Catherine Suire (born 15 September 1959) is a French former tennis player who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. She won eight doubles titles in her professional career, and reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on 14 May 1984, when she became the number 52 of the world.
Career finals Singles (1 loss) Legend Grand Slam tournaments WTA Championships Virginia Slims Tier I Tier II Tier III Tier IV & V
ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Mar 1986 Hershey, US Carpet (i) Janine Thompson 1–6, 4–6
Doubles (8 wins, 8 losses) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Oct 1985 Brighton, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Lori McNeil Barbara Potter Helena Suková 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4Loss 1–1 Feb 1986 Oklahoma City, US Carpet (i) Lori McNeil Marcella Mesker Pascale Paradis 6–2, 6–7(1–7), 1–6Win 2–1 May 1987 Strasbourg, France Clay Jana Novotná Kathleen Horvath Marcella Mesker 6–0, 6–2Win 3–1 Aug 1987 San Diego, US Hard Jana Novotná Elise Burgin Sharon Walsh 6–3, 6–4Loss 3–2 Oct 1987 Zürich, Switzerland Carpet Jana Novotná Nathalie Herreman Pascale Paradis 3–6, 6–2, 3–6Win 4–2 Feb 1988 Oklahoma City, US Carpet Jana Novotná Catarina Lindqvist Tine Scheuer-Larsen 6–4, 6–4Loss 4–3 Feb 1988 Wichita, US Hard (i) Jana Novotná Natalia Egorova Svetlana Parkhomenko 3–6, 4–6Win 5–3 May 1988 Rome, Italy Clay Jana Novotná Jenny Byrne Janine Thompson 6–3, 4–6, 7–5Win 6–3 Jul 1988 Nice, France Clay Catherine Tanvier Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 4–6, 6–2Loss 6–4 Sep 1989 Paris, France Clay Nathalie Herreman Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini 1–6, 1–6Loss 6–5 Oct 1989 Moscow, USSR Carpet Nathalie Herreman Larisa Savchenko Natalia Zvereva 3–6, 4–6Loss 6–6 Apr 1990 Singapore Hard Pascale Paradis Jo Durie Jill Hetherington 4–6, 1–6Loss 6–7 Oct 1990 Zürich, Switzerland Carpet Dianne Van Rensburg Manon Bollegraf Eva Pfaff 5–7, 4–6Win 7–7 Feb 1992 Cesena, Italy Carpet Catherine Tanvier Sabine Appelmans Raffaella Reggi w/oLoss 7–8 Feb 1993 Paris, France Carpet (i) Jo Durie Jana Novotná Andrea Strnadová 6–7(2–7), 2–6Win 8–8 Apr 1993 Pattaya, Thailand Hard Cammy MacGregor Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath 6–3, 7–6
ITF finals Singles (0–3) Legend$50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1. 18 November 1979 Grenoble, France Hard (i) Marie-Christine Calleja 6–1, 4–6, 4–6Loss 2. 2 December 1979 Poitiers, France Hard (i) Isabelle Vernhes 3–6, 3–6Loss 3. 1 April 1991 Moulins, France Carpet (i) Marketa Kochta 3–6, 4–6
Doubles (4–2) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 4 December 1989 Le Havre, France Clay Nathalie Herreman Stefanie Rehmke Mirijam Schweda 6–2, 6–0Win 2. 1 April 1991 Moulins, France Carpet (i) Sandrine Testud Ingelise Driehuis Louise Pleming 6–3, 6–4Win 3. 9 December 1991 Val-d'Oise, France Hard (i) Eva Pfaff Pascale Paradis-Mangon Sandrine Testud 4–6, 6–3, 6–4Win 4. 7 December 1992 Val-d'Oise, France Hard (i) Isabelle Demongeot Sabine Appelmans Julie Halard-Decugis 7–5, 6–4Loss 5. 29 March 1993 Moulins, France Hard Isabelle Demongeot Agnese Blumberga Jana Pospíšilová 6–3, 2–6, 4–6Loss 6. 6 December 1993 Val-d'Oise, France Hard Isabelle Demongeot Magdalena Feistel Elena Makarova 6–2, 3–6, 4–6
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