard Elizabeth Smylie 6–3, 6–2 Win 5–5 Feb 1991 Oslo , NorwayCarpet (i) Raffaella Reggi 6–3, 6–0
Doubles: 2 (0–2) Winner – Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Tier I (0–0) Tier II (0–0) Tier III (0–0) Tier IV (0–1) Tier V (0–0) Virginia Slims (0–1)
Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–1) Carpet (0–1)
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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 Elisabeth Ekblom 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 Runner-up 2. 7 November 1983 Gothenburg, Sweden Hard Lena Sandin 2–6, 0–6 Runner-up 3. 8 July 1985 Landskrona, Sweden Clay Karolina Karlsson 6–7, 2–6 Winner 4. 7 July 1986 Båstad, Sweden Clay Catrin Jexell 6–2, 6–0 Winner 5. 11 February 1991 Danderyd, Sweden Carpet (i) Els Callens 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Doubles finals: (1-1)
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