Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel (born March 24, 1967) is a former professional American tennis player, who retired in September 1997. In her career, she won three singles and two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, and reached the semifinals of the 1985 Wimbledon Championships.
Rinaldi was the youngest player to win a match at Wimbledon (14 years, 91 days) in 1981, a record that stood until 1990. After the 1987 French Open, she suffered a freak injury in Monte Carlo, slipping on stairs, and in trying to catch herself, fracturing her right thumb. This injury sidelined her for rest of the year. She was a member of the US Wightman Cup Team in 1983, 1985, and 1986.
Rinaldi married Brad Stunkel, her high school sweetheart, on December 11, 1993, and adopted his surname. She gave birth to a son, Bradley Benton Stunkel Jr., on February 8, 1995. The family currently resides in Palm City, Florida.
^Ashley Marshall (December 8, 2016). "Rinaldi to lead U.S. Fed Cup team in expanded captaincy role". www.usta.com. United States Tennis Association (USTA).
^Sandra Harwitt (December 9, 2016). "Rinaldi appointed USA Fed Cup captain". www.fedcup.com. International Tennis Federation (ITF).
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Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel born March 24 1967 is a former professional American tennis player who retired in September 1997 In her career she won three singles and two doubles titles on the WTA Tour and reached the semifinals of the 1985 Wimbledon Championships Kathy Rinaldi StunkelCountry sports United StatesResidencePalm City FloridaBorn 1967 03 24 March 24 1967 age 57 Stuart FloridaHeight1 68 m 5 ft 6 in Turned pro1980RetiredSeptember 1997PlaysRight handed two handed backhand Prize money 1 353 737SinglesCareer record277 217 56 1 Career titles3 WTA 0 ITFHighest rankingNo 7 May 26 1986 Grand Slam singles resultsAustralian Open3R 1984 French OpenQF 1981 1986 WimbledonSF 1985 US Open4R 1982 DoublesCareer record200 184 52 1 Career titles2 WTA 2 ITFHighest rankingNo 13 February 8 1993 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Fed Cup 2 Family 3 Awards and recognitions 4 WTA career finals 4 1 Singles 7 3 4 4 2 Doubles 12 2 10 5 Grand Slam singles performance timeline 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksCareer editRinaldi reached her highest career ranking on May 26 1986 when she was ranked world No 7 The recipient of WTA Most Impressive Newcomer Award in 1981 and WTA Comeback Player of the Year Award in 1989 she had career wins over top players such as Steffi Graf Jana Novotna Sue Barker Pam Shriver Hana Mandlikova Wendy Turnbull Manuela Maleeva Dianne Fromholtz Helena Sukova Claudia Kohde Kilsch Zina Garrison Sylvia Hanika Kathy Jordan Jo Durie and Natasha Zvereva Rinaldi was the youngest player to win a match at Wimbledon 14 years 91 days in 1981 a record that stood until 1990 After the 1987 French Open she suffered a freak injury in Monte Carlo slipping on stairs and in trying to catch herself fracturing her right thumb This injury sidelined her for rest of the year She was a member of the US Wightman Cup Team in 1983 1985 and 1986 Fed Cup edit In December 2016 Rinaldi was appointed as the captain of the United States Fed Cup team succeeding Mary Joe Fernandez 1 2 In her first year as Fed Cup captain the U S won the 2017 Fed Cup Family editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Kathy Rinaldi news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Rinaldi married Brad Stunkel her high school sweetheart on December 11 1993 and adopted his surname She gave birth to a son Bradley Benton Stunkel Jr on February 8 1995 The family currently resides in Palm City Florida Awards and recognitions edit1981 WTA Most Impressive Newcomer of the Year 1989 WTA Comeback of the YearWTA career finals editSingles 7 3 4 edit LegendGrand Slam tournaments 0 0 WTA Tour Championships 0 0 Virginia Slims Avon other 3 4 Finals by surfaceHard 2 1 Grass 0 0 Clay 0 2 Carpet 1 1 Outcome No Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreWinner 1 Oct 1981 Kyoto Hard nbsp Julie Harrington 6 1 7 5Runner up 1 May 1982 Berlin Clay nbsp Bettina Bunge 2 6 2 6Runner up 2 Jul 1982 San Diego Hard nbsp Tracy Austin 6 7 5 7 3 6Winner 2 Aug 1985 Mahwah Hard nbsp Steffi Graf 6 4 3 6 6 4Runner up 3 Sep 1985 Chicago Carpet i nbsp Bonnie Gadusek 1 6 3 6Runner up 4 May 1986 Houston Clay nbsp Chris Evert Lloyd 4 6 6 2 4 6Winner 3 Nov 1986 Little Rock Carpet i nbsp Natasha Zvereva 6 4 6 7 7 9 6 0Doubles 12 2 10 edit LegendGrand Slam tournaments 0 0 Tier I 0 2 Tier II 1 2 Tier III 1 3 Tier IV 0 2 Tier V 1 1 Finals by surfaceHard 1 7 Grass 0 0 Clay 1 2 Carpet 0 1 Outcome No Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreRunner up 1 Mar 1991 San Antonio Hard nbsp Jill Hetherington nbsp Patty Fendick nbsp Monica Seles 6 7 2 7 2 6Winner 1 Apr 1991 Houston Clay nbsp Jill Hetherington nbsp Patty Fendick nbsp Mary Joe Fernandez 6 1 2 6 6 1Winner 2 Aug 1991 San Diego Hard nbsp Jill Hetherington nbsp Gigi Fernandez nbsp Nathalie Tauziat 6 4 3 6 6 2Runner up 2 Oct 1991 Leipzig Carpet i nbsp Jill Hetherington nbsp Manon Bollegraf nbsp Isabelle Demongeot 4 6 3 6Runner up 3 Feb 1992 Auckland Hard nbsp Jill Hetherington nbsp Rosalyn Fairbank nbsp Raffaella Reggi 6 1 1 6 5 7Runner up 4 Mar 1992 Indian Wells Hard nbsp Jill Hetherington nbsp Claudia Kohde Kilsch nbsp Stephanie Rehe 3 6 3 6Runner up 5 Mar 1992 Key Biscayne Hard nbsp Jill Hetherington nbsp Larisa Neiland nbsp Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 5 7 7 5 3 6Runner up 6 Apr 1992 Houston Clay nbsp Jill Hetherington nbsp Patty Fendick nbsp Gigi Fernandez 5 7 4 6Runner up 7 Nov 1992 San Juan Hard nbsp Gigi Fernandez nbsp Amanda Coetzer nbsp Elna Reinach 2 6 6 4 2 6Runner up 8 Feb 1993 Auckland Hard nbsp Jill Hetherington nbsp Isabelle Demongeot nbsp Elna Reinach 2 6 4 6Runner up 9 Mar 1993 Key Biscayne Hard nbsp Jill Hetherington nbsp Larisa Neiland nbsp Jana Novotna 2 6 5 7Runner up 10 May 1993 Strasbourg Clay nbsp Jill Hetherington nbsp Shaun Stafford nbsp Andrea Temesvari 7 6 7 5 3 6 4 6Grand 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 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Career W LAustralian Open A A 1R 3R A NH A A A 2R 1R A 1R 1R A A 3 6French Open QF 4R 4R 3R 3R QF 3R 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R 3R A A A 24 13Wimbledon 2R 3R 4R 1R SF 1R A A 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R A A 1R 13 12US Open 1R 4R 2R 2R 1R 1R A 1R 2R 2R 2R 2R 1R A 1R 1R 9 14Win loss 5 3 8 3 7 4 5 4 7 3 4 3 2 1 0 2 2 3 2 4 2 4 2 3 3 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 49 45Year end ranking 33 15 16 23 11 8 26 88 52 69 105 111 83 NR NR 225 nbsp Tennis portalSee also editBillie Jean King Cup United States at the Hopman CupReferences edit Ashley Marshall December 8 2016 Rinaldi to lead U S Fed Cup team in expanded captaincy role www usta com United States Tennis Association USTA Sandra Harwitt December 9 2016 Rinaldi appointed USA Fed Cup captain www fedcup com International Tennis Federation ITF External links editKathy Rinaldi at the Women s Tennis Association nbsp Kathy Rinaldi at the International Tennis Federation nbsp Awards and achievementsPreceded by nbsp Andrea Jaeger WTA Most Impressive Newcomer of the Year1981 Succeeded by nbsp Zina GarrisonPreceded by nbsp Pascale Paradis WTA Comeback of the Year1989 Succeeded by nbsp Elizabeth Smylie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kathy Rinaldi amp oldid 1215415077, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
