Pam Shriver is a retired professional tennis player from the United States of America. She has a career-high doubles ranking of World Number 1, reached in March 1985. She also has an Olympic Gold Medal for women’s doubles, won in 1988.

Player Profile

Pamela Howard Shriver was born on July 4, 1962, in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. She currently resides in Los Angeles, California in the United States. She stands 183 cm tall and she is right-handed with a two-handed backhand.

Height / weight 1.83 m / 72 kg
Born 4 Jul 1962
Nationality United States United States
Playing Style Right Handed

She was coached by Don Candy and her career spanned from 1979 to 1999. In that time, she earned US$5,460,566 in prize money.

Career

In her career, she won twenty-one (21) Singles titles and a hundred and twelve (112) Doubles titles.

Shriver is one of only five women tennis players to earn a hundred (100) career titles in the Open Era. She is also part of one of the greatest doubles teams in tennis history. With Martina Navratilova, Shriver was indestructible and unconquerable on the court.

Shriver’s impressive tournament record includes winning the Grand Slam Doubles Title in 1984; and winning a record 109 consecutive doubles matches with Navratilova from April 4, 1983, to July 6, 1985.

Her last Grand Slam doubles win came in 1991 at the US Open. She has a Career Grand Slam in women’s doubles, four times over.

Off the court, Shriver contributed greatly to the sport of tennis by handling key roles and positions in various tennis associations. In addition to this, she is an impeccable and eloquent sports commentator, serving as an analyst for major media networks like ABC, CBS, BBC, ESPN, and 7-Sport in Australia.

She retired from tennis in 1997. In 2002, she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Career Record

Singles

  • Career Record: 625–270 (69.8%)
  • Career Titles: 21

  • Highest Singles Ranking: 3 (February 20, 1984)

Best Grand Slam Singles Performances

  • Australian Open - SF (1981, 1982, 1983)
  • French Open - 3R (1983)
  • Wimbledon - SF (1981, 1987, 1988)
  • US Open - F (1978)

Doubles

  • Career Record: 622–122
  • Career Titles: 112

  • Highest Doubles Ranking: 1 (March 18, 1985)

Best Grand Slam Doubles Performances

  • Australian Open - W (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989)
  • French Open - W (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988)
  • Wimbledon - W (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986)
  • US Open - W (1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1991)

Other Doubles Tournaments

  • Tour Finals - W (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986Nov, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991)
  • Olympic Games - Gold Medal (1988)

Best Grand Slam Mixed Doubles Performances

  • French Open - W (1987)

People Ask

Has Pam Shriver won an Olympic Gold medal?

Yes. She won the gold medal for women’s doubles at the 1998 Seoul Olympics.

What is Pam Shriver’s highest doubles career ranking?

She reached Number 1 in the World Rankings for women’s doubles in March 1985.

When was Pam Shriver inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame?

She is a part of the Class of 2002 inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

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