Kathy May Fritz: Who Is Taylor Fritz Mom?

May 2024 · 1 minute read

Kathy May Fritz, the mother of Taylor Fritz, is a former tennis champion as far back as the 1970s.

Kathy was born on June 18, 1956, and raised in Beverly Hills, California. She happens to be the great-granddaughter of David May, founder of Macy’s.

Kathy was a successful tennis player during her time, having won seven WTA singles titles, and achieving a career high of world number 10 in 1977.

At the 1977 and 1978 US Open, Kathy reachedt threeGrand Slam quarterfinals.

At that time, Tony Trabert happened to be her coach.

Kathy had been married three times in her lifetime, with her third marriage to Guy Fritz which produced another tennis champion – Taylor Fritz.

Her first marriage was in 1979, to fellow Californian player Brian Teacher.

Brian was also a high ranking tennis player who won the 1980 Australian Open championship.

The couple later divorced.

Her second marriage was ro fireman Donn Paben in 1981,  but the narriage also ended in a divorce, after having two sons with him.

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