Kate Gompert
Appearance
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Born | Ames, Iowa, U.S. | January 11, 1963
Prize money | $161,693 |
Singles | |
Career record | 77–78 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 18 (July 6, 1987) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 3R (1987) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1985, 1986, 1987) |
US Open | 4R (1985) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 3–8 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 214 (December 4, 1989) |
Kate Gompert (born January 11, 1963) is a former professional tennis player from the U.S.
Gompert reached the fourth round at the US Open in 1985. She had a career record of 77-78. She had a career high singles ranking of world no. 18 in July 1987. Her biggest career win happened in 1987 at the Virginia Slims of Florida when she upset Chris Evert.
Author and tennis enthusiast David Foster Wallace used Gompert's name for an otherwise unrelated character in his novel Infinite Jest.
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1987 | Tampa, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
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