Leif Shiras
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George Livingtson "Leif" Shiras (born August 21, 1959, in Norwalk, Connecticut) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Prior to his professional career, he attended Shorewood High School in Shorewood, Wisconsin. Shiras played tennis at Princeton University, where he was an NCAA All-American in 1979 and 1980.
As a professional, Shiras reached one top-level final during his career – 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).
