Cathy Caverzasio Explained

Cathy Caverzasio
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Birth Date:28 September 1972
Birth Place:Geneva, Switzerland
Careerprizemoney:$185,960
Singlestitles:2 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 34 (30 April 1990)
Australianopenresult:2R (1991)
Frenchopenresult:2R (1989, 1990, 1991)
Wimbledonresult:1R (1991)
Usopenresult:2R (1989)
Doublesrecord:33–44
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 45 (23 September 1991)
Australianopendoublesresult:3R (1991)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (1990, 1991, 1992)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (1991)
Usopendoublesresult:2R (1989, 1991)
Team:yes
Fedcupresult:3–2

Cathy Caverzasio (born 28 September 1972) is a Swiss born former professional tennis player who represented both Italy and her native country.

Biography

Caverzasio won her first ITF title as a 14 year old in 1987 and was aged only 16 when she first appeared for the Italy Fed Cup team in 1988.[1] On her Federation Cup debut, she partnered with Laura Garrone to win the decisive doubles rubber in a World Group tie against Poland. As a junior, Caverzasio was runner-up in the girls' doubles at two Grand Slam tournaments, 1988 US Open and 1989 French Open. Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a runner-up finish at the 1989 Mantegazza Cup in Taranto, and the following year she reached her career-best ranking of 34 in the world.[2]

In 1991, she switched allegiances to her country of birth Switzerland.[3] She was a member of the Swiss team which made it to the 1991 Federation Cup quarterfinals, where they were beaten by Czechoslovakia. For the doubles against Czechoslovakia, she partnered with Manuela Maleeva in what was a dead rubber, which the Swiss pair won after their opponents Jana Novotná and Regina Rajchrtová lost the first set, then abandoned the match in the second.

Her child, Kilian Feldbausch is also a tennis player.[4]

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ITF finals

Singles (2–0)

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
ResultDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win8 June 1987ITF Carpi, ItalyClay Laura Lapi6–1, 6–2
Win11 April 1988ITF Caserta, ItalyClay Andrea Vieira6–2, 3–6, 7–5

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elisabetta Cocciaretto e la convocazione in Fed Cup. 1 February 2018. Italian. 27 May 2018.
  2. Web site: ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Taranto - 01 May - 07 May 1989. International Tennis Federation. 27 May 2018.
  3. News: Becker E Lendl Agli Internazionali. 14 April 1991. La Repubblica. Italian. 27 May 2018.
  4. Web site: Tennis – Un espoir genevois de 16 ans en demi-finale à Melbourne. 2022-02-04. Tribune de Genève. fr.