Kathy May
Kathy May Fritz is an American former professional tennis player. She reached three Grand Slam quarterfinals, once at the US Open in 1978 and twice at the French Open in 1977 and 1978. She won seven WTA singles titles during her career, and achieved a career-high ranking of world no. 10 in 1977.
She also competed under the names Kathy May Teacher after her marriage in 1979 to tennis player Brian Teacher, and Kathy May-Paben. Her son Taylor Fritz is also a professional tennis player, and he was the 2015 ITF Junior World Champion.
Early and personal life
May was born and grew up in Beverly Hills, California. She is the great-granddaughter of David May, founder of The May Department Stores Company.In 1979, she married fellow Californian player Brian Teacher, also a top 10 tennis player and the 1980 Australian Open champion; they subsequently divorced. She married fireman Don Paben in 1981 with whom she had two sons, and subsequently divorced. She later married Guy Fritz, her third husband, and had her third son Taylor Fritz.
Tennis career
She reached three Grand Slam quarterfinals, once at the US Open in 1978 and twice at the French Open in 1977 and 1978. She won seven |WTA singles titles during her career, and achieved a career-high ranking of world no. 10 in 1977.She was coached by Tony Trabert.
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 7 (7–0)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 1. | September 17, 1973 | Los Angeles | Hard |  Lea Antonoplis | 5–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2. | April 22, 1974 | Ojai | Hard | Susan Hagey | 2–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
| Winner | 3. | May 6, 1974 | Los Angeles | Hard | :fr:Lindsay Morse|Lindsay Morse | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Winner | 4. | August 19, 1974 | Haverford | Grass | Barbara Jordan | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Winner | 5. | March 17, 1975 | Pensacola | Clay |  Ilana Kloss | 5–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Winner | 6. | January 19, 1976 | Fort Myers | Clay | Ann Kiyomura | 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 7. | September 8, 1976 | Indianapolis | Clay | Brigitte Cuypers | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
Doubles: 7 (4–3)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1. | May 7, 1973 | Los Angeles | Hard | Marita Redondo | :fr:Lindsay Morse|Lindsay Morse :fr:Jean Nachand|Jean Nachand | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Winner | 2. | September 17, 1973 | Los Angeles | Hard | Marita Redondo | Laurie Tenney Robin Tenney | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 1. | May 6, 1974 | Los Angeles | Hard | Maricaye Christenson | Lea Antonoplis Susan Hagey | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | July 8, 1974 | Raleigh | Clay | :fr:Rayni Fox|Rayni Fox | :fr:Lindsay Morse|Lindsay Morse JoAnne Russell | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | September 16, 1974 | Los Angeles | Hard | Susan Hagey | Dodo Cheney Cynthia-Ann Thomas | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | August 18, 1975 | :fr:Tournoi de tennis de South Orange|South Orange | Clay | :fr:Kathleen Harter|Kathleen Harter | Kristien Shaw Greer Stevens | w/o |
| Runner-up | 3. | November 21, 1978 | Tokyo | Hard | Tracy Austin | Martina Navratilova  Betty Stöve | 6–4, 6–7, 3–6 |
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
- Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.