Background
She was born in Midland, Michigan, United States of America and made her debut on the Women"s Tennis Association tour in 1988.
She was born in Midland, Michigan, United States of America and made her debut on the Women"s Tennis Association tour in 1988.
Stanford University.
She notched victories over such players as Martina Navratilova, Martina Hingis, Anna Kournikova, Jana Novotna, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, and Gigi Fernandez. The pinnacle of her career came in reaching the singles semi-finals and doubles finals at the 1996 Wimbledon Championships. An injury the week prior to the 1996 Wimbledon Championships eventually ended her career.
She retired with a 140–83 record in singles and a 189–40 record in doubles.
Meredith had maintained #1 rankings in both singles and doubles during her freshman year until a loss at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships. Meredith turned pro after her freshman year, but returned to Stanford to earn her degree in 2000 after injuries forced her early retirement.
Meredith is also a 2012 inductee into the prestigious Stanford Hall of Fame. Meredith was the runner-up in the 1988 Wimbledon Junior Singles championship.
Singles 3 (3–0)
Doubles 38 (26–12)
Mixed doubles 2 (1–1).
In her eight-year professional career Meredith achieved career-high world rankings of #18 in singles and #4 in doubles. Meredith won the 1995 United States. Open Mixed Doubles Championship (she was runner-up in 1989) and was the runner-up in the 1994 Australian Open Doubles Championship. Meredith won three Women's Tennis Association singles titles: Oklahoma City and Eastbourne in 1994 and Birmingham in 1996, 25 doubles titles. Meredith was recognized by Tennis Magazine as the Women's Tennis Association Comeback Player of the Year as she overcame near career-ending injuries to having her most successful competitive season in 1996. In 1994 she received the Women's Tennis Association Tour Comeback Player of the Year. Meredith 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 #2 in singles and #1 in doubles (undefeated). In 1990, Meredith was awarded the Block South Award for the Most Outstanding Freshman Athlete at Stanford and with her doubles partner, Teri Whitlinger, was named the Volvo Tennis/Tennis Magazine Doubles Team of the Year. As the #1 ranked junior player in the world, McGrath won a total of 19 national and international junior titles. She captured the United States. Open Junior Doubles Title and Wimbledon Junior Doubles Title with Jennifer Capriati in 1989, and won the United States. Open Junior Doubles Title with Kim Po in 1987 and 1988. A three-time national All-American in high school, Meredith won three Michigan High School Division A State Championships. She also received six USTA National Championship Sportsmanship Awards.
Meredith is also a member of the USTA Midwest Hall of Fame and the USTA NorCal Hall of Fame.
