Kathy May

Insights

Peak came in 1978 with two quarterfinals

Her best Grand Slam season was 1978, when she reached the quarterfinals at both the US Open and French Open. Those are two of her three career quarterfinals, making 1978 the clear high point in the results table.

Strongest stretch ran from 1975 through 1979

From 1975 to 1979, she reached at least the round of 32 in every Grand Slam appearance listed, and often much further. That five-year span includes her only quarterfinals, her 1977 Wimbledon round of 16, and her 1979 US Open round of 16.

Wimbledon was her most consistent major

Wimbledon produced results of R64, R32, R16, R32, and R64 from 1974 through 1980, with no early exits worse than the round of 64. It was also the only Slam where she reached the round of 16 in 1977.

US Open showed the widest swing

Her US Open results ranged from R128 in 1977 to quarterfinals in 1978, with R64 in 1973, 1976, and 1980, plus R16 in 1975 and 1979. That spread is the largest single-tournament variation in her Grand Slam record.

Career ended with a sharp drop in 1980

After reaching at least the round of 32 in every appearance from 1975 through 1979, she finished with back-to-back R64 results at Wimbledon and the US Open in 1980. Those were her only two Grand Slam matches listed that year.