Brenda Schultz-McCarthy

Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Country (sports)	Netherlands
Residence	Juno Beach, Florida, United States
Born	28 December 1970 (age 54); Haarlem, Netherlands
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	September 1986
Retired	2008
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$2,620,024
Singles
Career record	403–293
Career titles	7 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 9 (20 May 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (1989, 1995, 1996)
French Open	4R (1988, 1993)
Wimbledon	QF (1995)
US Open	QF (1995)
Doubles
Career record	238–177
Career titles	9 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 7 (2 October 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (1990, 1992)
French Open	SF (1989)
Wimbledon	SF (1995)
US Open	F (1995)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1992)
French Open	F (1988)
Wimbledon	QF (1991)
US Open	SF (1997)

Last updated June 15, 2025

Brenda Anne Marie Schultz-McCarthy (born 28 December 1970) is a former Dutch tennis player. Primarily known by her maiden name Brenda Schultz, she married Sean McCarthy, a former American football player at University of Cincinnati, on 8 April 1995 and took his name.^[1] Schultz is known for her fast serve;^[2] she has the eighth-fastest serve ever recorded by a female tennis player.

Tennis career

Schultz' career high was in 1996 when she reached World No. 9. She reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon and the US Open in 1995. She retired from tennis in 1999 with longstanding injuries. She came out of retirement in 2005, playing Fed Cup and WTA tournaments in 2006. The best result of her comeback came in June 2006 at the Tier III Ordina Open in the Netherlands, reaching the quarterfinals with wins over two players ranked in the top 70 on the WTA Tour.

In July 2006, Schultz-McCarthy claimed her place as the fastest server in WTA history, recording a 130 mph (209 km/h) serve in the first round of the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open qualifying tournament, held in Cincinnati, Ohio. Venus Williams previously held the women's record set in 1998 of 127 mph (204 km/h) in a match in a quarter-finals win against Mary Pierce in Zurich. Williams would tie the record in 2008. In June 2007, Schultz-McCarthy won an ITF tournament in Surbiton.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1995	US Open	Hard	Rennae Stubbs	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	5–7, 3–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1988	French Open	Clay	Michiel Schapers	Lori McNeil Jorge Lozano	5–7, 2–6

WTA career finals

Singles (7 wins, 9 losses)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA Tour Championship (0–0)
Tier I (0–1)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (5–3)
Tier IV & V (2–5)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 1988	Oklahoma City, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Lori McNeil	3–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Apr 1988	Taipei, Taiwan	Carpet (i)	Stephanie Rehe	4–6, 4–6
Loss	0–3	Jan 1989	Brisbane, Australia	Hard	Helena Suková	6–7^(6–8), 6–7^(6–8)
Win	1–3	Aug 1991	Schenectady, U.S.	Hard	Alexia Dechaume	7–6^(7–5), 6–2
Win	2–3	Jun 1992	Birmingham, UK	Grass	Jenny Byrne	6–2, 6–2
Loss	2–4	Jul 1992	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Mary Pierce	1–6, 7–6^(7–3), 1–6
Loss	2–5	Aug 1992	Schenectady, U.S.	Hard (i)	Barbara Rittner	6–7^(3–7), 3–6
Win	3–5	May 1993	Taranto, Italy	Clay	Debbie Graham	7–6^(7–5), 6–2
Loss	3–6	Feb 1994	Oklahoma City, U.S.	Hard (i)	Meredith McGrath	6–7^(6–8), 6–7^(4–7)
Loss	3–7	May 1994	Berlin, Germany	Clay	Steffi Graf	6–7^(6–8), 4–6
Loss	3–8	Jul 1994	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Irina Spîrlea	4–6, 6–1, 6–7^(5–7)
Loss	3–9	Nov 1994	Quebec City, Canada	Carpet (i)	Katerina Maleeva	3–6, 3–6
Win	4–9	Feb 1995	Oklahoma City, U.S.	Hard (i)	Elena Likhovtseva	6–1, 6–2
Win	5–9	Nov 1995	Quebec City, Canada	Hard (i)	Dominique Monami	7–6^(7–5), 6–2
Win	6–9	Feb 1996	Oklahoma City, U.S.	Hard (i)	Amanda Coetzer	6–3, 6–2
Win	7–9	Oct 1997	Quebec City, Canada	Hard (i)	Dominique Van Roost	6–4, 6–7^(4–7), 7–5

Doubles (9 wins - 10 losses)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA Tour Championship
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	Apr 1989	Tampa, U.S.	Clay	Andrea Temesvári	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	7–6^(8–6), 6–4
Loss	1.	Jul 1989	Arcachon, France	Clay	Mercedes Paz	Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini	3–6, 6–7^(5–7)
Loss	2.	Nov 1990	Nashville, U.S.	Hard (i)	Caroline Vis	Kathy Jordan Larisa Neiland	1–6, 2–6
Win	2.	May 1993	Taranto, Italy	Clay	Debbie Graham	Petra Langrová Mercedes Paz	6–0, 6–4
Loss	3.	May 1993	Berlin, Germany	Clay	Debbie Graham	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	1–6, 3–6
Loss	4.	Jul 1993	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Silvia Farina Elia	Karin Kschwendt Natalia Medvedeva	4–6, 6–7^(4–7)
Loss	5.	May 1994	Rome, Italy	Clay	Gabriela Sabatini	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	1–6, 3–6
Loss	6.	Nov 1994	Philadelphia, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Gabriela Sabatini	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Win	3.	Feb 1995	Chicago, United States	Carpet (i)	Gabriela Sabatini	Tami Whitlinger Jones Marianne Werdel	5–7, 7–6^(7–4), 6–4
Loss	7.	Feb 1995	Oklahoma City, U.S.	Hard (i)	Katrina Adams	Nicole Arendt Laura Golarsa	4–6, 3–6
Win	4.	Aug 1995	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Gabriela Sabatini	Martina Hingis Iva Majoli	4–6, 6–0, 6–3
Loss	8.	Sep 1995	US Open	Hard	Rennae Stubbs	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	5–7, 3–6
Loss	9.	Oct 1995	Leipzig, Germany	Carpet (i)	Caroline Vis	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	4–6, 4–6
Win	5.	Feb 1996	Oklahoma City, U.S.	Hard (i)	Chanda Rubin	Katrina Adams Debbie Graham	6–3, 6–2
Win	6.	Mar 1996	Indian Wells, U.S.	Hard	Chanda Rubin	Julie Halard-Decugis Nathalie Tauziat	6–1, 6–4
Win	7.	May 1996	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Gigi Fernández Martina Hingis	4–6, 7–6^(12–10), 6–4
Win	8.	Jun 1996	Rosmalen, Netherlands	Grass	Larisa Neiland	Kristie Boogert Helena Suková	6–4, 7–6^(9–7)
Win	9.	Oct 1996	Quebec City, Canada	Hard (i)	Debbie Graham	Amy Frazier Kimberly Po	6–1, 6–4
Loss	10.	Feb 1997	Hannover, Germany	Carpet (i)	Larisa Neiland	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	6–4, 3–6, 6–7^(4–7)

ITF finals

Singles (3–2)

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	5 January 1987	Chicago, United States	Hard	Anne Grousbeck	6–4, 6–3
Loss	2.	27 July 1987	Neumünster, West Germany	Clay	Julie Halard-Decugis	2–6, 4–6
Win	3.	6 February 1994	Midland, United States	Hard	Meredith McGrath	6–2, 1–0 Ret.
Loss	4.	5 February 1995	Midland, United States	Hard	Chanda Rubin	5–7, 4–6
Loss	5.	8 May 2007	Palm Beach, United States	Clay	Rossana de los Ríos	5–7, 4–6
Win	6.	9 June 2007	Surbiton, United Kingdom	Grass	Ayumi Morita	4–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–5)

Doubles (1–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	17 August 1987	Manhasset, United States	Clay	Marianne van der Torre	Ilana Berger Jane Thomas	4–6, 1–6
Win	2.	5 February 1995	Midland, United States	Hard	Chanda Rubin	Laxmi Poruri Varalee Sureephong	6–3, 6–2

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Tournament	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	Career SR
Australian Open	A	1R	4R	2R	1R	1R	A	A	4R	4R	2R	A	A	0 / 8
French Open	A	4R	1R	2R	1R	3R	4R	3R	2R	3R	3R	1R	1R	0 / 12
Wimbledon	A	1R	1R	4R	4R	1R	3R	2R	QF	3R	3R	A	A	0 / 10
US Open	1R	1R	1R	1R	2R	3R	3R	1R	QF	2R	2R	A	A	0 / 11
SR	0 / 1	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 41

References

External links

Brenda Schultz-McCarthy at the Women's Tennis Association
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy at the International Tennis Federation
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
Brenda Shultz-McCarthy Tennis and Adventure Camp

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