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Kate Hergeaves
Full nameKate Hergeaves (McDonald)
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1970-03-21) 21 March 1970 (age 54)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$73,323
Singles
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 187 (5 November 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1990)
French Open1R (1990)
Doubles
Career titles15 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 103 (2 April 1990)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1988, 1990, 1993, 1994)
French Open1R (1990)
Wimbledon1R (1989, 1990, 1993)

Kate Hergeaves (born 21 March 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. She competed during her tennis career under her maiden name Kate McDonald.

Biography

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A right-handed player from Albury, McDonald was the girls' doubles runner-up partnering Rennae Stubbs at the 1988 Australian Open. As a professional player she competed in the main draw of the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon during her career.[1] She was most successful in the doubles format, with a top ranking of 103 in the world.

Now known as Kate Hergeaves, she has remained involved in tennis as a coach.[2]

ITF finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–3)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 27 March 1988 ITF Melbourne, Australia Hard Australia Rachel McQuillan 4–6, 6–7
Winner 1. 6 November 1988 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland Carpet (i) Switzerland Gabrielle Villiger 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 2. 3 December 1989 ITF Melbourne, Australia Hard Australia Nicole Bradtke 6–1, 0–6, 5–7
Runner-up 3. 8 December 1991 ITF Perth, Australia Hard Australia Jenny Byrne 2–6, 4–6
Winner 2. 9 March 1992 ITF Wodonga, Australia Grass New Zealand Julie Richardson 6–0, 7–6

Doubles (15–14)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 8 June 1987 ITF Carpi, Italy Clay New Zealand Hana Guy Czechoslovakia Nora Bajčíková
Czechoslovakia Petra Langrová
6–7, 7–5, 7–5
Runner-up 1. 15 June 1987 ITF Salerno, Italy Clay New Zealand Hana Guy West Germany Veronika Martinek
Romania Daniela Moise
6–7, 2–6
Winner 2. 22 June 1987 ITF Francavilla, Italy Clay West Germany Martina Pawlik Australia Michelle Bowrey
Australia Kristine Kunce
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 6 March 1988 Newcastle, Australia Grass Australia Rennae Stubbs Australia Rachel McQuillan
Australia Jo-Anne Faull
1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 21 March 1988 Melbourne, Australia Hard Australia Kristin Godridge Australia Rachel McQuillan
Australia Rennae Stubbs
4–6, 5–7
Winner 3. 26 September 1988 Bol, Yugoslavia Clay Australia Rennae Stubbs Czechoslovakia Magdalena Šimková
Czechoslovakia Eva Švíglerová
6–3, 6–1
Winner 4. 9 October 1988 Mali Lošinj, Yugoslavia Clay Australia Rennae Stubbs Poland Sylwia Czopek
Poland Magdalena Feistel
6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Winner 5. 16 October 1988 Rabac, Yugoslavia Clay Australia Rennae Stubbs Czechoslovakia Alice Noháčová
Czechoslovakia Andrea Strnadová
6–0, 6–4
Winner 6. 30 October 1988 Baden, Switzerland Hard (i) Australia Rennae Stubbs Poland Katarzyna Nowak
Finland Petra Thorén
6–2, 6–0
Winner 7. 6 November 1988 Lenzerheide, Switzerland Carpet (i) Australia Rennae Stubbs Czechoslovakia Karin Baleková
Czechoslovakia Andrea Strnadová
6–4, 2–6, 6–0
Runner-up 4. 19 February 1989 Adelaide, Australia Hard Australia Rennae Stubbs Australia Kristin Godridge
Australia Janine Thompson
7–5, 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 5. 26 February 1989 Melbourne, Australia Hard Australia Rennae Stubbs Australia Sally McCann
Australia Janine Thompson
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 6. 5 March 1989 Canberra, Australia Hard Australia Rennae Stubbs Hong Kong Paulette Moreno
Japan Shiho Okada
4–6, 2–6
Winner 8. 12 March 1989 Newcastle, Australia Grass Australia Rennae Stubbs Australia Sally McCann
Australia Janine Thompson
7–6(5), 4–6, 6–3
Runner-up 7. 17 April 1989 Caserta, Italy Hard Finland Nanne Dahlman Soviet Union Eugenia Maniokova
Soviet Union Natalia Medvedeva
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 8. 30 April 1989 Verona, Italy Clay Australia Janine Thompson Australia Rachel McQuillan
Australia Kristine Kunce
7–5, 4–6, 0–6
Winner 9. 9 July 1989 Cava Tirr, Italy Clay Australia Rennae Stubbs United States Anne Grousbeck
Netherlands Titia Wilmink
2–6, 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 9. 15 October 1989 Nagasaki, Japan Hard Japan Tamaka Takagi Japan Ei Iida
Japan Maya Kidowaki
2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Winner 10. 19 November 1989 Gold Coast, Australia Hard Australia Kristine Kunce Australia Louise Stacey
Australia Jane Taylor
6–4, 6–2
Winner 11. 8 December 1991 Perth, Australia Hard Australia Kirrily Sharpe Australia Narelle Kimpton
Australia Stephanie Martin
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 10. 2 March 1992 Mildura, Australia Grass Australia Kirrily Sharpe New Zealand Julie Richardson
New Zealand Amanda Trail
6–7(5), 6–7(3)
Runner-up 11. 7 March 1993 Mildura, Australia Grass Australia Jane Taylor Australia Catherine Barclay
Australia Kirrily Sharpe
1–6, 2–6
Winner 12. 14 March 1993 Wodonga, Australia Grass Australia Jane Taylor Australia Robyn Mawdsley
Australia Danielle Thomas
2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner 13. 21 March 1993 Canberra, Australia Grass Australia Jane Taylor Australia Maija Avotins
Australia Robyn Mawdsley
w/o
Winner 14. 28 March 1993 ITF Bendigo, Australia Grass Australia Jane Taylor Australia Maija Avotins
Australia Esther Knox
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 12. 5 April 1993 ITF Bangkok, Thailand Hard United States Amy deLone Thailand Suvimol Duangchan
Ukraine Irina Sukhova
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 13. 5 July 1993 ITF Indianapolis, United States Hard United States Stephanie Reece Japan Yuko Hosoki
Japan Naoko Kijimuta
5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 14. 13 March 1994 ITF Warrnambool, Australia Hard Australia Jane Taylor Australia Nicole Oomens
Australia Shannon Peters
w/o
Winner 15. 20 March 1994 ITF Canberra, Australia Grass Australia Angie Cunningham Japan Atsuko Shintani
Japan Haruko Shigekawa
6–2, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "Charlie Hergeaves following in mum's footsteps". Border Mail. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Kate's keen to improve Border talent". Border Mail. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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