Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Houston, Texas |
Born | San Diego, California | December 18, 1963
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 1983 |
Retired | 2002 |
Plays | Right-handed (one handed-backhand) |
Prize money | $3,441,604 |
Singles | |
Career record | 436–309 |
Career titles | 10 |
Highest ranking | No. 9 (July 4, 1988) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1987) |
French Open | 3R (1988, 1992, 1994) |
Wimbledon | SF (1994) |
US Open | SF (1987) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 605–335 |
Career titles | 33 |
Highest ranking | No. 4 (November 9, 1987) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1987) |
French Open | QF (1987, 1992, 1993) |
Wimbledon | SF (1987) |
US Open | SF (1995, 1996) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career titles | 1 |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1997) |
French Open | W (1988) |
Wimbledon | F (1994) |
US Open | 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.
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. [1]
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.
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. [2]
In 2006, McNeil was inducted into the ITA Hall of Fame.
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1987 | Australian Open | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–0 |
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1987 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 1988 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 1992 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 1994 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 1986 | Oklahoma City, US | Carpet (i) | ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 1986 | Newport, US | Grass | ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Sep 1986 | Tampa, US | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 2–2 | Sep 1986 | Tulsa, US | Hard | ![]() | 6–0, 6–1 |
Loss | 2–3 | Feb 1987 | Oklahoma City, US | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 2–4 | Mar 1987 | Piscataway, US | Carpet (i) | ![]() | 0–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–5 | Sep 1987 | New Orleans, US | Carpet (i) | ![]() | 3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 3–5 | Feb 1988 | Oklahoma City, US | Carpet (i) | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–6 | May 1988 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
Win | 4–6 | Jul 1988 | Newport, US | Grass | ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 4–7 | Jan 1989 | Tokyo, Japan | Carpet (i) | ![]() | 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Win | 5–7 | Aug 1989 | Albuquerque, US | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 6–7 | Feb 1991 | Denver, US | Carpet (i) | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 7–7 | Apr 1991 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 7–8 | Jul 1991 | Westchester, US | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 7–9 | Feb 1992 | Oklahoma City, US | Hard (i) | ![]() | 5–7, 6–3, 5–7(10) |
Win | 8–9 | Jun 1992 | Eastbourne, UK | Grass | ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 9–9 | Jun 1993 | Birmingham, UK | Grass | ![]() | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 |
Win | 10–9 | Jun 1994 | Birmingham, UK | Grass | ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 10–10 | Jun 1995 | Birmingham, UK | Grass | ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 10–11 | Nov 1995 | Philadelphia, US | Carpet (i) | ![]() | 1–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | Sep 1983 | Bakersfield | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 1. | Apr 1985 | Seabrook Island | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2. | Oct 1985 | Brighton | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 7–6(3), 6–4 |
Loss | 2. | Feb 1986 | Memphis | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–7(1), 1–6 |
Loss | 3. | Oct 1986 | Zürich | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3. | Oct 1986 | Indianapolis | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–5 ret. |
Win | 4. | Nov 1986 | San Juan | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
Win | 5. | Dec 1986 | Buenos Aires | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 2–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 4. | Jan 1987 | Australian Open | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 5. | Feb 1987 | Memphis | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 6. | Mar 1987 | Washington D.C. | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Win | 6. | Mar, 1987 | Piscataway | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 7. | Apr 1987 | Hilton Head | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(6), 5–7 |
Loss | 8. | Apr 1987 | Houston | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 7. | Jul 1987 | Newport | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(5), 7–5 |
Loss | 9. | Aug 1987 | Los Angeles | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 8. | Aug 1987 | Toronto | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 9. | Aug 1987 | Mahwah | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 10. | Sep 1987 | New Orleans | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 10. | Oct 1987 | Filderstadt | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 11. | Nov 1987 | Chicago | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 11. | Feb 1988 | Dallas | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 12. | Feb 1988 | San Antonio | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–2 |
Win | 13. | Apr 1988 | Hilton Head | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 12. | Apr 1988 | Houston | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(4), 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 13. | Jul 1988 | Newport | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 14. | Oct 1988 | New Orleans | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 14. | Oct 1988 | Brighton | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(5), 2–6, 7–6(4) |
Win | 15. | Nov 1988 | Chicago | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 15. | Nov 1988 | Adelaide | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 7–6(4), 4–6 |
Win | 16. | Feb 1989 | Memphis | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | w/o |
Loss | 16. | Mar 1989 | Key Biscayne | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5), 4–6 |
Loss | 17. | Apr 1989 | Houston | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 17. | May 1989 | Geneva | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 18. | Jul 1989 | Newport | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–7(5), 7–5 |
Win | 19. | Oct 1989 | Brighton | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 7–6(7), 6–4 |
Win | 20. | Oct 1989 | Indianapolis | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 18. | Feb 1991 | Denver | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 21. | May 1991 | Strasbourg | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(2), 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 19. | Jul 1991 | Westchester | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 22. | Sep 1991 | Milan | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(0), 6–3 |
Loss | 20. | Oct 1991 | Zürich | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 21. | Oct 1991 | Brighton | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 23. | Feb 1992 | Memphis | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(6) |
Loss | 22. | May 1992 | Strasbourg | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 24. | Jun 1992 | Birmingham | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–3, 8–6 |
Win | 25. | Aug 1992 | Montreal | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
Loss | 23. | Jan 1993 | Sydney | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(4), 2–6 |
Loss | 24. | Feb 1993 | Tokyo | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 26. | Jun 1993 | Birmingham | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 27. | Mar 1994 | Hilton Head | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 4–1 ret. |
Win | 28. | May 1994 | Strasbourg | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 25. | Mar 1995 | Delray Beach | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 26. | Oct 1995 | Brighton | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 1–6 |
Win | 29. | Oct 1995 | Oakland | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 30. | Nov 1995 | Philadelphia | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 27. | Jan 1996 | Sydney | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 28. | Feb 1996 | Essen | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 29. | Jun 1996 | Birmingham | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Loss | 30. | Nov 1996 | Philadelphia | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 31. | Oct 1998 | Quebec City | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(3), 7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 32. | Feb 2001 | Memphis | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 2–6, 6–0 |
Loss | 31. | May 2001 | Strasbourg | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 6–7(0) |
Win | 33. | Sep 2001 | Bahia | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(8), 6–2, 6–4 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | Career SR |
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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 |
Tournament | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | Career SR |
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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 |
Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | Career SR |
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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 |
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