Gilbert James Shea (5 October 1928 - 23 December 2020) was a former American tennis player.

Making his Grand Slam debut at the U. S. championships in 1948, Shea lost in round three to Jaroslav Drobny.

[3] At Wimbledon 1955, Shea beat Vic Seixas and Adrian Quist before losing in the last 16 to Nicola Pietrangeli.

At the 1956 Australian championships, Shea beat a young Roy Emerson (who won 6 titles in the 1960s) before losing in the quarter finals to Neale Fraser.

Shea won the Shadow Mountain tournament at Palm Desert, California in 1955, defeating Art Larsen and Herb Flam in the final two rounds.