Rachel McQuillan

Rachel McQuillan
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Newcastle, New South Wales
Born	2 December 1971 (age 52); Merewether, New South Wales
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	1987
Retired	2003
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Ted McQuillan
Prize money	US$ 1,622,632
Singles
Career record	389–313 (55.4%)
Career titles	0 WTA, 14 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 28 (17 June 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (1990, 1991)
French Open	4R (1991)
Wimbledon	2R (1990, 1993, 1994, 1995)
US Open	4R (1997)
Doubles
Career record	405–274 (59.6%)
Career titles	5 WTA, 20 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 15 (22 June 1992)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1990, 1998)
French Open	3R (1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996)
Wimbledon	QF (2001)
US Open	QF (1991, 1992)
Medal record
Summer Olympics

Last updated January 12, 2024

Rachel McQuillan (born 2 December 1971) is a retired tennis player from Australia.

She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.^[1] She won five WTA Tour doubles titles, as well as 14 singles and 21 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached the mixed doubles semifinals at the 1995 and 1998 French Opens and at the 1996 US Open, each time partnering David Macpherson. She won a bronze medal in doubles at the 1992 Summer Olympics, partnering Nicole Bradtke. McQuillan reached career-high rankings of No. 28 in singles and 15 in doubles.

WTA career finals

Singles: 7 (0–7)

Legend
Grand Slam	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	0
Tier IV & V	0

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	Sep 1989	Athens Trophy, Greece	Clay	Cecilia Dahlman	3–6, 6–1, 5–7
Loss	2.	Jan 1990	Brisbane International, Australia	Hard	Natalia Zvereva	4–6, 0–6
Loss	3.	Sep 1990	Kitzbühel Open, Austria	Clay	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	6–7, 4–6
Loss	4.	May 1991	Internationaux de Strasbourg, France	Clay	Radomira Zrubáková	6–7^(3–7), 6–7^(3–7)
Loss	5.	Jan 1992	Brisbane International, Australia	Hard	Nicole Provis	3–6, 2–6
Loss	6.	Jan 1994	Hobart International, Australia	Hard	Mana Endo	1–6, 7–6^(7–1), 4–6

Doubles: 16 (5–11)

Legend
Grand Slam	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	4
Tier IV & V	1

Titles by surface
Hard	4
Clay	0
Grass	1
Carpet	0

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Feb 1990	Pan Pacific Open, Japan	Carpet (i)	Jo-Anne Faull	Gigi Fernández Liz Smylie	2–6, 2–6
Loss	2.	Sep 1990	WTA Bayonne, France	Carpet (i)	Jo-Anne Faull	Louise Field Catherine Tanvier	6–7, 7–6, 6–7
Win	3.	Aug 1991	Schenectady Open, U.S.	Hard	Claudia Porwik	Nicole Arendt Shannan McCarthy	6–2, 6–4
Loss	4.	Sep 1991	Bayonne, France	Carpet (i)	Catherine Tanvier	Patricia Tarabini Nathalie Tauziat	3–6, ret.
Loss	5.	Feb 1992	Asian Open Osaka, Japan	Carpet (i)	Sandy Collins	Rennae Stubbs Helena Suková	6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Loss	6.	May 1992	Taranto Trophy, Italy	Clay	Radomira Zrubáková	Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui	6–4, 3–6, 6–7^(0–7)
Loss	7.	Sep 1992	Paris Open, France	Clay	Noëlle van Lottum	Patricia Tarabini Sandra Cecchini	5–7, 1–6
Win	8.	Aug 1993	Schenectady Open, U.S.	Hard	Claudia Porwik	Florencia Labat Barbara Rittner	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win	9.	Sep 1993	Hong Kong Open	Hard	Karin Kschwendt	Debbie Graham Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer	1–6, 7–6, 6–2
Loss	10.	Jan 1994	Brisbane International, Australia	Hard	Jenny Byrne	Laura Golarsa Natalia Medvedeva	3–6, 1–6
Loss	11.	Jan 1994	Hobart International, Australia	Hard	Jenny Byrne	Linda Wild Chanda Rubin	5–7, 6–4, 6–7^(1–7)
Loss	12.	Aug 1994	San Diego Open, U.S.	Hard	Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3–6, 3–6
Loss	13.	May 1997	World Doubles Cup, Scotland	Clay	Nana Miyagi	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	1–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss	14.	May 1998	Madrid Masters, Spain	Clay	Nicole Pratt	Florencia Labat Dominique Van Roost	3–6, 1–6
Win	15.	Jun 2000	Birmingham Classic, England	Grass	Lisa McShea	Cara Black Irina Selyutina	6–3, 7–6^(7–5)
Win	16.	Oct 2001	Japan Open	Hard	Liezel Huber	Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya	6–2, 6–0

ITF finals

Singles: 20 (14–6)

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	6 December 1987	ITF Sydney, Australia	Grass	Kristine Kunce	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Win	2.	27 March 1988	ITF Melbourne, Australia	Hard	Kate McDonald	6–4, 7–6
Loss	1.	24 April 1988	ITF Reggio Calabria, Italy	Clay	Conchita Martínez	1–6, 2-6
Win	3.	28 November 1988	ITF Southern Cross, Australia	Hard	Michelle Bowrey	7–6, 7–6
Win	4.	17 April 1989	ITF Caserta, Italy	Clay	Emanuela Zardo	4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win	5.	24 April 1989	ITF Monte Viso, Italy	Clay	Natalia Medvedeva	7–6, 6–1
Loss	2.	4 December 1994	ITF Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Siobhan Drake-Brockman	4–6, 2–6
Loss	3.	17 December 1995	ITF Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Nicole Bradtke	5–7, 0–6
Win	6.	11 August 1997	ITF Bronx, United States	Hard	Erika deLone	6–1, 6–4
Win	7.	12 October 1997	ITF Sedona, United States	Hard	Sandra Dopfer	6–3, 7–6⁽⁵⁾
Win	8.	28 November 1999	ITF Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Trudi Musgrave	6–4, 6–2
Win	9.	5 March 2000	ITF Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Jaslyn Hewitt	7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Win	10.	23 April 2000	ITF Fresno, United States	Hard	Marie-Ève Pelletier	6–1, 6–1
Win	11.	22 October 2000	ITF Brisbane, Australia	Hard	Evie Dominikovic	5–4, 4–2, 2–4, 4–2
Loss	4.	29 October 2000	ITF Dalby, Australia	Hard	Evie Dominikovic	2–6, 5–7
Loss	5.	5 November 2000	ITF Gold Coast, Australia	Hard	Evie Dominikovic	2–6, 4–6
Win	12.	26 November 2000	ITF Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Marlene Weingärtner	6–4, 6–3
Loss	6.	3 December 2000	ITF Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Evie Dominikovic	2–6, 1–6
Win	13.	28 October 2002	ITF Dalby, Australia	Hard	Evie Dominikovic	6–4, 6–7, 7–5
Win	14.	3 March 2003	ITF Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Yuka Yoshida	6–0, 6–2

Doubles: 31 (20–11)

Result	No.	Date	!Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	1 November 1987	ITF Gold Coast, Australia	Hard	Jo-Anne Faull	Kirrily Sharpe Janine Thompson	4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win	2.	8 November 1987	ITF Sydney, Australia	Grass	Jo-Anne Faull	Sally McCann Kristine Kunce	6–3, 6–2
Win	3.	1 March 1988	ITF Newcastle, Australia	Grass	Jo-Anne Faull	Kate McDonald Rennae Stubbs	6–1, 6–3
Loss	1.	6 March 1988	ITF Canberra, Australia	Grass	Rennae Stubbs	Lisa O'Neill Janine Thompson	3–6, 5–7
Win	4.	27 March 1988	ITF Melbourne, Australia	Hard	Rennae Stubbs	Kristin Godridge Kate McDonald	6–4, 7–5
Win	5.	21 November 1988	ITF Gold Coast, Australia	Hard	Jo-Anne Faull	Michelle Bowrey Clare Thompson	6–2, 6–4
Win	6.	28 November 1988	ITF Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Jo-Anne Faull	Louise Field Alison Scott	7–5, 6–4
Loss	2.	10 April 1989	ITF Palermo, Italy	Clay	Kristine Kunce	Marzia Grossi Barbara Romanò	3–6, 2–6
Win	7.	30 April 1989	ITF Verona, Italy	Clay	Kristine Kunce	Kate McDonald Janine Thompson	5–7, 6–4, 6–0
Loss	3.	28 November 1994	ITF Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Shannan McCarthy	Kristin Godridge Kirrily Sharpe	6–7⁽⁶⁾, 2–6
Loss	4.	24 November 1996	ITF Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Kirrily Sharpe	Eva Martincová Alena Vašková	3–6, 4–6
Win	8.	16 February 1997	ITF Cali, Colombia	Clay	Syna Schreiber	Sofia Prazeres Larissa Schaerer	6–2, 6–3
Loss	5.	4 August 1997	ITF Salt Lake City, United States	Hard	Nana Smith	Debbie Graham Mariaan de Swardt	6–7, 5–7
Win	9.	17 August 1997	ITF Bronx, United States	Hard	Lisa McShea	Shirli-Ann Siddall Lorna Woodroffe	6–2, 6–1
Loss	6.	5 October 1997	ITF Santa Clara, United States	Hard	Nana Smith	Lisa McShea Nannie de Villiers	6–7, 6–7
Win	10.	19 October 1997	ITF Indian Wells, United States	Hard	Kristine Kunce	Lisa McShea Nannie de Villiers	7–5, 6–4
Win	11.	26 October 1997	ITF Houston, United States	Hard	Nana Smith	Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen Kristine Kunce	6–0, 3–6, 6–2
Win	12.	5 October 1998	ITF Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Nana Smith	Erika deLone Nicole Pratt	7–6⁽⁵⁾, 6–2
Win	13.	15 March 1999	ITF Ashkelon, Israel	Hard	Louise Pleming	Nadejda Ostrovskaya Tatiana Poutchek	6–3, 6–2
Win	14.	4 April 1999	ITF Claremont, United States	Hard	Nana Smith	Rika Hiraki Nannie de Villiers	6–2, 6–3
Win	15.	1 August 1999	ITF Salt Lake City, United States	Hard	Lisa McShea	Annabel Ellwood Sonya Jeyaseelan	6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Loss	7.	26 September 1999	ITF Kirkland, United States	Hard	Kristine Kunce	Debbie Graham Nana Smith	3–6, 1–6
Win	16.	21 November 1999	ITF Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Trudi Musgrave	Amanda Augustus Julie Thu	6–4, 7–5
Loss	8.	28 November 1999	ITF Nurioopta, Australia	Hard	Trudi Musgrave	Louise Pleming Irina Selyutina	4–6, 4–6
Win	17.	23 April 2000	ITF Fresno, United States	Hard	Lisa McShea	Evie Dominikovic Amanda Grahame	6–4, 6–4
Loss	9.	20 October 2000	ITF Brisbane, Australia	Hard	Kerry-Anne Guse	Annabel Ellwood Nannie de Villiers	5–3, 2–4, 3–5, 1–4
Win	18.	29 October 2000	ITF Dalby, Australia	Hard	Kerry-Anne Guse	Melanie Clayton Nadia Johnston	3–0 ret.
Loss	10.	26 November 2000	ITF Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Lisa McShea	Nannie de Villiers Annabel Ellwood	6–7⁽¹⁾, 3–6
Win	19.	8 April 2001	ITF West Palm Beach, United States	Clay	Lisa McShea	Rika Hiraki Nana Miyagi	6–3, 6–3
Loss	11.	28 July 2002	ITF Lexington, United States	Hard	Lisa McShea	Nana Miyagi Irina Selyutina	7–6⁽²⁾, 2–6, 5–7
Win	20.	18 November 2002	ITF Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Evie Dominikovic	Amanda Augustus Gabriela Lastra	7–5, 6–3

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References

↑ AIS at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine

External links

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Rachel McQuillan at the International Tennis Federation
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[1] AIS at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine

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