Lisa McShea

Lisa McShea (born 29 October 1974) is an Australian former tennis player. She played professionally from 1996 to 2006. As a junior player, McShea won the 1992 Wimbledon Championships doubles title. She was also more successful in doubles during her professional career, winning four WTA Tour and 56 ITF doubles events.

Lisa McShea
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceScarborough, Australia
Born (1974-10-29) 29 October 1974
Redcliffe, Australia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Turned pro1 January 1996
Retired2006
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$514,068
Singles
Career record272–224 (54.8%)
Career titles0 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 139 (31 July 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1994, 2000)
Wimbledon1R (1999)
Doubles
Career record439–203 (68.4%)
Career titles4 WTA, 56 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 32 (17 January 2005)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2001)
French Open2R (2004)
WimbledonQF (2001)
US Open3R (2003)

Biography

McShea was born in Redcliffe, Queensland to Ed and Lois McShea,[1] and is the oldest of four children. She has a sister, Catherine, and brothers Andrew and Danny.[2] Her entire family plays tennis.[1] McShea, who was coached by Paul Campbell,[1] resides in Scarborough, Australia.[2]

McShea played at Grand Slam events in three occasions. She played at the Australian Open in 1994 and 2000, and at Wimbledon in 1999, but was unable to pass the first round. In doubles, her best Grand Slam result was the quarterfinals of the 2001 Wimbledon Championships – along with Rachel McQuillan, she defeated the third seeds Cara Black and Elena Likhovtseva en route to the quarterfinals, where they lost to the ninth seeds Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama. At the same tournament, McShea reached the mixed doubles quarterfinals partnering with Bob Bryan.

She played for Australia Fed Cup team once, during the 2004 World Group Playoffs. Partnering with Christina Wheeler, she defeated the doubles team of Thailand. Her highest career rankings are world No. 139 in singles, achieved on 31 July 2000, and No. 32, achieved on 17 January 2005.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (4–1)
Tier IV & V (0–1)
Result W/L Date Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2000 Birmingham Classic, UK Grass Australia Rachel McQuillan Zimbabwe Cara Black
Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina
6–3, 7–6(5)
Loss 1–1 Jan 2004 Canberra Classic, Australia Hard France Caroline Dhenin Croatia Jelena Kostanić
Luxembourg Claudine Schaul
6–4, 7–6(3)
Win 2–1 Mar 2004 Mexican Open Clay Venezuela Milagros Sequera Czech Republic Olga Blahotová
Czech Republic Gabriela Navrátilová
2–6, 7–6(5), 6–4
Win 3–1 May 2004 Strasbourg, France Clay Venezuela Milagros Sequera Slovenia Tina Križan
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–4, 6–1
Loss 3–2 Jun 2004 Birmingham Classic, UK Grass Venezuela Milagros Sequera Russia Maria Kirilenko
Russia Maria Sharapova
2–6, 1–6
Win 4–2 Jun 2004 Rosmalen Open, Netherlands Grass Venezuela Milagros Sequera Croatia Jelena Kostanić
Luxembourg Claudine Schaul
7–6(3), 6–3

ITF finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 18 (9–9)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 10 October 1993 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard (i) Japan Yuka Yoshida 6–3, 2–6, 5–7
Win 1. 31 October 1993 ITF Kyoto, Japan Hard Japan Kazue Takuma 6–3, 6–2
Win 2. 1 May 1994 ITF Woking, United Kingdom Hard United States Ingrid Kurta 6–1, 6–4
Win 3. 31 May 1997 ITF Bundaberg, Australia Hard South Africa Nannie de Villiers 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2. 14 March 1998 ITF Wodonga, Australia Grass Australia Alicia Molik 3–6, 2–6
Loss 3. 3 May 1998 ITF Bundaberg, Australia Clay Australia Melissa Beadman 4–6, 2–6
Loss 4. 10 May 1998 ITF Maryborough, Australia Clay Romania Mira Radu 3–6, 4–6
Loss 5. 18 July 1998 ITF Frinton, United Kingdom Grass United Kingdom Lucie Ahl w/o
Win 4. 11 October 1998 ITF Dalby, Australia Hard United States Dawn Buth 7–6(7), 5–7, 6–2
Win 5. 18 October 1998 ITF Kooralbyn, Australia Hard Australia Cindy Watson 6–4, 5–7, 7–6
Loss 6. 28 February 1999 Bendigo International, Australia Hard Australia Kerry-Anne Guse 1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 7. 7 March 1999 ITF Warrnambool, Australia Grass Australia Kerry-Anne Guse 2–6, 6–7(6)
Loss 8. 10 March 2002 ITF Warrnambool, Australia Grass Australia Nicole Sewell 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(5)
Win 6. 17 March 2002 ITF Benalla, Australia Grass Australia Deanna Roberts 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 9. 24 March 2002 ITF Yarrawonga, Australia Grass Australia Beti Sekulovski 6–7(4), 6–1, 4–6
Win 7. 31 March 2002 Bendigo International, Australia Grass Germany Svenja Weidemann 6–1, 6–4
Win 8. 16 March 2003 ITF Benalla, Australia Grass United Kingdom Sarah Borwell 6–1, 6–4
Win 9. 30 March 2003 ITF Albury, Australia Grass Thailand Napaporn Tongsalee 6–2, 6–3

Doubles: 84 (56–28)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 20 April 1992 ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom Hard United States Amy deLone Canada Mélanie Bernard
Canada Caroline Delisle
3–6, 5–7
Winner 2. 27 April 1992 ITF Sheffield, United Kinddom Clay United States Amy deLone United Kingdom Amanda Evans
Russia Svetlana Parkhomenko
6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 3. 28 September 1992 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard United States Amy deLone Japan Yuko Hosoki
Japan Naoko Kijimuta
3–6, 2–2 ret.
Runner-up 4. 28 June 1993 ITF Velp, Netherlands Clay Australia Maija Avotins Czech Republic Martina Hautová
Czech Republic Lenka Nemecková
5–7, 5–7
Runner-up 5. 12 July 1993 ITF Frinton, United Kingdom Grass Australia Maija Avotins Russia Natalia Egorova
Russia Svetlana Parkhomenko
6–4, 2–6, 6–7
Runner-up 6. 2 August 1993 ITF Norfolk, United States Hard Australia Maija Avotins United States Varalee Sureephong
Canada Vanessa Webb
6–7, 4–6
Runner-up 7. 10 October 1993 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard (i) Australia Maija Avotins Japan Hiroko Mochizuki
Japan Yuka Tanaka
6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Winner 8. 31 October 1993 ITF Kyoto, Japan Hard Australia Maija Avotins Japan Mana Endo
Japan Masako Yanagi
7–6(5), 7–5
Winner 9. 15 November 1993 ITF Port Pirie, Australia Hard Canada Vanessa Webb Slovenia Tina Križan
Czech Republic Eva Martincová
7–6(5), 6–3
Winner 10. 25 April 1994 ITF Woking, United Kingdom Hard Australia Annabel Ellwood Australia Shannon Peters
Netherlands Caroline Stassen
3–6, 6–4, 6–0
Winner 11. 9 March 1996 ITF Warrnambool, Australia Grass Australia Joanne Limmer Australia Gail Biggs
Australia Nicole Oomens
6–7(6), 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 12. 16 March 1996 ITF Victoria, Australia Carpet (i) Australia Joanne Limmer Australia Trudi Musgrave
Australia Jane Taylor
4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Runner-up 13. 31 March 1996 ITF Albury, Australia Grass Australia Joanne Limmer Australia Trudi Musgrave
Australia Jane Taylor
0–6, 3–6
Runner-up 14. 23 June 1996 ITF Peachtree, United States Hard Australia Joanne Limmer United States Erica Adams
Georgia (country) Nino Louarsabishvili
3–6, 6–7(4)
Winner 15. 7 July 1996 ITF Williamsburg, United States Hard Australia Joanne Limmer United States Ania Bleszynski
United States Katie Schlukebir
6–1, 6–1
Winner 16. 14 July 1996 ITF Easton, United States Hard Australia Joanne Limmer United States Audra Brannon
United States Kristin Osmond
7–5, 6–2
Winner 17. 13 October 1996 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard Australia Gail Biggs Japan Keiko Nagatomi
Japan Yuka Tanaka
7–5, 6–3
Winner 18. 20 October 1996 ITF Kugayama, Japan Hard Australia Gail Biggs Japan Keiko Nagatomi
Japan Kiyoko Yazawa
6–0, 6–2
Runner-up 19. 28 October 1996 ITF Kyoto, Japan Carpet (i) Australia Gail Biggs Japan Keiko Nagatomi
Japan Yuka Tanaka
6–7(4), 6–2, 2–6
Winner 20. 10 November 1996 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia Hard Australia Joanne Limmer Australia Catherine Barclay
Australia Kirrily Sharpe
6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Runner-up 21. 17 November 1996 ITF Port Pirie, Australia Hard Australia Joanne Limmer Australia Catherine Barclay
Australia Kirrily Sharpe
6–7(5), 6–7(6)
Runner-up 22. 15 December 1996 ITF Hope Island, Australia Hard Australia Joanne Limmer Australia Catherine Barclay
Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 23. 9 March 1997 ITF Warrnambool, Australia Grass Australia Joanne Limmer South Africa Nannie de Villiers
United Kingdom Shirli-Ann Siddall
4–6, 6–4, 6–7(5)
Winner 24. 26 April 1997 ITF Dalby, Australia Hard South Africa Nannie de Villiers Australia Jenny-Ann Fetch
Australia Renee Reid
6–0, 6–3
Winner 25. 3 May 1997 ITF Kooralbyn, Australia Hard South Africa Nannie de Villiers Australia Jenny-Ann Fetch
Australia Renee Reid
6–7(4), 6–1, 6–3
Winner 26. 10 May 1997 ITF Hope Island, Australia Hard South Africa Nannie de Villiers Australia Jenny-Ann Fetch
Australia Renee Reid
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 27. 17 May 1997 ITF Caboolture, Australia Clay South Africa Nannie de Villiers Japan Shinobu Asagoe
Thailand Benjamas Sangaram
4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 28. 24 May 1997 ITF Gympie, Australia Clay South Africa Nannie de Villiers Japan Shinobu Asagoe
Thailand Benjamas Sangaram
7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Winner 29. 31 May 1997 ITF Bundaberg, Australia Clay South Africa Nannie de Villiers Japan Shinobu Asagoe
Thailand Benjamas Sangaram
4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Winner 30. 7 June 1997 ITF Ipswich, Australia Clay South Africa Nannie de Villiers Japan Shinobu Asagoe
Thailand Benjamas Sangaram
6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Winner 31. 13 July 1997 ITF Easton, United States Hard South Africa Nannie de Villiers United States Marissa Catlin
United States Karin Miller
6–0, 3–6, 6–2
Winner 32. 17 August 1997 Bronx Open, United States Hard Australia Rachel McQuillan United Kingdom Shirli-Ann Siddall
United Kingdom Lorna Woodroffe
6–2, 6–1
Winner 33. 5 October 1997 ITF Santa Clara, United States Hard South Africa Nannie de Villiers Australia Rachel McQuillan
Japan Nana Smith
7–6(3), 7–6(5)
Runner-up 34. 19 October 1997 ITF Indian Wells, United States Hard South Africa Nannie de Villiers Australia Kristine Kunce
Australia Rachel McQuillan
5–7, 4–6
Winner 35. 23 November 1997 ITF Port Pirie, Australia Hard South Africa Nannie de Villiers Poland Aleksandra Olsza
South Africa Jessica Steck
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 36. 30 November 1997 ITF Nuriootpa, Australia Hard South Africa Nannie de Villiers Australia Catherine Barclay
Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
3–6, 5–7
Winner 37. 2 March 1998 ITF Warrnambool, Australia Grass Australia Alicia Molik Australia Gail Biggs
New Zealand Shelley Stephens
6–3, 6–1
Winner 38. 14 March 1998 ITF Wodonga, Australia Grass Australia Alicia Molik United Kingdom Helen Crook
United Kingdom Victoria Davies
6–4, 6–4
Winner 39. 23 March 1998 ITF Canberra, Australia Carpet (i) Australia Alicia Molik Australia Melissa Beadman
Australia Bryanne Stewart
7–6(5), 6–7(11), 7–5
Winner 40. 27 March 1998 ITF Corowa, Australia Grass Australia Alicia Molik Japan Tomoe Hotta
Czech Republic Monika Maštalířová
6–0, 6–0
Winner 41. 27 April 1998 ITF Caboolture, Australia Clay Czech Republic Monika Maštalířová Australia Melissa Beadman
Australia Bryanne Stewart
2–6, 7–6(5), 7–5
Winner 42. 10 May 1998 ITF Maryborough, Australia Clay Czech Republic Monika Maštalířová Thailand Suvimol Duangchan
Thailand Marissa Niroj
6–4, 6–0
Winner 43. 11 July 1998 ITF Felixstowe, United Kingdom Grass Australia Trudi Musgrave United Kingdom Lucie Ahl
United Kingdom Amanda Wainwright
6–4, 7–6(4)
Runner-up 44. 26 July 1998 ITF Dublin, Ireland Carpet Australia Trudi Musgrave Germany Kirstin Freye
Spain Alicia Ortuño
w/o
Winner 45. 11 October 1998 ITF Dalby, Australia Hard Australia Trudi Musgrave United States Dawn Buth
Australia Kylie Hunt
4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner 46. 18 October 1998 ITF Kooralbyn, Australia Hard Australia Trudi Musgrave Australia Gail Biggs
New Zealand Shelley Stephens
6–3, 7–6(5)
Runner-up 47. 25 October 1998 ITF Gold Coast, Australia Hard Australia Trudi Musgrave Australia Catherine Barclay
Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
4–6, 2–6
Winner 48. 28 February 1999 Bendigo International, Australia Hard Australia Kerry-Anne Guse Australia Trudi Musgrave
Australia Cindy Watson
6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 49. 18 April 1999 Las Vegas Open, United States Hard Japan Rika Hiraki United States Erika deLone
Australia Annabel Ellwood
6–7, 2–6
Winner 50. 3 May 1999 ITF Sarasota, United States Clay Australia Annabel Ellwood Canada Renata Kolbovic
United States Karin Miller
7–5, 7–6(3)
Winner 51. 1 August 1999 ITF Salt Lake City, United States Hard Australia Rachel McQuillan Australia Annabel Ellwood
Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Winner 52. 10 October 1999 ITF Dalby, Australia Hard Australia Kerry-Anne Guse Australia Kylie Hunt
Indonesia Wynne Prakusya
6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Winner 53. 17 October 1999 ITF Queensland, Australia Hard Australia Kerry-Anne Guse Australia Alicia Molik
Australia Bryanne Stewart
6–1, 3–6, 7–5
Winner 54. 24 October 1999 ITF Gold Coast, Australia Hard Australia Kerry-Anne Guse Japan Rika Hiraki
Australia Trudi Musgrave
6–2, 6–3
Winner 55. 5 December 1999 ITF Port Pirie, Australia Hard Australia Kerry-Anne Guse Czech Republic Eva Martincová
Czech Republic Alena Vašková
6–4, 6–1
Winner 56. 23 April 2000 ITF Fresno, United States Hard Australia Rachel McQuillan Australia Evie Dominikovic
Australia Amanda Grahame
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 57. 7 May 2000 ITF Virginia Beach, United States Hard South Africa Jessica Steck United States Dawn Buth
United States Mashona Washington
6–1, 3–6, 6–7(2)
Winner 58. 16 July 2000 ITF Peachtree, United States Hard United States Dawn Buth United States Allison Bradshaw
United States Abigail Spears
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 59. 17 July 2000 ITF Mahwah, United States Hard Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina Australia Evie Dominikovic
India Nirupama Sanjeev
4–6, 4–6
Winner 60. 30 July 2000 ITF Salt Lake City, United States Hard Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina United States Samantha Reeves
South Africa Jessica Steck
w/o
Winner 61. 24 September 2000 ITF Kirkland, United States Hard United States Katie Schlukebir United States Allison Bradshaw
United States Abigail Spears
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 62. 2 October 2000 ITF Albuquerque, United States Hard India Nirupama Sanjeev United States Brie Rippner
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
4–6, 4–6
Winner 63. 15 October 2000 ITF Miramar, United States Clay South Africa Liezel Huber Paraguay Rossana de los Ríos
United States Samantha Reeves
5–3, 4–1, 4–1
Runner-up 64. 26 November 2000 ITF Nuriootpa, Australia Hard Australia Rachel McQuillan South Africa Nannie de Villiers
Australia Annabel Ellwood
6–7(1), 3–6
Winner 65. 8 April 2001 ITF West Palm Beach, United States Clay Australia Rachel McQuillan Japan Rika Hiraki
Japan Nana Miyagi
6–3, 6–3
Winner 66. 15 April 2001 ITF Columbus, United States Hard (i) Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina United States Amanda Augustus
United States Sarah Taylor
6–1, 7–5
Winner 67. 22 April 2001 ITF Allentown, United States Hard (i) Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina United States Amanda Augustus
Czech Republic Zuzana Lešenarová
7–5, 6–3
Winner 68. 15 July 2001 ITF College Park, United States Hard Japan Nana Miyagi United States Dawn Buth
Canada Vanessa Webb
6–1, 6–4
Winner 69. 22 July 2001 ITF Mahwah, United States Hard Japan Nana Miyagi United States Dawn Buth
Canada Vanessa Webb
6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Winner 70. 5 August 2001 ITF Lexington, United States Hard Japan Nana Miyagi United States Julie Ditty
Venezuela Milagros Sequera
6–0, 6–4
Runner-up 71. 30 September 2001 ITF Albuquerque, United States Hard Japan Nana Miyagi United States Marissa Irvin
United States Katie Schlukebir
4–6, 6–1, 4–6
Winner 72. 15 October 2001 ITF Cairns, Australia Hard Australia Trudi Musgrave Netherlands Mariëlle Hoogland
Slovakia Zuzana Váleková
6–4, 6–3
Winner 73. 28 October 2001 ITF Home Hill, Australia Hard Australia Trudi Musgrave Australia Beti Sekulovski
Australia Nicole Sewell
7–5, 6–4
Winner 74. 29 October 2001 ITF Mackay, Australia Hard Australia Trudi Musgrave Netherlands Mariëlle Hoogland
Slovakia Zuzana Váleková
6–2, 6–3
Winner 75. 18 November 2001 ITF Port Pirie, Australia Hard Australia Trudi Musgrave South Korea Jeon Mi-ra
South Korea Kim Eun-ha
7–5, 6–4
Winner 76. 6 April 2002 ITF Jackson, United States Clay Australia Christina Wheeler Argentina Gisela Dulko
Venezuela Milagros Sequera
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 77. 28 July 2002 Lexington Challenger, United States Hard Australia Rachel McQuillan Japan Nana Miyagi
Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina
7–6(2), 2–6, 5–7
Winner 78. 22 September 2002 ITF Columbus, United States Hard Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina United States Teryn Ashley
United States Ashley Harkleroad
w/o
Runner-up 79. 15 April 2003 ITF Jackson, United States Clay Australia Christina Wheeler United States Teryn Ashley
United States Abigail Spears
1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 80. 5 May 2003 ITF Sea Island, United States Clay Australia Christina Wheeler United States Jennifer Russell
United States Jessica Lehnhoff
3–6, 4–6
Winner 81. 13 July 2003 ITF College Park, United States Hard United States Jennifer Russell Puerto Rico Kristina Brandi
South Africa Kim Grant
6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Winner 82. 3 August 2003 ITF Louisville, United States Hard United States Julie Ditty United States Teryn Ashley
United States Shenay Perry
7–6(4), 6–7(5), 6–3
Winner 83. 23 November 2003 ITF Nuriootpa, Australia Hard Australia Trudi Musgrave Australia Bryanne Stewart
Australia Samantha Stosur
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Winner 84. 25 April 2004 Dothan Pro Classic, United States Clay Venezuela Milagros Sequera China Peng Shuai
China Xie Yanze
6–7(6), 6–4, 6–2

Fed Cup performance

Result Date Edition Opponent team Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 11 July 2004 2004 World Group Playoffs Thailand Thailand Hard (i) Australia Christina Wheeler Thailand Montinee Tangphong
Thailand Napaporn Tongsalee
4–6, 6–3, 7–5

References

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