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Katie Schlukebir

Full name	Katrina Schlukebir
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1975-04-29) April 29, 1975 (age 49) Kalamazoo, Michigan
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$271,620
Singles
Career record	72–73
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 188 (October 26, 1998)
Doubles
Career record	145–123
Career titles	1 WTA
Highest ranking	No. 46 (August 30, 1999)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2001)
French Open	2R (1998, 1999, 2001)
Wimbledon	3R (1999, 2000)
US Open	QF (1998)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2000)
French Open	2R (1999, 2000)
Wimbledon	QF (2000)
US Open	1R (1999, 2001, 2002)

Katrina "Katie" Schlukebir (born April 29, 1975) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Biography

Schlukebir was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to insurance agent John and tennis instructor Kathy. On her father's side she is of German and Dutch descent. She is the eldest of three daughters. Her youngest sister, Kristen, also became a professional tennis player. The middle sister, Karie, played tennis at Indiana University, before her death from cancer in 2010.

A right-handed player, Schlukebir started out in tennis aged four, introduced to the sport by her mother. She was runner-up in the girls' doubles event at the 1992 US Open, with partner Julie Steven. Later she played on the collegiate team at Stanford University and in 1997 was a member of the championship winning side. Individually she was a four-time All-American and in the championship year of 1997 won Stanford's award for both "Sophomore Athlete of the Year" and "Woman of the Year". She graduated in 1997 with a degree in psychology, then joined the professional tour full-time.

On the professional circuit, she specialised as a doubles player and peaked at No. 46 in the world. She made two WTA Tour finals, with her only title coming at the 1999 Challenge Bell in Quebec, partnering Amy Frazier.

Schlukebir was a regular competitor in doubles draws at Grand Slam competitions. She made the women's doubles quarterfinals at the 1998 US Open with Amy Frazier, along the way accounting for sixth seeds Anna Kournikova and Larisa Neiland. In 1999, she played mixed doubles with Mike Bryan at the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open. Her best Grand Slam performance in the mixed doubles was a quarterfinal appearance, partnering Eric Taino at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships, where they were beaten by Lleyton Hewitt and Kim Clijsters.

Following her playing career, she worked as a coach for the USTA.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	Nov 1999	Tournoi de Québec, Canada	Tier III	Carpet (i)	Amy Frazier	Cara Black Debbie Graham	6–2, 6–3
Loss	Jan 2001	Gold Coast International, Australia	Tier III	Hard	Meghann Shaughnessy	Giulia Casoni Janette Husárová	6–7, 5–7

ITF finals

Singles (2–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	6 July 1997	Oklahoma, United States	Hard	Julie Thu	2–6, 4–6
Win	2.	25 October 1997	Puerto Vallarta, Mexico	Hard	Jana Ondrouchová	6–1, 7–6
Win	3.	23 November 1997	Caracas, Venezuela	Hard	Melissa Mazzotta	7–5, 7–5

Doubles (12–4)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	1 March 1992	Miami, United States	Hard	Lindsay Davenport	Tracey Morton-Rodgers Tamaka Takagi	6–1, 6–3
Loss	2.	7 July 1996	Williamsburg, United States	Hard	Ania Bleszynski	Joanne Limmer Lisa McShea	1–6, 1–6
Win	3.	6 July 1997	Oklahoma, United States	Hard	Julie Thu	Jennifer Russell Claire Sessions Bailey	6–2, 6–2
Win	4.	5 October 1997	Coatzacoalcos, Mexico	Hard	Melissa Zimpfer	Nataly Cahana Martine Vosseberg	6–4, 6–2
Win	5.	20 October 1997	Puerto Vallarta, Mexico	Hard	Erica Adams	Gülberk Gültekin Clara Udofa	6–3, 6–4
Win	6.	23 November 1997	Caracas, Venezuela	Hard	Wendy Fix	Joanne Moore Rebecca Jensen	7–6, 4–6, 7–5
Loss	7.	19 April 1998	La Canada, United States	Hard	Louise Pleming	Debbie Graham Jean Okada	6–2, 5–7, 3–6
Win	8.	26 April 1998	Indian Hill, United States	Hard	Erika deLone	Kim Grant Jolene Watanabe	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Loss	9.	12 October 1998	Indian Wells, United States	Hard	Erika deLone	Lindsay Lee-Waters Pavlina Nola	0–6, 7–6, 1–6
Win	10.	8 February 1999	Rockford, United States	Hard (i)	Lilia Osterloh	Alina Jidkova Holly Parkinson	7–6, 6–2
Loss	11.	28 March 1999	Atlanta, United States	Hard	Catherine Barclay	Lenka Němečková Meilen Tu	3–6, 3–6
Win	12.	24 October 1999	Nashville, United States	Hard	Nicole Arendt	Shinobu Asagoe Yuka Yoshida	6–1, 7–6
Win	13.	24 September 2000	Kirkland, United States	Hard	Lisa McShea	Allison Bradshaw Abigail Spears	3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win	14.	5 February 2001	Rockford, United States	Hard (i)	Kristen Schlukebir	Svetlana Krivencheva Elena Tatarkova	7–6, 6–1
Win	15.	30 September 2001	Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Marissa Irvin	Lisa McShea Nana Smith	6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Win	16.	11 November 2001	Pittsburgh, United States	Hard (i)	Lilia Osterloh	Karin Miller Mashona Washington	6–1, 6–4

References

1. ^ "Katie Schlukebir - WTA Tennis - Bio". Women's Tennis Association official website. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
2. "Mattawan grad, Indiana tennis star Karie Schlukebir Pennock loses 11-year battle with cancer". MLive. Advance Publications. January 17, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
3. Frost, Marcia (2008). American Doubles-- the Trials, the Triumphs, the Domination. Mansion. p. 30. ISBN 978-1932421163.
4. "Bell Challenge". Arizona Republic. November 8, 1999. p. 36. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
5. "Wimbledon Update". Deseret News. July 7, 2000. Archived from the original on January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
6. "USA Tennis High Performance Names New Women's Coaching Staff". USTA. March 10, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2018.

External links

• Katie Schlukebir at the Women's Tennis Association
• Katie Schlukebir at the International Tennis Federation

• 1975 births
• Living people
• American female tennis players
• Sportspeople from Kalamazoo, Michigan
• Tennis players from Michigan
• Stanford Cardinal women's tennis players
• American people of German descent
• American people of Dutch descent