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Catherine Barclay

AUS Age 53 171 cm / 5'7" Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1991–1999

Catherine Barclay represented Australia on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 157. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 1–4 and no singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak singles rank

157 (Nov 23, 1998)

Elo peak

1509 (7th percentile)

Singles record

1–4 (20.0%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$417,206

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 →

Catherine Barclay's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Anne Kremer #76	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 1999*	R128	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Larisa Savchenko #87	3-6 6-7(3)	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 1998*	R128	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Ai Sugiyama #24	6-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 8, 1998*	R16	Hope Island	Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
María Sánchez Lorenzo #51	7-5 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 7, 1998*	R32	Hope Island	Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Stacey Martin	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 1991*	R128	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Catherine Barclay's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Anne Kremer	0	1	1	Jan 20, 1999	H2H
Larisa Savchenko	0	1	1	Jan 21, 1998	H2H
Ai Sugiyama	0	1	1	Jan 8, 1998	H2H
María Sánchez Lorenzo	1	0	1	Jan 7, 1998	H2H
Stacey Martin	0	1	1	Jan 16, 1991	H2H

Career Results

Catherine Barclay career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1991	18	0	1	1	0.0%	288	404
1998	25	1	2	3	33.3%	231	166
1999	26	0	1	1	0.0%	165	376
Career		1	4	5	20.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Catherine Barclay career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1991	18	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1998	25	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
1999	26	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Catherine Barclay career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1998	25	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
1999	26	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	0	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 4/5 (80.0%) of Catherine Barclay's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Catherine Barclay 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
1991	18	1487	94.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.00	—	—	—	+0.13
1998	25	1494	105.3	—	—	—	—	+25	—	—	33.3%	-1.17	—	1–2 (33%)	—	-0.15
1999	26	1480	97.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	+0.16
Career		1509	98.9	—	—	—	—	+25	—	—	20.0%	-2.40	—	1–2 (33%)	—	+2.80

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Catherine Barclay Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	W-L Win %
1991	18	R128	0–1 (0%)
1998	25	R128	0–1 (0%)
1999	26	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–3 (0%)	0–3 (0%)

WTA 250

Catherine Barclay WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	HOP	W-L Win %
1998	25	R16	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

157

Career-high date

Nov 23, 1998

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Catherine Barclay ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1990	17	—	—	—	536	492	494	488	490	503	379	356	289
1991	18	282	293	282	287	305	316	297	304	299	301	386	404
1992	19	414	378	437	440	396	404	470	466	469	481	524	484
1993	20	480	478	369	320	335	334	329	—	344	329	311	—
1994	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	236	221	235	234	193	223
1995	22	235	235	224	217	218	219	227	218	211	236	297	291
1996	23	266	264	272	268	249	245	276	297	283	277	280	282
1997	24	283	279	277	288	286	302	384	418	243	248	257	229
1998	25	176	178	181	178	176	165	164	164	211	176	158	166
1999	26	198	195	205	201	217	219	220	215	222	261	375	376
2000	27	378	380	376	410	375	368	358	351	368	460	475	476
2001	28	510	517	527	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

Similar Players

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

Catherine Barclay's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Nathalie Housset	FRA	#158	1,505	13	3	10	23.1%	$63,610	1991–1992	Rivalries	Match log
Emmanuelle Curutchet	FRA	#160	1,503	4	1	3	25.0%	$75,934	1997–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Nirupama Vaidyanathan	IND	#134	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	$182,057	1997–1998	Rivalries	Match log
Keri Phebus	USA	#186	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	$46,895	1991–1995	Rivalries	Match log
Angelique Olivier	FRA	#151	1,512	8	1	7	12.5%	$71,077	1992–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Claire Taylor	GBR	#183	1,510	9	2	7	22.2%	$77,207	1994–1997	Rivalries	Match log
Joanne Limmer	AUS	#141	1,520	11	3	8	27.3%	$69,325	1992–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Svetlana Krivencheva	BUL	#142	1,500	8	1	7	12.5%	$349,520	1989–2002	Rivalries	Match log
Radka Pelikanova	CZE	#180	1,522	7	1	6	14.3%	$74,463	1995–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Vanessa Menga	BRA	#163	1,512	9	3	6	33.3%	$139,973	1991–2000	Rivalries	Match log
Alice Canepa	ITA	#158	1,516	10	2	8	20.0%	$217,781	1995–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Hila Rosen	ISR	#138	1,500	6	1	5	16.7%	$115,448	1996–2000	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Catherine Barclay?: Catherine Barclay is 53 years old, born on June 12, 1973.
Which country does Catherine Barclay represent?: Catherine Barclay represents Australia in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Catherine Barclay?: Catherine Barclay is 171 cm / 5'7".
Is Catherine Barclay left-handed or right-handed?: Catherine Barclay plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Catherine Barclay won?: Catherine Barclay has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Catherine Barclay won?: TennisDB does not group any of Catherine Barclay's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Catherine Barclay's highest WTA ranking?: Catherine Barclay's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 157, first achieved on November 23, 1998.
What is Catherine Barclay's career win-loss record?: Catherine Barclay has a career WTA singles record of 1 wins and 4 losses (20.0%).
How much career prize money has Catherine Barclay earned?: Catherine Barclay has earned at least $417,206 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Catherine Barclay's career appear in TennisDB?: Catherine Barclay appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1991 through 1999.
Who has Catherine Barclay faced most often?: Catherine Barclay's most frequent opponent is Anne Kremer, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.