Katie Henrick


Katie Henrick, also known by her married name of Katie Martyn, is an English snooker and pool player. She was runner-up in the 2007 World Ladies Snooker Championship.

Biography

Henrick was a student at the Hundred of Hoo school and played pool before turning to snooker at the age of 14, taught by a family friend. She joined the women's snooker circuit at the age of 16.
She was the recipient of the World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association Most Improved Player award in both 1998 and 1999. In 2000 she joined the Young Players' Distinction programme, which aimed to help young players develop their game as well as providing media training and advice on how to manage stress. In 2002, she achieved the highest break, 121, in the World Ladies Snooker Championship.
Henrick was runner-up to Wendy Jans at the 2005 European Championship.
She won her only ranking title, the 2007 Ladies East Anglian Open Championship, in 2007. 2007 was also the year of her appearance in the World Ladies Snooker Championship final, where she was beaten 3–5 by Reanne Evans.
From 2009, Henrick took up playing pool again, and in 2019 was ranked fourth by the World Eightball Pool Federation.
Henrick once doubled for Holly Willoughby on a children's television show, playing a trick shot whilst dressed in a French maid's outfit. She has worked as the Royal Automobile Club's snooker professional since 2003, coaching members.

Titles and achievements

Snooker
OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponentScoreRef.
Runner-up11996Academy Fork Lift Classic Lisa Ingall0–2
Runner-up21996Bailey Homes Ladies Classic - ResultsLisa Ingall0–2
Runner-up31996Regal Scottish Masters Julie Kelly0–3
Runner-up41997Regal Scottish Masters Julie Billings1–3
Winner51998Gravesend Under-21 Championship
Winner61998Connie Gough Memorial Michelle Brown1–2
Runner-up72000UK ChampionshipKelly Fisher0–4
Runner-up82004British OpenReanne Evans0–4
Runner-up92005European ChampionshipWendy Jans3–5
Runner-up102007World Women's Snooker ChampionshipReanne Evans3–5
Runner-up112007Wytech MastersReanne Evans2–3
Winner122007East Anglian ChampionshipJune Banks3–1
Runner-up132008Wytech MastersReanne Evans2–3
Runner-up142009Connie Gough NationalReanne Evans1–3
Runner-up152009British OpenReanne Evans1–3
Runner-up162011East Anglian ChampionshipMaria Catalano0–3