Kathy Rinaldi is a former Top 10 player in both singles and doubles (highest singles ranking was #7), winning three singles titles and two doubles titles on the Sony Ericsson WTA tour. She won WTA Newcomer of the Year her rookie year on the tour and also received Comeback Player of the Year several years later. Kathy reached semifinals of all Grand Slams in singles, doubles or mixed doubles. She, also, was a mentor for Anna Kournikova for the WTA Mentoring Program.
In 2008 Kathy joined Player Development. She served as coach of the U.S. Fed Cup team under Captain Zina Garrison in 2006 and 2008. She, also, won eight USTA national junior titles, as well as the Girls’ 18s title at the Orange Bowl International Junior Championships in 1981 at age 14. She has been a television analyst fro Espn International for the past 5 years and was named USIC National Coach of the Year in 2011.