Kathy Horvath
Peak ranking
10 (Jun 11, 1984)
Elo peak
1978 (91.7%ile)
Career record
192–155 (55.3%)
Career titles
7
Recent WTA Matches full match log →
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 1989* | Tampa | WTA 250 | R32 | Clay | Petra Langrova | 2-6 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Apr 12, 1989* | Amelia Island | WTA 250 | R64 | Clay | Ann Grossman | 1-6 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Mar 21, 1989* | Key Biscayne | WTA 250 | R128 | Hard | Eva Pfaff | 6-7 5-7 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Mar 15, 1989* | Boca Raton | WTA 250 | R64 | Hard | Mareen Louie Harper | 7-6 6-7 5-7 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Feb 3, 1989* | Auckland | WTA 250 | R16 | Hard | Belinda Cordwell | 0-3 (ret.) | L | H2H | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martina Navratilova | 1 | 10 | 11 | Apr 16, 1988 | H2H |
| Bettina Bunge | 3 | 6 | 9 | Aug 17, 1987 | H2H |
| Virginia Ruzici | 4 | 5 | 9 | May 29, 1985 | H2H |
| Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel | 5 | 4 | 9 | Jan 24, 1985 | H2H |
| Chris Evert | 0 | 7 | 7 | Jun 29, 1986 | H2H |
Titles (7)
| Season | Titles | GS | WTA 1000 | 500 | 250 | WTA Finals | Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | Johannesburg , Orange |
| 1983 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | Honolulu , Nashville |
| 1985 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | Indianapolis 1 , Palm Beach |
| 1987 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | Knokke |
| Total | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Career Results
Career Results by Surface
| Season | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | |
| 1979 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1980 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100.0% | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 18 | 61.1% |
| 1981 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 15 | 8 | 23 | 65.2% | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 23 | 52.2% | 34 | 23 | 57 | 59.6% |
| 1982 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 13 | 6 | 19 | 68.4% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | 15 | 17 | 32 | 46.9% |
| 1983 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | 21 | 11 | 32 | 65.6% | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 39 | 18 | 57 | 68.4% |
| 1984 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 21 | 9 | 30 | 70.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 25 | 19 | 44 | 56.8% |
| 1985 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 17 | 7 | 24 | 70.8% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 23 | 16 | 39 | 59.0% |
| 1986 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 16 | 15 | 31 | 51.6% |
| 1987 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 12 | 8 | 20 | 60.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 18 | 15 | 33 | 54.5% |
| 1988 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 7 | 9 | 16 | 43.8% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 9 | 15 | 24 | 37.5% |
| 1989 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20.0% |
| Career | 45 | 50 | 95 | 47.4% | 111 | 67 | 178 | 62.4% | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | 28 | 32 | 60 | 46.7% | 192 | 155 | 347 | 55.3% |
Career Results by Opponent Rank
| Season | 1-10 | 11-30 | 31-100 | 100+ | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | |
| 1984 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 10 | 5 | 15 | 66.7% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 13 | 28 | 53.6% |
| 1985 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 11 | 4 | 15 | 73.3% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 11 | 23 | 52.2% |
| 1986 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0% | 11 | 12 | 23 | 47.8% |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | 7 | 2 | 9 | 77.8% | 16 | 14 | 30 | 53.3% |
| 1988 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30.8% |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| Career | 1 | 15 | 16 | 6.2% | 9 | 15 | 24 | 37.5% | 40 | 28 | 68 | 58.8% | 10 | 5 | 15 | 66.7% | 60 | 63 | 123 | 48.8% |
Opponent ranking data available for 123/347 (35.4%) of Kathy Horvath's WTA main draw matches.
Advanced Stats
| Season | ELO | ELO % | Hard % | Clay % | Grass % | Set Win % | Set Margin | SoS % | Deep Run % | Dec. Set W% | TB W | TB L | TB W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1497 | 41 | — | — | — | 20.0% | -2.25 | 99 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1980 | 1619 | 88 | 75 | 43 | 82 | 55.3% | +0.50 | 82 | 13 | 75 | 2 | 3 | 40 |
| 1981 | 1873 | 97 | 90 | 88 | — | 56.3% | +0.46 | 94 | 26 | 61 | 7 | 5 | 58 |
| 1982 | 1781 | 93 | 87 | 94 | — | 52.9% | +0.61 | 92 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 40 |
| 1983 | 1937 | 94 | 91 | 92 | — | 63.7% | +0.81 | 82 | 45 | 75 | 11 | 6 | 65 |
| 1984 | 1800 | 88 | 81 | 95 | — | 56.1% | +0.47 | 89 | 47 | 50 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| 1985 | 1777 | 89 | 71 | 95 | — | 55.8% | +0.24 | 85 | 28 | 75 | 5 | 2 | 71 |
| 1986 | 1740 | 86 | 74 | 94 | 72 | 48.6% | -0.30 | 83 | 13 | 70 | 3 | 3 | 50 |
| 1987 | 1714 | 85 | 78 | 93 | — | 54.1% | +0.17 | 53 | 19 | 60 | 3 | 2 | 60 |
| 1988 | 1604 | 75 | 76 | 84 | — | 41.5% | -0.65 | 59 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| 1989 | 1530 | 54 | 53 | — | — | 33.3% | -1.33 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| Career | 1764 | 87 | 80 | 91 | 72 | 54.2% | +0.17 | 79 | 24 | 55 | 40 | 36 | 53 |
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
| Season | AO | RG | W | USO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | — | — | — | R64 |
| 1980 | — | R32 | — | R64 |
| 1981 | — | R32 | — | R32 |
| 1982 | — | R32 | R128 | — |
| 1983 | — | QF | — | R64 |
| 1984 | — | QF | R64 | R128 |
| 1985 | — | R32 | — | R128 |
| 1986 | — | R128 | R32 | R32 |
| 1987 | — | R128 | R128 | R128 |
| 1988 | — | R128 | R128 | — |
| 1989 | R128 | — | — | — |
WTA 1000
| Season | CIN | DLB | ROM | MON |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | — | — | — | R32 |
| 1982 | R32 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | — | — | — | R32 |
| 1985 | — | R128 | — | — |
| 1986 | — | — | — | R64 |
| 1987 | — | — | R64 | — |
| 1988 | — | — | R64 | — |
WTA 500
| Season | BRI | SDG | BER | LOS | STR | SYD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | — | — | F | — | — | — |
| 1984 | — | — | F | — | — | — |
| 1985 | — | — | QF | — | — | — |
| 1986 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | — | R16 | R64 | R16 | SF | — |
| 1988 | — | — | R32 | R64 | QF | — |
| 1989 | R32 | — | — | — | — | R64 |
WTA 250
| Season | AUC | BAD | DAL | EAS | HAM | NAP | QUE | TKY | WAS | AME | ATH | BOC | BOI | BOS | BRI | BRU | CHI | DEE | DET | FIL | HIL | HIT | HON | JOH | JOH | KEY | KNO | LUG | MAH | MAN | MAR | MER | NAS | NEW | OAK | OKL | ORA | ORL | PAL | PER | RIC | SEA | TAM | TOR | WOR | ZUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | SF | — | R32 | — | — | SF | R16 | R32 | — | R32 | R32 | R32 | R16 | R32 | — | — | W | F | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | W | QF | — | R16 | — | — | R32 | R64 | — | — |
| 1982 | — | — | R32 | R64 | — | — | — | — | R32 | SF | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R16 | R32 | R32 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | — | — | R16 | — | — | QF | SF | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | R16 | W | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | R32 | — | W | — | — | — | — | R16 | R32 | SF | — | — | R32 | QF | — | — |
| 1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | QF | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | R32 | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | R32 | F | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | QF | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 |
| 1985 | — | — | R32 | — | — | W | — | R32 | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | QF | — | — | R64 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | R16 | W | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | — | — | R64 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | QF | — | R32 | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | R64 | — |
| 1987 | — | — | — | — | SF | R32 | — | — | — | R64 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | R128 | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — |
| 1988 | — | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | R32 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — |
WTA Finals
Data coverage note: WTA ranking data is unavailable before 1983 from any current source. Weeks at #1, year-end finishes, and peak ranking for this player's early career may be incomplete or absent.
WTA Ranking History full ranking history →
Career high
10
Career-high date
Jun 11, 1984
First top 100
Jan 2, 1984
First top 50
Jan 2, 1984
First top 20
Jan 2, 1984
First top 10
Jun 11, 1984
Ranking History Matrix
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Which country is Kathy Horvath from?
- Kathy Horvath is from United States.
- How tall is Kathy Horvath?
- Kathy Horvath is 170 cm / 5'7".
- Is Kathy Horvath left-handed or right-handed?
- Kathy Horvath plays right-handed.
- How many Grand Slams has Kathy Horvath won?
- Kathy Horvath has not won a Grand Slam title.
- How many WTA 1000 titles has Kathy Horvath won?
- Kathy Horvath has not won a WTA 1000 title.
- How many WTA titles has Kathy Horvath won?
- Kathy Horvath has won 7 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Knokke in 1987.
- What is Kathy Horvath's highest WTA ranking?
- Kathy Horvath's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 10, first achieved on June 11, 1984.
- What is Kathy Horvath's career win-loss record?
- Kathy Horvath has a career WTA singles record of 192 wins and 155 losses (55.3%).
- When did Kathy Horvath play professional tennis?
- Kathy Horvath turned professional in 1979 and was active through 1989.
- What is Kathy Horvath's best surface?
- Kathy Horvath's best surface is clay court with a 62.4% win rate (111W-67L).
- Who is Kathy Horvath's biggest rival?
- Kathy Horvath's most frequent opponent is Martina Navratilova, with a head-to-head record of 1–10 across 11 meetings.