John Fitzgerald (tennis)
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.
| Full name | John Basil Fitzgerald |
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| Residence | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Born | 28 December 1960 Cummins, South 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 | 240–231 |
| 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 | 498–287 |
| 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) |
Playing career
During his career, he won 6 top-tier singles titles and 30 tour doubles titles, including 7 Grand Slam doubles titles. He also achieved the 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, teaming up with Anders Järryd to win three out of the four Grand Slam doubles titles that year. 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]
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. On Australia Day in 2020, John was inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (7 titles, 4 runners-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1982 | Australian Open | Grass | |  | 6–7, 6–2, 7–6 |
| Win | 1984 | US Open | Hard |  |  | 7–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1985 | Wimbledon | Grass | |   | 4–6, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Win | 1986 | French Open | Clay | | | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 14–12 |
| Loss | 1988 | French Open | Clay | |   | 3–6, 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1988 | Wimbledon | Grass | | | 4–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 1989 | Wimbledon | Grass | | | 3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 1991 | French Open | Clay | | | 6–0, 7–6 |
| Win | 1991 | Wimbledon | Grass | |   | 6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1 |
| Win | 1991 | US Open | Hard | | | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1993 | Australian Open | Hard | | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
Mixed Doubles (2 titles, 4 runners-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1983 | US Open | Hard | | | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1984 | US Open | Hard | |  | 6–2, 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1985 | Wimbledon | Grass | | | 5–7, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1985 | US Open | Hard | | | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1990 | Wimbledon | Grass | | | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 1991 | Wimbledon | Grass | |  | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
References
- "Profiles: John Fitzgerald". Tennis Australia. Archived from the original on 28 October 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
External links
- John Fitzgerald at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- John Fitzgerald at the International Tennis Federation
- John Fitzgerald at the Davis Cup
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