Leif Shiras

Leif Shiras

George Livingston "Leif" Shiras (born August 21 1959, in Norwalk, Connecticut) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

During his career as a player, Shiras reached one top-level final – at the Queen's Club Championships in 1984, where he lost to John McEnroe 1–6, 6–3, 2–6. His best singles performance at a Grand Slam event came at Wimbledon in 1989, where he reached the fourth round. His career-high rankings were World No. 31 in singles (in 1984), and World No. 57 in doubles in (in 1988).

Shiras retired from the professional tour in 1990. Since retiring as a player, he has worked as a tennis journalist.

In 1995, Shiras won the Wimbledon over-35 men's doubles title (partnering Paul McNamee).

Prior to his professional career, Shiras played tennis at Princeton University, where he was an NCAA All-American in 1979 and 1980.

Shiras attended high school at Shorewood High School in Shorewood, Wisconsin. [Doyle, Candace. [http://www.gmtoday.com/content/NSL/2004/May/20.asp "Serving up fund-raiser"] , "Greater Milwaukee Today", May 26, 2004. Accessed September 17, 2007. "He attended Shorewood High School, Shorewood Intermediate School and Lake Bluff Elementary School."]

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External links

* [http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/?playernumber=S045 Official ATP profile]


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