# Lise Gregory

Lise Gregory (born 29 August 1963) is a South African former tennis player who played primarily doubles. She played left-handed. Her career-high doubles ranking in 1990 was no. 18. She reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and was one of the top eight teams participating in the year-end Virginia Slims Championships.
She played in college for the University of Miami, earning seven NCAA All-American awards in both singles and doubles and the NCAA doubles championship in 1986 with long-time doubles partner Ronni Reis.
After her playing career, she became a college coach, first assistant coach at Vanderbilt University, then head coach at Florida State University and the University of North Carolina at Asheville, earning numerous coaching awards.

## WTA Tour finals
### Doubles 13 (7–6)

| Legend |
| Grand Slam | 0 |
| WTA Championships | 0 |
| Tier I | 0 |
| Tier II | 0 |
| Tier III | 2 |
| Tier IV & V | 3 |
Titles by surface :
| Hard | 4 |
| Clay | 1 |
| Grass | 1 |
| Carpet | 1 |
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 1987 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Hard | Ronni Reis | Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 1988 | Aptos, California, US | Hard | Ronni Reis | Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Feb 1989 | Wichita, Kansas, US | Clay | Manon Bollegraf | Sandy Collins Leila Meskhi | 6–2, 7–6 |
| Loss | 3–1 | May 1989 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | Gretchen Magers | Liz Smylie Janine Tremelling | 7–5, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | May 1989 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Gretchen Magers | Mercedes Paz Judith Wiesner | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Feb 1990 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US | Hard | Manon Bollegraf | Mary Lou Daniels Wendy White | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Jun 1990 | Birmingham, England | Grass | Gretchen Magers | Larisa Savchenko Natalia Zvereva | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Jul 1990 | Newport, Rhode Island, US | Grass | Gretchen Magers | Patty Fendick Anne Smith | 7–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 5–4 | Sep 1990 | Leipzig, Germany | Carpet | Gretchen Magers | Manon Bollegraf Jo Durie | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–4 | Feb 1991 | Aurora, Colorado, US | Hard | Gretchen Magers | Patty Fendick Lori McNeil | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Apr 1991 | Hilton Head, South Carolina, US | Clay | Mary Lou Daniels | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Natalia Zvereva | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 7–5 | Jul 1991 | Westchester, New York, US | Hard | Rosalyn Nideffer | Katrina Adams Lori McNeil | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Aug 1991 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, US | Hard | Mareen Harper | Katrina Adams Isabelle Demongeot | 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |

## ITF finals
### Singles (1–2)

* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 8 June 1985 | Boynton Beach, United States | Hard | Halle Cioffi | w/o |
| Loss | 2. | 7 June 1987 | Boca Raton, United States | Clay | Kim Labuschagne | 6–4, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3. | 26 July 1987 | Pittsburgh, United States | Hard | Jennifer Santrock | 4–6, 7–5, 7–6$^{(5)}$ |

### Doubles: (7–1)

| Result | No | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1. | 16 June 1986 | Birmingham, United States | Clay | Heliane Steden | Ann Etheredge Sonia Hahn | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 23 June 1986 | Seabrook, United States | Clay | Manon Bollegraf | Alison Scott Michelle Turk | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 3. | 1 June 1987 | Brandon, United States | Clay | Ingelise Driehuis | Kathy Foxworth Tammy Whittington | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 6–7$^{(8)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 4. | 8 June 1987 | Key Biscayne, United States | Hard | Ingelise Driehuis | Kathy Foxworth Tammy Whittington | 3–6, 7–6$^{(4)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 5. | 15 June 1987 | Birmingham, United States | Hard | Ingelise Driehuis | Katrina Adams Sonia Hahn | 6–7$^{(0)}$, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 6. | 29 June 1987 | Litchfield, United States | Clay | Ingelise Driehuis | Paulette Roux Rita Winebarger | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 7. | 6 July 1987 | Seabrook, United States | Clay | Ingelise Driehuis | Kathy Foxworth Tammy Whittington | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8. | 13 November 1989 | Telford, United Kingdom | Hard | Linda Barnard | Anne Aallonen Simone Schilder | 3–6, 6–7 |