Katie Rickett
Full nameKatie Rickett Shaw
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (1968-08-19) 19 August 1968
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$19,945
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 291 (1 August 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1988)
WimbledonQ1 (1987, 1989, 1990)
Doubles
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 190 (21 December 1986)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1988)
WimbledonQ2 (1986)

Katie Rickett Shaw (born 19 August 1968) is British a former professional tennis player.[1]

A right-handed player from Birmingham, Rickett reached a career high ranking of 291 in the world.[2]

Rickett qualified as a lucky loser for the main draw of the 1988 Australian Open and was beaten in the first round by Marie-Christine Damas.[3]

ITF finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 25 April 1987 Queens, United Kingdom Hard West Germany Silke Frankl 3–6, 5–7

Doubles: 5 (1–4)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 7 November 1986 Queens, United Kingdom Grass United Kingdom Sally Timms United Kingdom Lorrayne Gracie
United Kingdom Joy Tacon
6–4, 6–3
Loss 1. 6 December 1986 Vereeniging, South Africa Hard United Kingdom Valda Lake United States Mary Dailey
West Germany Cornelia Lechner
4–6, 1–6
Loss 2. 13 December 1986 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard United Kingdom Valda Lake South Africa Linda Barnard
South Africa Mariaan de Swardt
4–6, 6–7
Loss 3. 22 December 1986 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard United Kingdom Valda Lake South Africa Elna Reinach
South Africa Monica Reinach
4–6, 2–6
Loss 4. 21 July 1991 Frinton, United Kingdom Grass United Kingdom Alison Smith United Kingdom Caroline Billingham
United Kingdom Virginia Humphreys-Davies
3–6, 1–6

References

  1. "Sports Shorts". AP News. 21 November 1989.
  2. "Tennis Abstract: Katie Rickett WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.
  3. "Tennis Results - $1.9 million Australian Open At Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 12". United Press International. 12 January 1988.
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