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Lori McNeil

American tennis player (born 1963)

Field	Value
name	Lori McNeil
country
residence	Houston, Texas, U.S.
birth_date
birth_place	San Diego, California, U.S.
height	1.70 m
turnedpro	1983
retired	2002
plays	Right-handed (one handed-backhand)
careerprizemoney	$3,441,604
singlesrecord
singlestitles	10
highestsinglesranking	No. 9 (July 4, 1988)
AustralianOpenresult	QF (1987)
FrenchOpenresult	3R (1988, 1992, 1994)
Wimbledonresult	SF (1994)
USOpenresult	SF (1987)
doublesrecord
doublestitles	33
highestdoublesranking	No. 4 (November 9, 1987)
AustralianOpenDoublesresult	F (1987)
FrenchOpenDoublesresult	QF (1987, 1992, 1993)
WimbledonDoublesresult	SF (1987)
USOpenDoublesresult	SF (1995, 1996)
Mixed	yes
mixedtitles	1
AustralianOpenMixedresult	SF (1997)
FrenchOpenMixedresult	W (1988)
WimbledonMixedresult	F (1994)
USOpenMixedresult	QF (1992)

Lori McNeil (born December 18, 1963) is an American tennis coach and former top 10 player. McNeil was a singles semifinalist at the US Open in 1987 and Wimbledon in 1994, a women's doubles finalist at the Australian Open in 1987 with Zina Garrison and French Open mixed-doubles winner in 1988 with Jorge Lozano.

Personal

McNeil was born the youngest of four siblings to mother Dorothy and father Charlie McNeil, who played professional football with the San Diego Chargers during the 1960s. Moving from San Diego to Houston, McNeil developed her tennis skills at MacGregor Park playground, a public facility in the Third Ward district. It was there she became close childhood friends with fellow future professional tennis player, Zina Garrison.

Career

Lori McNeil attended Oklahoma State University for two years and played tennis for the Cowgirls, reaching the 1983 NCAA quarterfinals (losing to eventual champion Beth Herr from USC).

McNeil played on the WTA Tour for 19 years from 1983–2002. She won a total of ten singles titles and 33 doubles titles during her career. Her career-high world rankings were No. 9 in singles (in 1988) and No. 4 in doubles (in 1987).

In 1987, McNeil was awarded the WTA Most Improved Player of the Year.

McNeil is perhaps best remembered for her results against Steffi Graf. In 1992, she defeated Graf 7–6, 6–4 in the first round of the WTA Tour Championships, marking the first time since 1985 that Graf had lost in the opening round of a tournament. Then, in 1994, McNeil beat Graf 7–5, 7–6 in the first round at Wimbledon, the first time in Grand Slam history that a defending champion had suffered a first-round loss in women's singles.

That year, McNeil went on to reach the semifinals at Wimbledon before losing to eventual-champion Conchita Martínez 3-6, 6-2, 10-8. This equalled McNeil's best-ever Grand Slam singles performance – she also reached the semifinals at the US Open in 1987 (after defeating six-time champion Chris Evert in the quarterfinals) where she lost to Graf 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.

Despite never winning a women's doubles Grand Slam title, she reached the quarterfinal stage or better on 22 occasions at major level, and won multiple WTA Tour doubles titles with many of the leading doubles players of the era, including Martina Navratilova, Gigi Fernández, Rennae Stubbs, Katrina Adams, Zina Garrison and Helena Suková.

From 2001-2004, McNeil coached former top-5 player Amanda Coetzer. Partnering together, coach and student reached the doubles quarterfinals of the 2002 Australian Open. In 2004 and 2008, McNeil was also Assistant Coach to the US Olympic tennis teams.

In 2006, McNeil was inducted into the ITA Hall of Fame.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1987	Australian Open	Grass	USA Zina Garrison	USA Martina Navratilova
USA Pam Shriver	6–1, 6–0

Mixed doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents
Loss	1987	French Open	Clay	USA Sherwood Stewart	USA Pam Shriver
ESP Emilio Sánchez	6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win	1988	French Open	Clay	MEX Jorge Lozano	NED Brenda Schultz
NED Michiel Schapers	7–5, 6–2
Loss	1992	French Open	Clay	USA Bryan Shelton	ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
AUS Mark Woodforde	6–2, 6–3
Loss	1994	Wimbledon	Grass	USA T. J. Middleton	CZE Helena Suková
AUS Todd Woodbridge	3–6, 7–5, 6–3

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 21 (10 titles, 11 runner-ups)

Legend
Tier I (0–1)
Tier II (1–0)
Tier III (2–2)
Tier IV (2–1)
Tier V (3–2)
Virginia Slims (2–5)

Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Grass (4–2)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (2–5)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 1986	Oklahoma City, US	Carpet (i)	NED Marcella Mesker	4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss	0–2	Jul 1986	Newport, US	Grass	USA Pam Shriver	4–6, 2–6
Win	1–2	Sep 1986	Tampa, US	Hard	USA Zina Garrison	2–6, 7–5, 6–2
Win	2–2	Sep 1986	Tulsa, US	Hard	USA Beth Herr	6–0, 6–1
Loss	2–3	Feb 1987	Oklahoma City, US	Hard	AUS Elizabeth Smylie	6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Loss	2–4	Mar 1987	Piscataway, US	Carpet (i)	TCH Helena Suková	0–6, 3–6
Loss	2–5	Sep 1987	New Orleans, US	Carpet (i)	USA Chris Evert	3–6, 5–7
Win	3–5	Feb 1988	Oklahoma City, US	Carpet (i)	NED Brenda Schultz	6–3, 6–2
Loss	3–6	May 1988	Geneva, Switzerland	Clay	AUT Barbara Paulus	4–6, 7–5, 1–6
Win	4–6	Jul 1988	Newport, US	Grass	USA Barbara Potter	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Loss	4–7	Jan 1989	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet (i)	USA Martina Navratilova	7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win	5–7	Aug 1989	Albuquerque, US	Hard	RSA Elna Reinach	6–1, 6–3
Win	6–7	Feb 1991	Denver, US	Carpet (i)	NED Manon Bollegraf	6–3, 6–4
Win	7–7	Apr 1991	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	BEL Sabine Appelmans	2–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss	7–8	Jul 1991	Westchester, US	Hard	FRA Isabelle Demongeot	4–6, 4–6
Loss	7–9	Feb 1992	Oklahoma City, US	Hard (i)	USA Zina Garrison	5–7, 6–3, 5–7(10)
Win	8–9	Jun 1992	Eastbourne, UK	Grass	USA Linda Wild	6–4, 6–4
Win	9–9	Jun 1993	Birmingham, UK	Grass	USA Zina Garrison	6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Win	10–9	Jun 1994	Birmingham, UK	Grass	USA Zina Garrison	6–2, 6–2
Loss	10–10	Jun 1995	Birmingham, UK	Grass	USA Zina Garrison	3–6, 3–6
Loss	10–11	Nov 1995	Philadelphia, US	Carpet (i)	GER Steffi Graf	1–6, 6–4, 3–6

Doubles: 64 (33 titles, 31 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–1)
Tier I (3–2)
Tier II (4–8)
Tier III (8–5)
Tier IV (4–2)
Tier V (4–3)
Virginia Slims (10–10)

Finals by surface
Hard (13–9)
Grass (4–3)
Clay (6–7)
Carpet (10–12)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents
Win	1.	Sep 1983	Bakersfield	Hard	USA Kyle Copeland	USA Ann Henricksson
BRA Patricia Medrado	6–4, 6–3
Loss	1.	Apr 1985	Seabrook Island	Clay	USA Elise Burgin	URS Svetlana Parkhomenko
URS Larisa Savchenko	1–6, 3–6
Win	2.	Oct 1985	Brighton	Carpet (i)	FRA Catherine Suire	USA Barbara Potter
TCH Helena Suková	4–6, 7–6(3), 6–4
Loss	2.	Feb 1986	Memphis	Carpet (i)	FRA Catherine Suire	NED Marcella Mesker
FRA Pascale Paradis	6–2, 6–7(1), 1–6
Loss	3.	Oct 1986	Zürich	Carpet (i)	USA Alycia Moulton	FRG Steffi Graf
ARG Gabriela Sabatini	6–1, 4–6, 4–6
Win	3.	Oct 1986	Indianapolis	Hard (i)	USA Zina Garrison	USA Candy Reynolds
USA Anne Smith	4–5 ret.
Win	4.	Nov 1986	San Juan	Hard	ARG Mercedes Paz	USA Gigi Fernández
USA Robin White	6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Win	5.	Dec 1986	Buenos Aires	Clay	ARG Mercedes Paz	NED Manon Bollegraf
NED Nicole Jagerman	6–1, 2–6, 6–1
Loss	4.	Jan 1987	Australian Open	Grass	USA Zina Garrison	USA Martina Navratilova
USA Pam Shriver	1–6, 0–6
Loss	5.	Feb 1987	Memphis	Hard	USA Kim Sands	URS Svetlana Parkhomenko
URS Larisa Savchenko	4–6, 4–6
Loss	6.	Mar 1987	Washington D.C.	Carpet (i)	USA Zina Garrison	USA Elise Burgin
USA Pam Shriver	1–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win	6.	Mar 1987	Piscataway	Carpet (i)	USA Gigi Fernández	USA Betsy Nagelsen
AUS Elizabeth Smylie	6–1, 6–4
Loss	7.	Apr 1987	Hilton Head	Clay	USA Zina Garrison	ARG Mercedes Paz
FRG Eva Pfaff	6–7(6), 5–7
Loss	8.	Apr 1987	Houston	Clay	USA Zina Garrison	USA Kathy Jordan
USA Martina Navratilova	2–6, 4–6
Win	7.	Jul 1987	Newport	Grass	USA Gigi Fernández	GBR Anne Hobbs
USA Kathy Jordan	7–6(5), 7–5
Loss	9.	Aug 1987	Los Angeles	Hard	USA Zina Garrison	USA Martina Navratilova
USA Pam Shriver	3–6, 4–6
Win	8.	Aug 1987	Toronto	Hard	USA Zina Garrison	FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
TCH Helena Suková	6–1, 6–2
Win	9.	Aug 1987	Mahwah	Hard	USA Gigi Fernández	GBR Anne Hobbs
AUS Elizabeth Smylie	6–3, 6–2
Win	10.	Sep 1987	New Orleans	Carpet (i)	USA Zina Garrison	USA Peanut Louie Harper
USA Heather Ludloff	6–3, 6–4
Loss	10.	Oct 1987	Filderstadt	Carpet (i)	USA Zina Garrison	USA Martina Navratilova
USA Pam Shriver	1–6, 2–6
Loss	11.	Nov 1987	Chicago	Carpet (i)	USA Zina Garrison	FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
TCH Helena Suková	4–6, 3–6
Win	11.	Feb 1988	Dallas	Carpet (i)	FRG Eva Pfaff	USA Gigi Fernández
USA Zina Garrison	2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win	12.	Feb 1988	San Antonio	Hard	TCH Helena Suková	RSA Rosalyn Fairbank
USA Gretchen Magers	6–3, 6–7(5), 6–2
Win	13.	Apr 1988	Hilton Head	Clay	USA Martina Navratilova	FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
ARG Gabriela Sabatini	6–2, 2–6, 6–3
Loss	12.	Apr 1988	Houston	Clay	USA Martina Navratilova	USA Katrina Adams
USA Zina Garrison	7–6(4), 2–6, 4–6
Loss	13.	Jul 1988	Newport	Grass	USA Gigi Fernández	RSA Rosalyn Fairbank
USA Barbara Potter	4–6, 3–6
Loss	14.	Oct 1988	New Orleans	Hard	USA Betsy Nagelsen	USA Beth Herr
USA Candy Reynolds	4–6, 4–6
Win	14.	Oct 1988	Brighton	Carpet (i)	USA Betsy Nagelsen	FRA Isabelle Demongeot
FRA Nathalie Tauziat	7–6(5), 2–6, 7–6(4)
Win	15.	Nov 1988	Chicago	Carpet (i)	USA Betsy Nagelsen	URS Larisa Savchenko
URS Natasha Zvereva	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Loss	15.	Nov 1988	Adelaide	Hard	TCH Jana Novotná	FRG Sylvia Hanika
FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	5–7, 7–6(4), 4–6
Win	16.	Feb 1989	Memphis	Hard (i)	USA Betsy Nagelsen	USA Elise Burgin
AUS Elizabeth Smylie	w/o
Loss	16.	Mar 1989	Key Biscayne	Hard	USA Gigi Fernández	TCH Jana Novotná
TCH Helena Suková	6–7(5), 4–6
Loss	17.	Apr 1989	Houston	Clay	USA Gigi Fernández	USA Katrina Adams
USA Zina Garrison	3–6, 4–6
Win	17.	May 1989	Geneva	Clay	USA Katrina Adams	URS Larisa Savchenko
URS Natasha Zvereva	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	18.	Jul 1989	Newport	Grass	USA Gigi Fernández	AUS Elizabeth Smylie
AUS Wendy Turnbull	6–3, 6–7(5), 7–5
Win	19.	Oct 1989	Brighton	Carpet (i)	USA Katrina Adams	AUS Hana Mandlíková
TCH Jana Novotná	4–6, 7–6(7), 6–4
Win	20.	Oct 1989	Indianapolis	Hard (i)	USA Katrina Adams	FRG Claudia Porwik
URS Larisa Savchenko	6–4, 6–4
Loss	18.	Feb 1991	Denver	Carpet (i)	USA Patty Fendick	RSA Lise Gregory
USA Gretchen Rush	4–6, 4–6
Win	21.	May 1991	Strasbourg	Clay	USA Stephanie Rehe	NED Manon Bollegraf
ARG Mercedes Paz	6–7(2), 6–4, 6–4
Loss	19.	Jul 1991	Westchester	Hard	USA Katrina Adams	RSA Rosalyn Fairbank
RSA Lise Gregory	5–7, 4–6
Win	22.	Sep 1991	Milan	Carpet (i)	USA Sandy Collins	BEL Sabine Appelmans
ITA Raffaella Reggi	7–6(0), 6–3
Loss	20.	Oct 1991	Zürich	Carpet (i)	USA Zina Garrison	TCH Jana Novotná
TCH Andrea Strnadová	4–6, 3–6
Loss	21.	Oct 1991	Brighton	Carpet (i)	USA Zina Garrison	USA Pam Shriver
URS Natasha Zvereva	1–6, 2–6
Win	23.	Feb 1992	Memphis	Hard (i)	AUS Nicole Provis	USA Katrina Adams
NED Manon Bollegraf	3–6, 6–4, 7–6(6)
Loss	22.	May 1992	Strasbourg	Clay	ARG Mercedes Paz	USA Patty Fendick
TCH Andrea Strnadová	3–6, 4–6
Win	24.	Jun 1992	Birmingham	Grass	AUS Rennae Stubbs	USA Sandy Collins
RSA Elna Reinach	5–7, 6–3, 8–6
Win	25.	Aug 1992	Montreal	Hard	AUS Rennae Stubbs	USA Gigi Fernández
BLR Natasha Zvereva	3–6, 7–5, 7–5
Loss	23.	Jan 1993	Sydney	Hard	AUS Rennae Stubbs	USA Pam Shriver
AUS Elizabeth Smylie	6–7(4), 2–6
Loss	24.	Feb 1993	Tokyo	Carpet (i)	AUS Rennae Stubbs	USA Martina Navratilova
CZE Helena Suková	4–6, 3–6
Win	26.	Jun 1993	Birmingham	Grass	USA Martina Navratilova	USA Pam Shriver
AUS Elizabeth Smylie	6–3, 6–4
Win	27.	Mar 1994	Hilton Head	Clay	ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	USA Gigi Fernández
BLR Natasha Zvereva	6–4, 4–1 ret.
Win	28.	May 1994	Strasbourg	Clay	AUS Rennae Stubbs	ARG Patricia Tarabini
NED Caroline Vis	6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Loss	25.	Mar 1995	Delray Beach	Hard	LAT Larisa Neiland	USA Mary Joe Fernández
CZE Jana Novotná	4–6, 0–6
Loss	26.	Oct 1995	Brighton	Carpet (i)	CZE Helena Suková	USA Meredith McGrath
LAT Larisa Neiland	5–7, 1–6
Win	29.	Oct 1995	Oakland	Carpet (i)	CZE Helena Suková	USA Katrina Adams
USA Zina Garrison	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win	30.	Nov 1995	Philadelphia	Carpet (i)	CZE Helena Suková	USA Meredith McGrath
LAT Larisa Neiland	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss	27.	Jan 1996	Sydney	Hard	CZE Helena Suková	USA Lindsay Davenport
USA Mary Joe Fernández	3–6, 3–6
Loss	28.	Feb 1996	Essen	Carpet (i)	CZE Helena Suková	USA Meredith McGrath
LAT Larisa Neiland	6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss	29.	Jun 1996	Birmingham	Grass	FRA Nathalie Tauziat	AUS Elizabeth Smylie
USA Linda Wild	3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss	30.	Nov 1996	Philadelphia	Carpet (i)	USA Nicole Arendt	USA Lisa Raymond
AUS Rennae Stubbs	4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win	31.	Oct 1998	Quebec City	Hard (i)	USA Kimberly Po	USA Chanda Rubin
FRA Sandrine Testud	6–7(3), 7–5, 6–4
Win	32.	Feb 2001	Memphis	Hard (i)	RSA Amanda Coetzer	TPE Janet Lee
INA Wynne Prakusya	6–3, 2–6, 6–0
Loss	31.	May 2001	Strasbourg	Clay	RSA Amanda Coetzer	ITA Silvia Farina Elia
UZB Iroda Tulyaganova	1–6, 6–7(0)
Win	33.	Sep 2001	Bahia	Hard	RSA Amanda Coetzer	USA Nicole Arendt
ARG Patricia Tarabini	6–7(8), 6–2, 6–4

Grand Slam performance timelines

Singles

Tournament	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	Career SR
Australian Open	A	A	2R	LQ	1R	NH	QF	4R	1R	1R	3R	1R	2R	A	3R	2R	1R	A	A	0 / 12
French Open	A	A	A	2R	2R	1R	1R	3R	2R	1R	1R	3R	2R	3R	1R	A	1R	1R	A	0 / 14
Wimbledon	A	A	A	1R	1R	QF	2R	3R	4R	3R	3R	3R	2R	SF	1R	3R	1R	3R	A	0 / 15
US Open	LQ	A	LQ	4R	1R	1R	SF	3R	1R	2R	2R	3R	2R	1R	2R	1R	1R	2R	A	0 / 15
SR	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 0	0 / 56
Year-end ranking	NR	NR	148	97	93	14	11	13	37	52	19	15	25	17	34	83	305	91	869

Doubles

Tournament	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	Career SR
Australian Open	2R	1R	1R	NH	F	A	QF	3R	3R	3R	QF	A	QF	1R	3R	A	A	A	A	QF	0 / 13
French Open	A	1R	2R	1R	QF	3R	2R	3R	1R	QF	QF	3R	1R	A	2R	2R	A	1R	1R	2R	0 / 17
Wimbledon	A	2R	1R	1R	SF	QF	QF	3R	QF	QF	QF	3R	QF	2R	3R	3R	1R	2R	3R	2R	0 / 19
US Open	A	2R	3R	3R	QF	QF	1R	QF	3R	QF	QF	A	SF	SF	1R	1R	2R	3R	2R	1R	0 / 18
SR	0 / 1	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 2	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 67
Year-end ranking		72	33	28	4	10	16	22	19	14	12	15	15	13	37	50	95	58	29	89

Mixed doubles

Tournament	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	Career SR
Australian Open	NH	QF	1R	A	1R	1R	1R	A	A	QF	2R	SF	A	A	A	A	1R	0 / 9
French Open	1R	F	W	1R	1R	1R	F	2R	3R	2R	A	2R	QF	A	A	A	A	1 / 12
Wimbledon	A	1R	QF	SF	3R	1R	SF	2R	F	3R	3R	3R	2R	1R	2R	2R	A	0 / 15
US Open	1R	2R	1R	A	1R	1R	QF	1R	A	1R	1R	1R	A	A	1R	A	A	0 / 11
SR	0 / 2	0 / 4	1 / 4	0 / 2	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 1	1 / 47

References

(11 September 1987). "Winning Started at Home for McNeil". New York Times.
"Lori McNeil – National Coach, Women's Tennis". USTA website.

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