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Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel

USA Age 59 168 cm / 5'6" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1980–1996

Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel represented the United States on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 9. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 277–213 and 4 singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak singles rank
9
Elo peak
2083 (96th percentile)
Singles record
277–213 (56.5%)
Singles titles
4
Prize money
$1,417,423

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Florencia Labat #47 2-6 2-6 L H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Debbie Graham #197 6-4 4-6 1-6 L H2H Match data Aug 14, 1996* R64 Manhattan Beach Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Larisa Savchenko #67 3-6 3-6 L H2H Match data Jun 26, 1996* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Laurence Courtois #46 6-7 6-2 1-6 L H2H Match data Jun 14, 1996* R16 Birmingham Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass
Tatjana Jecmenica #75 4-6 6-3 6-4 W H2H Match data Jun 13, 1996* R32 Birmingham Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass

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Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Pam Casale 7 3 10 May 10, 1986 H2H
Helena Sukova 3 6 9 Jul 30, 1993 H2H
Chris Evert 0 9 9 Apr 28, 1989 H2H
Kathy Horvath 4 5 9 Jan 24, 1985 H2H
Rosalyn Fairbank 7 1 8 Jun 1, 1986 H2H

Singles Titles (4)

Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA FinalsTournaments
198114 2 — — — 2 — Johannesburg Indoors, Tokyo Borden
198518 1 — — — 1 — Mahwah
198619 1 — — — 1 — Little Rock
Total 4 — — — 4 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19801345944.4%——
19811427144165.9%——
19821530194961.2%——
19831629174663.0%——
19841727194658.7%——
19851841165771.9%——
19861934165068.0%—9
1987201582365.2%——
198821581338.5%——
19892216153151.6%——
19902315183345.5%——
1991247152231.8%——
19922510152540.0%——
19932612132548.0%——
19942715616.7%——
19952812333.3%——
199629381127.3%——
Career27721349056.5%——

Career Results by Surface

Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198013 0220.0%———————————— 45944.4%
198114 1462070.0%851361.5%22450.0%31475.0% 27144165.9%
198215 731070.0%1462070.0%32560.0%681442.9% 30194961.2%
198316 851361.5%1872572.0%33650.0%0220.0% 29174663.0%
198417 63966.7%1171861.1%44850.0%651154.5% 27194658.7%
198518 1552075.0%941369.2%821080.0%951464.3% 41165771.9%
198619 741163.6%1241675.0%0220.0%1562171.4% 34165068.0%
198720 52771.4%841266.7%————22450.0% 1582365.2%
198821 45944.4%0220.0%————11250.0% 581338.5%
198922 871553.3%53862.5%22450.0%13425.0% 16153151.6%
199023 11102152.4%24633.3%0110.0%23540.0% 15183345.5%
199124 391225.0%12333.3%0110.0%33650.0% 7152231.8%
199225 581338.5%33650.0%22450.0%0220.0% 10152540.0%
199326 571241.7%54955.6%11250.0%11250.0% 12132548.0%
199427 0330.0%11250.0%————0110.0% 15616.7%
199528 12333.3%———————————— 12333.3%
199629 0330.0%13425.0%22450.0%———— 381127.3%
Career—998418354.1%985915762.4%27245152.9%49439253.3%27721349056.5%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198417 0770.0%34742.9%1031376.9%21366.7% 15153050.0%
198518 651154.5%21366.7%303100.0%00—— 1161764.7%
198619 291118.2%731070.0%931275.0%31475.0% 21163756.8%
198720 0220.0%31475.0%731070.0%202100.0% 1261866.7%
198821 0330.0%12333.3%202100.0%22450.0% 571241.7%
198922 0660.0%34742.9%731070.0%31475.0% 13142748.1%
199023 0440.0%25728.6%651154.5%53862.5% 13173043.3%
199124 0110.0%0550.0%33650.0%13425.0% 4121625.0%
199225 0220.0%0330.0%17812.5%72977.8% 8142236.4%
199326 0330.0%0440.0%24633.3%821080.0% 10132343.5%
199427 0110.0%00——11250.0%0330.0% 15616.7%
199528 0220.0%00——101100.0%00—— 12333.3%
199629 00——00——15616.7%22450.0% 371030.0%
Career 8455315.1%21325339.6%53379058.9%35205563.6% 11713425146.6%

Opponent ranking data available for 251/490 (51.2%) of Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1980 13 1505 105.8 — — — — — — — 42.1% -0.42 1–0 1–1 — -0.02
1981 14 1804 135.2 — — — — -9 -131 -222 61.5% +1.17 9–5 (64%) 3–3 (50%) 105.4 +2.43
1982 15 1873 149.1 — — — — -69 -6 -216 60.4% +0.54 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 107.8 -3.09
1983 16 1846 139.3 — — — — -46 +102 -186 58.6% +0.96 12–7 (63%) 1–7 (13%) 99.3 +2.67
1984 17 1852 137.3 — — — — -38 +58 -144 55.9% +0.22 9–5 (64%) 3–1 (75%) 103.9 +0.53
1985 18 1977 159.0 — — — — -30 -57 -101 70.6% +1.53 9–2 (82%) 3–5 (38%) 105.7 -3.00
1986 19 1975 158.0 — — — — -2 +51 — 63.6% +1.08 8–6 (57%) 7–6 (54%) 101.3 -3.48
1987 20 1904 131.1 — — — — +36 +49 — 61.4% +0.60 7–4 (64%) 4–1 (80%) 100.1 +0.21
1988 21 1813 123.2 — — — — +53 — — 44.4% -0.67 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -1.28
1989 22 1789 141.3 — — — — +18 +110 -21 50.0% -0.29 7–3 (70%) 3–1 (75%) 103.8 -4.18
1990 23 1698 132.3 — — — — +66 +103 — 44.7% -0.36 8–4 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 101.6 +0.06
1991 24 1590 119.8 — — — — +56 +172 — 36.7% -0.67 3–4 (43%) 0–5 (0%) 93.8 +0.93
1992 25 1586 115.3 — — — — -4 +158 +154 45.2% -0.50 4–8 (33%) 2–3 (40%) 92.9 +1.34
1993 26 1629 119.3 — — — — -56 +111 — 45.9% -0.25 7–4 (64%) 1–4 (20%) 101.8 +0.90
1994 27 1586 107.2 — — — — -57 — — 21.4% -2.00 1–1 — — -0.20
1995 28 1609 114.1 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.60 1–0 1–0 — -0.56
1996 29 1555 105.6 — — — — -33 +118 +211 35.7% -0.93 2–4 (33%) 2–3 (40%) 94.7 +0.42
Career 2083 146.0 — — — — -6 +45 -86 55.0% +0.38 95–63 (60%) 41–44 (48%) 102.1 -1.29

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
198114 —QFR64R128 5–3 (62%)
198215 —R16R32R16 7–3 (70%)
198316 R64R16R16R64 7–4 (64%)
198417 R16R32R128R64 5–4 (56%)
198518 —R32SFR128 7–3 (70%)
198619 —QFR128R128 4–3 (57%)
198720 —R32—— 2–1 (67%)
198821 —R128—R128 0–2 (0%)
198922 —R64R128R64 2–3 (40%)
199023 R64R128R128R64 2–4 (33%)
199124 R128R64R128R64 2–4 (33%)
199225 —R128R64R64 2–3 (40%)
199326 R128R32R64R128 3–4 (43%)
199427 R128——— 0–1 (0%)
199528 ———R128 0–1 (0%)
199629 ——R128R128 0–2 (0%)
W-L 3–6
(33%)
23–13
(64%)
13–12
(52%)
9–14
(39%)
48–45
(52%)

WTA 1000

Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge ITATKYBERBOCCANCHICHAKEY W-L
Win %
199023 ——R64—R32R16—R32 3–4 (43%)
199124 ——R64R64R32——R128 1–4 (20%)
199225 ——R32—R64——R64 2–3 (40%)
199326 ——————R64R64 1–2 (33%)
199427 —R32—————R128 0–2 (0%)
199629 R64—————R32R128 0–3 (0%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–3
(25%)
0–1
(0%)
2–3
(40%)
1–1
(50%)
0–2
(0%)
3–6
(33%)
7–18
(28%)

WTA 500

Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge BRIDLBEASIWNAPSDGTKYWASAMEBERCANCHICHALOSMANMOSPHISTRSTR W-L
Win %
198114 ——————————R64—R64—————— 0–2 (0%)
198215 —————F—R16—F——R16R32————— 11–5 (69%)
198316 ——————————R16—R32—————— 2–2 (50%)
198417 R16———QF———R16SF——R16—————— 9–5 (64%)
198518 —R16—————SF—SF——R16—R16———— 12–5 (71%)
198619 ———————R16——————————— 1–1 (50%)
198720 ———————QF——————————— 2–1 (67%)
198821 —————————————————R32— 0–1 (0%)
198922 ——————————R32————R32——— 1–2 (33%)
199023 ———R32———R32R16—————QF———— 6–4 (60%)
199124 ———R64——QF————R16——————— 3–3 (50%)
199225 ——R32R16————R16———————R32—— 5–4 (56%)
199326 ———R32—R64——R16—————R32———R16 6–5 (55%)
199427 —R64——————R32—————————— 1–2 (33%)
199528 ——————————————R32———— 1–1 (50%)
199629 ————————R32—————R64———— 1–2 (33%)
W-L 1–1
(50%)
3–2
(60%)
1–1
(50%)
4–4
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
4–2
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
7–5
(58%)
10–6
(62%)
10–3
(77%)
2–3
(40%)
1–1
(50%)
6–5
(55%)
0–1
(0%)
6–5
(55%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
61–45
(58%)

WTA 250

Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge ASBBRICINDALEASGENHOUNAPSDGTKYAMEAPTBAYBIRBOCBOSCHIDEEFAYFORGAIJOHKEYLEILITLUGMAHMARNASNEWOAKOKLJAPPALPALPERPRIRICSANSANSANSCOSOUST.STRSYDTAMWELWOR W-L
Win %
198013 —————————————————R32SF—QF——————————————————————R32——R64—— 4–5 (44%)
198114 ————R32——R16—WR16——————————W————R16————————R64——————F———QF—— 21–8 (72%)
198215 ——QFR16R32——SF—R16QF—————R16—————————————R32————R32—R16————————R32—— 12–11 (52%)
198316 ———R32R64——SF——SF——————QF———————R16—QF—————R16QFSF——————————SF—— 20–10 (67%)
198417 ——————R16——————R16—R16QF——SF—————R16R16——R16R16——R32——————————————— 13–10 (57%)
198518 ———R32QF——SF————————F—————QF——QFW——R32——————————————————— 20–7 (74%)
198619 ———SFR64—F———SF———SF—QF—————R16—W—R16QF————————————————————SF 29–10 (74%)
198720 —————R16————QF———————————R32—————————————R32——SF——————SF—— 11–6 (65%)
198821 ——QF————————R32————R16———————————R16R16——————————————————— 5–5 (50%)
198922 ———R32——R16———QF—SFR16——R16—————R64———R16———R32———————R16—————————— 13–10 (57%)
199023 —R16———R32——R16——————————————R16——————————————R16——R32——————— 4–6 (40%)
199124 ————————R32——————————————R32——————————————R32——————R32——— 1–4 (20%)
199225 R32———————R32——————————————————————R32————————R16——————R32— 1–5 (17%)
199326 ————————————————————————————————R16———————————R16———— 2–2 (50%)
199629 —————————————R16——————————————————————————————————— 2–1 (67%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
4–2
(67%)
6–5
(55%)
5–5
(50%)
1–2
(33%)
6–3
(67%)
11–4
(73%)
1–3
(25%)
5–1
(83%)
16–6
(73%)
0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
5–3
(62%)
5–1
(83%)
1–1
(50%)
11–6
(65%)
2–2
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
3–1
(75%)
2–1
(67%)
3–1
(75%)
7–4
(64%)
1–2
(33%)
5–0
(100%)
5–2
(71%)
11–4
(73%)
3–2
(60%)
1–1
(50%)
2–3
(40%)
1–3
(25%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
1–2
(33%)
1–1
(50%)
3–3
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–3
(25%)
3–1
(75%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
4–1
(80%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
8–5
(62%)
0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
158–100
(61%)

WTA Finals

Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel WTA Finals results by season
SeasonAge WTA W-L
Win %
198316 R16 0–1 (0%)
198518 SF 2–1 (67%)
198619 R16 0–2 (0%)
W-L 2–4
(33%)
2–4
(33%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
9
Career-high date
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First Top 100
—
First Top 50
—
First Top 20
—
First Top 10
—

Ranking History Matrix

No ranking history available.

Data coverage: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel's most statistically similar WTA players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS W1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Lori Mcneil USA #9 2,024 650 377 273 58.0% $3,441,604 11 0 0 1980–1999 Rivalries Match log
Stephanie Rehe USA #10 2,005 232 134 98 57.8% $579,168 5 0 0 1981–1993 Rivalries Match log
Kathy Horvath USA #10 1,976 342 187 155 54.7% $570,414 7 0 0 1979–1989 Rivalries Match log
Dominique Monami BEL #9 1,974 366 208 158 56.8% $2,013,032 4 0 0 1991–2000 Rivalries Match log
Barbara Potter USA #8 2,098 494 303 191 61.3% $1,376,580 5 0 0 1978–1989 Rivalries Match log
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy NED #9 2,025 520 298 222 57.3% $2,632,740 7 0 0 1986–2008 Rivalries Match log
Bonnie Gadusek USA #10 2,076 283 189 94 66.8% $504,238 8 0 0 1980–1987 Rivalries Match log
Barbara Paulus AUT #10 1,957 372 232 140 62.4% $1,294,445 6 0 0 1986–1998 Rivalries Match log
Sandrine Testud FRA #9 2,003 546 309 237 56.6% $3,782,307 3 0 0 1990–2004 Rivalries Match log
Andrea Temesvari HUN #7 2,022 364 185 179 50.8% $1,162,635 5 0 0 1981–1997 Rivalries Match log
Helen Kelesi CAN #13 1,954 378 213 165 56.3% $905,972 2 0 0 1985–1994 Rivalries Match log
Leila Meskhi GEO #12 1,987 314 193 121 61.5% $1,179,720 5 0 0 1987–1996 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel?
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel is 59 years old, born on March 24, 1967.
Which country does Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel represent?
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel represents United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel?
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel is 168 cm / 5'6".
Does Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel left-handed or right-handed?
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel won?
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel won?
TennisDB does not group any of Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel won?
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel has won 4 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Little Rock in 1986.
What is Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel's highest WTA ranking?
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 9.
What is Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel's career win-loss record?
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel has a career WTA singles record of 277 wins and 213 losses (56.5%).
How much career prize money has Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel earned?
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel has earned at least $1,417,423 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel's career appear in TennisDB?
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1980 through 1996.
On which surface does Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 62.4% (98–59).
Who has Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel faced most often?
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel's most frequent opponent is Pam Casale, with a head-to-head record of 7–3 across 10 meetings.