Pam Shriver, born on Independence Day, first picked up a tennis racquet at the age of 3. The middle daughter of Sam and Margot Shriver showed early promise in a sport she grew up watching her parents and grandparents enjoy. As her tennis game blossomed, she also showed her prowess as center on the girls’ varsity basketball team at McDonogh School where she graduated in 1979.

Bursting onto the national tennis stage in 1978, Shriver was billed the "Legend of Lutherville" when she reached the finals of the U.S. Open as an amateur at the age of 16 (losing to Chris Evert). During this run, Shriver made famous the revolutionary Prince oversized racquet invented by the late Howard Head. Throughout the 1980s, she was ranked among the top 10 women's singles players in the world, peaking at number three and winning 21 singles titles. Meanwhile, her doubles career also flourished, winning 112 titles, including 22 Grand Slam titles, 21 in women's doubles (20 paired with Martina Navratilova and 1 with Natasha Zvereva), seven Australian Open titles, four French Open titles, five Wimbledon titles, and five U.S. Open titles, plus one mixed doubles with Emilio Sanchez at the 1987 French Open. While teaming with Navratilova, the two set the record of 109 consecutive match wins from April 1983 thru July 1985. This winning stretch included winning The Grand Slam in 1984. (Winning all four majors in the same calendar year) While partnering with Zina Garrison, she captured the 1988 Olympic Gold Medal in doubles in Seoul.

A top player on the women's tennis tour for more than 15 years and a 2002 inductee into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Shriver also has become a valued and respected member of the sports media community. She was a member of ESPN's tennis broadcast team from 1990 through 2025. Her work for ESPN at Wimbledon and the US Open was viewed by millions as she called matches from either the play by play or analyst positions in the booth or court side sharing her mid match observations. Shriver will continue to share her tennis broadcasting skills on the Tennis Channel and in recent years, Pam has become a regular contributor to the highly touted and informative The Tennis Podcast.

In 2022, Shriver came forward with her story about an inappropriate relationship with her tennis coach, which began when she was 17 and ended five years later. Safeguarding current and future athletes from this type of traumatic experience as well as personal healing were reasons for speaking her truth. Athlete safeguarding remains one of Shriver high priorities.

Until Spring 2025, Shriver served as a coach to current WTA Tour player Donna Vekić of Croatia. Vekić reached The Championships at Wimbledon 2024 singles semifinals and achieved a Silver Medal for Croatia at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games during their time as mentor/mentee.

In 2026, Shriver reconnected with her racquet sponsor, Yonex to launch a mindset and performance program called YMPP for its tennis athletes. The goal will be to help Yonex athletes reach their peak performance through not only their physical training and using cutting edge equipment but also because the have a well-trained mindset for success.

The busy mother of three young adults, Shriver is very active in a wide range of charities, including many in her native Baltimore, MD as well as her current hometown of Los Angeles, CA. From 1986 to 2010, Shriver hosted an annual charity tennis event in her hometown raising $4 Million for local causes including Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Baltimore Community Foundation. A past president of the Women's Tennis Association (1991-1994), first elite player to join the USTA board of directors 1997-2003, first USTA Foundation President from 2000-2005. Pam is also on the WTA Charities Board of Directors and volunteers for Southern California Tennis Association (SCTA), Coaches Across America (formerly Up2Us Sports), ACEing Autism and Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) respectively. After the Pacific Palisades and Eaton Fires in Los Angeles in early 2025, Pam engaged with Village Rising Foundation to help rebuild tennis courts and under-served schools devastated by these fires.