Brenda Scultz-McCarthy

Brenda Anne Marie Schultz-McCarthy (born 28 December 1970) is a Dutch tennis player. Primarily known for her maiden name Brenda Schultz, she married Sean McCarthy, a former American football player at University of Cincinnati, on 8 April 1995 and adopted his surname. Schultz is known for her fast serve, holding the record for the fastest serve in the WTA Tour qualifications, tied with Venus Williams. As of July 2009, she the second oldest active player on the WTA Tour after Kimiko Date Krumm.

Schultz' career high was in 1996 when she reached World No. 9. She reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon and the US Open in 1995. She retired from tennis in 1999 with longstanding injuries. She came out of retirement in 2005, playing Fed Cup and WTA tournaments in 2006. The best result of her comeback came in June 2006 at the Tier III Ordina Open in the Netherlands, reaching the quarterfinals with wins over two players ranked in the top 70 on the WTA Tour.

In July 2006, Schultz-McCarthy claimed her place as the fastest server in WTA history, recording a 130 mph (209 km/h) serve in the first round of the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open qualifying tournament, held in Cincinnati, Ohio. Venus Williams previously held the women's record set in 1998 of 127 mph (204 km/h) in a match in a quarter-finals win against Mary Pierce in Zurich. Williams would tie the record in 2008. In June 2007, Schultz-McCarthy won a challenger tournament in Surbiton.

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Country : Netherlands
Residence : Juno Beach, Florida
Date of birth : 28 December 1970 (1970-12-28)
Place of birth : Haarlem, Netherlands
Height : 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight : 77.1 kg (170 lb)
Turned pro : September 1986
Plays : Right-handed