Katie Schlukebir

Katrina "Katie" Schlukebir (born April 29, 1975) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Biography Schlukebir was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to insurance agent John and tennis instructor Kathy. On her father's side she is of German and Dutch descent. She is the eldest of three daughters.

A right-handed player, Schlukebir started out in tennis aged four, introduced to the sport by her mother. Later she played on the collegiate team at Stanford University and in 1997 was a member of the championship winning side.

Schlukebir was a regular competitor in doubles draws at Grand Slam competitions. She made the women's doubles quarterfinals at the 1998 US Open with Amy Frazier, along the way accounting for sixth seeds Anna Kournikova and Larisa Neiland. In 1999, she played mixed doubles with Mike Bryan at the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open. Her best Grand Slam performance in the mixed doubles was a quarterfinal appearance, partnering Eric Taino at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships, where they were beaten by Lleyton Hewitt and Kim Clijsters.

Following her playing career, she worked as a coach for the USTA.

WTA career finals Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) ResultDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin Nov 1999 Tournoi de Québec, Canada Tier III Carpet (i) Amy Frazier Cara Black Debbie Graham 6–2, 6–3Loss Jan 2001 Gold Coast International, Australia Tier III Hard Meghann Shaughnessy Giulia Casoni Janette Husárová 6–7(9–11), 5–7

ITF finals Singles (2–1) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreLoss 1. 6 July 1997 Oklahoma, United States Hard Julie Thu 2–6, 4–6Win 2. 25 October 1997 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Hard Jana Ondrouchová 6–1, 7–6Win 3. Caracas, Venezuela Hard Melissa Mazzotta 7–5, 7–5 Doubles (12–4) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreWin 1. 1 March 1992 Miami, United States Hard Lindsay Davenport Tracey Morton-Rodgers Tamaka Takagi 6–1, 6–3Loss 2. 7 July 1996 Williamsburg, United States Hard Ania Bleszynski Joanne Limmer Lisa McShea 1–6, 1–6Win 3. 6 July 1997 Oklahoma, United States Hard Julie Thu Jennifer Russell Claire Sessions Bailey 6–2, 6–2Win 4. 5 October 1997 Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Hard Melissa Zimpfer Nataly Cahana Martine Vosseberg 6–4, 6–2Win 5. 20 October 1997 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Hard Erica Adams Gülberk Gültekin Clara Udofa 6–3, 6–4Win 6. 23 November 1997 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Wendy Fix Joanne Moore Rebecca Jensen 7–6(6), 4–6, 7–5Loss 7. 19 April 1998 La Canada, United States Hard Louise Pleming Debbie Graham Jean Okada 6–2, 5–7, 3–6Win 8. 26 April 1998 Indian Hill, United States Hard Erika deLone Kim Grant Jolene Watanabe 6–4, 4–6, 6–3Loss 9. 12 October 1998 Indian Wells, United States Hard Erika deLone Lindsay Lee-Waters Pavlina Nola 0–6, 7–6(4), 1–6Win 10. 8 February 1999 Rockford, United States Hard (i) Lilia Osterloh Alina Jidkova Holly Parkinson 7–6, 6–2Loss 11. 28 March 1999 Atlanta, United States Hard Catherine Barclay Lenka Němečková Meilen Tu 3–6, 3–6Win 12. 24 October 1999 Nashville, United States Hard Nicole Arendt Shinobu Asagoe Yuka Yoshida 6–1, 7–6Win 13. 24 September 2000 Kirkland, United States Hard Lisa McShea Allison Bradshaw Abigail Spears 3–6, 6–2, 6–3Win 14. 5 February 2001 Rockford, United States Hard (i) Kristen Schlukebir Svetlana Krivencheva Elena Tatarkova 7–6(4), 6–1Win 15. 30 September 2001 Albuquerque, United States Hard Marissa Irvin Lisa McShea Nana Smith 6–4, 1–6, 6–4Win 16. 11 November 2001 Pittsburgh, United States Hard (i) Lilia Osterloh Karin Miller Mashona Washington 6–1, 6–4