Catarina Lindqvist

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Catarina Lindqvist
Country (sports)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Höllviken, Sweden &
Rumson, New Jersey, US [1]
Born (1963-06-13) 13 June 1963 (age 61)
Kristinehamn, Sweden
Turned pro1983
Retired1992
PlaysRight-handed (one handed-backhand)
Prize moneyUS$1,076,284
Singles
Career record297–207
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 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 record30–70
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 29 (11 April 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open QF (1985, 1987)
US Open QF (1985)
Mixed doubles
Career titles0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1989)
French Open 2R (1987)
Wimbledon 2R (1987, 1988)

Anna Catarina Lindqvist Ryan (born 13 June 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.

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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 in East Brunswick, New Jersey, where currently Lindqvist is the head teaching pro. [3]

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)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jan 1984 Hershey, U.S.Carpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Beth Herr 6–4, 6–0
Win2–0Oct 1984 Filderstadt, West GermanyCarpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf 6–1, 6–4
Win3–0Dec 1984 Port St. Lucie, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Terry Holladay 6–3, 6–1
Loss3–1Mar 1985 Princeton, U.S.Carpet (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Mandlíková 3–6, 5–7
Loss3–2Oct 1985 Filderstadt, West GermanyCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver 1–6, 5–7
Loss3–3Oct 1986 Brighton, UKCarpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf 3–6, 3–6
Loss3–4Jul 1987 Båstad, SwedenClay Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini 4–6, 4–6
Loss3–5Jan 1989 Sydney, AustraliaHard Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova 2–6, 4–6
Win4–5Apr 1990 Tokyo, JapanHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Smylie 6–3, 6–2
Win5–5Feb 1991 Oslo, NorwayCarpet (i) Flag of Italy.svg 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)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1May 1987 Berlin, West GermanyClay Flag of Denmark.svg Tine Scheuer-Larsen Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková
1–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Feb 1988 Oklahoma City, U.S.Carpet (i) Flag of Denmark.svg Tine Scheuer-Larsen Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Flag of France.svg Catherine Suire
4–6, 4–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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.
Tournament 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Career SR
Australian Open AAA 2R QF NH SF 4R QF A 2R 2R 0 / 7
French Open AA 2R 2R 2R 4R 2R 1R 1R 1R A 1R 0 / 9
Wimbledon AA 1R 2R 1R QF 4R 1R SF 1R 4R 2R 0 / 10
US Open A 1R A 3R 4R 4R 4R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 0 / 10
SR0 / 00 / 10 / 20 / 40 / 40 / 30 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 30 / 30 / 40 / 36
Year End Ranking148131115181317164216384663

ITF finals

Singles finals: (3-2)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.3 January 1983Chicago, United StatesHard Flag of Sweden.svg Elisabeth Ekblom 1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss2.7 November 1983Gothenburg, SwedenHard Flag of Sweden.svg Lena Sandin 2–6, 0–6
Loss3.8 July 1985Landskrona, SwedenClay Flag of Sweden.svg Karolina Karlsson 6–7, 2–6
Win4.7 July 1986Båstad, SwedenClay Flag of Sweden.svg Catrin Jexell 6–2, 6–0
Win5.11 February 1991Danderyd, SwedenCarpet (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Els Callens 6–4, 4–6, 6–2

Doubles finals: (1-1)

ResultNoDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.11 July 1983Båstad, SwedenClay Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Lindström Flag of Germany.svg Gabriela Dinu
Flag of Italy.svg Patrizia Murgo
2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win2.7 July 1986Båstad, SwedenClay Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Lindström Flag of Germany.svg Christina Singer
Flag of Germany.svg Ellen Walliser
6–3, 6–2

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References

  1. 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."
  2. 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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