Erica Kathleen "Kathy" Horvath (born August 25, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player. She is best known for upsetting world No. 1 Martina Navratilova in the fourth round of the 1983 French Open, delivering her only defeat for the season.
She was the youngest player to play in the US Open in 1979 at 14 years and five days — this record still stands. Horvath was the youngest player to win the U.S. National 16 and under in 1979.[1] She also is the only player to ever win all four age groups in the U.S. Girls Clay Courts in all consecutive years.
Horvath played on the WTA Tour from 1981 to 1989, winning six singles titles and reaching a career-high ranking of world No. 10 in 1984.[2][1] She reached the quarterfinals at the French Open in 1983 and 1984. She retired with a 176–154 singles record.[3]
Horvath was the only player to defeat Martina Navratilova in the 1983 season (at the French Open), winning in the fourth round in three sets.[1] Navratilova's coaches (Renee Richards and Nancy Lieberman) argued in the stands over strategy, something Navratilova noticed during the match.[4]
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Erica Kathleen Kathy Horvath born August 25 1965 is an American former professional tennis player She is best known for upsetting world No 1 Martina Navratilova in the fourth round of the 1983 French Open delivering her only defeat for the season Kathleen HorvathCountry sports United StatesResidenceShort Hills New JerseyBorn 1965 08 25 August 25 1965 age 58 Chicago IllinoisHeight5 ft 6 1 2 in 1 69 m Turned pro1981Retired1989PlaysRight handed two handed backhand Prize money 220 905SinglesCareer record176 154Career titles6Highest rankingNo 10 June 11 1984 Grand Slam singles resultsAustralian Open1R 1989 French OpenQF 1983 1984 Wimbledon3R 1986 US Open3R 1981 1986 DoublesCareer record150 132Career titles3Highest rankingNo 45 September 12 1988 Grand Slam doubles resultsAustralian Open2R 1989 French OpenSF 1982 1984 Wimbledon3R 1982 US Open3R 1985 Grand Slam mixed doubles resultsAustralian Open1R 1989 French OpenSF 1981 Wimbledon1R 1986 US OpenSF 1985 Contents 1 Career 2 WTA career finals 2 1 Singles 9 6 3 2 2 Doubles 9 3 6 3 Grand Slam singles performance timeline 4 References 5 External linksCareer editShe was the youngest player to play in the US Open in 1979 at 14 years and five days this record still stands Horvath was the youngest player to win the U S National 16 and under in 1979 1 She also is the only player to ever win all four age groups in the U S Girls Clay Courts in all consecutive years Horvath played on the WTA Tour from 1981 to 1989 winning six singles titles and reaching a career high ranking of world No 10 in 1984 2 1 She reached the quarterfinals at the French Open in 1983 and 1984 She retired with a 176 154 singles record 3 Horvath was the only player to defeat Martina Navratilova in the 1983 season at the French Open winning in the fourth round in three sets 1 Navratilova s coaches Renee Richards and Nancy Lieberman argued in the stands over strategy something Navratilova noticed during the match 4 Horvath had career victories over Navratilova Andrea Jaeger Manuela Maleeva Gabriela Sabatini Dianne Fromholtz Claudia Kohde Kilsch Mary Joe Fernandez Betty Stove and Sylvia Hanika She was a member of the 1984 United States Fed Cup team Horvath played in the 1984 Olympics when tennis was reintroduced as a demonstration sport and was the first seed She was coached by Harry Hopman and Nick Bollettieri After her tennis career she got her BS and MBA at the Wharton School of Business and then worked on Wall Street until 2003 WTA career finals editSingles 9 6 3 edit Winner Legend Grand Slam tournaments 0 0 WTA Tour Championships 0 0 Virginia Slims Avon other 6 3 Finals by surface Hard 0 0 Grass 0 0 Clay 2 3 Carpet 4 0 Result W L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Win 1 Jan 1981 Montreal Canada Carpet i nbsp Candy Reynolds 6 4 7 6 Win 2 Mar 1983 Nashville US Carpet i nbsp Marcela Skuherska 6 4 6 3 Loss 1 May 1983 Berlin West Germany Clay nbsp Chris Evert Lloyd 4 6 6 7 1 7 Win 3 Nov 1983 Honolulu US Carpet nbsp Carling Bassett 4 6 6 2 7 6 7 1 Loss 2 Jan 1984 Marco Island US Clay nbsp Bonnie Gadusek 6 3 0 6 4 6 Loss 3 May 1984 Berlin West Germany Clay nbsp Claudia Kohde Kilsch 6 7 8 10 1 6 Win 4 Mar 1985 Indianapolis US Carpet i nbsp Elise Burgin 6 2 6 4 Win 5 Mar 1985 Palm Beach Gardens US Clay nbsp Petra Jauch Delhees 3 6 6 3 6 3 Win 6 Jul 1987 Knokke Belgium Clay nbsp Bettina Bunge 6 1 7 6 7 5 Doubles 9 3 6 edit Winner Legend Grand Slam tournaments 0 0 WTA Tour Championships 0 0 Virginia Slims 3 6 Finals by surface Hard 0 0 Grass 0 0 Clay 2 6 Carpet 1 0 Result W L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1 May 1982 Perugia Italy Clay nbsp Yvonne Vermaak nbsp Billie Jean King nbsp Ilana Kloss 2 6 6 4 7 6 Win 2 Aug 1983 Indianapolis US Clay nbsp Virginia Ruzici nbsp Gigi Fernandez nbsp Beth Herr 4 6 7 6 6 2 Loss 1 May 1984 Berlin West Germany Clay nbsp Virginia Ruzici nbsp Anne Hobbs nbsp Candy Reynolds 3 6 6 4 6 7 11 13 Loss 2 May 1984 Perugia Italy Clay nbsp Virginia Ruzici nbsp Iva Budarova nbsp Helena Sukova 6 7 5 7 6 1 4 6 Win 3 Mar 1985 Indianapolis US Carpet i nbsp Elise Burgin nbsp Jennifer Mundel nbsp Molly Van Nostrand 6 4 6 1 Loss 3 Apr 1985 Orlando US Clay nbsp Elise Burgin nbsp Martina Navratilova nbsp Pam Shriver 3 6 1 6 Loss 4 May 1987 Strasbourg France Clay nbsp Marcella Mesker nbsp Jana Novotna nbsp Catherine Suire 0 6 2 6 Loss 5 Jul 1987 Knokke Belgium Clay nbsp Marcella Mesker nbsp Bettina Bunge nbsp Manuela Maleeva 6 4 4 6 4 6 Loss 6 Oct 1987 Athens Greece Clay nbsp Dinky Van Rensburg nbsp Andrea Betzner nbsp Judith Wiesner 4 6 6 7 0 7 Grand Slam singles performance timeline editKey W F SF QF R RR Q DNQ A NH 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 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Career SR Australian Open A A A A A A A NH A A 1R 0 1 French Open A 2R 3R 3R QF QF 3R 1R 1R 1R A 0 9 Wimbledon A A A 1R A 2R A 3R 1R 1R A 0 5 US Open 2R 2R 3R A 2R 1R 1R 3R 1R A A 0 8 SR 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 23 Year end ranking NR NR 28 49 15 29 50 47 37 85 218References edit a b c John Barrett ed 1985 The International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1985 London Willow Books p 331 ISBN 0002181703 WTA Tour ITF Kathy Horvath USA Retrieved 2011 12 05 Cindy Shmerler June 3 2017 The Tennis Mom Who Put the Blemish in Martina Navratilova s 86 1 Record The New York Times External links editKathleen Horvath at the Women s Tennis Association nbsp Kathleen Horvath at the International Tennis Federation nbsp Kathleen Horvath at the Billie Jean King Cup nbsp Sporting positions Preceded by nbsp Andrea Jaeger Orange Bowl Girls Singles Champion Category 18 and under1979 Succeeded by nbsp Susan Mascarin Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kathleen Horvath amp oldid 1221020291, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
