Meredith McGrath was born on April 28,1971 and is a former professional tennis player.
13 Facts About Meredith McGrath
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Meredith McGrath was born in Midland, Michigan, and made her debut on the WTA Tour in 1988.
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Meredith McGrath notched victories over such players as Martina Navratilova, Martina Hingis, Anna Kournikova, Jana Novotna, Gigi Fernandez and Mary Jo Fernandez.
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Meredith McGrath won the 1995 US Open Mixed-Doubles Championship and was the runner-up in the 1994 Australian Open Doubles Championship.
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Meredith McGrath won three WTA singles titles, Oklahoma City and Eastbourne in 1994 and Birmingham in 1996, and 25 doubles titles.
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Meredith McGrath was recognized by Tennis Magazine as the WTA Comeback Player of the Year as she overcame near career-ending injuries to having her most successful competitive season in 1996.
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Meredith McGrath played her collegiate tennis at Stanford University where she, during her only collegiate season, earned All-American honors in both singles and doubles after having achieved year-end rankings of No 2 in singles and No 1 in doubles.
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Meredith McGrath had maintained No 1 rankings in both singles and doubles during her freshman year until a loss at the NCAA Championships.
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Meredith McGrath turned professional after her freshman year, but returned to Stanford to earn her degree in 2000 after injuries forced her early retirement.
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Meredith McGrath is a 2012 inductee into the prestigious Stanford Hall of Fame.
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Meredith McGrath is a member of the USTA Midwest Hall of Fame and the USTA NorCal Hall of Fame.
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Meredith McGrath captured the US Open junior doubles title and Wimbledon junior doubles title with Jennifer Capriati in 1989, and won the US Open junior doubles title with Kimberly Po in 1987 and 1988.
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Meredith McGrath was the runner-up in the 1988 Wimbledon junior singles championship.