Kathy Foxworth

Last updated

Kathy Foxworth
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1964-11-04) November 4, 1964 (age 59)
Prize money$33,529
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 267 (November 23, 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q1 (1988)
US Open Q3 (1987)
Doubles
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 128 (December 4, 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (1987, 1989, 1990)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (1988)

Kathy Foxworth (born November 4, 1964) is an American former professional tennis player.

Contents

Biography

Originally from St. Louis, she is the daughter of boxer Bob Foxworth, who once fought an exhibition bout with Joe Louis. [1]

Foxworth played college tennis for the University of Houston, where she was an NCAA All-American for singles in 1987 and twice earned All-American honors for doubles. [2]

During her career on the professional tour she featured in the women's doubles main draw of the US Open on three occasions and played in the mixed doubles at the 1988 Wimbledon Championships. She had best rankings of 267 in singles and 128 in doubles. [3]

Her brother, Bruce Foxworth, was also a professional tennis player. [1]

ITF finals

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Doubles: 20 (11–9)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.June 1, 1987 Brandon, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Tammy Whittington Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Lise Gregory
6–7(3), 7–6(8), 4–6
Loss2.June 8, 1987 Key Biscayne, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Tammy Whittington Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Lise Gregory
6–3, 6–7(4), 2–6
Win1.June 28, 1987 Augusta, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Tammy Whittington Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Fuchs
Flag of the United States.svg Dena Levy
6–3, 7–5
Loss3.July 6, 1987 Seabrook, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Tammy Whittington Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Lise Gregory
1–6, 2–6
Winner2.July 13, 1987 Fayetteville, United StatesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robyn Lamb
Flag of the United States.svg Sylvia Schenck
6–2, 2–6, 6–3
Loss4.July 20, 1987 Philadelphia, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Tammy Whittington Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis
3–6, 4–6
Win3.July 10, 1988 Spartanburg, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Tammy Whittington Flag of the United States.svg Vanne Akagi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sharon McNamara
3–6, 6–1, 7–6(1)
Win4.July 17, 1988 Greensboro, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Tammy Whittington Flag of the United States.svg Alissa Finerman
Flag of Mexico.svg Heliane Steden
6–3, 6–3
Loss5.September 25, 1988 Chicago, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jane Thomas Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patricia Hy-Boulais
Flag of the United States.svg Mary Lou Daniels
4–6, 2–6
Win5.March 5, 1989 Miami, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Tammy Whittington Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Mosca
Flag of Argentina.svg Patricia Tarabini
7–6(5), 7–6(6)
Win6.June 11, 1989 Delray Beach, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Tammy Whittington Flag of the United States.svg Audra Keller
Flag of the United States.svg Kim Barry
6–2, 6–3
Win7.August 20, 1989 Chatham, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Vincenza Procacci Flag of the United States.svg Jean Ceniza
Flag of the United States.svg Stella Sampras
6–3, 6–4
Loss6.October 15, 1989 Mobile, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Vincenza Procacci Flag of Poland.svg Renata Baranski
Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Collins
3–6, 4–6
Loss7.June 10, 1990 Miramar, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Vincenza Procacci Flag of the United States.svg Ronni Reis
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
4–6, 5–7
Win8.July 1, 1990 Albany, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Tammy Whittington Flag of the United States.svg Shannan McCarthy
Flag of the United States.svg Stacey Schefflin
6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Win9.August 6, 1990 Lebanon, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Vincenza Procacci Flag of Israel.svg Ilana Berger
Flag of Israel.svg Limor Zaltz
6–4, 4–1 RET.
Win10.August 19, 1990 Chatham, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Shannan McCarthy Flag of the United States.svg Kirsten Dreyer
Flag of Ireland.svg Siobhán Nicholson
6–2, 7–6(6)
Loss8.July 15, 1991 Evansville, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Shannan McCarthy Flag of Japan.svg Ayako Hirose
Flag of Japan.svg Ei Iida
3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss9.August 4, 1991 Chatham, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Susan Gilchrist Flag of the United States.svg Holly Danforth
Flag of the United States.svg Vickie Paynter
7–5, 3–6, 2–6
Win11.August 11, 1991 College Park, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Susan Gilchrist Flag of the United States.svg Anya Kochoff
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Karen Van Der Merwe
6–0, 6–2

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pam Teeguarden</span> American tennis player

Pam Teeguarden is a former American professional tennis player in the 1970s and 1980s, ranked in the top 20 from 1970–1975. She won two Grand Slam Doubles Titles and was a quarter finalist in singles at the U.S. Open and The French Open. Her father Jerry, a well known coach, helped Margaret Court win the coveted Grand Slam in 1970 and Virginia Wade to her 1977 Wimbledon triumph. Teeguarden played in 19 consecutive US Opens, holding the record until Chris Evert played in 20. She wore the first all black outfit in the history of tennis in 1975 at The Bridgestone Doubles Championships in Tokyo, starting a trend that is still popular today. Teeguarden was the first woman tennis player signed by Nike. She played on the victorious Los Angeles Strings Team Tennis team in 1981 and won the Team Tennis Mixed Doubles Division with Tom Gullikson in 1977; they were also runners-up in the league that year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Audra Cohen</span> American tennis player

Audra Marie Cohen is an American former professional tennis player and current college tennis coach. She was the # 1 collegiate female tennis player in the United States in 2007. At the University of Miami in 2005-2006 she was named the ITA National Player of the Year and was the National Indoor Champion, and in 2006-07 she won the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship, the NCAA Singles Championship, and the ITA National Player of the Year award. She is currently the head women's tennis coach at the University of Oklahoma.

Beth Herr is an American tennis player from Centerville, Ohio, who won four Junior Grand Slam titles, the NCAA singles and team titles and one professional tennis tournament. In her home state of Ohio, she was a two-time high school singles state champion (1980-1981). Her NCAA singles title came in 1983.

Meredith McGrath is a former professional tennis player.

Amber Christine Liu Chang is an American former professional tennis player who is also the wife of fellow tennis pro Michael Chang. At Stanford University, she was a two-time NCAA singles champion in 2003 and 2004. Her highest ranking was World No. 241 in singles and No. 600 in doubles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series</span> Womens tennis circuit

The 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 11th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 3, 1983, and concluded on March 4, 1984, after 64 events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nicole Gibbs</span> American tennis player (born 1993)

Nicole Gibbs is an American former professional tennis player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Caitlin Whoriskey</span> American tennis player

Caitlin Whoriskey is an American former professional tennis player. She played collegiately at the University of Tennessee, where she was a three-time All-American.

Shaun Stafford Beckish, née Shaun Stafford, is an American former college and professional tennis player who played on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour from 1989 to 1996. As a collegiate tennis player, Stafford won the 1988 NCAA national singles championship while playing for the University of Florida. She won two WTA tournaments in her professional career, one in singles and the other in doubles.

Andrea Holíková is a former Czechoslovak tennis player. She comes from the family of successful hockey players – she is the daughter Jaroslav Holík, the elder sister of Bobby Holík, and the niece of Jiří Holík. Holíková is married to former hockey player František "Frank" Musil.

Dawn Alexis Buth is an American former college and professional tennis player. As a collegiate player, she played for the University of Florida and won two national doubles championships. As a professional, she played on the ITF Women's Circuit (ITF) and WTA Tour (WTA) from 1998 to 2001. She served as head coach of the women's tennis team at George Washington University (GWU) from 2004 to 2013. She is currently the Director for Government Relations at the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cal State Fullerton Titans tennis</span> American college tennis team

The Cal State Fullerton Titans women's tennis team competes at the NCAA Division I Collegiate level and is a member of the Big West Conference. All home collegiate tennis matches are played at the California State University, Fullerton, Titan Courts, located in Fullerton, California.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jamie Loeb</span> American tennis player (born 1995)

Jamie Loeb is an American tennis player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eudice Chong</span> Hong Kong tennis player

Eudice Chong is a professional tennis player from Hong Kong. She reached her career-high WTA rankings in singles and doubles, both in 2022, of world No. 213 and No. 134, respectively. Chong has won 6 singles and 30 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Julie Scott Thu is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She competed for most of her career as Julie Scott.

Julie Spalding-Steven is an American former professional tennis player,
coach, and businesswoman.

Susan Gilchrist is an American former professional tennis player. She is now an associate professor at the MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Susan Hagey Wall is an American former professional tennis player.

Kristi Miller-North is an American former professional tennis player. She was raised in Marysville, Michigan and played collegiate tennis for Georgia Tech.

Aleke Joy Tsoubanos is an American former professional tennis player.

References

  1. 1 2 Cobb, Ron (April 24, 2019). "Bad news follows good news for tennis hall of famer Bruce Foxworth". St. Louis Post-Dispatch .
  2. "Vogasari selected for NCAA singles championship". Houston Chronicle . April 29, 2015.
  3. "Tennis Abstract: Kathy Foxworth ATP Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.