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

Prior to his professional career, 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).

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