Catherine Suire

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameCatherine•Suire
Used nameCatherine•Suire
Born15 September 1959
Measurements168 cm / 60 kg
NOC France

Biography

Catherine Suire was a French professional tennis player who achieved a career-best singles ranking of #52 in the world in May 1984, and a doubles ranking of #13 in the world in July 1988. Suire played on France’s Fed Cup team from 1983 to 1988.

On the ITF Circuit Suire won four doubles titles from December 1989 to December 1992. On the WTA Tour she won eight doubles titles with her first victory coming in October 1985 in Brighton, England, with Lori McNeil as her partner. She had further success teaming with Jana Novotná and Catherine Tanvier.

At Grand Slams Suire reached the singles third round at the 1983 US Open, and was a two-time quarter-finalist in the doubles at the French Open (1988–89). She competed in the singles at the 1988 Seoul Olympics where she lost in the third round to the eventual gold medallist Steffi Graf.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1988 Summer Olympics Tennis FRA Catherine Suire
Singles, Women (Olympic) =9