Katrina Adams

Katrina Adams

Country	United States
Residence	Bradenton, Florida / White Plains, New York, United States
Born	August 5, 1968 (1968-08-05) (age 43) Chicago, IL, United States
Height	5 ft 5 in
Turned pro	1988
Retired	1999
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$1,292,658
Singles
Career record	182–194
Career titles	0 (1 ITF)
Highest ranking	No. 67 May 8, 1989
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	3rd round 1992
French Open	1st round 1988 1989 1992 1996
Wimbledon	4th round 1988
US Open	3rd round 1995
Doubles
Career record	419–226
Career titles	21 (7 ITF)
Highest ranking	No. 8 August 14, 1989
Last updated on: July 28, 2008.

Katrina Adams (born 5 August 1968) is a former professional United States tennis player from Chicago. Her highest singles ranking was 67 on May 8, 1989.^[1]

Contents 1 Early life 2 Results 3 Other 4 WTA Tour finals 4.1 Singles 1 4.2 Doubles 31 (17–14) 5 References 6 External links

Early life

Adams joined a tennis program in West Side, Chicago when she was six years old. She attended Whitney Young High School, becoming Illinois High School Association singles champion in 1983 and 1984,^[2] and Northwestern University. After winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) doubles title with Diane Donnelly in 1987,^[3] she was twice voted All-American.^[4]

Results

Adams won seven of her 21 WTA doubles titles between 1987 and 1996 partnering Zina Garrison.^[5]

Her best Grand Slam singles result was in the 1988 Wimbledon Championships when she reached the fourth round, losing to Chris Evert 5–7 6–3 6–0.

Other

Adams has been a television commentator for the Tennis Channel since 2003,^[6] and is also an executive director of the Harlem Junior Tennis League.^[7]

WTA Tour finals

Singles 1

Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	0
Tier IV & V	0
Olympic Games	0

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
Runner-up	1.	10 November 1991	Brentwood, Tennessee, USA	Hard	Sabine Appelmans	2–6, 4–6

Doubles 31 (17–14)

Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	1
Tier II	5
Tier III	3
Tier IV & V	5
Olympic Games	0

Titles by Surface
Hard	5
Clay	7
Grass	0
Carpet	5

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	14 December 1987	Guaruja, Brazil	Clay	Cheryl Jones	Jill Hetherington Mercedes Paz	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Winner	2.	13 March 1988	Boca Raton, Florida, USA	Hard	Zina Garrison	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Runner-up	3.	17 April 1988	Amelia Island, Florida, USA	Clay	Penny Barg	Zina Garrison Eva Pfaff	6–4, 2–6, 7–6
Winner	4.	24 April 1988	Houston, Texas, USA	Clay	Zina Garrison	Lori McNeil Martina Navratilova	6–7, 6–2, 6–4
Winner	5.	27 November 1988	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet	Zina Garrison	Gigi Fernández Robin White	7–5, 7–5
Runner-up	6.	30 October 1988	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Hard	Zina Garrison	Larisa Savchenko Natalia Zvereva	2–6, 1–6
Winner	7.	5 February 1989	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet	Zina Garrison	Gigi Fernández Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Winner	8.	4 March 1989	San Antonio, Texas, USA	Hard	Pam Shriver	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Winner	9.	30 April 1989	Houston, Texas, USA	Clay	Zina Garrison	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil	6–3, 6–4
Winner	10.	28 May 1989	European Open, Switzerland	Clay	Lori McNeil	Larisa Savchenko Natalia Zvereva	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner	11.	29 October 1989	Brighton, England	Carpet	Lori McNeil	Hana Mandlíková Jana Novotná	4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Winner	12.	5 November 1989	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Hard	Lori McNeil	Claudia Porwik Larisa Savchenko	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	13.	11 November 1990	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Hard	Jill Hetherington	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	1–6, 1–6
Runner-up	14.	24 February 1991	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA	Hard	Jill Hetherington	Meredith McGrath Anne Smith	2–6, 4–6
Runner-up	15.	28 July 1991	Westchester, USA	Hard	Lori McNeil	Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer Lise Gregory	5–7, 4–6
Winner	16.	11 August 1991	Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA	Hard	Isabelle Demongeot	Lise Gregory Mareen Louie-Harper	6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	17.	16 November 1991	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Hard	Mercedes Paz	Patty Fendick Gigi Fernández	4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	18.	23 February 1992	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA	Hard	Manon Bollegraf	Lori McNeil Nicole Provis	6–3, 4–6, 6–7
Winner	19.	14 November 1992	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Hard	Elna Reinach	Sandy Collins Mary-Lou Daniels	5–7, 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	20.	21 February 1993	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA	Hard	Manon Bollegraf	Patty Fendick Zina Garrison	3–6, 2–6
Winner	21.	28 March 1993	Houston, Texas, USA	Clay	Manon Bollegraf	Eugenia Maniokova Radomira Zrubáková	6–3, 5–7, 7–6
Runner-up	22.	4 April 1993	Hilton Head, USA	Clay	Manon Bollegraf	Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva	3–6, 1–6
Winner	23.	7 November 1993	Toronto, Canada	Carpet	Manon Bollegraf	Katerina Maleeva Nathalie Tauziat	6–4, 6–4
Winner	24.	14 November 1993	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Carpet	Manon Bollegraf	Conchita Martínez Larisa Savchenko	6–2, 4–6, 7–6
Runner-up	25.	20 February 1994	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA	Hard	Manon Bollegraf	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	6–7, 2–6
Runner-up	26.	27 March 1994	Houston, Texas, USA	Clay	Zina Garrison	Manon Bollegraf Martina Navratilova	4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	27.	19 February 1995	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA	Hard	Brenda Schultz	Nicole Arendt Laura Golarsa	4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	28.	25 February 1996	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA	Hard	Debbie Graham	Chanda Rubin Brenda Schultz	4–6, 3–6
Winner	29.	12 May 1996	Budapest, Hungary	Clay	Debbie Graham	Radka Bobková Eva Melicharová	6–3, 7–6
Winner	30.	19 May 1996	Cardiff, Wales	Clay	Mariaan de Swardt	Els Callens Laurence Courtois	6–0, 6–4
Runner-up	31.	17 January 1998	Sidney, Australia	Hard	Meredith McGrath	Martina Hingis Helena Suková	1–6, 2–6

References

• Katrina Adams at the International Tennis Federation

Katrina Adams

External links

• Katrina Adams at the Women's Tennis Association
• Katrina Adams at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Adams, Katrina
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Date of birth	5 August 1968
Place of birth	Chicago, IL, United States
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