Catarina Lindqvist

Anna Catarina Lindqvist Ryan (born 13 June 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.

Career 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.

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.

WTA Tour finals Singles: 10 (5–5) Winner – LegendGrand 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 surfaceHard (2–1)Grass (0–0)Clay (0–1)Carpet (3–3) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 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, 5–7Loss 3–2 Oct 1985 Filderstadt, West Germany Carpet (i) Pam Shriver 1–6, 5–7Loss 3–3 Oct 1986 Brighton, UK Carpet (i) Steffi Graf 3–6, 3–6Loss 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, 6–2Win 5–5 Feb 1991 Oslo, Norway Carpet (i) Raffaella Reggi 6–3, 6–0

Doubles: 2 (0–2) Winner – LegendGrand 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 surfaceHard (0–0)Grass (0–0)Clay (0–1)Carpet (0–1) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 May 1987 Berlin, West Germany Clay Tine Scheuer-Larsen Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková 1–6, 2–6Loss 0–2 Feb 1988 Oklahoma City, U.S. Carpet (i) Tine Scheuer-Larsen Jana Novotná Catherine Suire 4–6, 4–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

ITF finals

Singles finals: (3-2) $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments ResultNo. Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreWin 1. 3 January 1983 Chicago, United States Hard Elisabeth Ekblom 1–6, 6–4, 6–3Loss 2. 7 November 1983 Gothenburg, Sweden Hard Lena Sandin 2–6, 0–6Loss 3. 8 July 1985 Landskrona, Sweden Clay Karolina Karlsson 6–7, 2–6Win 4. 7 July 1986 Båstad, Sweden Clay Catrin Jexell 6–2, 6–0Win 5. 11 February 1991 Danderyd, Sweden Carpet (i) Els Callens 6–4, 4–6, 6–2

Doubles finals: (1-1) Result No Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreLoss 1. 11 July 1983 Båstad, Sweden Clay Maria Lindström Gabriela Dinu Patrizia Murgo 2–6, 6–4, 4–6Win 2. 7 July 1986 Båstad, Sweden Clay Maria Lindström Christina Singer Ellen Walliser 6–3, 6–2