Brenda Schultz-McCarthy

Brenda Schultz-McCarthy

Country (sports)	Netherlands
Residence	Juno Beach, Florida, United States
Born	(1970-12-28) 28 December 1970 Haarlem, Netherlands
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	September 1986
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)

Brenda Anne Marie Schultz-McCarthy (born 28 December 1970) is a 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 adopted his surname. Schultz is known for her fast serve; she has the fifth-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.

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner–up	1995	US Open	Hard	Rennae Stubbs	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	7–5, 6–3

Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1988	French Open	Clay	Michiel Schapers	Lori McNeil Jorge Lozano	7–5, 6–2

Olympic finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
4th place	1996	Atlanta	Hard	Manon Bollegraf	Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez	6–1, 6–3

Career statistics

WTA Tour singles (7 titles, 9 runner-ups)

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)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	28 February 1988	Oklahoma City, USA	Carpet (i)	Lori McNeil	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	24 April 1988	Taipei, Taiwan	Carpet (i)	Stephanie Rehe	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	3.	8 January 1989	Brisbane, Australia	Hard	Helena Suková	6–7(6–8), 6–7(6–8)
Winner	1.	25 August 1991	Schenectady, the United States	Hard	Alexia Dechaume	7–6(7–5), 6–2
Winner	2.	14 June 1992	Birmingham, the United Kingdom	Grass	Jenny Byrne	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	4.	12 July 1992	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Mary Pierce	1–6, 7–6(7–3), 1–6
Runner-up	5.	30 August 1992	Schenectady, USA	Hard (i)	Barbara Rittner	6–7(3–7), 3–6
Winner	3.	2 May 1993	Taranto, Italy	Clay	Debbie Graham	7–6(7–5), 6–2
Runner-up	6.	27 February 1994	Oklahoma City, USA	Hard (i)	Meredith McGrath	6–7(6–8), 6–7(4–7)
Runner-up	7.	15 May 1994	Berlin, Germany	Clay	Steffi Graf	6–7(6–8), 4–6
Runner-up	8.	11 July 1994	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Irina Spîrlea	4–6, 6–1, 6–7(5–7)
Runner-up	9.	6 November 1994	Quebec City, Canada	Carpet (i)	Katerina Maleeva	3–6, 3–6
Winner	4.	19 February 1995	Oklahoma City, USA	Hard (i)	Elena Likhovtseva	6–1, 6–2
Winner	5.	5 November 1995	Quebec City, Canada	Hard (i)	Dominique Monami	7–6(7–5), 6–2
Winner	6.	25 February 1996	Oklahoma City, USA	Hard (i)	Amanda Coetzer	6–3, 6–2
Winner	7.	26 October 1997	Quebec City, Canada	Hard (i)	Dominique Van Roost	6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–5

WTA Tour doubles wins (9)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
WTA Tour Championship (0)
Tier I (2)
Tier II (2)
Tier III (2)
Tier IV & V (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	23 April 1989	Tampa, the United States	Clay	Andrea Temesvári	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	7–6(8–6), 6–4
2.	2 May 1993	Taranto, Italy	Clay	Debbie Graham	Petra Langrová Mercedes Paz	6–0, 6–4
3.	12 February 1995	Chicago, the United States	Carpet (i)	Gabriela Sabatini	Tami Whitlinger Jones Marianne Werdel	5–7, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
4.	27 August 1995	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Gabriela Sabatini	Martina Hingis Iva Majoli	4–6, 6–0, 6–3
5.	25 February 1996	Oklahoma City, the United States	Hard (i)	Chanda Rubin	Katrina Adams Debbie Graham	6–3, 6–2
6.	19 March 1996	Indian Wells, the United States	Hard	Chanda Rubin	Julie Halard-Decugis Nathalie Tauziat	6–1, 6–4
7.	5 May 1996	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Gigi Fernández Martina Hingis	4–6, 7–6(12–10), 6–4
8.	23 June 1996	Rosmalen, the Netherlands	Grass	Larisa Neiland	Kristie Boogert Helena Suková	6–4, 7–6(9–7)
9.	27 October 1996	Quebec City, Canada	Hard (i)	Debbie Graham	Amy Frazier Kimberly Po	6–1, 6–4

WTA Tour doubles runner–ups (10)

Legend
Grand Slam (1)
WTA Tour Championship (0)
Tier I (2)
Tier II (3)
Tier III (1)
Tier IV & V (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	16 July 1989	Arcachon, France	Clay	Mercedes Paz	Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini	3–6, 6–7(5–7)
2.	10 November 1990	Nashville, the United States	Hard (i)	Caroline Vis	Kathy Jordan Larisa Neiland	1–6, 2–6
3.	16 May 1993	Berlin, Germany	Clay	Debbie Graham	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	1–6, 3–6
4.	11 July 1993	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Silvia Farina Elia	Karin Kschwendt Natalia Medvedeva	4–6, 6–7(4–7)
5.	8 May 1994	Rome, Italy	Clay	Gabriela Sabatini	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	1–6, 3–6
6.	13 November 1994	Philadelphia, the United States	Carpet (i)	Gabriela Sabatini	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	6–4, 4–6, 2–6
7.	19 February 1995	Oklahoma City, the United States	Hard (i)	Katrina Adams	Nicole Arendt Laura Golarsa	4–6, 3–6
8.	10 September 1995	US Open, Flushing Meadows	Hard	Rennae Stubbs	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	5–7, 3–6
9.	1 October 1995	Leipzig, Germany	Carpet (i)	Caroline Vis	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	4–6, 4–6
10.	23 February 1997	Hannover, Germany	Carpet (i)	Larisa Neiland	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	6–4, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)

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 / 11
SR	0 / 1	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 31

See also

• Fastest recorded tennis serves

External links

• Brenda Schultz-McCarthy at the Women's Tennis Association
• Brenda Schultz-McCarthy at the Fed Cup
• Brenda Shultz-McCarthy Tennis and Adventure Camp