Lisa McShea (born 29 October 1974) is an Australian former

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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

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and 56 ITF doubles events.

Biography

McShea was born in

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to Ed and Lois McShea,

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and is the oldest of four children. She has a sister, Catherine, and brothers Andrew and Danny.

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/ref> Her entire family plays tennis. McShea, who was coached by Paul Campbell, resides in

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, Australia. McShea played at Grand Slam events in three occasions. She played at the Australian Open in 1994 and 2000, and at

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in 1999, but was unable to pass the first round. In doubles, her best Grand Slam result was the quarterfinals of the

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– along with

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and

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en route to the quarterfinals, where they lost to the ninth seeds

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and

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. At the same tournament, McShea reached the mixed doubles quarterfinals partnering with

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. She played for

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once, during the 2004 World Group Playoffs. Partnering with Christina Wheeler, she defeated the doubles team of

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. Her highest career rankings are world No. 139 in singles, achieved on 31 July 2000, and No. 32 in doubles, achieved on 17 January 2005.

WTA Tour finals

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

ITF finals

Singles: 18 (9–9)

Doubles: 84 (56–28)

Fed Cup performance

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:McShea, Lisa Australian female tennis players Sportswomen from Queensland Tennis players from Queensland 1974 births Living people Wimbledon junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles 20th-century Australian women 21st-century Australian women