Kathy Rinaldi

Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel (born March 24, 1967) is an American former professional tennis player, who retired in September 1997. In her career she won three singles and two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, and reached the semifinals of the 1985 Wimbledon Championships.

Career

Rinaldi reached her highest career ranking on May 26, 1986, when she was ranked world No. 7. The recipient of WTA Most Impressive Newcomer Award in 1981 and WTA Comeback Player of the Year Award in 1989, she had career wins over top players such as Steffi Graf, Jana Novotná, Sue Barker, Pam Shriver, Hana Mandlíková, Wendy Turnbull, Manuela Maleeva, Dianne Fromholtz, Helena Suková, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Zina Garrison, Sylvia Hanika, Kathy Jordan, Jo Durie, and Natasha Zvereva.

In 1981, Rinaldi became the youngest player to win a match at Wimbledon (14 years, 91 days), a record that stood until 1990. After the 1987 French Open, she suffered a freak injury in Monte Carlo, slipping on stairs, and in trying to catch herself, fracturing her right thumb. This injury sidelined her for the rest of the year. She was a member of the US Wightman Cup Team in 1983, 1985, and 1986.

Fed Cup

In December 2016, Rinaldi was appointed as the captain of the United States Fed Cup team, succeeding Mary Joe Fernandez. In her first year as Fed Cup captain, the U.S. won the 2017 Fed Cup.

Family

Template:BLP unreferenced section Rinaldi married Brad Stunkel, her high school sweetheart, on December 11, 1993, and adopted his surname. She gave birth to a son, Bradley Benton Stunkel Jr., on February 8, 1995. The family currently resides in Palm City, Florida.

Awards and recognitions

• 1981: WTA Most Impressive Newcomer of the Year
• 1989: WTA Comeback of the Year

WTA career finals

Singles: 7 (3–4)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, other (3–4)

Finals by surface Hard (2–1) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–2) Carpet (1–1)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 1981	Kyoto, Japan	Hard	Template:Flagicon Julie Harrington	6–1, 7–5
Loss	1–1	May 1982	Berlin, West Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Bettina Bunge	2–6, 2–6
Loss	1–2	Jul 1982	San Diego, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Tracy Austin	6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win	2–2	Aug 1985	Mahwah, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Loss	2–3	Sep 1985	Chicago, US	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Bonnie Gadusek	1–6, 3–6
Loss	2–4	May 1986	Houston, US	Clay	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert-Lloyd	4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win	3–3	Nov 1986	Little Rock, US	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva	6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–0

Doubles: 12 (2–10)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) Tier I (0–2) Tier II (1–2) Tier III (1–3) Tier IV (0–2) Tier V (1–1)

Finals by surface Hard (1–7) Grass (0–0) Clay (1–2) Carpet (0–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Mar 1991	San Antonio	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jill Hetherington	Template:Flagicon Patty Fendick Template:Flagicon Monica Seles	6–7(2–7), 2–6
Win	1.	Apr 1991	Houston	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jill Hetherington	Template:Flagicon Patty Fendick Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández	6–1, 2–6, 6–1
Win	2.	Aug 1991	San Diego	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jill Hetherington	Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Loss	2.	Oct 1991	Leipzig	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Jill Hetherington	Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf Template:Flagicon Isabelle Demongeot	4–6, 3–6
Loss	3.	Feb 1992	Auckland	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jill Hetherington	Template:Flagicon Rosalyn Fairbank Template:Flagicon Raffaella Reggi	6–1, 1–6, 5–7
Loss	4.	Mar 1992	Indian Wells	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jill Hetherington	Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Template:Flagicon Stephanie Rehe	3–6, 3–6
Loss	5.	Mar 1992	Key Biscayne	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jill Hetherington	Template:Flagicon Larisa Neiland Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	5–7, 7–5, 3–6
Loss	6.	Apr 1992	Houston	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jill Hetherington	Template:Flagicon Patty Fendick Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández	5–7, 4–6
Loss	7.	Nov 1992	San Juan	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández	Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer Template:Flagicon Elna Reinach	2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss	8.	Feb 1993	Auckland	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jill Hetherington	Template:Flagicon Isabelle Demongeot Template:Flagicon Elna Reinach	2–6, 4–6
Loss	9.	Mar 1993	Key Biscayne	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jill Hetherington	Template:Flagicon Larisa Neiland Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná	2–6, 5–7
Loss	10.	May 1993	Strasbourg	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jill Hetherington	Template:Flagicon Shaun Stafford Template:Flagicon Andrea Temesvári	7–6(7–5), 3–6, 4–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tournament	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	Career W–L
Australian Open	A	A	1R	3R	A	NH	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	1R	1R	A	A	3–6
French Open	QF	4R	4R	3R	3R	QF	3R	1R	2R	1R	2R	1R	3R	A	A	A	24–13
Wimbledon	2R	3R	4R	1R	SF	1R	A	A	1R	1R	1R	2R	2R	A	A	1R	13–12
US Open	1R	4R	2R	2R	1R	1R	A	1R	2R	2R	2R	2R	1R	A	1R	1R	9–14
Win–loss	5–3	8–3	7–4	5–4	7–3	4–3	2–1	0–2	2–3	2–4	2–4	2–3	3–4	0–1	0–1	0–2	49–45
Year-end ranking	33	15	14	23	11	8	26	88	52	69	105	111	83	NR	NR	225

External links

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