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| Country (sports) |  Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Residence | Juno Beach, Florida, United States |
| Born | 28 December 1970 Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | September 1986 |
| Retired | 2008 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$2,620,024 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 403–293 |
| Career titles | 7 WTA, 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 9 (20 May 1996) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (1989, 1995, 1996) |
| French Open | 4R (1988, 1993) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1995) |
| US Open | QF (1995) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 238–177 |
| Career titles | 9 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 7 (2 October 1995) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1990, 1992) |
| French Open | SF (1989) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1995) |
| US Open | F (1995) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1992) |
| French Open | F (1988) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1991) |
| US Open | SF (1997) |
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.[1] Schultz is known for her fast serve;[2] 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)
Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1)
WTA career finals
Singles (7 wins, 9 losses)
Doubles (9 wins - 10 losses)
ITF finals
Singles (3–2)
Doubles (1–1)
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
See also
References
- ^ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info (Biography) | Brenda Schultz-McCartney Archived 9 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | News | Latest News | Schultz-McCarthy Serves Up One More Season
External links
- Brenda Schultz-McCarthy at the Women's Tennis Association
- Brenda Schultz-McCarthy at the International Tennis Federation
- Brenda Schultz-McCarthy at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Brenda Shultz-McCarthy Tennis and Adventure Camp