Full name Kathy May Fritz French Open QF (1977, 1978) Height 1.73 m Career titles 7 Role Tennis Player | Career record 56–50 Name Kathy May Wimbledon 4R (1977) Highest ranking No. | |
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Born June 18, 1956 (age 68) Beverly Hills, California, USA ( 1956-06-18 ) Similar Sherry Acker, Katrina Adams, Pam Casale | ||
Fritz Supported By His Former Player Mom Uncovered 2016
Kathy May Fritz (born June 18, 1956) is an American former professional tennis player. She reached three Grand Slam quarterfinals, once at the US Open in 1978 and twice at the French Open in 1977 and 1978. She won seven WTA singles titles during her career, and achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 10 in 1977.
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- Fritz Supported By His Former Player Mom Uncovered 2016
- Taylor Fritz Mum Discusses His Development
- Early and personal life
- Tennis career
- Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
- References
She also competed under the names Kathy May Teacher, after her marriage in 1979 to tennis player Brian Teacher, and Kathy May-Paben. Her son, Taylor Fritz, is also a tennis player, and was the 2015 ITF Junior World Champion.
Taylor Fritz Mum Discusses His Development
Early and personal life
May was born and grew up in Beverly Hills, California. She is the great-granddaughter of David May, founder of The May Department Stores Company (now Macy's).
In 1979 she married fellow California player Brian Teacher, also a Top 10 tennis player and the 1980 Australian Open champion; they subsequently divorced. She married fireman Don Paben in 1981, and subsequently divorced. She later married Guy Fritz, her third husband, with whom she had three children. Her son, Taylor Fritz, is also a tennis player, and was the 2015 ITF Junior World Champion.
Tennis career
She reached three Grand Slam quarterfinals, once at the US Open in 1978 and twice at the French Open in 1977 and 1978. She won seven WTA singles titles during her career, and achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 10 in 1977.
She also competed under the names Kathy May Teacher, after her marriage in 1979 to tennis player Brian Teacher, and Kathy May-Paben. She was coached by Tony Trabert.