Catherine Barclay (born 12 June 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.
Barclay's parents were the owners of a tennis facility in Sydney, and she began playing tennis at the age of eight.
In her junior career, she was a winner of the Wimbledon girls' doubles.
In her professional career, she won three
ITF titles in singles and 30 in doubles. She was a quarterfinalist in the Wimbledon women's doubles and mixed doubles. In the 2002 season, she won two double titles on the
WTA Tour
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On 30 August 2000, she was awarded the
Australian Sports Medal
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for her strong commitment to tennis.
Catherine Barclay retired in 2004.
In 2003, she married field hockey player
Christopher Reitz of Germany, and they reside in Sydney, Australia.
WTA career finals
Doubles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner-ups)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 10 (3–7)
Doubles: 45 (30–15)
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1973 births
Living people
Australian female tennis players
Sportswomen from New South Wales
Tennis players from Sydney
Wimbledon junior champions
Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles
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