Catherine Suire

Catherine Suire
Country (sports)	France
Born	15 September 1959 (age 65); Tananarive, Madagascar
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)

Last updated May 02, 2025

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
Loss	0–1	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
Win	1–0	Oct 1985	Brighton, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	Lori McNeil	Barbara Potter Helena Suková	4–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–4
Loss	1–1	Feb 1986	Oklahoma City, US	Carpet (i)	Lori McNeil	Marcella Mesker Pascale Paradis	6–2, 6–7^(1–7), 1–6
Win	2–1	May 1987	Strasbourg, France	Clay	Jana Novotná	Kathleen Horvath Marcella Mesker	6–0, 6–2
Win	3–1	Aug 1987	San Diego, US	Hard	Jana Novotná	Elise Burgin Sharon Walsh	6–3, 6–4
Loss	3–2	Oct 1987	Zürich, Switzerland	Carpet	Jana Novotná	Nathalie Herreman Pascale Paradis	3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win	4–2	Feb 1988	Oklahoma City, US	Carpet	Jana Novotná	Catarina Lindqvist Tine Scheuer-Larsen	6–4, 6–4
Loss	4–3	Feb 1988	Wichita, US	Hard (i)	Jana Novotná	Natalia Egorova Svetlana Parkhomenko	3–6, 4–6
Win	5–3	May 1988	Rome, Italy	Clay	Jana Novotná	Jenny Byrne Janine Thompson	6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Win	6–3	Jul 1988	Nice, France	Clay	Catherine Tanvier	Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat	6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Loss	6–4	Sep 1989	Paris, France	Clay	Nathalie Herreman	Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini	1–6, 1–6
Loss	6–5	Oct 1989	Moscow, USSR	Carpet	Nathalie Herreman	Larisa Savchenko Natalia Zvereva	3–6, 4–6
Loss	6–6	Apr 1990	Singapore	Hard	Pascale Paradis	Jo Durie Jill Hetherington	4–6, 1–6
Loss	6–7	Oct 1990	Zürich, Switzerland	Carpet	Dianne Van Rensburg	Manon Bollegraf Eva Pfaff	5–7, 4–6
Win	7–7	Feb 1992	Cesena, Italy	Carpet	Catherine Tanvier	Sabine Appelmans Raffaella Reggi	w/o
Loss	7–8	Feb 1993	Paris, France	Carpet (i)	Jo Durie	Jana Novotná Andrea Strnadová	6–7^(2–7), 2–6
Win	8–8	Apr 1993	Pattaya, Thailand	Hard	Cammy MacGregor	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	6–3, 7–6

ITF finals

Singles (0–3)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	18 November 1979	Grenoble, France	Hard (i)	Marie-Christine Calleja	6–1, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	2.	2 December 1979	Poitiers, France	Hard (i)	Isabelle Vernhes	3–6, 3–6
Loss	3.	1 April 1991	Moulins, France	Carpet (i)	Marketa Kochta	3–6, 4–6

Doubles (4–2)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	4 December 1989	Le Havre, France	Clay	Nathalie Herreman	Stefanie Rehmke Mirijam Schweda	6–2, 6–0
Win	2.	1 April 1991	Moulins, France	Carpet (i)	Sandrine Testud	Ingelise Driehuis Louise Pleming	6–3, 6–4
Win	3.	9 December 1991	Val-d'Oise, France	Hard (i)	Eva Pfaff	Pascale Paradis-Mangon Sandrine Testud	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	4.	7 December 1992	Val-d'Oise, France	Hard (i)	Isabelle Demongeot	Sabine Appelmans Julie Halard-Decugis	7–5, 6–4
Loss	5.	29 March 1993	Moulins, France	Hard	Isabelle Demongeot	Agnese Blumberga Jana Pospíšilová	6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Loss	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.
↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Catherine Suire". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

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 (archived)

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[wta1994-1] Renée Bloch Shallouf, ed. (1994). 1994 WTA Tour Media Guide. St. Petersburg: Women's Tennis Association (WTA). p. 262.

[2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Catherine Suire". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

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