Kate Gompert (born January 11, 1963) is a former professional
tennis player from the United States.
Gompert had a career record of 77–78. She had a career high singles ranking of world no. 18 in July 1987.[1] Her biggest career win occurred in 1987 at the
Virginia Slims of Florida when she defeated the defending champion and first-seeded
Chris Evert in three sets. Her best singles result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the fourth round of the
1985 US Open where she lost to sixth-seeded
Zina Garrison. She did not compete in 1988 due to
mononucleosis
Author and tennis enthusiast
David Foster Wallace used Gompert's name for an otherwise unrelated character in his novel
Infinite Jest.
Kate Gompert (born January 11, 1963) is a former professional
tennis player from the United States.
Gompert had a career record of 77–78. She had a career high singles ranking of world no. 18 in July 1987.[1] Her biggest career win occurred in 1987 at the
Virginia Slims of Florida when she defeated the defending champion and first-seeded
Chris Evert in three sets. Her best singles result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the fourth round of the
1985 US Open where she lost to sixth-seeded
Zina Garrison. She did not compete in 1988 due to
mononucleosis
Author and tennis enthusiast
David Foster Wallace used Gompert's name for an otherwise unrelated character in his novel
Infinite Jest.