Player data updated: 2026-09-14 13:26 UTC

Meredith Mcgrath

USA Age 55 WTA Tour years active: 1988–1998

Meredith Mcgrath represented the United States on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 18. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 90–84 and 3 singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak singles rank

18 (Jul 22, 1996)

Elo peak

1928 (88th percentile)

Singles record

90–84 (51.7%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$1,448,132

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

Jump to section

WTA Matches full match log →

Meredith Mcgrath's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Joannette Kruger #27	(w/o)	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 27, 1998*	R16	Oklahoma	Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Patricia Hy Boulais	6-3 5-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 26, 1998*	R32	Oklahoma	Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Yuka Yoshida #70	1-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 1998*	R128	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Jennifer Capriati #50	2-5 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 2, 1996*	QF	Chicago	Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500	Carpet
Iva Majoli #7	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 1, 1996*	R16	Chicago	Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500	Carpet

Rivals all rivalries →

Meredith Mcgrath's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy	4	2	6	Jun 15, 1996	H2H
Nathalie Tauziat	2	3	5	Jun 16, 1996	H2H
Steffi Graf	0	5	5	Nov 11, 1995	H2H
Jana Novotna	1	3	4	Sep 29, 1994	H2H
Claudia Porwik	3	1	4	Oct 15, 1993	H2H

Singles Titles (3)

Meredith Mcgrath singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA Finals	Tournaments
1994	23	2	—	—	1	1	—	Oklahoma, Eastbourne Open
1996	25	1	—	—	—	1	—	Birmingham
Total		3	—	—	1	2	—

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

Career Results

Meredith Mcgrath career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1988	17	0	1	1	0.0%	368	400
1989	18	6	10	16	37.5%	400	93
1990	19	15	12	27	55.6%	93	28
1991	20	4	6	10	40.0%	28	164
1992	21	0	1	1	0.0%	162	780
1993	22	12	12	24	50.0%	184	66
1994	23	22	16	38	57.9%	66	39
1995	24	11	15	26	42.3%	38	62
1996	25	19	9	28	67.9%	59	26
1998	27	1	2	3	33.3%	304	318
Career		90	84	174	51.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Meredith Mcgrath career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1988	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1989	18	5	6	11	45.5%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	6	10	16	37.5%
1990	19	8	8	16	50.0%	—	—	—	—	4	3	7	57.1%	3	1	4	75.0%	15	12	27	55.6%
1991	20	4	3	7	57.1%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	4	6	10	40.0%
1992	21	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1993	22	4	6	10	40.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	4	3	7	57.1%	12	12	24	50.0%
1994	23	10	8	18	55.6%	2	2	4	50.0%	8	2	10	80.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	22	16	38	57.9%
1995	24	2	7	9	22.2%	3	3	6	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	6	3	9	66.7%	11	15	26	42.3%
1996	25	2	2	4	50.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	12	2	14	85.7%	2	2	4	50.0%	19	9	28	67.9%
1998	27	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
Career	—	36	43	79	45.6%	8	11	19	42.1%	29	15	44	65.9%	17	15	32	53.1%	90	84	174	51.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Meredith Mcgrath career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1988	17	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1989	18	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	4	9	13	30.8%
1990	19	0	3	3	0.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	4	0	4	100.0%	12	10	22	54.5%
1991	20	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	0	0	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%
1992	21	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1993	22	0	3	3	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	5	3	8	62.5%	5	2	7	71.4%	11	11	22	50.0%
1994	23	1	8	9	11.1%	2	2	4	50.0%	9	2	11	81.8%	5	2	7	71.4%	17	14	31	54.8%
1995	24	0	2	2	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	5	6	11	45.5%	4	1	5	80.0%	11	14	25	44.0%
1996	25	2	4	6	33.3%	6	1	7	85.7%	5	2	7	71.4%	3	2	5	60.0%	16	9	25	64.0%
1998	27	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career		3	23	26	11.5%	15	18	33	45.5%	30	24	54	55.6%	25	10	35	71.4%	73	75	148	49.3%

Opponent ranking data available for 148/174 (85.1%) of Meredith Mcgrath's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Meredith Mcgrath 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
1988	17	1497	107.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.33	0–1	1–1	—	-0.10
1989	18	1517	113.0	—	—	—	—	+50	—	+23	34.4%	-0.91	1–1	0–1	—	+0.67
1990	19	1709	138.3	—	—	—	—	+2	—	-93	54.1%	+0.34	4–3 (57%)	5–4 (56%)	104.9	-0.50
1991	20	1679	124.7	—	—	—	—	+46	—	—	44.0%	-0.44	2–3 (40%)	0–1	—	+0.42
1992	21	1658	94.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	+0.08
1993	22	1708	131.5	—	—	—	—	-20	—	-17	49.1%	+0.04	5–4 (56%)	2–6 (25%)	100.0	-0.63
1994	23	1768	146.2	—	—	—	—	-39	-242	+61	52.9%	+0.14	8–3 (73%)	4–3 (57%)	110.7	-2.14
1995	24	1742	142.5	—	—	—	—	+5	-174	—	49.1%	+0.21	1–6 (14%)	0–3 (0%)	—	-0.72
1996	25	1917	143.6	—	—	—	—	-150	-312	+118	63.9%	+0.89	6–1 (86%)	1–2 (33%)	105.3	-1.70
1998	27	1895	99.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-0.60	1–0	—	—	+0.03
Career		1928	144.8	—	—	—	—	-13	-243	+39	51.0%	+0.12	28–22 (56%)	13–21 (38%)	105.1	-2.65

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Meredith Mcgrath Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1989	18	—	R128	R128	R128	0–3 (0%)
1990	19	—	—	R64	R128	1–2 (33%)
1991	20	—	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1993	22	—	—	R16	R64	4–2 (67%)
1994	23	R64	R128	R32	R64	4–4 (50%)
1995	24	R128	R64	R128	R128	1–4 (20%)
1996	25	R128	R128	SF	—	5–3 (62%)
1998	27	R128	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–4 (20%)	1–5 (17%)	11–6 (65%)	2–5 (29%)	15–20 (43%)

WTA 1000

Meredith Mcgrath WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	ITA	BOC	CAN	KEY	PHI	ZUR	W-L Win %
1990	19	—	—	—	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1991	20	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	4–2 (67%)
1992	21	—	—	—	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1993	22	—	—	R64	R128	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1994	23	—	—	R64	R32	R32	R16	2–4 (33%)
1995	24	R16	—	R64	R64	QF	—	5–4 (56%)
1996	25	—	—	—	R32	—	—	2–1 (67%)
W-L		2–1 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	0–3 (0%)	5–7 (42%)	2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	13–15 (46%)

WTA 500

Meredith Mcgrath WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	EAS	HAM	IW	PAR	AME	CHI	POR	LEI	OAK	SYD	WOR	W-L Win %
1988	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
1990	19	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	6–2 (75%)
1991	20	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1993	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1994	23	W	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	R16	—	—	7–3 (70%)
1995	24	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	1–4 (20%)
1996	25	R16	—	—	R32	QF	QF	—	—	—	—	—	6–4 (60%)
W-L		7–1 (88%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	0–2 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	2–2 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	5–3 (62%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	22–17 (56%)

WTA 250

Meredith Mcgrath WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	MTP	NAP	NWP	ALB	BIR	DOR	KEY	KUA	LIN	LUC	MAH	MOS	NAS	OKL	PAT	SCH	SCO	SIN	WIC	W-L Win %
1989	18	—	—	R16	—	R64	—	R64	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	SF	6–7 (46%)
1990	19	—	QF	QF	R16	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	8–7 (53%)
1991	20	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1993	22	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	6–6 (50%)
1994	23	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	W	QF	R32	—	R32	—	9–5 (64%)
1995	24	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–3 (57%)
1996	25	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6–1 (86%)
1998	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	3–2 (60%)	1–1 (50%)	8–6 (57%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	8–4 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	40–32 (56%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Jul 22, 1996

First Top 100

Apr 10, 1989

First Top 50

Nov 5, 1990

First Top 20

Jul 8, 1996

First Top 10

—

Ranking History Matrix

Meredith Mcgrath ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1988	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	376	377	—	379	400
1989	18	400	115	111	102	114	113	107	89	90	92	94	93
1990	19	94	103	97	104	105	92	73	66	69	57	28	28
1991	20	28	32	34	31	29	34	36	41	42	60	162	164
1992	21	163	168	360	—	—	780	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	22	—	184	186	157	160	148	78	79	73	67	66	66
1994	23	69	47	44	40	38	24	27	32	32	35	39	39
1995	24	38	57	56	56	59	92	104	102	88	77	61	62
1996	25	50	53	50	41	49	27	18	20	20	21	22	26
1997	26	27	28	28	34	33	45	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	27	—	—	302	312	313	318	320	312	311	311	315	318
1999	28	315	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

Similar Players

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

Meredith Mcgrath's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Gigi Fernandez	USA	#17	1,911	444	227	217	51.1%	$4,681,906	2	1982–1997	Rivalries	Match log
Yayuk Basuki	INA	#19	1,942	289	163	126	56.4%	$1,665,152	6	1988–2000	Rivalries	Match log
Patty Fendick	USA	#19	1,883	361	199	162	55.1%	$1,574,956	3	1982–1995	Rivalries	Match log
Ines Gorrochategui	ARG	#19	1,920	197	109	88	55.3%	$976,039	0	1990–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Radomira Zrubakova	SVK	#22	1,897	329	172	157	52.3%	$1,074,479	3	1987–1997	Rivalries	Match log
Sabine Appelmans	BEL	#16	1,925	489	284	205	58.1%	$2,041,247	7	1987–2001	Rivalries	Match log
Natalia Medvedeva	UKR	#23	1,882	222	111	111	50.0%	$906,455	4	1987–1997	Rivalries	Match log
Lisa Raymond	USA	#15	1,946	600	327	273	54.5%	$10,026,421	4	1989–2007	Rivalries	Match log
Nicole Bradtke	AUS	#24	1,866	346	182	164	52.6%	$1,298,972	3	1985–1997	Rivalries	Match log
Linda Wild	USA	#23	1,815	281	135	146	48.0%	$1,237,931	5	1972–2000	Rivalries	Match log
Silvija Talaja	CRO	#18	1,811	283	131	152	46.3%	$1,135,876	2	1993–2005	Rivalries	Match log
Naoko Sawamatsu	JPN	#14	1,970	312	183	129	58.7%	$1,107,264	4	1989–1998	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Meredith Mcgrath?: Meredith Mcgrath is 55 years old, born on April 28, 1971.
Which country does Meredith Mcgrath represent?: Meredith Mcgrath represents United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Meredith Mcgrath won?: Meredith Mcgrath has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Meredith Mcgrath won?: TennisDB does not group any of Meredith Mcgrath's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Meredith Mcgrath won?: Meredith Mcgrath has won 3 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Birmingham in 1996.
What is Meredith Mcgrath's highest WTA ranking?: Meredith Mcgrath's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 18, first achieved on July 22, 1996.
What is Meredith Mcgrath's career win-loss record?: Meredith Mcgrath has a career WTA singles record of 90 wins and 84 losses (51.7%).
How much career prize money has Meredith Mcgrath earned?: Meredith Mcgrath has earned at least $1,448,132 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Meredith Mcgrath's career appear in TennisDB?: Meredith Mcgrath appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1988 through 1998.
On which surface does Meredith Mcgrath have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Meredith Mcgrath's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 65.9% (29–15).
Who has Meredith Mcgrath faced most often?: Meredith Mcgrath's most frequent opponent is Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy, with a head-to-head record of 4–2 across 6 meetings.