Brenda Schultz-McCarthy

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.Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info (Biography) | Brenda Schultz-McCartney Schultz is known for her fast serve; 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) ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1995US Open Hard Rennae Stubbs Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 5–7, 3–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1) ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1988French 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) ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Feb 1988 Oklahoma City, U.S. Carpet (i) Lori McNeil 3–6, 2–6Loss 0–2 Apr 1988 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet (i) Stephanie Rehe 4–6, 4–6Loss 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, 6–2Loss 2–4 Jul 1992 Palermo, Italy Clay Mary Pierce 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 1–6Loss 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), 6–2Loss 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), 4–6Loss 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 ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore Win 1–0 Apr 1989 Tampa, U.S. Clay Andrea Temesvári Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank 7–6(8–6), 6–4Loss 1–1 Jul 1989 Arcachon, France Clay Mercedes Paz Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini 3–6, 6–7(5–7)Loss 1–2 Nov 1990 Nashville, U.S. Hard (i) Caroline Vis Kathy Jordan Larisa Neiland 1–6, 2–6 Win 2–2 May 1993 Taranto, Italy Clay Debbie Graham Petra Langrová Mercedes Paz 6–0, 6–4Loss 2–3 May 1993 Berlin, Germany Clay Debbie Graham Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 1–6, 3–6Loss 2–4 Jul 1993 Palermo, Italy Clay Silvia Farina Elia Karin Kschwendt Natalia Medvedeva 4–6, 6–7(4–7)Loss 2–5 May 1994 Rome, Italy Clay Gabriela Sabatini Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 1–6, 3–6Loss 2–6 Nov 1994 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Gabriela Sabatini Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 Win 3–6 Feb 1995 Chicago, United States Carpet (i) Gabriela Sabatini Tami Whitlinger Jones Marianne Werdel 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 6–4Loss 3–7 Feb 1995 Oklahoma City, U.S. Hard (i) Katrina Adams Nicole Arendt Laura Golarsa 4–6, 3–6 Win 4–7 Aug 1995 Toronto, Canada Hard Gabriela Sabatini Martina Hingis Iva Majoli 4–6, 6–0, 6–3Loss 4–8 Sep 1995 US Open Hard Rennae Stubbs Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 5–7, 3–6Loss 4–9 Oct 1995 Leipzig, Germany Carpet (i) Caroline Vis Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland 4–6, 4–6 Win 5–9 Feb 1996 Oklahoma City, U.S. Hard (i) Chanda Rubin Katrina Adams Debbie Graham 6–3, 6–2 Win 6–9 Mar 1996 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Chanda Rubin Julie Halard-Decugis Nathalie Tauziat 6–1, 6–4 Win 7–9 May 1996 Hamburg, Germany Clay Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Gigi Fernández Martina Hingis 4–6, 7–6(12–10), 6–4 Win 8–9 Jun 1996 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass Larisa Neiland Kristie Boogert Helena Suková 6–4, 7–6(9–7) Win 9–9 Oct 1996 Quebec City, Canada Hard (i) Debbie Graham Amy Frazier Kimberly Po 6–1, 6–4Loss 9–10 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 ScoreWin1.Chicago, United StatesHard Anne Grousbeck6–4, 6–3Loss 2. 27 July 1987 Neumünster, West Germany Clay Julie Halard-Decugis 2–6, 4–6Win3.Midland, United StatesHard Meredith McGrath6–2, 1–0 Ret.Loss4.5 February 1995Midland, United StatesHard Chanda Rubin5–7, 4–6Loss5.8 May 2007Palm Beach, United StatesClay Rossana de los Ríos5–7, 4–6Win6.9 June 2007Surbiton, United KingdomGrass Ayumi Morita4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)

Doubles (1–1) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. 17 August 1987 Manhasset, United States Clay Marianne van der Torre Ilana Berger Jane Thomas 4–6, 1–6Win2.5 February 1995Midland, United StatesHard Chanda Rubin Laxmi Poruri Varalee Sureephong 6–3, 6–2

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

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 / 11SR0 / 10 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 30 / 30 / 40 / 40 / 10 / 10 / 1 0 / 41

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