Catarina Lindqvist
Anna Catarina Lindqvist Ryan (born 13 June 1963 in Kristinehamn, Värmland) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.
Career
Lindqvist turned professional in 1983. She reached a career high rank of World #10 in April 1985 and won five singles titles. She reached the semifinals of Grand Slam tournaments twice, the Australian Open in 1987 and Wimbledon in 1989. She lost to Martina Navratilova in both semifinals. She retired from tennis in 1992.
Lindqvist reached a career high rank of #10 in April 1985. She also won 6 WTA Tour singles titles and 1 doubles. She had career wins over Steffi Graf, Virginia Wade, Pam Shriver, Hana Mandlíková, Wendy Turnbull, Manuela Maleeva, Nathalie Tauziat, Dianne Fromholtz, Helena Suková, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Zina Garrison, Kathy Jordan, Jo Durie, and Natasha Zvereva.
She currently resides in New Jersey, and is the mother of Joakim Ryan, a top amateur hockey player. She is also the mother of Tobias and Christina Ryan.
In 2009 Lindqvist and her husband Bill Ryan bought the East Brunswick Racquet Club in East Brunswick, New Jersey, where currently Lindqvist is the head teaching pro .
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 10 (5–5)
| Winner — Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Tier I (0–0) |
| Tier II (0–0) |
| Tier III (0–0) |
| Tier IV (1–1) |
| Tier V (1–0) |
| Virginia Slims (3–4) |
|
| Titles by Surface |
|---|
| Hard (2–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Carpet (3–3) |
|
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
| Winner |
1. |
2 January 1984 |
Hershey |
Carpet (I) |
 Beth Herr |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Winner |
2. |
15 October 1984 |
Filderstadt |
Carpet (I) |
 Steffi Graf |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner |
3. |
31 December 1984 |
Port St. Lucie |
Hard |
Terry Holladay |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up |
1. |
4 March 1985 |
Princeton |
Carpet (I) |
 Hana Mandlíková |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up |
2. |
14 October 1985 |
Filderstadt |
Carpet (I) |
Pam Shriver |
1–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up |
3. |
20 October 1986 |
Brighton |
Carpet (I) |
Steffi Graf |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up |
4. |
6 July 1987 |
Båstad |
Clay |
 Sandra Cecchini |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up |
5. |
9 January 1989 |
Sydney |
Hard |
Martina Navratilova |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner |
4. |
9 April 1990 |
Tokyo |
Hard |
 Elizabeth Smylie |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner |
5. |
14 February 1991 |
Oslo |
Carpet (I) |
Raffaella Reggi |
6–3, 6–0 |
Doubles: 2 (0–2)
| Winner — Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Tier I (0–0) |
| Tier II (0–0) |
| Tier III (0–0) |
| Tier IV (0–1) |
| Tier V (0–0) |
| Virginia Slims (0–1) |
|
| Titles by Surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Carpet (0–1) |
|
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | Career SR |
| Australian Open |
A |
A |
2R |
QF |
NH |
SF |
4R |
QF |
A |
2R |
2R |
0 / 7 |
| French Open |
A |
2R |
2R |
2R |
4R |
2R |
1R |
1R |
1R |
A |
1R |
0 / 9 |
| Wimbledon |
A |
1R |
2R |
1R |
QF |
4R |
1R |
SF |
1R |
4R |
2R |
0 / 10 |
| US Open |
1R |
A |
3R |
4R |
4R |
4R |
1R |
1R |
1R |
2R |
1R |
0 / 10 |
| SR |
0 / 1 |
0 / 2 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 36 |
| Career Statistics |
| Year End Ranking |
131 |
117 |
18 |
13 |
17 |
16 |
42 |
16 |
38 |
46 |
63 |
- NH = tournament not held.
- A = did not participate in the tournament.
- SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
References
External links
Sweden
Tine Scheuer-Larsen
Catherine Suire