Lise Gregory

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Lise Gregory
Country (sports) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg South Africa
Born (1963-08-29) 29 August 1963 (age 60)
Durban, South Africa
Retired1993
PlaysLeft-handed
College University of Miami
Prize money$244,383
Singles
Career record88–76
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 167 (7 December 1987)
Doubles
Career record182–105
Career titles7 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 17 (8 April 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open QF (1991)
French Open 3R (1989, 1990)
Wimbledon 3R (1990)
US Open 3R (1989, 1990, 1991)

Lise Gregory (born 29 August 1963) is a South African former tennis player who played primarily doubles. She played left-handed. Her career-high doubles ranking in 1990 was no. 18. She reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and was one of the top eight teams participating in the year-end Virginia Slims Championships.

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She played in college for the University of Miami, earning seven NCAA All-American awards in both singles and doubles and the NCAA doubles championship in 1986 with long-time doubles partner Ronni Reis.

After her playing career, she became a college coach, first assistant coach at Vanderbilt University, then head coach at Florida State University and the University of North Carolina at Asheville, earning numerous coaching awards.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles 13 (7–6)

Legend
Grand Slam0
WTA Championships0
Tier I0
Tier II0
Tier III2
Tier IV & V3
Titles by surface
Hard4
Clay1
Grass1
Carpet1
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Oct 1987 San Juan, Puerto Rico Hard Flag of the United States.svg Ronni Reis Flag of the United States.svg Cammy MacGregor
Flag of the United States.svg Cynthia MacGregor
7–5, 7–5
Win2–0Jul 1988 Aptos, California, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Ronni Reis Flag of the United States.svg Patty Fendick
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jill Hetherington
6–3, 6–4
Win3–0Feb 1989 Wichita, Kansas, USClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Collins
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Leila Meskhi
6–2, 7–6
Loss3–1May 1989 Berlin, GermanyClay Flag of the United States.svg Gretchen Magers Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liz Smylie
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Janine Tremelling
7–5, 3–6, 2–6
Loss3–2May 1989 Strasbourg, FranceClay Flag of the United States.svg Gretchen Magers Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz
Flag of Austria.svg Judith Wiesner
3–6, 3–6
Loss3–3Feb 1990 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf Flag of the United States.svg Mary Lou Daniels
Flag of the United States.svg Wendy White
5–7, 2–7
Loss3–4Jun 1990 Birmingham, EnglandGrass Flag of the United States.svg Gretchen Magers Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Savchenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Zvereva
6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win4–4Jul 1990 Newport, Rhode Island, USGrass Flag of the United States.svg Gretchen Magers Flag of the United States.svg Patty Fendick
Flag of the United States.svg Anne Smith
7–6, 6–1
Win5–4Sep 1990 Leipzig, GermanyCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Gretchen Magers Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jo Durie
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win6–4Feb 1991 Aurora, Colorado, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Gretchen Magers Flag of the United States.svg Patty Fendick
Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil
6–4, 6–4
Loss6–5Apr 1991 Hilton Head, South Carolina, USClay Flag of the United States.svg Mary Lou Daniels Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Zvereva
4–6, 0–6
Win7–5Jul 1991 Westchester, New York, USHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Rosalyn Nideffer Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams
Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil
7–5, 6–4
Loss7–6Aug 1991 Albuquerque, New Mexico, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Mareen Harper Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams
Flag of France.svg Isabelle Demongeot
7–6, 4–6, 3–6

ITF finals

Singles (1–2)

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.8 June 1985 Boynton Beach, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Halle Cioffi w/o
Loss2.7 June 1987 Boca Raton, United StatesClay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Kim Labuschagne 6-4, 3-6, 3-6
Win3.26 July 1987 Pittsburgh, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Santrock 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(5)

Doubles: (7–1)

ResultNoDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Win1.16 June 1986 Birmingham, United StatesClay Flag of Mexico.svg Heliane Steden Flag of the United States.svg Ann Etheredge
Flag of the United States.svg Sonia Hahn
6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Win2.23 June 1986 Seabrook, United StatesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alison Scott
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michelle Turk
6–2, 6–1
Win3.1 June 1987 Brandon, United StatesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Foxworth
Flag of the United States.svg Tammy Whittington
7–6(3), 6–7(8), 6–4
Win4.8 June 1987 Key Biscayne, United StatesHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Foxworth
Flag of the United States.svg Tammy Whittington
3–6, 7–6(4), 6–2
Win5.15 June 1987 Birmingham, United StatesHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams
Flag of the United States.svg Sonia Hahn
6–7(0), 6–4, 6–2
Win6.29 June 1987 Litchfield, United StatesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Paulette Roux
Flag of the United States.svg Rita Winebarger
7–5, 6–2
Win7.6 July 1987 Seabrook, United StatesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Foxworth
Flag of the United States.svg Tammy Whittington
6–1, 6–2
Loss8.13 November 1989 Telford, United KingdomHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Linda Barnard Flag of Finland.svg Anne Aallonen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Simone Schilder
3–6, 6–7


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