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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.

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Rinaldi in 2010
United States
Palm City, Florida, U.S.
(1967-03-24) March 24, 1967Stuart, Florida, U.S.
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
1980
September 1997
Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
$1,417,423
277–217
3 WTA, 0 ITF
No. 7 (May 26, 1986)
3R (1984)
QF (1981, 1986)
SF (1985)
4R (1982)
200–184
2 WTA, 2 ITF
No. 13 (February 8, 1993)

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.

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.

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

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

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

Legend	Finals by surface
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, other (3–4)
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	Julie Harrington	6–1, 7–5
Loss	1–1	May 1982	Berlin, West Germany	Clay	Bettina Bunge	2–6, 2–6
Loss	1–2	Jul 1982	San Diego, US	Hard	Tracy Austin	6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win	2–2	Aug 1985	Mahwah, US	Hard	Steffi Graf	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Loss	2–3	Sep 1985	Chicago, US	Carpet (i)	Bonnie Gadusek	1–6, 3–6
Loss	2–4	May 1986	Houston, US	Clay	Chris Evert-Lloyd	4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win	3–3	Nov 1986	Little Rock, US	Carpet (i)	Natasha Zvereva	6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–0

Legend	Finals by surface
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)
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	Jill Hetherington	Patty Fendick Monica Seles	6–7(2–7), 2–6
Win	1.	Apr 1991	Houston	Clay	Jill Hetherington	Patty Fendick Mary Joe Fernández	6–1, 2–6, 6–1
Win	2.	Aug 1991	San Diego	Hard	Jill Hetherington	Gigi Fernández Nathalie Tauziat	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Loss	2.	Oct 1991	Leipzig	Carpet (i)	Jill Hetherington	Manon Bollegraf Isabelle Demongeot	4–6, 3–6
Loss	3.	Feb 1992	Auckland	Hard	Jill Hetherington	Rosalyn Fairbank Raffaella Reggi	6–1, 1–6, 5–7
Loss	4.	Mar 1992	Indian Wells	Hard	Jill Hetherington	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Stephanie Rehe	3–6, 3–6
Loss	5.	Mar 1992	Key Biscayne	Hard	Jill Hetherington	Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	5–7, 7–5, 3–6
Loss	6.	Apr 1992	Houston	Clay	Jill Hetherington	Patty Fendick Gigi Fernández	5–7, 4–6
Loss	7.	Nov 1992	San Juan	Hard	Gigi Fernández	Amanda Coetzer Elna Reinach	2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss	8.	Feb 1993	Auckland	Hard	Jill Hetherington	Isabelle Demongeot Elna Reinach	2–6, 4–6
Loss	9.	Mar 1993	Key Biscayne	Hard	Jill Hetherington	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	2–6, 5–7
Loss	10.	May 1993	Strasbourg	Clay	Jill Hetherington	Shaun Stafford Andrea Temesvári	7–6(7–5), 3–6, 4–6

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W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

Billie Jean King Cup
United States at the Hopman Cup
Kathy Rinaldi at the Women's Tennis Association
Kathy Rinaldi at the International Tennis Federation

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