Catarina Lindqvist | Country |  Sweden | | Residence | Hollviken, Sweden & Rumson, New Jersey, U.S. | | Date of birth | 13 June 1963 (1963-06-13) (age 46) | | Place of birth | Kristinehamn, Sweden | | Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | | Weight | 56.6 kg (125 lb; 8.91 st) | | Turned pro | 1983 | | Retired | 1992 | | Plays | Right-handed | | Career prize money | US$ 1,126,665 | | Singles | | Career record | 297–207 | | Career titles | 6 | | Highest ranking | No. 10 (15 April 1985) | | Grand Slam results | | Australian Open | SF (1987) | | French Open | 4r (1986) | | Wimbledon | SF (1989) | | US Open | 4r (1985, 1986, 1987) | | Doubles | | Career record | 105–120 | | Career titles | 1 | | Highest ranking | n/a | | Last updated on: 27 May 2008. | Anna Catarina Lindqvist Ryan (born 13 June 1963 in Kristinehamn, Värmland) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. [edit] Career Lindqvist turned professional in 1983. She reached a career high rank of #10 in April 1985. She also won 6 WTA Tour singles titles and 1 doubles. She had wins over Steffi Graf, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Wendy Turnbull, Pam Shriver, Helena Suková, and Natasha Zvereva. 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. She currently resides in New Jersey, and is the mother of Joakim Ryan, a top amateur hockey player who was one of 48 16-year old players invited to try out for the US National Development Program. [edit] Titles (7) [edit] Singles (6) | Legend | | Tier IV & V (2) | | VS(4) | | | Titles by Surface | | Hard (2) | | Clay (1) | | Grass (0) | | Carpet (3) | | | No. | Date | Tournament Name | Location | Surface | Opponent in Final | Score in Final | | 1. | January 9, 1984 | Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania | Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Carpet (I) |  Beth Herr | 6-4, 6-0 | | 2. | October 15, 1984 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Filderstadt, Germany | Carpet (I) |  Steffi Graf | 6-1, 6-4 | | 3. | January 6, 1985 | Port St. Lucie | Port St. Lucie, Florida, U.S. | Hard | Terry Holladay | 6-3, 6-1 | | 4. | July 13, 1986 | Volvo Ladies Event | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Catrin Jexell | 6-2, 6-0 | | 5. | April 15, 1990 | Suntory Japan Open | Tokyo, Japan | Hard |  Elizabeth Sayers Smylie | 6-3, 6-2 | | 6. | February 10, 1991 | Oslo Open | Oslo, Norway | Carpet (I) |  Raffaella Reggi | 6-3, 6-0 | [edit] Doubles (1) [edit] Runner-ups (7) [edit] Singles (5) | Legend | | Tier IV & V (1) | | VS (4) | | No. | Date | Tournament Name | Location | Surface | Opponent in Final | Score in Final | | 1. | March 9, 1985 | US Indoors | Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. | Carpet (I) |  Hana Mandlíková | 6-3, 7-5 | | 2. | October 20, 1985 | Porsche Classic | Filderstadt, Germany | Carpet (I) | Pam Shriver | 6-1, 7-5 | | 3. | October 26, 1986 | Pretty Polly Classic | Brighton, United Kingdom | Carpet (I) | Steffi Graf | 6-3, 6-3 | | 4. | July 12, 1987 | Volvo Ladies Event | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Sandra Cecchini | 6-4, 6-4 | | 5. | January 15, 1989 | New South Wales Open | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Martina Navratilova | 6-2, 6-4 | [edit] Doubles (2) | Legend | | Tier IV & V (1) | | VS(1) | [edit] 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 | - 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.
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