Catherine Barclay

Catherine Barclay (born 12 June 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Catherine Barclay
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceSydney, New South Wales
Born (1973-06-12) 12 June 1973
Sydney
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$417,206
Singles
Career record149–166
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 157 (23 November 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1991, 1998, 1999)
Doubles
Career record304–185
Career titles2 WTA, 30 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 32 (20 July 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1996)
French Open3R (1993, 1998)
WimbledonQF (1998)
US Open2R (1996, 1998)

Barclay's parents were the owners of a tennis facility in Sydney, and she began playing tennis at the age of eight.[1]

In her junior career, she was a winner of the Wimbledon girls' doubles.

In her professional career, she won three ITF titles in singles and 30 in doubles. She was a quarterfinalist in the Wimbledon women's doubles and mixed doubles. In the 2002 season, she won two double titles on the WTA Tour.

On 30 August 2000, she was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for her strong commitment to tennis.[2]

Catherine Barclay retired in 2004.

In 2003, she married field hockey player Christopher Reitz of Germany, and they reside in Sydney, Australia.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (2–6)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Jun 1994 Birmingham Classic, UK Grass Australia Kerry-Anne Guse United States Zina Garrison
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
4–6, 4–6
Loss 2. Jul 1997 Warsaw Cup, Poland Clay Germany Meike Babel Romania Ruxandra Dragomir
Argentina Inés Gorrochategui
4–6, 0–6
Loss 3. Apr 1999 Japan Open, Tokyo Hard Australia Kerry-Anne Guse United States Corina Morariu
United States Kimberly Po
3–6, 2–6
Loss 4. Jun 2000 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass Slovakia Karina Habšudová United States Erika deLone
Australia Nicole Pratt
6–7(4–7), 3–4 ret.
Loss 5. Jul 2000 Knokke-Heist Championships, Belgium Clay Denmark Eva Dyrberg Italy Giulia Casoni
Uzbekistan Iroda Tulyaganova
6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 6. Jan 2002 Hobart International, Australia Hard Australia Christina Wheeler Italy Tathiana Garbin
Italy Rita Grande
2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 1. Apr 2002 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Clay France Émilie Loit Russia Elena Bovina
Hungary Zsófia Gubacsi
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 2. Jun 2002 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass Germany Martina Müller Germany Bianka Lamade
Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva
6–4, 7–5

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 10 (3–7)

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 14 October 1990 ITF Matsuyama, Japan Hard Japan Rika Hiraki 4–6, 2–6
Loss 2. 17 May 1992 ITF Barcelona, Spain Clay Argentina Paola Suárez 4–6, 1–6
Win 3. 21 March 1993 ITF Canberra, Australia Grass Australia Jane Taylor 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 4. 28 March 1993 ITF Bendigo, Australia Grass Australia Jane Taylor 6–4, 0–6, 6–7
Win 5. 11 October 1993 ITF Kuroshio, Japan Hard Japan Hiroko Mochizuki 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win 6. 6 November 1994 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Australia Annabel Ellwood 6–2, 7–5
Loss 7. 4 May 1997 ITF Balaguer, Spain Clay Spain Noelia Serra 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 8. 21 September 1997 ITF Taipei, Taiwan Hard Australia Kerry-Anne Guse 4–6, 6–7
Loss 9. 25 October 1998 ITF Gold Coast, Australia Hard Australia Alicia Molik 4–6, 6–7
Loss 10. 15 November 1998 ITF Bendigo, Australia Hard Australia Cindy Watson 6–3, 0–6, 5–7

Doubles: 45 (30–15)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 12 February 1990 ITF Adelaide, Australia Hard Australia Kerry-Anne Guse Australia Maija Avotins
Australia Joanne Limmer
6–0, 6–0
Loss 2. 13 May 1990 ITF Swansea,
United Kingdom
Clay Australia Louise Stacey Australia Nicole Pratt
Australia Kirrily Sharpe
1–6, 2–6
Loss 3. 20 May 1990 ITF Bournemouth,
United Kingdom
Clay Australia Louise Stacey Australia Nicole Pratt
Australia Kirrily Sharpe
1–6, 2–6
Loss 4. 30 September 1990 ITF Kuroshio, Japan Clay Australia Angie Cunningham Japan Naoko Kinoshita
Japan Emiko Takahashi
4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 5. 14 October 1990 ITF Matsuyama, Japan Clay Australia Angie Cunningham Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
Australia Kristine Kunce
7–6, 3–6, ret.
Loss 6. 6 May 1991 ITF Lee-on-the-Solent,
United Kingdom
Clay Australia Robyn Mawdsley Germany Anke Marchl
Germany Christina Singer
6–4, 6–7, 1–6
Win 7. 25 November 1991 ITF Mildura, Australia Hard Australia Louise Stacey Netherlands Ingelise Driehuis
Australia Louise Pleming
6–4, 6–3
Loss 8. 18 May 1992 ITF Tortosa, Spain Clay Canada Martina Crha Sweden Maria-Farnes Capistrano
Poland Katarzyna Teodorowicz-Lisowska
6–4, 2–6, 5–7
Win 9. 16 November 1992 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia Clay Australia Louise Stacey Czechoslovakia Janette Husárová
Czechoslovakia Eva Martincová
7–6(7), 6–7(4), 7–6(3)
Win 10. 6 December 1992 ITF Mildura, Australia Hard Australia Louise Stacey Australia Michelle Jaggard-Lai
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
6–3, 6–4
Win 11. 7 March 1993 ITF Mildura, Australia Grass Australia Kirrily Sharpe Australia Kate McDonald
Australia Jane Taylor
6–1, 6–2
Win 12. 14 November 1993 ITF Bendigo, Australia Hard Australia Kerry-Anne Guse Australia Jo-Anne Faull
Australia Kirrily Sharpe
6–2, 3–6, 7–6
Win 13. 5 December 1993 ITF Mildura, Australia Hard Australia Kerry-Anne Guse Australia Jo-Anne Faull
Australia Kirrily Sharpe
6–3, 6–2
Win 14. 30 October 1994 ITF Tarakan, Indonesia Hard Australia Kerry-Anne Guse Japan Yone Kamio
Japan Naoko Kijimuta
6–2, 6–3
Win 15. 21 November 1994 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia Hard United States Shannan McCarthy Croatia Maja Murić
Australia Louise Pleming
6–3, 6–4
Loss 16. 11 December 1994 ITF Nuriootpa, Australia Hard Australia Kerry-Anne Guse Australia Kristin Godridge
Australia Kirrily Sharpe
2–6, 7–6, 4–6
Loss 17. 12 December 1994 ITF Mildura, Australia Grass Australia Louise Pleming France Catherine Tanvier
Canada Vanessa Webb
6–7, 6–4, 3–6
Win 18. 8 May 1995 ITF Szczecin, Poland Clay United Kingdom Shirli-Ann Siddall Australia Kristin Godridge
Australia Kirrily Sharpe
5–7, 7–5, 7–6(4)
Loss 19. 23 July 1995 ITF Wilmington, United States Hard United States Audra Keller South Africa Tessa Price
United Kingdom Clare Wood
6–3, 1–6, 1–6
Win 20. 4 December 1995 ITF Port Pirie, Australia Hard Australia Jenny Byrne South Africa Mareze Joubert
Australia Joanne Limmer
6–1, 6–3
Win 21. 5 May 1996 ITF Seoul, South Korea Hard Australia Kerry-Anne Guse Thailand Benjamas Sangaram
South Korea Choi Young-ja
6–1, 6–2
Win 22. 6 May 1996 ITF Seoul, South Korea Clay Australia Kerry-Anne Guse Japan Yuko Hosoki
Japan Yuka Tanaka
4–6, 6–0, 6–3
Loss 23. 10 November 1996 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia Hard Australia Kirrily Sharpe Australia Lisa McShea
Australia Joanne Limmer
4–6, 6–2, 5–7
Win 24. 17 November 1996 ITF Port Pirie, Australia Hard Australia Kirrily Sharpe Australia Lisa McShea
Australia Joanne Limmer
7–6, 7–6
Win 25. 15 December 1996 ITF Hope Island, Australia Hard Australia Kerry-Anne Guse Australia Lisa McShea
Australia Joanne Limmer
6–4, 6–4
Win 26. 8 June 1997 ITF Surbiton, United Kingdom Grass Australia Kerry-Anne Guse United States Debbie Graham
Australia Kristine Kunce
3–6, 6–4, 7–6
Win 27. 14 September 1997 ITF Seoul, South Korea Hard Australia Kerry-Anne Guse South Korea Park Sung-hee
Chinese Taipei Wang Shi-ting
4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss 28. 15 September 1997 ITF Taipei, Taiwan Hard Australia Kerry-Anne Guse South Korea Choi Young-ja
South Korea Kim Eun-ha
6–1, 4–6, 3–6
Win 29. 10 November 1997 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia Hard South Korea Kim Eun-ha Australia Renee Reid
Hungary Réka Vidáts
6–3, 6–2
Win 30. 30 November 1997 ITF Nuriootpa, Australia Hard Australia Kerry-Anne Guse South Africa Nannie de Villiers
Australia Lisa McShea
6–3, 7–5
Win 31. 15 February 1998 ITF Midland, United States Hard (i) Australia Kerry-Anne Guse Belarus Olga Barabanschikova
United States Erika deLone
6–2, 6–4
Win 32. 22 February 1998 ITF Rochester, United States Hard (i) Australia Kerry-Anne Guse South Africa Nannie de Villiers
United States Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen
6–4, 6–4
Win 33. 26 April 1998 ITF Shenzhen, China Hard South Korea Kim Eun-ha Australia Gail Biggs
Japan Tomoe Hotta
6–3, 6–2
Win 34. 3 May 1998 ITF Gifu, Japan Grass Australia Kerry-Anne Guse South Korea Cho Yoon-jeong
South Korea Park Sung-hee
7–6(3), 6–4
Win 35. 11 October 1998 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Australia Alicia Molik Australia Evie Dominikovic
Australia Bryanne Stewart
7–6, 6–4
Loss 36. 18 October 1998 ITF Seoul, South Korea Clay South Korea Choi Young-ja Japan Shinobu Asagoe
Germany Kirstin Freye
2–6, 6–7
Win 37. 25 October 1998 ITF Gold Coast, Australia Hard Australia Kerry-Anne Guse Australia Lisa McShea
Australia Trudi Musgrave
6–4, 6–2
Win 38. 15 November 1998 ITF Bendigo, Australia Hard Australia Kerry-Anne Guse United States Dawn Buth
Canada Vanessa Webb
6–7, 6–3, 6–1
Win 39. 22 November 1998 ITF Port Pirie, Australia Hard Australia Trudi Musgrave Australia Amanda Grahame
Australia Bryanne Stewart
5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Loss 40. 29 November 1998 ITF Nuriootpa, Australia Hard Australia Trudi Musgrave Australia Danielle Jones
Canada Vanessa Webb
3–6, 5–7
Loss 41. 28 March 1999 ITF Atlanta, United States Hard United States Katie Schlukebir Czech Republic Lenka Němečková
United States Meilen Tu
3–6, 3–6
Win 42. 3 October 1999 ITF Seoul, South Korea Hard South Korea Kim Eun-ha Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn
South Korea Park Sung-hee
4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 43. 9 October 1999 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Canada Vanessa Webb South Korea Kim Eun-ha
Slovenia Petra Rampre
6–7, 6–3, 6–2
Win 44. 30 July 2000 ITF Dublin, Ireland Carpet Netherlands Andrea van den Hurk Australia Trudi Musgrave
United Kingdom Lorna Woodroffe
6–4, 7–5
Loss 45. 19 November 2001 ITF Nuriootpa, Australia Hard Australia Christina Wheeler Australia Evie Dominikovic
Australia Samantha Stosur
1–6, 7–6(5), 4–6

References

  1. "WTA Tennis – Catherine Barclay-Reitz – Bio". WTA. Retrieved 6 January 2018. Started playing at age 8. Parents, Vincent and Caroline, are tennis proprietors [...] In juniors, won 1991 Wimbledon doubles and QF in singles at 1991 Wimbledon and Australian Open
  2. "Catherine Barclay". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 15 January 2012.


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