Sheila McInerney (born February 22, 1958) is an American former professional
tennis player.
Biography
McInerney is originally from
Rome, New York and began playing tennis at the age of eight. A former student at the
Rome Free Academy, she later moved to Miami to further her tennis and attended
Palmetto High School. She received a tennis scholarship to the
University of Southern California (USC Trojans) in 1976.
As an amateur, McInerney qualified for the main draw of the
1977 US Open and made it through to the third round, where she was beaten in three sets by
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King (née Moffitt; born November 22, 1943) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. King won 39 major titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. King was a member of the victorious United States ...
. In 1978 she partnered with USC teammate
Barbara Hallquist
Barbara Hallquist DeGroot (born May 1, 1957) is a retired professional tennis player from the U.S. She was the first female student to receive an athletic scholarship from the University of Southern California (USC) as a result of Title IX legisl ...
to a runner-up finish in the doubles at the
U.S. Clay Court Championships
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.
By the time she graduated from USC in 1980, she had achieved four
All-American selections and was captain of the Trojans in her senior year. From 1980 to 1983, McInerney competed professionally and featured in the doubles main draws of the
French Open
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and
Wimbledon
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Now a tennis coach, McInerney led the American women's teams at the
1986 Goodwill Games
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and
1987 Pan American Games
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. Since 1985, she has been the long serving head coach of
Arizona State Sun Devils women's tennis.
WTA career finals
Doubles: 1 runner-up
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1958 births
Living people
American female tennis players
American tennis coaches
USC Trojans women's tennis players
Tennis people from New York (state)
Arizona State Sun Devils women's tennis coaches
Sportspeople from Rome, New York