Kate McDonald

Kate Hergeaves (born 21 March 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. She competed during her tennis career under her maiden name Kate McDonald.

Biography A right-handed player from Albury, McDonald was the girls' doubles runner-up partnering Rennae Stubbs at the 1988 Australian Open. As a professional player she competed in the main draw of the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon during her career. She was most successful in the doubles format, with a top ranking of 103 in the world.

Now known as Kate Hergeaves, she has remained involved in tennis as a coach.

ITF finals $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–3) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreLoss 1. 27 March 1988 ITF Melbourne, Australia Hard Rachel McQuillan 4–6, 6–7Win 1. 6 November 1988 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland Carpet (i) Gabrielle Villiger 6–2, 6–1Loss 2. 3 December 1989 ITF Melbourne, Australia Hard Nicole Bradtke 6–1, 0–6, 5–7Loss 3. 8 December 1991 ITF Perth, Australia Hard Jenny Byrne 2–6, 4–6Win 2. 9 March 1992 ITF Wodonga, Australia Grass Julie Richardson 6–0, 7–6

Doubles (15–14) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 8 June 1987 ITF Carpi, Italy Clay Hana Guy Nora Bajčíková Petra Langrová 6–7, 7–5, 7–5Loss 1. 15 June 1987 ITF Salerno, Italy Clay Hana Guy Veronika Martinek Daniela Moise 6–7, 2–6Win 2. 22 June 1987 ITF Francavilla, Italy Clay Martina Pawlik Michelle Bowrey Kristine Kunce 6–4, 6–3Loss 2. 6 March 1988 Newcastle, Australia Grass Rennae Stubbs Rachel McQuillan Jo-Anne Faull 1–6, 3–6Loss 3. 21 March 1988 Melbourne, Australia Hard Kristin Godridge Rachel McQuillan Rennae Stubbs 4–6, 5–7Win 3. 26 September 1988 Bol, Yugoslavia Clay Rennae Stubbs Magdalena Šimková Eva Švíglerová 6–3, 6–1Win 4. 9 October 1988 Mali Lošinj, Yugoslavia Clay Rennae Stubbs Sylwia Czopek Magdalena Feistel 6–3, 1–6, 6–2Win 5. 16 October 1988 Rabac, Yugoslavia Clay Rennae Stubbs Alice Noháčová Andrea Strnadová 6–0, 6–4Win 6. 30 October 1988 Baden, Switzerland Hard (i) Rennae Stubbs Katarzyna Nowak Petra Thorén 6–2, 6–0Win 7. 6 November 1988 Lenzerheide, Switzerland Carpet (i) Rennae Stubbs Karin Baleková Andrea Strnadová 6–4, 2–6, 6–0Loss 4. 19 February 1989 Adelaide, Australia Hard Rennae Stubbs Kristin Godridge Janine Thompson 7–5, 2–6, 2–6Loss 5. 26 February 1989 Melbourne, Australia Hard Rennae Stubbs Sally McCann Janine Thompson 3–6, 2–6Loss 6. 5 March 1989 Canberra, Australia Hard Rennae Stubbs Paulette Moreno Shiho Okada 4–6, 2–6Win 8. 12 March 1989 Newcastle, Australia Grass Rennae Stubbs Sally McCann Janine Thompson 7–6(5), 4–6, 6–3Loss 7. 17 April 1989 Caserta, Italy Hard Nanne Dahlman Eugenia Maniokova Natalia Medvedeva 4–6, 4–6Loss 8. 30 April 1989 Verona, Italy Clay Janine Thompson Rachel McQuillan Kristine Kunce 7–5, 4–6, 0–6Win 9. 9 July 1989 Cava Tirr, Italy Clay Rennae Stubbs Anne Grousbeck Titia Wilmink 2–6, 6–1, 6–1Loss 9. 15 October 1989 Nagasaki, Japan Hard Tamaka Takagi Ei Iida Maya Kidowaki 2–6, 6–3, 2–6Win 10. 19 November 1989 Gold Coast, Australia Hard Kristine Kunce Louise Stacey Jane Taylor 6–4, 6–2Win 11. 8 December 1991 Perth, Australia Hard Kirrily Sharpe Narelle Kimpton Stephanie Martin 6–2, 6–2Loss 10. 2 March 1992 Mildura, Australia Grass Kirrily Sharpe Julie Richardson Amanda Trail 6–7(5), 6–7(3)Loss 11. 7 March 1993 Mildura, Australia Grass Jane Taylor Catherine Barclay Kirrily Sharpe 1–6, 2–6Win 12. 14 March 1993 Wodonga, Australia Grass Jane Taylor Robyn Mawdsley Danielle Thomas 2–6, 6–3, 6–3Win 13. 21 March 1993 Canberra, Australia Grass Jane Taylor Maija Avotins Robyn Mawdsley w/oWin 14. 28 March 1993 ITF Bendigo, Australia Grass Jane Taylor Maija Avotins Esther Knox 6–3, 6–1Loss 12. 5 April 1993 ITF Bangkok, Thailand Hard Amy deLone Suvimol Duangchan Irina Sukhova 3–6, 2–6Loss 13. 5 July 1993 ITF Indianapolis, United States Hard Stephanie Reece Yuko Hosoki Naoko Kijimuta 5–7, 3–6Loss 14. 13 March 1994 ITF Warrnambool, Australia Hard Jane Taylor Nicole Oomens Shannon Peters w/oWin 15. 20 March 1994 ITF Canberra, Australia Grass Angie Cunningham Atsuko Shintani Haruko Shigekawa 6–2, 6–2