Taylor Fritz’s mother, Kathy May, is a former professional tennis player who reached three Grand Slam quarterfinals.
During her career, Kathy won seven WTA singles and achieved a career-high ranking of world number 10 in 1977.
Kathy was born and raised in Beverley Hills, California. In 1979, she married Brian Teacher, the 1980 Australian Open champion.
However, Kathy divorced Brian and married Donn Paben, a fireman, in 1981. She had two sons, Chris and Kyle, with Paben.
The couple also divorced, and Kathy married Guy Fritz, Taylor’s father.
Taylor grew up with his brothers in Rancho Santa Fe in San Diego. He attended Torrey Pines High School and later switched to an online school to play full-time ITF junior events.
