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Lori Mcneil

USA Age 62 170 cm / 5'7" Plays: Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1980–1999

Lori Mcneil represented the United States on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 9. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 377–273 and 11 singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak singles rank
9 (Jul 4, 1988)
Elo peak
2025 (94th percentile)
Singles record
377–273 (58.0%)
Singles titles
11
Prize money
$3,441,604

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Lori Mcneil's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Melissa Middleton #312 6-7 6-2 3-6 L H2H Match data Mar 19, 1999* R128 Key Biscayne Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Miho Saeki #106 5-7 4-6 L H2H Match data Feb 25, 1999* R32 Oklahoma Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Lindsay Davenport #3 1-6 1-6 L H2H Match data Sep 3, 1998* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Samantha Reeves #107 4-6 6-4 6-1 W H2H Match data Sep 2, 1998* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Sandrine Testud #13 3-6 6-7 L H2H Match data Jun 28, 1998* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

Rivals all rivalries →

Lori Mcneil's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Zina Garrison 8 6 14 Jun 18, 1995 H2H
Helena Sukova 2 11 13 Oct 20, 1995 H2H
Martina Navratilova 0 12 12 Oct 14, 1994 H2H
Steffi Graf 2 8 10 Nov 12, 1995 H2H
Larisa Savchenko 7 2 9 Jul 1, 1994 H2H

Singles Titles (11)

Lori Mcneil singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA FinalsTournaments
198117 1 — — — 1 — Detroit Ata Chps
198622 2 — — — 2 — Tampa, Tulsa
198824 2 — — — 2 — Newport, Oklahoma
198925 1 — — — 1 — Albuquerque
199127 2 — — — 2 — Aurora, Tokyo Japan Open
199228 1 — — 1 — — Eastbourne Open
199329 1 — — — 1 — Birmingham
199430 1 — — — 1 — Birmingham
Total 11 — — 1 10 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Lori Mcneil career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
1980160110.0%——
198117202100.0%——
19821812333.3%——
198319651154.6%——
1984207111838.9%14897
19852113233636.1%9093
19862242226465.6%9514
19872354247869.2%1411
19882446206669.7%1113
19892524224652.2%1336
19902617203746.0%3652
19912739216065.0%5019
19922837205764.9%2015
19932927194658.7%1525
19943026154163.4%2517
19953119193850.0%1634
1996328142236.4%3283
19973317812.5%89301
199834861457.1%30191
1999350220.0%91869
Career37727365058.0%——

Career Results by Surface

Lori Mcneil career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198016 ———————————————— 0110.0%
198117 ———————————————— 202100.0%
198218 11250.0%———————————— 12333.3%
198319 53862.5%————11250.0%0110.0% 651154.5%
198420 32560.0%13425.0%35837.5%0110.0% 7111838.9%
198521 571241.7%371030.0%25728.6%34742.9% 13233636.1%
198622 2072774.1%45944.4%1041471.4%861457.1% 42226465.6%
198723 1962576.0%741163.6%961560.0%1982770.4% 54247869.2%
198824 22103268.8%841266.7%1231580.0%43757.1% 46206669.7%
198925 1081855.6%45944.4%44850.0%651154.5% 24224652.2%
199026 8111942.1%0330.0%831172.7%13425.0% 17203745.9%
199127 24103470.6%12333.3%63966.7%861457.1% 39216065.0%
199228 1392259.1%33650.0%1021283.3%1161764.7% 37205764.9%
199329 1181957.9%25728.6%1021283.3%44850.0% 27194658.7%
199430 661250.0%43757.1%1121384.6%54955.6% 26154163.4%
199531 471136.4%14520.0%731070.0%751258.3% 19193850.0%
199632 36933.3%0110.0%43757.1%14520.0% 8142236.4%
199733 14520.0%0110.0%0220.0%———— 17812.5%
199834 53862.5%12333.3%21366.7%———— 861457.1%
199935 0220.0%———————————— 0220.0%
Career—16011027059.3%39529142.9%994914866.9%776013756.2%37727365058.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Lori Mcneil career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198420 0330.0%0110.0%33650.0%00—— 371030.0%
198521 0440.0%0330.0%43757.1%00—— 4101428.6%
198622 011110.0%551050.0%1642080.0%808100.0% 29204959.2%
198723 4141822.2%63966.7%2252781.5%707100.0% 39226163.9%
198824 0770.0%62875.0%1872572.0%1011190.9% 34175166.7%
198925 26825.0%21366.7%781546.7%51683.3% 16163250.0%
199026 13425.0%24633.3%881650.0%42666.7% 15173246.9%
199127 012120.0%641060.0%1341776.5%1511693.8% 34215561.8%
199228 561145.5%45944.4%1862475.0%63966.7% 33205362.3%
199329 24633.3%54955.6%891747.1%62875.0% 21194052.5%
199430 15616.7%34742.9%1451973.7%51683.3% 23153860.5%
199531 13425.0%44850.0%681442.9%32560.0% 14173145.2%
199632 0330.0%24633.3%25728.6%31475.0% 7132035.0%
199733 0220.0%0110.0%14520.0%00—— 17812.5%
199834 0110.0%13425.0%12333.3%505100.0% 761353.8%
199935 00——00——00——0220.0% 0220.0%
Career 168410016.0%46489448.9%1418122263.5%77169382.8% 28022950955.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 509/650 (78.3%) of Lori Mcneil's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Lori Mcneil advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1980 16 1485 95.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.17
1981 17 1521 104.9 — — — — — — — 100.0% +4.50 — — — +0.24
1982 18 1503 100.0 — — — — — — — 42.9% -0.14 0–1 0–1 — +0.35
1983 19 1569 107.1 — — — — +44 — — 53.8% +0.19 2–2 (50%) 0–1 — +1.06
1984 20 1608 115.2 — — — — +12 -54 +10 38.1% -0.81 4–2 (67%) 1–1 — +0.27
1985 21 1587 118.3 — — — — +22 -103 +5 39.2% -0.85 2–5 (29%) 3–5 (38%) 96.4 -0.20
1986 22 1884 144.9 — — — — -9 -341 -107 60.5% +0.68 16–10 (62%) 12–9 (57%) 109.2 +1.49
1987 23 2007 158.4 — — — — +54 -355 -205 63.8% +0.91 16–9 (64%) 12–1 (92%) 109.8 -0.78
1988 24 1901 142.6 — — — — +37 -185 +39 62.9% +0.76 19–10 (66%) 8–5 (62%) 105.0 +2.06
1989 25 1760 134.7 — — — — +60 -78 +79 52.0% +0.07 5–7 (42%) 5–6 (45%) 96.3 -0.23
1990 26 1695 134.9 — — — — +14 -74 +200 48.2% -0.08 4–9 (31%) 5–6 (45%) 90.4 -0.80
1991 27 1870 151.0 — — — — +12 -241 +42 60.4% +0.77 13–6 (68%) 9–10 (47%) 104.2 -0.74
1992 28 1962 156.8 — — — — -4 -303 +76 63.6% +0.94 8–10 (44%) 10–9 (53%) 96.7 -0.46
1993 29 1899 147.7 — — — — -6 -291 +192 58.1% +0.61 6–7 (46%) 3–9 (25%) 95.3 -0.38
1994 30 1871 145.9 — — — — -58 -207 +244 61.1% +0.69 7–8 (47%) 7–5 (58%) 98.9 -0.52
1995 31 1805 142.2 — — — — -13 -206 +304 53.8% +0.38 5–12 (29%) 4–8 (33%) 91.4 -0.26
1996 32 1727 130.2 — — — — -12 — +384 36.5% -0.65 5–3 (63%) 2–7 (22%) 96.5 -0.48
1997 33 1656 120.2 — — — — +31 — — 22.2% -1.61 0–2 0–1 — -1.12
1998 34 1719 129.4 — — — — +1 -154 +315 51.4% +0.09 5–2 (71%) 0–2 — -0.58
1999 35 1671 99.0 — — — — — — — 20.0% -0.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.18
Career 2025 149.2 — — — — +14 -212 +86 56.0% +0.41 117–106 (52%) 81–87 (48%) 98.3 -0.11

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Lori Mcneil Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
198319 R32——— 1–1 (50%)
198420 —R64R128R16 4–3 (57%)
198521 R64R64R128R128 1–4 (20%)
198622 —R128QFR128 4–3 (57%)
198723 QFR128R64SF 9–4 (69%)
198824 R16R32R32R32 9–4 (69%)
198925 R128R64R16R128 4–4 (50%)
199026 R128R128R32R64 3–4 (43%)
199127 R32R128R32R64 5–4 (56%)
199228 R128R32R32R32 6–4 (60%)
199329 R64R64R64R64 4–4 (50%)
199430 —R32SFR128 7–3 (70%)
199531 R32R128R128R64 3–4 (43%)
199632 R64—R32R128 3–3 (50%)
199733 R128R128R128R128 0–4 (0%)
199834 —R128R32R64 3–3 (50%)
W-L 13–12
(52%)		10–14
(42%)		26–15
(63%)		17–15
(53%)		 66–56
(54%)

WTA 1000

Lori Mcneil WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge ITATKYBERCANCHIBERHILKEYPHIPANZUR W-L
Win %
199026 R64—R64R16R16——R32——— 5–5 (50%)
199127 ———————R32——— 1–1 (50%)
199228 ———SF———R32——— 4–2 (67%)
199329 R64R32R64R16———R16R16—R32 5–7 (42%)
199430 —R32—R16——R64R16——QF 5–5 (50%)
199531 ———R32—R64R32R64FR16R32 6–7 (46%)
199632 ———R32———R128—R32— 1–3 (25%)
199733 ———————R64——— 1–1 (50%)
199834 ——————R32R32——— 3–2 (60%)
199935 ———————R128——— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 0–2
(0%)		0–2
(0%)		0–2
(0%)		10–6
(62%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		1–3
(25%)		11–10
(52%)		5–2
(71%)		1–2
(33%)		2–3
(40%)		 31–34
(48%)

WTA 500

Lori Mcneil WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge ADEBRIDLBEASHOUIWNAPPARSDGTKYWASAMEBERBRICANCHIESSPORHILKEYLOSMANOAKPHISTASYDZUR W-L
Win %
198420 —R32————R64—R32————————————————R32— 2–4 (33%)
198521 ——R32———R64————R64R64—————R32——R32———R32— 5–7 (42%)
198622 ————————R16———————————R16—————— 3–2 (60%)
198723 ————————SF———————————QF————QF— 7–3 (70%)
198824 R16—————————————QF———QFR128QF—————— 7–5 (58%)
198925 —————R32——R32———————————R64—————— 0–3 (0%)
199026 ———SF—————R32R32——————————R64————— 4–4 (50%)
199127 ———R16—R32———————QF———R32———QFSFR16——R16 12–8 (60%)
199228 ———WR16————R16———QF—SF—R32——R16—R16QF——— 17–8 (68%)
199329 ———SF———————R16—————R32———SFSF——R16— 13–6 (68%)
199430 ——R16R16———————————SF—R16————R32———— 6–5 (55%)
199531 ———QF—————————R32—R16—R32———R64R16———— 5–6 (45%)
199632 ———R16———R32———————R32R32————R32—R16—R32— 3–7 (30%)
199733 ————————————————————————R32—— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 1–1
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		3–2
(60%)		21–6
(78%)		1–1
(50%)		1–2
(33%)		0–2
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		4–4
(50%)		1–2
(33%)		0–1
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		0–1
(0%)		4–3
(57%)		2–1
(67%)		7–4
(64%)		0–1
(0%)		1–5
(17%)		3–2
(60%)		0–1
(0%)		7–5
(58%)		8–6
(57%)		8–5
(62%)		4–3
(57%)		0–1
(0%)		5–5
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		 84–69
(55%)

WTA 250

Lori Mcneil WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge ATLBUEDALEASGENHOUNAPNWPSDGJAPWASALBAMEAURBAKBIRBOCBRICHIDENDETDETDORPORHERHILKANKEYMAHMARMILNASNEWOAKOKLOKLPALPRISANSANSCOSEASTRSYDTAMTULWESWORZUR W-L
Win %
198016 F———————————————————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
198117 —————————————————————W——————————————————————————— 2–0 (100%)
198218 —————R32—————————————————————————————R16————————————— 1–2 (33%)
198319 ——————————————SF—————R32—————QF—————————————————R32———— 5–4 (56%)
198420 ——R32————R32———————R32————————————————————R64———————————— 1–4 (20%)
198521 ———R32—R16R32————————R64———R16———R32————R32R32——R16R16———————R32——————R32 7–12 (37%)
198622 —SF—R32—R32R32F——R32—R64——R32R64——————R32QF———————R16—F————QF————WW—QFSF 35–16 (69%)
198723 ——SFR64SFQF—QF——QF—R16——R16——QF————QF———R16SF———F—F——F—————————QF— 38–16 (70%)
198824 ——R32R16FR32—W———————SF—SFR16————————————SFQF—W———SF—————————— 30–10 (75%)
198925 ———R64R32QFR16R16—F—WR32——R32—R32R16————R32—R16—R16——————R16—————————————R16 20–15 (57%)
199026 ————————R32R32—————R16——————R16———————————————SF—R32——R64————— 5–7 (42%)
199127 ————————R16W———W—QF——————————————R16———————QF———QFR64——F—— 21–7 (75%)
199228 ———————————————QF——————————————————F———QF———R16R32————— 8–5 (62%)
199329 ———————————————W——————————————————R32———————R16—————— 5–2 (71%)
199430 ———————————————W——————————————————R16———————QF—————— 8–2 (80%)
199531 ———————————————F——————————————————————————R16—————— 5–2 (71%)
199632 ———————————————R16————————————————————————————————— 1–1 (50%)
199733 ———————————————R64————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
199834 —————————QF——————————————————————————————————————— 2–1 (67%)
199935 ——————————————————————————————————R32—————————————— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)		3–1
(75%)		3–3
(50%)		4–5
(44%)		7–3
(70%)		5–6
(45%)		2–3
(40%)		12–4
(75%)		1–2
(33%)		11–3
(79%)		2–2
(50%)		5–0
(100%)		2–3
(40%)		5–0
(100%)		3–1
(75%)		27–12
(69%)		1–1
(50%)		3–2
(60%)		4–3
(57%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		2–0
(100%)		1–1
(50%)		2–4
(33%)		2–1
(67%)		1–1
(50%)		2–1
(67%)		6–2
(75%)		3–2
(60%)		1–1
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		3–1
(75%)		7–4
(64%)		1–1
(50%)		19–7
(73%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		4–1
(80%)		8–4
(67%)		2–1
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		4–5
(44%)		1–3
(25%)		5–1
(83%)		5–0
(100%)		4–1
(80%)		4–2
(67%)		4–3
(57%)		 194–109
(64%)

WTA Finals

Lori Mcneil WTA Finals results by season
SeasonAge WTAWTA W-L
Win %
198622 —R16 0–1 (0%)
198723 —R16 0–1 (0%)
198824 —R16 0–1 (0%)
199127 R16— 0–1 (0%)
199228 —SF 2–1 (67%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)		2–4
(33%)		 2–5
(29%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
9
Career-high date
Jul 4, 1988
First Top 100
Mar 5, 1984
First Top 50
Jul 21, 1986
First Top 20
Oct 13, 1986
First Top 10
Feb 29, 1988

Ranking History Matrix

Lori Mcneil ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
1984201321279810811110710111179968597
198521898580747875747685899293
198622899474777677403721181414
198723131413121111111211111111
1988241110101010119912121313
198925121113141720242323283736
199026345754444940345050515252
199127413031252425242219211919
199228212021262722222019151515
199329152021202322232324252525
199430252122262022141517171717
199531201817171923525145643434
199632384643393850454347418083
199733101106969593125148199204226305301
19983430630614811612312710110189879191
1999359095144212211212326339622628885869
200036871867——————————

Data coverage: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Lori Mcneil's most statistically similar WTA players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS W1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel USA #9 2,082 490 277 213 56.5% $1,417,423 4 0 0 1980–1996 Rivalries Match log
Stephanie Rehe USA #10 2,005 232 134 98 57.8% $579,168 5 0 0 1981–1993 Rivalries Match log
Dominique Monami BEL #9 1,974 366 208 158 56.8% $2,013,032 4 0 0 1991–2000 Rivalries Match log
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy NED #9 2,025 520 298 222 57.3% $2,632,740 7 0 0 1986–2008 Rivalries Match log
Barbara Paulus AUT #10 1,957 372 232 140 62.4% $1,294,445 6 0 0 1986–1998 Rivalries Match log
Kathy Horvath USA #10 1,975 342 187 155 54.7% $570,414 7 0 0 1979–1989 Rivalries Match log
Bonnie Gadusek USA #10 2,075 283 189 94 66.8% $504,238 8 0 0 1980–1987 Rivalries Match log
Sandrine Testud FRA #9 2,003 546 309 237 56.6% $3,782,307 3 0 0 1990–2004 Rivalries Match log
Julie Halard-Decugis FRA #7 2,024 561 340 221 60.6% $3,096,734 12 0 0 1987–2000 Rivalries Match log
Barbara Potter USA #8 2,096 489 299 190 61.1% $1,376,580 5 0 0 1978–1989 Rivalries Match log
Sandra Cecchini ITA #15 1,936 517 300 217 58.0% $1,319,152 11 0 0 1981–1998 Rivalries Match log
Judith Wiesner AUT #12 1,976 482 303 179 62.9% $1,738,253 5 0 0 1985–1997 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Lori Mcneil?
Lori Mcneil is 62 years old, born on December 18, 1963.
Which country does Lori Mcneil represent?
Lori Mcneil represents United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Lori Mcneil?
Lori Mcneil is 170 cm / 5'7".
Does Lori Mcneil use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Lori Mcneil uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Lori Mcneil left-handed or right-handed?
Lori Mcneil plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Lori Mcneil won?
Lori Mcneil has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Lori Mcneil won?
TennisDB does not group any of Lori Mcneil's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Lori Mcneil won?
Lori Mcneil has won 11 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Birmingham in 1994.
What is Lori Mcneil's highest WTA ranking?
Lori Mcneil's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 9, first achieved on July 4, 1988.
What is Lori Mcneil's career win-loss record?
Lori Mcneil has a career WTA singles record of 377 wins and 273 losses (58.0%).
How much career prize money has Lori Mcneil earned?
Lori Mcneil has earned at least $3,441,604 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Lori Mcneil's career appear in TennisDB?
Lori Mcneil appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1980 through 1999.
On which surface does Lori Mcneil have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Lori Mcneil's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 66.9% (99–49).
Who has Lori Mcneil faced most often?
Lori Mcneil's most frequent opponent is Zina Garrison, with a head-to-head record of 8–6 across 14 meetings.