# Catarina Lindqvist

Anna Catarina Lindqvist Ryan (born 13 June 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.

## Career

Lindqvist turned professional in 1983. She reached a career high rank of World No. 10 in April 1985 and won five singles titles. She reached the semifinals of Grand Slam tournaments twice, the Australian Open in 1987 and Wimbledon in 1989. She lost to Martina Navratilova in both semifinals. She retired from tennis in 1992.
Lindqvist six WTA Tour singles titles and one doubles title. She had career wins over Steffi Graf, Virginia Wade, Pam Shriver, Hana Mandlíková, Wendy Turnbull, Manuela Maleeva, Nathalie Tauziat, Dianne Fromholtz, Helena Suková, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Zina Garrison, Kathy Jordan, Jo Durie, and Natasha Zvereva.
She currently resides in New Jersey, and is the mother of Joakim Ryan, a defenseman for the Carolina Hurricanes.
In 2009, Lindqvist and her husband Bill Ryan bought the East Brunswick Racquet Club in East Brunswick, New Jersey, where currently Lindqvist is the head teaching pro.

## WTA Tour finals
### Singles: 10 (5–5)

* Winner – Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
* Tier I (0–0)
* Tier II (0–0)
* Tier III (0–0)
* Tier IV (1–1)
* Tier V (1–0)
* Virginia Slims (3–4)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (0–1)
* Carpet (3–3)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 1984 | Hershey, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Beth Herr | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 1984 | Filderstadt, West Germany | Carpet (i) | Steffi Graf | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Dec 1984 | Port St. Lucie, U.S. | Hard | Terry Holladay | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Mar 1985 | Princeton, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Hana Mandlíková | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Oct 1985 | Filderstadt, West Germany | Carpet (i) | Pam Shriver | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Oct 1986 | Brighton, UK | Carpet (i) | Steffi Graf | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Jul 1987 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Sandra Cecchini | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jan 1989 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Martina Navratilova | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | Apr 1990 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Elizabeth Smylie | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–5 | Feb 1991 | Oslo, Norway | Carpet (i) | Raffaella Reggi | 6–3, 6–0 |

### Doubles: 2 (0–2)

* Winner – Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
* Tier I (0–0)
* Tier II (0–0)
* Tier III (0–0)
* Tier IV (0–1)
* Tier V (0–0)
* Virginia Slims (0–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (0–1)
* Carpet (0–1)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 1987 | Berlin, West Germany | Clay | Tine Scheuer-Larsen | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 1988 | Oklahoma City, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Tine Scheuer-Larsen | Jana Novotná Catherine Suire | 4–6, 4–6 |

## Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | Career SR |
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 2R | QF | NH | SF | 4R | QF | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 7 |
| French Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 9 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | 4R | 1R | SF | 1R | 4R | 2R | 0 / 10 |
| US Open | A | 1R | A | 3R | 4R | 4R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 10 |
| SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 36 |
| Year End Ranking | 148 | 131 | 115 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 42 | 16 | 38 | 46 | 63 |

## ITF finals
### Singles finals: (3-2)

* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1. | 3 January 1983 | Chicago, United States | Hard | Elisabeth Ekblom | 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2. | 7 November 1983 | Gothenburg, Sweden | Hard | Lena Sandin | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 8 July 1985 | Landskrona, Sweden | Clay | Karolina Karlsson | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 4. | 7 July 1986 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Catrin Jexell | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 5. | 11 February 1991 | Danderyd, Sweden | Carpet (i) | Els Callens | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |

### Doubles finals: (1-1)

| Result | No | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 11 July 1983 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Maria Lindström | Gabriela Dinu Patrizia Murgo | 2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 2. | 7 July 1986 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Maria Lindström | Christina Singer Ellen Walliser | 6–3, 6–2 |