| Born | 27 February 1982 |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England |
| Highest ranking | 1 |
Maria Catalano (born 27 February 1982) is an English snooker player. [1]
| Born | 27 February 1982 |
|---|---|
| Sport country | England |
| Highest ranking | 1 |
Maria Catalano (born 27 February 1982) is an English snooker player. [1]
In the 2007 season she won the British Open and the Connie Gough National Championship. [2] [3] In December 2002, she was ranked number four in the world. [4] She was ranked world number one for the 2013–14 season. [5] In 2016 she described her ambition to win the Women's World Snooker Championship, [6] to date she has been runner-up five times, the most recently in 2018. [5]
Catalano is a cousin of men's snooker champion Ronnie O'Sullivan. [7] [8] In May 2022 she became the first woman to play in the World Seniors Championship, at the Crucible. [9]
World Women's Snooker
| Tournament [10] | 1997/ 98 | 1998/ 99 | 1999/ 00 | 2000/ 01 | 2001/ 02 | 2002/ 03 | 2003/ 04 | 2004/ 05 | 2005/ 06 | 2006/ 07 | 2007/ 08 | 2008/ 09 | 2009/ 10 | 2010/ 11 | 2011/ 12 | 2012/ 13 | 2013/ 14 | 2014/ 15 | 2015/ 16 | 2016/ 17 | 2017/ 18 | 2018/ 19 | 2019/ 20 | 2020/ 21 | 2021/ 22 | |||||||||||||||
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| Current tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | LQ | 2R | SF | QF | QF | NH | SF | F | A | F | F | F | F | SF | W | F | A | QF | QF | SF | 1R | F | NH | QF | |||||||||||||||
| British Open | 3R | 1R | 2R | QF | F | SF | NH | A | A | A | W | QF | SF | 1R | Not Held | A | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | SF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Masters | Tournament Not Held | SF | SF | F | F | Not Held | F | SF | SF | QF | SF | 1R | SF | NH | SF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | QF | NH | SF | SF | QF | SF | F | F | SF | F | F | QF | A | 1R | 1R | F | A | Not Held | 2R | ||||||||||||||||
| Winchester Open | Tournament Not Held | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National Championship | A | QF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Prix | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Masters | A | 2R | 2R | QF | QF | 1R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LG Cup | Tournament Not Held | QF | 1R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters [nb 1] | Tournament Not Held | QF | Tournament Not Held | A | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | QF | QF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open | Tournament Not Held | F | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Anglian Championship | Tournament Not Held | A | 1R | A | F | W | SF | W | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Championship | Tournament Not Held | F | W | Tournament Not Held | W | F | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Championship [nb 2] | Tournament Not Held | F | QF | F | F | F | 1R | NH | F | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eden Classic | Tournament Not Held | F | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connie Gough Trophy [nb 3] | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | QF | 1R | QF | SF | W | W | W | SF | F | SF | W | W | F | F | A | W | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | Tournament Not Held | SF | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgian Open | Not Held | 1R | QF | Tournament Not Held | A | QF | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10-Red World Championship | Tournament Not Held | 2R | QF | QF | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6-Red World Championship | Tournament Not Held | QF | QF | QF | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. | |||
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
| R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. | |||
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
| PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. | |||
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1 | 2001 | British Open | Kelly Fisher | 0–4 | [11] |
| Runner-up | 2 | 2003 | Scottish Open | Wendy Jans | 1–4 | [12] |
| Runner-up | 3 | 2005 | Northern Championship | Lynette Horsburgh | 2–4 | [13] |
| Runner-up | 4 | 2005 | WLBSA' UK championship | Reanne Evans | 0–4 | [14] |
| Winner | 5 | 2006 | Northern Championship | June Banks | 4–1 | [15] |
| Winner | 6 | 2006 | Connie Gough National | Reanne Evans | 4–3 | [16] |
| Winner | 7 | 2006 | Regal Ladies Championship | June Banks | 4–1 | [14] |
| Winner | 8 | 2007 | British Championship | June Banks | [14] | |
| Winner | 9 | 2007 | Connie Gough National | June Banks | 3–1 | [2] [14] |
| Winner | 10 | 2007 | British Open | Emma Bonney | 3–2 | [14] |
| Runner-up | 11 | 2007 | South Coast Classic | Reanne Evans | 2–4 | [17] |
| Winner | 12 | 2008 | Connie Gough National | Reanne Evans | 3–2 | [14] |
| Runner-up | 13 | 2008 | East Anglian Championship | Reanne Evans | 0–3 | [18] |
| Runner-up | 13 | 2008 | UK Ladies Championship | Reanne Evans | 1–3 | [19] |
| Runner-up | 14 | 2009 | WLBSA World Ladies' Championship | Reanne Evans | 2–5 | [20] |
| Runner-up | 15 | 2009 | South Coast Classic | Reanne Evans | 0–3 | [14] |
| Runner-up | 16 | 2009 | East Anglian Championship | Reanne Evans | 0–3 | [14] |
| Runner-up | 17 | 2009 | UK Ladies Championship | Reanne Evans | 1–3 | [14] |
| Runner-up | 18 | 2010 | WLBSA World Ladies' World Championship | Reanne Evans | 1–5 | [20] |
| Runner-up | 19 | 2010 | Connie Gough National | Reanne Evans | 1–3 | [14] |
| Runner-up | 20 | 2010 | South Coast Classic | Reanne Evans | 1–3 | [14] |
| Runner-up | 21 | 2010 | UK Ladies Championship | Reanne Evans | 0–3 | [21] |
| Runner-up | 22 | 2010 | East Anglian Championship | Reanne Evans | 0–3 | [22] |
| Winner | 23 | 2011 | Northern Championship | Ching Ching Yu | 3–1 | [23] |
| Winner | 24 | 2011 | East Anglian Championship | Katie Henrick | 3–0 | [24] |
| Winner | 25 | 2012 | Connie Gough Memorial | Jaique Ip | 3–0 | [25] |
| Runner-up | 26 | 2012 | WLBSA World Ladies' World Championship | Reanne Evans | 3–5 | [20] |
| Winner | 27 | 2012 | UK Ladies Championship | Tina Owen-Sevilton | 3–0 | [26] |
| Runner-up | 28 | 2013 | WLBSA World Ladies' World Championship | Reanne Evans | 3–6 | [20] |
| Winner | 29 | 2013 | Connie Gough Memorial | Emma Bonney | 3–0 | [27] |
| Runner-up | 30 | 2013 | Eden Resources Masters | Reanne Evans | 0–4 | [28] |
| Runner-up | 31 | 2013 | UK Ladies Championship | Ng On-yee | 2–4 | [29] |
| Runner-up | 32 | 2014 | Connie Gough Trophy | Reanne Evans | 0–4 | [30] |
| Runner-up | 33 | 2014 | Southern Classic | Ng On-yee | 1–4 | [31] |
| Runner-up | 34 | 2014 | Eden Classic | Reanne Evans | 3–5 | [32] |
| Runner-up | 35 | 2016 | Connie Gough Trophy | Reanne Evans | 0–4 | [33] |
| Winner | 36 | 2017 | Connie Gough Trophy | Rebecca Kenna | 4–2 | [34] [35] |
| Runner-up | 37 | 2018 | Women's World Snooker Championship | Ng On-yee | 0–5 | [36] |
| Runner-up | 38 | 2019 | UK Women's Snooker Championship | Reanne Evans | 2–4 | [37] |
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