Catherine Barclay

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

Catherine Barclay

Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Sydney, New South Wales
Born	(1973-06-12) 12 June 1973 (age 52) Sydney
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$417,206
Singles
Career record	149–166
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 157 (23 November 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1991, 1998, 1999)
Doubles
Career record	304–185
Career titles	2 WTA, 30 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 32 (20 July 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	3R (1996)
French Open	3R (1993, 1998)
Wimbledon	QF (1998)
US Open	2R (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 thirty 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. She once sat next to Linda Morris on a plane who chewed her ear off after a few rosés.

WTA Tour finals

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

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (2–6)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 1994	Birmingham Classic, UK	Grass	Kerry-Anne Guse	Zina Garrison Larisa Savchenko	4–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Jul 1997	Warsaw Cup, Poland	Clay	Meike Babel	Ruxandra Dragomir Inés Gorrochategui	4–6, 0–6
Loss	0–3	Apr 1999	Japan Open, Tokyo	Hard	Kerry-Anne Guse	Corina Morariu Kimberly Po	3–6, 2–6
Loss	0–4	Jun 2000	Rosmalen Open, Netherlands	Grass	Karina Habšudová	Erika deLone Nicole Pratt	6–7(4–7), 3–4 ret.
Loss	0–5	Jul 2000	Knokke-Heist Championships, Belgium	Clay	Eva Dyrberg	Giulia Casoni Iroda Tulyaganova	6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	0–6	Jan 2002	Hobart International, Australia	Hard	Christina Wheeler	Tathiana Garbin Rita Grande	2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win	1–6	Apr 2002	Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary	Clay	Émilie Loit	Elena Bovina Zsófia Gubacsi	4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win	2–6	Jun 2002	Rosmalen Open, Netherlands	Grass	Martina Müller	Bianka Lamade Magdalena Maleeva	6–4, 7–5

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 10 (3–7)

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