Kathy May Fritz (born June 18, 1956) is an American former professional tennis player.[2] She reached three Grand Slam quarterfinals, once at the US Open in 1978 and twice at the French Open in 1977 and 1978. She won seven WTA singles titles during her career, and achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 10 in 1977.
She also competed under the names Kathy May Teacher after her marriage in 1979 to tennis player Brian Teacher, and Kathy May-Paben. Her son Taylor Fritz is also a professional tennis player, and he has reached the top 5 on the ATP Tour.
May was born and grew up in Beverly Hills, California.[3] She is the great-granddaughter of David May, founder of The May Department Stores Company[3] (now Macy's).
In 1979, she married fellow Californian player Brian Teacher, also a top 10 tennis player and the 1980 Australian Open champion; they subsequently divorced.[4] She married fireman Donn Paben in 1981 with whom she had two sons, and subsequently divorced.[5][6] She later married Guy Fritz (brother of Harry Fritz), her third husband, and had her third son Taylor Fritz but she and Guy have since divorced.[7][8][9]
She reached three Grand Slam quarterfinals, once at the US Open in 1978 and twice at the French Open in 1977 and 1978. She won seven WTA singles titles during her career, and achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 10 in 1977.
She was coached by Tony Trabert.[10]
| Winner - Legend
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| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
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| WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
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| Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (7–0)
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| Titles by surface
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| Hard (3–0)
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| Grass (1–0)
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| Clay (3–0)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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| Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Winner
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1.
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September 17, 1973
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Los Angeles
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Hard
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United States Lea Antonoplis
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5–7, 6–1, 6–2
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| Winner
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2.
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April 22, 1974
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Ojai Tennis Tournament
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Hard
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United States Susan Hagey
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2–6, 6–0, 6–1
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| Winner
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3.
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May 6, 1974
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Los Angeles
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Hard
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United States Lindsay Morse
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6–4, 7–6
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| Winner
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4.
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August 19, 1974
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Haverford
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Grass
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United States Barbara Jordan
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6–3, 7–5
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| Winner
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5.
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March 17, 1975
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Pensacola, Florida
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Clay
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South Africa Ilana Kloss
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5–7, 6–4, 7–6
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| Winner
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6.
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January 19, 1976
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Fort Myers, Florida
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Clay
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United States Ann Kiyomura
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5–7, 6–3, 6–1
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| Winner
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7.
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September 8, 1976
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Indianapolis
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Clay
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South Africa Brigitte Cuypers
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6–4, 4–6, 6–2
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| Winner - Legend
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| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
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| WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
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| Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (4–3)
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| Titles by surface
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| Hard (3–2)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Clay (1–1)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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| Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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| Winner
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1.
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May 7, 1973
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Los Angeles
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Hard
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United States Marita Redondo
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United States Lindsay Morse
United States Jean Nachand
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6–4, 6–0
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| Winner
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2.
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September 17, 1973
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Los Angeles
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Hard
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United States Marita Redondo
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United States Laurie Tenney
United States Robin Tenney
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6–3, 7–5
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| Runner-up
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1.
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May 6, 1974
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Los Angeles
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Hard
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United States Maricaye Christenson
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United States Lea Antonoplis
United States Susan Hagey
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6–3, 6–4
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| Winner
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3.
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July 8, 1974
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Raleigh, North Carolina
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Clay
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United States Rayni Fox
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United States Lindsay Morse
United States JoAnne Russell
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5–7, 6–4, 6–2
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| Winner
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4.
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September 16, 1974
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Los Angeles
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Hard
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United States Susan Hagey
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United States Dodo Cheney
United States Cynthia-Ann Thomas
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6–2, 6–4
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| Runner-up
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2.
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August 18, 1975
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South Orange
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Clay
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United States Kathleen Harter
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United States Kristien Shaw
South Africa Greer Stevens
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w/o
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| Runner-up
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3.
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November 21, 1978
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Tokyo
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Hard (i)
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United States Tracy Austin
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United States Martina Navratilova
Netherlands Betty Stöve
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6–4, 6–7, 3–6
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Key
| W
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F
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SF
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QF
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#R
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RR |
Q#
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DNQ
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A
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NH
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(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
- Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
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