Lise Gregory
Lise Gregory (born 29 August 1963) is a South African former tennis player who played primarily doubles. She played left-handed. Her career-high doubles ranking in 1990 was no. 18. She reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and was one of the top eight teams participating in the year-end Virginia Slims Championships.
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Born | Durban, South Africa | 29 August 1963
Retired | 1993 |
Plays | Left-handed |
Prize money | $244,383 |
Singles | |
Career record | 88–76 |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 167 (7 December 1987) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 182–105 |
Career titles | 7 WTA, 7 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 17 (8 April 1991) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1991) |
French Open | 3R (1989, 1990) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1990) |
US Open | 3R (1989, 1990, 1991) |
She played in college for the University of Miami, earning seven NCAA All-American awards in both singles and doubles and the NCAA doubles championship in 1986 with long-time doubles partner Ronni Reis.
After her playing career, she became a college coach, first assistant coach at Vanderbilt University, then head coach at Florida State University and the University of North Carolina at Asheville, earning numerous coaching awards.
WTA Tour finals
Doubles 13 (7–6)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 18 October 1987 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Hard | 7–5, 7–5 | ||
Winner | 2. | 31 July 1988 | Aptos, California, USA | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 3. | 26 February 1989 | Wichita, Kansas, USA | Clay | 6–2, 7–6 | ||
Runner-up | 4. | 21 May 1989 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | 7–5, 3–6, 2–6 | ||
Runner-up | 5. | 28 May 1989 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
Runner-up | 6. | 25 February 1990 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA | Hard | 5–7, 2–7 | ||
Runner-up | 7. | 17 June 1990 | Birmingham, England | Grass | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 8. | 22 July 1990 | Newport, Rhode Island, USA | Grass | 7–6, 6–1 | ||
Winner | 9. | 30 September 1990 | Leipzig, Germany | Carpet | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 | ||
Winner | 10. | 17 February 1991 | Aurora, Colorado, USA | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 11. | 7 April 1991 | Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA | Clay | 4–6, 0–6 | ||
Winner | 12. | 28 July 1991 | Westchester, New York, USA | Hard | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 13. | 11 August 1991 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA | Hard | 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
ITF Finals
Singles Finals (1–2)
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 1. | 8 June 1985 | Boynton Beach, United States | Hard | w/o | |
Runner-up | 2. | 7 June 1987 | Boca Raton, United States | Clay | 6-4, 3-6, 3-6 | |
Winner | 3. | 26 July 1987 | Pittsburgh, United States | Hard | 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(5) |
Doubles Finals: (7–1)
Outcome | No | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
Winner | 1. | 16 June 1986 | Birmingham, United States | Clay | 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 | ||
Winner | 2. | 23 June 1986 | Seabrook, United States | Clay | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
Winner | 3. | 1 June 1987 | Brandon, United States | Clay | 7–6(3), 6–7(8), 6–4 | ||
Winner | 4. | 8 June 1987 | Key Biscayne, United States | Hard | 3–6, 7–6(4), 6–2 | ||
Winner | 5. | 15 June 1987 | Birmingham, United States | Hard | 6–7(0), 6–4, 6–2 | ||
Winner | 6. | 29 June 1987 | Litchfield, United States | Clay | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
Winner | 7. | 6 July 1987 | Seabrook, United States | Clay | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
Runner-up | 8. | 13 November 1989 | Telford, United Kingdom | Hard | 3–6, 6–7 |
External links
- Lise Gregory at the Women's Tennis Association
- Lise Gregory at the International Tennis Federation
- Biography on the UNC Asheville site
- University of Miami women's tennis records