Matt Anger

Matt Anger

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Clyde Hill, WA
Born	(1963-06-20) June 20, 1963 Walnut Creek, CA, United States
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	1984
Retired	1991
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$486,506
Singles
Career record	82–106 (ATP, Grand Prix, WCT & Grand Slam level & Davis Cup)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 23 (February 24, 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1983, 1985, 1987)
French Open	2R (1987)
Wimbledon	4R (1986)
US Open	4R (1986)
Other tournaments
WCT Finals	1R (1986)
Doubles
Career record	57–72 (ATP, Grand Prix, WCT & Grand Slam level & Davis Cup)
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 53 (April 20, 1987)

Matt Anger (born June 20, 1963) is an American former professional tennis player. He is now the head men's tennis coach at the University of Washington.

Professional Tennis Career

Anger grew up in Pleasanton, California, and played at Amador Valley High School. He went on to be named the national 16-and-under singles champion in 1979 and to win the 1981 junior Wimbledon boys' singles title, resulting in a No. 1 ranking in the world by Tennis Magazine. He played collegiate tennis at USC from 1982 to 1984. He was a three-time All-American in these three years and was a Pac-10 singles finalist in 2003. In the same year, he led the USC Trojans to a third-place NCAA finish. The next season, he won the Pac-10 doubles championship, was a Pac-10 singles semifinalist, and helped USC win the Pac-10 conference championship. After this season, he turned to professional tennis.

The right-handed Anger reached his highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour on February 24, 1986 when he became the World No. 23. He won one singles (Johannesburg in 1985) and two doubles titles (Tokyo outdoor in 1986 and Brisbane in 1987) during his career.

Retirement from the Tour

Anger retired from the tour in 1991 and is currently the men's tennis coach at the University of Washington. He resides in Clyde Hill, Washington.

Coaching career

Anger initially joined the coaching staff at the University of Southern California. He then moved to the University of Washington where he became the head coach in 1995. He is heading into his 24th season in 2018. He is the most successful coach in Washington history with 371 wins. His teams have missed the NCAA championships only twice and have had five runs to the NCAA round of 16 since 2001.

He and his team have had a winning record in 21 of 22 seasons. He was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year in 2005 when the team won its first ever Pac-10 title. Six singles players have earned All-American honors under his coaching and 11 have earned year-end top-50 rankings. Additionally, player Alex Vlaški won the 2003 All-American Championships - the first title for a husky since 1924 - under his coaching.

He was inducted into the USTA Northern California Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005 and the ITA Hall of Fame in 2014.

Career finals

Legend

Grand Slam (0–0)

Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)

ATP Masters Series (0–0)

ATP Tour (1–1)

Singles (1 title – 1 runner-up)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	13 October 1985	Johannesburg	Hard	Brad Gilbert	6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	1.	23 November 1986	Johannesburg	Hard (i)	Amos Mansdorf	3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 5–7

Doubles (2 titles – 0 runners-up)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	19 October 1986	Tokyo	Hard	Ken Flach	Jimmy Arias Greg Holmes	6–2, 6–3
Winner	2.	11 October 1987	Brisbane	Hard (i)	Kelly Evernden	Broderick Dyke Wally Masur	7–6, 6–2

External links

• Matt Anger at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Matt Anger at the International Tennis Federation
• Profile on UW Athletics