Catherine Suire

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Catherine Suire
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  France
Born (1959-09-15) 15 September 1959 (age 65)
Tananarive, Madagascar [1]
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record207–206
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 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 record224–180
Career titles8
Highest rankingNo. 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)

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.

Contents

Career finals

Singles (1 loss)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
WTA Championships
Virginia Slims
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.Mar 1986 Hershey, USCarpet (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Janine Thompson 1–6, 4–6

Doubles (8 wins, 8 losses)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.Oct 1985 Brighton, United KingdomCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Potter
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková
4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss1.Feb 1986 Oklahoma City, USCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marcella Mesker
Flag of France.svg Pascale Paradis
6–2, 6–7(1–7), 1–6
Win2.May 1987 Strasbourg, FranceClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná Flag of the United States.svg Kathleen Horvath
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marcella Mesker
6–0, 6–2
Win3.Aug 1987 San Diego, USHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná Flag of the United States.svg Elise Burgin
Flag of the United States.svg Sharon Walsh
6–3, 6–4
Loss2.Oct 1987 Zürich, SwitzerlandCarpet Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná Flag of France.svg Nathalie Herreman
Flag of France.svg Pascale Paradis
3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win4.Feb 1988 Oklahoma City, USCarpet Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná Flag of Sweden.svg Catarina Lindqvist
Flag of Denmark.svg Tine Scheuer-Larsen
6–4, 6–4
Loss3.Feb 1988 Wichita, USHard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Egorova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Svetlana Parkhomenko
3–6, 4–6
Win5.May 1988 Rome, ItalyClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jenny Byrne
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Janine Thompson
6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Win6.Jul 1988 Nice, FranceClay Flag of France.svg Catherine Tanvier Flag of France.svg Isabelle Demongeot
Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Loss4.Sep 1989 Paris, FranceClay Flag of France.svg Nathalie Herreman Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini
Flag of Argentina.svg Patricia Tarabini
1–6, 1–6
Loss5. Oct 1989 Moscow, USSRCarpet Flag of France.svg Nathalie Herreman Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Savchenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Zvereva
3–6, 4–6
Loss6.Apr 1990 Singapore Hard Flag of France.svg Pascale Paradis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jo Durie
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jill Hetherington
4–6, 1–6
Loss7.Oct 1990 Zürich, SwitzerlandCarpet Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Dianne Van Rensburg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf
Flag of Germany.svg Eva Pfaff
5–7, 4–6
Win7.Feb 1992 Cesena, ItalyCarpet Flag of France.svg Catherine Tanvier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sabine Appelmans
Flag of Italy.svg Raffaella Reggi
w/o
Loss8.Feb 1993 Paris, FranceCarpet (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jo Durie Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Strnadová
6–7(2–7), 2–6
Win8.Apr 1993 Pattaya, ThailandHard Flag of the United States.svg Cammy MacGregor Flag of the United States.svg Patty Fendick
Flag of the United States.svg Meredith McGrath
6–3, 7–6

ITF finals

Singles (0–3)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.18 November 1979 Grenoble, FranceHard (i) Flag of France.svg Marie-Christine Calleja 6–1, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up2.2 December 1979 Poitiers, FranceHard (i) Flag of France.svg Isabelle Vernhes 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up3.1 April 1991 Moulins, FranceCarpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Marketa Kochta 3–6, 4–6

Doubles (4–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.4 December 1989 Le Havre, FranceClay Flag of France.svg Nathalie Herreman Flag of Germany.svg Stefanie Rehmke
Flag of Austria.svg Mirijam Schweda
6–2, 6–0
Winner2.1 April 1991 Moulins, FranceCarpet (i) Flag of France.svg Sandrine Testud Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louise Pleming
6–3, 6–4
Winner3.9 December 1991 Val-d'Oise, FranceHard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Eva Pfaff Flag of France.svg Pascale Paradis-Mangon
Flag of France.svg Sandrine Testud
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner4.7 December 1992 Val-d'Oise, FranceHard (i) Flag of France.svg Isabelle Demongeot Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sabine Appelmans
Flag of France.svg Julie Halard-Decugis
7–5, 6–4
Runner-up5.29 March 1993 Moulins, FranceHard Flag of France.svg Isabelle Demongeot Flag of Latvia.svg Agnese Blumberga
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Pospíšilová
6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up6.6 December 1993 Val-d'Oise, FranceHard Flag of France.svg Isabelle Demongeot Flag of Poland.svg Magdalena Feistel
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Makarova
6–2, 3–6, 4–6

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References

  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.