Catherine Barclay

Catherine Barclay
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceSydney, New South Wales
Born (1973-06-12) 12 June 1973 (age 51)
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)

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

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.

  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.