Kathy Jordan Player Matches, Stats, Biography, News, Photos & Videos

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Singles

Singles	YTD	Career
Wta Singles Titles		0
Prize Money		$1,592,111
W/L - Singles	/	75/54

Doubles

Doubles	YTD	Career
Wta doubles Titles		17
Prize Money		1592111
W/L - doubles	/	185/50

Grand Slam history

Singles Record: 58 - 29

	Australian Open	Championnats Internationaux de France	Wimbledon	US Open
W-L	7-2	8-5	23-11	20-11
1990	-	-	R128	R128
1987	-	-	R128	R128
1986	-	R128	R16	R16
1985	-	-	R64	R16
1984	-	R64	SF	R64
1983	F	R16	QF	R16
1982	-	-	R32	R128
1981	R16	R32	R16	R16

Matches

MIAMI , USA, FL

Date: March 18, 1991

Level: Tier I

Prize Money: $750,000

Surface: HARD

Draw:

Rank: 300

Seed Entry:

Round	Result	Opponent	Rank	Scores
Round 64 - Q	L	[3] Bettina Fulco-Vilella (ARG)	132	6-2 4-6 7-5

WTA Ranking Points: +1 Prize Money: $400

WIMBLEDON , GREAT BRITAIN

Date: June 24, 1991

Level: Grand Slam

Prize Money: $2,728,856

Surface: GRASS

Draw:

Rank: 37

Seed Entry: 5

Partner

- Lori Mcneil (USA)

Round	Result	Opponents	Rank	Scores
Round 64	W	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret / Wiltrud Probst (FRA / GER) Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (FRA) Wiltrud Probst (GER)	0 / 0	6-2 6-3
Round 32	W	Pascale Paradis-Mangon / Alison Scott (FRA / AUS) Pascale Paradis-Mangon (FRA) Alison Scott (AUS)	0 / 0	6-1 6-1
Round 16	W	Regina Kordova / Andrea Strnadova (CZE / CZE) Regina Kordova (CZE) Andrea Strnadova (CZE)	0 / 0	6-2 7-6(3)
Quarterfinals	L	[4] Mary Joe Fernandez / Zina Garrison (USA / USA) Mary Joe Fernandez (USA) Zina Garrison (USA)	0 / 0	4-6 7-6(3) 6-2

WTA Ranking Points: +125 Prize Money: $8,664

EASTBOURNE , GREAT BRITAIN

Date: June 17, 1991

Level: Tier II

Prize Money: $350,000

Surface: GRASS

Draw:

Rank: 33

Seed Entry: 5

Partner

- Lori Mcneil (USA)

Round	Result	Opponents	Rank	Scores
Round 32	L	Karin Kschwendt / Elna Reinach (AUT / RSA) Karin Kschwendt (AUT) Elna Reinach (RSA)	0 / 0	7-6(8) 4-6 6-3

WTA Ranking Points: +2 Prize Money: $325

FRENCH OPEN , FRANCE

Date: May 27, 1991

Level: Grand Slam

Prize Money: $2,698,740

Surface: CLAY

Draw:

Rank: 23

Seed Entry: 5

Partner

- Meredith Mcgrath (USA)

Round	Result	Opponents	Rank	Scores
Round 64	W	Lori Mcneil / Stephanie Rehe (USA / USA) Lori Mcneil (USA) Stephanie Rehe (USA)	0 / 0	4-6 6-4 6-3
Round 32	W	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere / Michele Strebel (SUI / SUI) Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere (SUI) Michele Strebel (SUI)	0 / 0	6-1 6-3
Round 16	W	[12] Nathalie Tauziat / Judith Wiesner (FRA / AUT) Nathalie Tauziat (FRA) Judith Wiesner (AUT)	0 / 0	4-6 6-2 8-6
Quarterfinals	L	[2] Larisa Neiland / Natasha Zvereva (LAT / BLR) Larisa Neiland (LAT) Natasha Zvereva (BLR)	0 / 0	6-3 5-7 6-0

WTA Ranking Points: +125 Prize Money: $8,447

TAMPA - DOUBLES , USA, FL

Date: March 25, 1991

Level:

Prize Money: $200,000

Surface: CLAY

Draw:

Rank: 0

Seed Entry: 3

Partner

- Elizabeth Smylie (AUS)

Round	Result	Opponents	Rank	Scores
Quarterfinals	W	Meredith Mcgrath / Anne Smith (USA / USA) Meredith Mcgrath (USA) Anne Smith (USA)	0 / 0	6-3 6-3
Semifinals	L	[1] Gigi Fernandez / Helena Sukova (USA / CZE) Gigi Fernandez (USA) Helena Sukova (CZE)	0 / 0	4-6 6-4 6-1

WTA Ranking Points: +243.3278 Prize Money: $9,000

MIAMI , USA, FL

Date: March 18, 1991

Level: Tier I

Prize Money: $750,000

Surface: HARD

Draw:

Rank: 18

Seed Entry: 3

Partner

- Elizabeth Smylie (AUS)

Round	Result	Opponents	Rank	Scores
Round 64	W	BYE BYE	-	-
Round 32	W	Jill Smoller / Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer (USA / USA) Jill Smoller (USA) Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer (USA)	0 / 0	6-0 6-0
Round 16	L	[11] Jill Hetherington / Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel (CAN / USA) Jill Hetherington (CAN) Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel (USA)	0 / 0	5-7 7-6(2) 7-6(3)

WTA Ranking Points: +43 Prize Money: $1,300

BOCA RATON , USA, FL

Date: March 4, 1991

Level: Tier I

Prize Money: $500,000

Surface: HARD

Draw:

Rank: 15

Seed Entry: 1

Partner

- Elizabeth Smylie (AUS)

Round	Result	Opponents	Rank	Scores
Round 32	W	BYE BYE	-	-
Round 16	W	Sandy Collins / Catherine Suire (USA / FRA) Sandy Collins (USA) Catherine Suire (FRA)	0 / 0	6-2 6-1
Quarterfinals	L	[6] Jill Hetherington / Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel (CAN / USA) Jill Hetherington (CAN) Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel (USA)	0 / 0	6-3 6-4

WTA Ranking Points: +83 Prize Money: $1,950

TOKYO (PAN PACIFIC) , JAPAN

Date: January 28, 1991

Level: Tier II

Prize Money: $350,000

Surface: CARPET

Draw: 32M/0Q/16D

Rank: 19

Seed Entry: 1

Partner

- Elizabeth Smylie (AUS)

Round	Result	Opponents	Rank	Scores
Round 16	W	Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (USA / USA) Martina Navratilova (USA) Pam Shriver (USA)	0 / 0	6-4 7-5
Quarterfinals	W	Steffi Graf / Rennae Stubbs (GER / AUS) Steffi Graf (GER) Rennae Stubbs (AUS)	0 / 0	6-3 6-4
Semifinals	W	[4] Rachel Mcquillan / Natasha Zvereva (AUS / BLR) Rachel Mcquillan (AUS) Natasha Zvereva (BLR)	0 / 0	6-1 6-4
Final	W	[2] Mary Joe Fernandez / Robin White (USA / USA) Mary Joe Fernandez (USA) Robin White (USA)	0 / 0	4-6 6-0 6-3

WTA Ranking Points: +330 Prize Money: $10,500

AUSTRALIAN OPEN , AUSTRALIA

Date: January 14, 1991

Level: Grand Slam

Prize Money: $2,000,000

Surface: HARD

Draw:

Rank: 17

Seed Entry: 5

Partner

- Elizabeth Smylie (AUS)

Round	Result	Opponents	Rank	Scores
Round 64	W	Eugenia Maniokova / Victoria Milvidskaia (RUS / CIS) Eugenia Maniokova (RUS) Victoria Milvidskaia (CIS)	0 / 0	6-2 6-2
Round 32	W	Donna Faber / Petra Thoren (USA / FIN) Donna Faber (USA) Petra Thoren (FIN)	0 / 0	6-2 6-1
Round 16	W	Ann Henricksson / Cammy Macgregor (USA / USA) Ann Henricksson (USA) Cammy Macgregor (USA)	0 / 0	6-2 6-3
Quarterfinals	L	[10] Anne Smith / Monica Seles (USA / USA) Anne Smith (USA) Monica Seles (USA)	0 / 0	4-6 6-0 10-8

WTA Ranking Points: +125 Prize Money: $5,870

Bio

Personal:

Nickname is 'KJ'...One of the founding members of the Eastbourne Cabaret, an annual player skit lampooning the tennis community...Contributed two scholarships for promising youngsters from her hometown to WTA Camp in 1985-87...Named to All-Conference basketball team while at Upper Merion High...Father, Bob, was instrumental in development of WTA deferred compensation plan; elder sister, Barbara, was a regular on the tour and completed Law School at UCLA...Received a B.A. in Political Science at Stanford in June 1991.

Awards and Accomplishments:

• At 2002 Indian Wells, presented with a Mentor Award by Martina Navratilova, on behalf of the WTA Tour, in recognition of her contribution to the Partners for Success program and to the sport of tennis at large

• Elected vice-president of WTA 1991/92 term

• Served as chairperson of 1991/92 WTA Drug Testing Committee and served on WTA Executive, Deferred Compensation, Finance/Marketing and Insurance Committees and represented WTA on Women's Tennis Council

• Recipient of 1991 WTA Player Service Award and nominated in 1990

• Nominated for 1990 and 1991 WTA Doubles Team of the Year with partner Elizabeth Smylie

• Recipient of 1980 WTA Doubles Team of the Year Award with Anne Smith

• Nominated for 1990 WTA Comeback Player of the Year

• Recipient of 1984 WTA Most Improved Player of the Year Award

• Recipient of 1979 WTA Most Impressive Newcomer Award

• In collegiate singles, won 1979 AIAW Championships

• In collegiate doubles, won 1979 AIAW Championships (w/B. Jordan)

Career Highlights:

SINGLES

Winner: 1982 - Boston; 1979 - San Antonio, Avon Futures Championships (Orlando).

DOUBLES

Winner:1991 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/Smylie); 1990 - Virginia Slims Championships (w/Smylie), US Hardcourts (W/Smylie), [Tokyo] Japan Open (w/Smylie), Nashville (w/Neiland); 1987 - Houston (w/Navratilova), Tokyo [Japan Open] (w/Nagelsen), Aptos (w/R. White), Brighton (w/Sukova); 1986 - US Indoors (w/Smylie), Key Biscayne (w/Smylie), Wichita (w/Reynolds), Hilversum (w/Sukova); 1985 - Wimbledon (w/Smylie), Key Biscayne (w/Smylie), Marco Island (w/Smylie), Chicago (w/Smylie), Mahwah (w/Smylie), Bridgestone (w/Smylie); 1984 - Canadian Open (w/Smylie), Amelia Island (w/A. Smith); 1983 - Palm Springs (w/Kiyomura), Detroit (w/ML Daniels); 1982 - Washington, DC (w/A. Smith), Houston (w/Shriver), Los Angeles (w/A. Smith), Boston (w/A. Smith), San Diego (w/P. Smith), Atlanta (w/Nagelsen); 1981 - Australian Open (w/A. Smith), US Open (w/A. Smith), San Diego (w/Reynolds), Cincinnati (w/A. Smith), Amelia Island (w/A. Smith); 1980 - Roland Garros (w/A. Smith), Wimbledon (w/A. Smith), Hilton Head (w/A. Smith), Eastbourne (w/A. Smith), Brighton (w/A. Smith); 1979 - U.S. Clay Courts (w/A.Smith), San Antonio (w/W. White).

MIXED DOUBLES
Winner: 1986 - Roland Garros (w/Flach), Wimbledon (w/Flach).

ADDITIONAL

United States Fed Cup Team 1980-81, 84-85. United States Wightman Cup Team 1979-80.

Career in Review:

1988-1987 - Injured right knee at 1987 New England; had surgery in July of 1988 and spent remainder of the year rehabilitating knee; while recuperating from surgery, wrote an article for Tennis Magazine on her knee injury

1991 - Announced retirement at US Open; returned to Stanford University to finish degree in Political Science

Rankings History

Career High

Singles
Ranking

1984/03/19

Doubles
Ranking

1991/02/04

Year end

Year	Singles	Doubles
1991	-	-
1990	205	9
1989	-	-
1987	35	10
1986	15	10
1985	19	0
1984	10	0
1983	14	0

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