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Swedish tennis player (born 1963)
Catarina Lindqvist Country (sports) Sweden Residence Höllviken , Sweden &Rumson, New Jersey , US[ 1] Born (1963-06-13 ) 13 June 1963 (age 61) Kristinehamn , SwedenTurned pro 1983 Retired 1992 Plays Right-handed (one handed-backhand) Prize money US$1,076,284 Career record 297–207 Career titles 5 Highest ranking No. 10 (15 April 1985) Australian Open SF (1987 ) French Open 4R (1986 ) Wimbledon SF (1989 ) US Open 4R (1985 , 1986 , 1987 ) Career record 30–70 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 29 (11 April 1988) Australian Open QF (1985 , 1987 ) US Open QF (1985 ) Career titles 0 Australian Open 1R (1989 ) French Open 2R (1987 ) Wimbledon 2R (1987 , 1988 )
Anna Catarina Lindqvist Ryan (born 13 June 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.
Lindqvist turned professional in 1983. She reached a career high rank of World No. 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 six WTA Tour singles titles and one doubles title. 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 defenseman for the Carolina Hurricanes .[ 2]
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.[ 3]
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)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (3–3)
Result
W/L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Jan 1984
Hershey , U.S.
Carpet (i)
Beth Herr
6–4, 6–0
Win
2–0
Oct 1984
Filderstadt , West Germany
Carpet (i)
Steffi Graf
6–1, 6–4
Win
3–0
Dec 1984
Port St. Lucie , U.S.
Hard
Terry Holladay
6–3, 6–1
Loss
3–1
Mar 1985
Princeton , U.S.
Carpet (i)
Hana Mandlíková
3–6, 5–7
Loss
3–2
Oct 1985
Filderstadt , West Germany
Carpet (i)
Pam Shriver
1–6, 5–7
Loss
3–3
Oct 1986
Brighton , UK
Carpet (i)
Steffi Graf
3–6, 3–6
Loss
3–4
Jul 1987
Båstad , Sweden
Clay
Sandra Cecchini
4–6, 4–6
Loss
3–5
Jan 1989
Sydney , Australia
Hard
Martina Navratilova
2–6, 4–6
Win
4–5
Apr 1990
Tokyo , Japan
Hard
Elizabeth Smylie
6–3, 6–2
Win
5–5
Feb 1991
Oslo , Norway
Carpet (i)
Raffaella Reggi
6–3, 6–0
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)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–1)
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(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.
Singles finals: (3-2)[ edit ]
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1.
3 January 1983
Chicago, United States
Hard
Elisabeth Ekblom
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss
2.
7 November 1983
Gothenburg, Sweden
Hard
Lena Sandin
2–6, 0–6
Loss
3.
8 July 1985
Landskrona, Sweden
Clay
Karolina Karlsson
6–7, 2–6
Win
4.
7 July 1986
Båstad, Sweden
Clay
Catrin Jexell
6–2, 6–0
Win
5.
11 February 1991
Danderyd, Sweden
Carpet (i)
Els Callens
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Doubles finals: (1-1)[ edit ]