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Frederick V. McNair, IV (born July 22 1950 , in Washington DC , U.S. ) is a former professional tennis player from the United States who reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1976. That year, he teamed up with Sherwood Stewart to capture the men's doubles titles at French Open , the German Open and the Masters . McNair was also a mixed doubles runner-up at the French Open in 1981, partnering Betty Stove . In 1978, he was a member of the US team which won the Davis Cup . In nine years on the professional tour, McNair won 16 doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 67.
Prior to turning professional, McNair played tennis for the University of North Carolina , where he was a four-time All-American and an NCAA doubles finalist in 1973.
McNair comes from a tennis playing family. His grandfather, Fred Jr. , and father, Fred III, both played in the US Tennis Championships (now known as the US Open). Fred III and Fred IV formed a father-son doubles team which won six US national father and son doubles championship titles.
Since retiring from the tennis tour, McNair has become the President of McNair & Company Inc., a family practice founded by his grandfather in 1931 which uses life insurance in estate planning and executive benefits arena. He won the USTA 35-over tennis title in 1989 and 40-over title in 1995.
Doubles titles (16)
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partnering
Opponent in the final
Score
1.
1973
Aptos , U.S.
Hard
Jeff Austin
Raymond Moore Onny Parun
6–2, 6–1
2.
1973
Christchurch , New Zealand
Hard
Anand Amritraj
Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith
W/O
3.
1974
Jackson , U.S.
Carpet
Raz Reid
Byron Bertram John Feaver
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
4.
1975
Richmond WCT , U.S.
Carpet
Hans Kary
Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta
7–6, 5–7, 7–6
5.
1975
San Francisco , U.S.
Carpet
Sherwood Stewart
Allan Stone Kim Warwick
6–2, 7–6
6.
1975
Maui , U.S.
Hard
Sherwood Stewart
Jeff Borowiak Haroon Rahim
3–6, 7–6, 6–3
7.
1976
Salisbury , U.S.
Carpet
Sherwood Stewart
Steve Krulevitz Trey Waltke
6–3, 6–2
8.
1976
Bournemouth , England
Clay
Wojtek Fibak
Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes
4–6, 7–5, 7–5
9.
1976
Hamburg , Germany
Clay
Sherwood Stewart
Dick Crealy Kim Warwick
7–6, 7–6, 7–6
10.
1976
French Open , Paris
Clay
Sherwood Stewart
Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
7–6, 6–3, 6–1
11.
1976
Båstad , Sweden
Clay
Sherwood Stewart
Wojtek Fibak Juan Gisbert, Sr.
6–3, 6–4
12.
1976
South Orange , U.S.
Clay
Marty Riessen
Vitas Gerulaitis Ilie Năstase
7–5, 4–6, 6–2
13.
1977
Memphis , U.S.
Carpet
Sherwood Stewart
Robert Lutz Stan Smith
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
14.
1977
Oviedo , Spain
Hard
Sherwood Stewart
Jan Kodeš Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 6–1
15.
1978
Baltimore WCT , U.S.
Carpet
Frew McMillan
Roger Taylor Antonio Zugarelli
6–3, 7–5
16.
1978
Rotterdam WCT , Netherlands
Carpet
Raúl Ramírez
Robert Lutz Stan Smith
6–2, 6–3
Runner-ups (21)
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partnering
Opponent in the final
Score
1.
1973
Merion , U.S.
Grass
John Austin
Colin Dibley Allan Stone
7–6, 6–3
2.
1974
Merion , U.S.
Grass
Mike Machette
Roy Barth Humphrey Hose
7–6, 6–2
3.
1976
Indianapolis , U.S.
Clay
Sherwood Stewart
Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
6–2, 6–2
4.
1976
Columbus , U.S.
Hard
Sherwood Stewart
William Brown Brian Teacher
6–3, 6–4
5.
1976
Paris Indoor , France
Hard (i)
Sherwood Stewart
Tom Okker Marty Riessen
6–2, 6–2
6.
1977
Rome , Italy
Clay
Sherwood Stewart
Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
6–7, 7–6, 5–7
7.
1977
Washington D.C. , U.S.
Clay
Sherwood Stewart
John Alexander Phil Dent
7–5, 7–5
8.
1977
North Conway , U.S.
Clay
Sherwood Stewart
Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
7–5, 6–3
9.
1977
Montreal , Canada
Hard
Sherwood Stewart
Bob Hewitt Raúl Ramírez
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
10.
1977
San Francisco , U.S.
Carpet
Sherwood Stewart
Marty Riessen Dick Stockton
6–4, 1–6, 6–4
11.
1977
Cologne , Germany
Carpet
Sherwood Stewart
Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
6–3, 7–5
12.
1978
Denver , U.S.
Carpet
Sherwood Stewart
Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
6–3, 6–2
13.
1978
London/Queen's Club , England
Grass
Raúl Ramírez
Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
6–2, 7–5
14.
1978
Washington D.C. , U.S.
Clay
Raúl Ramírez
Bob Hewitt Arthur Ashe
6–3, 6–4
15.
1978
Los Angeles , U.S.
Carpet
Raúl Ramírez
John Alexander Phil Dent
6–3, 7–6
16.
1978
Mexico City , Mexico
Clay
Raúl Ramírez
Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj
6–4, 7–5
17.
1979
Cleveland , U.S.
Hard
Francisco González
Robert Lutz Stan Smith
6–3, 6–4
18.
1980
Dayton , U.S.
Carpet
Fritz Buehning
Wojtek Fibak Geoff Masters
6–4, 6–4
19.
1981
Houston , U.S.
Clay
Anand Amritraj
Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart
6–4, 6–3
20.
1981
Vienna , Austria
Hard (i)
Sammy Giammalva Jr.
Steve Denton Tim Wilkison
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
21.
1982
Taipei , Taiwan
Carpet
Tim Wilkison
Larry Stefanki Robert Van't Hof
6–3, 7–6
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