John Fitzgerald (tennis)
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Full name | John Basil Fitzgerald |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Residence | Melbourne, Australia |
Born | (1960-12-28) 28 December 1960 (age 63) Cummins, Australia |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Turned pro | 1980 |
Retired | 1997 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $3,207,272 |
Singles | |
Career record | 241–233 |
Career titles | 6 |
Highest ranking | No. 25 (11 July 1988) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (1983) |
French Open | 2R (1983, 1986) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1981, 1986, 1989) |
US Open | 3R (1984) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (1988) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 501–288 |
Career titles | 30 |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (8 July 1991) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1982) |
French Open | W (1986, 1991) |
Wimbledon | W (1989, 1991) |
US Open | W (1984, 1991) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Tour Finals | W (1991) |
Olympic Games | 2R (1988, 1992) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | W (1991) |
US Open | W (1983) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | W (1983, 1986) |
John Basil Fitzgerald OAM (born 28 December 1960) is a former professional tennis player from Australia who played right-handed with a single-handed backhand.
Playing career
During his career, he won 6 top-level singles titles and 30 tour doubles titles, including 7 Grand Slam doubles titles, and a career men's doubles Grand Slam (winning all four titles-the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open). He reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1991. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 25 in 1988. He was a member of the Australian team which won the Davis Cup in 1983 and 1986.[1]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (7 titles, 4 runners-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in final | Score in final |
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Winner | 1982 | Australian Open | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–2, 7–6 |
Winner | 1984 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1985 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Winner | 1986 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 14–12 |
Runner-up | 1988 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 1988 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 1989 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Winner | 1991 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 7–6 |
Winner | 1991 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1 |
Winner | 1991 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1993 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
Mixed Doubles (2 titles, 4 runners-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in final | Score in final |
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Winner | 1983 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1984 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 5–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 1985 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–4, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 1985 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 1990 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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5–7, 2–6 |
Winner | 1991 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
Post-playing career
Fitzgerald was formerly the captain of the Australian Davis Cup Team from 2001 to 2010 before Patrick Rafter took over after Australia's World group playoff loss to Belgium.[1]
Honours
Fitzgerald was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1993.
References
- ^ a b "Profiles: John Fitzgerald". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
External links
- John Fitzgerald at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
- John Fitzgerald at the Davis Cup
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