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Brian Gottfried

Brian Gottfried

Overview
Brian Edward Gottfried (born January 27, 1952) is a retired tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court....

 player from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 who won 25 singles titles and 54 doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest ranking on the Association of Tennis Professionals
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the principal worldwide tennis tour for men, the ATP Tour, which was renamed in January 2009 and is now known as the ATP World Tour...

 tour on June 19, 1977, when he became World # 3.

Gottfried was born in Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore is an independent city and the largest city in the state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore City in order to distinguish it from surrounding...

. When he was five years old, some Japanese players stayed with his family while competing in a local tournament.
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Brian Edward Gottfried (born January 27, 1952) is a retired tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court....

 player from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 who won 25 singles titles and 54 doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest ranking on the Association of Tennis Professionals
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the principal worldwide tennis tour for men, the ATP Tour, which was renamed in January 2009 and is now known as the ATP World Tour...

 tour on June 19, 1977, when he became World # 3.

Junior & college


Gottfried was born in Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore is an independent city and the largest city in the state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore City in order to distinguish it from surrounding...

. When he was five years old, some Japanese players stayed with his family while competing in a local tournament. Before leaving, they gave him a tennis racket as a present, thus launching his tennis career. In all, Gottfried won 14 national junior titles. He won the 1962 National 12-and-under singles title, and the doubles title with Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors
James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former World No. 1 tennis player. Connors is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time...

. Gottfried repeated the victory in 1963 with Dick Stockton
Dick Stockton
Dick Stockton is an American sportscaster. He is currently employed by FOX Sports and Turner Sports as a football, baseball, and basketball play-by-play man.-Early life and career:...

. In 1964, he won the 12-and-under singles crown.

In 1970, as a freshman at Trinity University
Trinity University
Trinity University may refer to:* Trinity University , San Antonio, Texas, US* Trinity University of Asia, formerly known as Trinity College of Quezon City, Quezon City, Philippines* Trinity International University, Deerfield, Illinois, US...

 in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second-largest U.S. state in both area and population, and the largest state in the contiguous United States.The name had wide usage among native Americans, meaning "friends" or "allies"...

, he won the USTA
United States Tennis Association
The United States Tennis Association is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the United States. A not-for-profit organization with more than 700,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds to promote and develop the growth of tennis, from the grass-roots to the professional levels...

 boys 18s singles championship, as well as the doubles championship with Alexander Mayer
Sandy Mayer
Alexander "Sandy" Mayer is a former tennis player from the United States, who won ten titles in singles and twenty-four titles in doubles during his professional career...

. He was an All-America
All-America
An All-American "team" is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific All-America and typically referred to as All-American athletes, or simply...

n in 1971 and 1972. He was the runner-up in NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a voluntary association of about 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States and Canada...

 singles and doubles in 1972.

Professional career


Gottfried turned professional in 1972, and the following year he won his first career singles title in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, fine dining, and entertainment. Las Vegas, which bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, is famous for the number of...

. In 1976, he reached 15 singles finals, winning 5, and was runner-up at the French Open. In April 1977, Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly newsmagazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...

 said he was "simply the best male tennis player in the world at the moment." He won the Italian Open doubles championship in four consecutive years (1974-77). He won the men's doubles at the French Open
French Open (tennis)
The French Open is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar and the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world...

 in 1975 and 1977. In 1976, he won the men's doubles title at Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is generally considered the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in the London suburb of Wimbledon since 1877...

. He finished his career ranked tied for 22nd in the 50 all-time open era
Open era
Open era may refer to:* The Open Era of Tennis* The Glasnost era of the Soviet Union* The Open Era of Galveston, Texas, also known as the Free State era...

 singles titles leaders (16) and tied for 12th among the doubles leaders.

His game was viewed as technically flawless and workman-like, particularly his potent forehand volley, considered one of the best in the game.http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/5/en/players/playerprofiles/highlights.asp?playernumber=G029 He honed his game to perfection with dedication and an addiction to practice. The story about his penchant for practice that is most often heard came from Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe
Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. was a professional tennis player, born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. During his career, he won three Grand Slam titles, putting him among the best ever from the U.S...

, who recalled how Gottfried missed a scheduled practice in Miami one afternoon in order to get married, but atoned by putting in a double session the next day.http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/highlights.asp?playernumber=G029http://www.jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=tennis&ID=15

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1977
1977 French Open - Men's Singles
Guillermo Vilas defeated Brian Gottfried 6-0 6-3 6-0 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1977 French Open. See also:-Key:* Q = Qualifier* WC = Wild Card* LL = Lucky Loser* r. = retired-Final Eight:-Section 1:-Section 2:...

 
French Open  Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Guillermo Vilas
Guillermo Apolinario Vilas is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina.-Career:...

 
6–0, 6–3, 6–0

Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Winner 1975 French Open Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez
Raúl Ramírez
Raúl Ramírez is a Mexican former professional tennis player of the 1970s and 1980s. He attended and played tennis at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California....

AUS John Alexander 
AUS Phil Dent
Phil Dent
Phil Dent is a former professional tennis player from Australia.He is best remembered for reaching the men's singles final at the Australian Open in 1974, where he lost to Jimmy Connors 7–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3...

6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 1976 French Open Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Fred McNair
Fred McNair
Frederick V. McNair, IV 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...

 
USA Sherwood Stewart
Sherwood Stewart
Sherwood Stewart played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s.Born June 6, 1946, in Goose Creek, Texas, Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings and No...

7–6, 6–3, 6–1
Winner 1976 Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is generally considered the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in the London suburb of Wimbledon since 1877...

Grass MEX Raúl Ramírez AUS Ross Case
Ross Case
Ross Case was an Australian tennis player.With Geoff Masters he won two Grand Slam titles: the 1974 doubles at the Australian Open and the 1977 doubles at Wimbledon. He was also runner up in 1976 at Wimbledon...

 
AUS Geoff Masters
Geoff Masters
Geoff Masters was an Australian tennis player.In 1977 Masters and Ross Case won the doubles in Wimbledon....

3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5
Winner 1977 French Open Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez POL Wojtek Fibak 
TCH Jan Kodeš
Jan Kodeš
Jan Kodeš is a right-handed Czech former tennis player who won three Grand Slam events in the early-1970s....

7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 1977 US Open Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez RSA Bob Hewitt
Bob Hewitt
Robert "Bob" Anthony John Hewitt was a professional male tennis player from Australia. After he married Dalaille, a young woman from Johannesburg, South Africa he became an official South African citizen....

 
RSA Frew McMillan
Frew McMillan
Frew Donald McMillan is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa.He won five major doubles championships including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. The most notable aspect of his game was that he had both a two-handed backhand and forehand, which simultaneously increased his...

6–4, 6–0
Runner-up 1979 Wimbledon Grass MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Peter Fleming 
USA John McEnroe
John McEnroe
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is an American former World No. 1 professional tennis player. McEnroe won seven Grand Slam singles titles—three at Wimbledon and four at the US Open—nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...

4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 1980 French Open Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Victor Amaya
Victor Amaya
Victor Amaya is a former American male professional tour tennis player.The left-handed Amaya's career high ranking was World No. 15, which he attained in June, 1980....

 
USA Hank Pfister
Hank Pfister
Hank Pfister is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles titles during his professional career....

1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3

Wins (25)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. 1973 Johannesburg WCT, South Africa
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi or Jo'burg, is the largest city in South Africa. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...

Hard CHI Jaime Fillol
Jaime Fillol
Jaime Fillol is a former tennis player from Chile. He played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s.Fillol was ranked as high as world number 14 in singles on the ATP Rankings and number 82 in doubles .In the Open era , Fillol won seven singles titles and 15 doubles titles...

walkover
2. 1973 Las Vegas, Nevada
Alan King Tennis Classic
The Alan King Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament held in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1972-1985. The event was hosted by American comedian Alan King and was played on outdoor hard courts.-Singles champions:...

, U.S.
Hard USA Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe
Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. was a professional tennis player, born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. During his career, he won three Grand Slam titles, putting him among the best ever from the U.S...

6–1, 6–3
3. 1974 Paris Indoor, France
Paris Masters
The BNP Paribas Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Many people consider the...

Hard (i) USA Eddie Dibbs
Eddie Dibbs
Eddie Dibbs is a retired American tennis player. He was born February 23, 1951, in Brooklyn, New York. He attained a career high ranking of World No. 5 in July 1978.-Wins :-Runner-ups :-Grand Slam singles tournament timeline:...

6–3, 5–7, 8–6, 6–0
4. 1975 Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore WCT
The Baltimore WCT was a men's tennis tournament played in Baltimore, Maryland from 1972-1982. The event was part of the WCT Tour and was held on indoor carpet courts.-Men's singles:...

, U.S.
Carpet AUS Allan Stone
Allan Stone
Allan Stone played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as World No. 38 in singles on the ATP Rankings , although Stone played for many years before the ATP Rankings were instituted.Stone found the majority of his success on the doubles court...

3–6, 6–2, 6–3
5. 1975 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. Carpet AUS Geoff Masters
Geoff Masters
Geoff Masters was an Australian tennis player.In 1977 Masters and Ross Case won the doubles in Wimbledon....

6–4, 4–6, 6–4
6. 1975 Melbourne, Australia USA Harold Solomon
Harold Solomon
Harold Solomon was an American professional tennis player during the 1970s and 1980s. He achieved a career-high ranking of No. 5 in the world in 1980.- Tennis career :...

6–2, 7–6, 6–1
7. 1976 Los Angeles
Countrywide Classic
thumb|left|Main Entrance to the Countrywide Classic at UCLA's L.A. Tennis Center.The LA Tennis Open, presented by Farmers Insurance, is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour held in Los Angeles, California, United States...

Carpet USA Arthur Ashe 6–2, 6–2
8. 1977 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Carpet ARG Guillermo Vilas
Guillermo Vilas
Guillermo Apolinario Vilas is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina.-Career:...

6–3, 7–6
9. 1977 Palm Springs, California
Indian Wells Masters
The BNP Paribas Open is an annual tennis tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells, California.The tournament is a Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and is a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour. The event, held in March, is one of two tour events in which main draw play extends...

, U.S.
Hard ARG Guillermo Vilas 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
10. 1977 Washington Indoor
ATP Washington Indoor
The Washington Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played in Washington D.C.. The event was played as part of the WCT Tour from 1972-1976 and the ATP Tour from 1977-1980. It was played on indoor carpet.-Singles:-Doubles:...

, U.S.
Carpet USA Robert Lutz 6–1, 6–2
11. 1977 La Costa, California, U.S. Hard USA Marty Riessen
Marty Riessen
Marty Riessen played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as No...

6–3, 6–2
12. 1977 Vienna, Austria
BA-CA TennisTrophy
The Bank Austria-TennisTrophy is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour...

Hard (i) POL Wojtek Fibak 6–1, 6–1
13. 1978 Washington Indoor, U.S. Carpet MEX Raúl Ramírez
Raúl Ramírez
Raúl Ramírez is a Mexican former professional tennis player of the 1970s and 1980s. He attended and played tennis at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California....

7–5, 7–6
14. 1978 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. Carpet USA Eddie Dibbs 2–6, 6–4, 7–6
15. 1978 Houston WCT
River Oaks International Tennis Tournament
River Oaks Country Club has played host to the River Oaks International Tennis Tournament since 1931. The tournament is the oldest in the country to still be played in its original site, in the original stadium. From the very beginning, the River Oaks International was an amateur tournament, and...

, U.S.
Clay ROU Ilie Năstase
Ilie Nastase
Ilie Năstase is a former Romanian professional tennis player, one of the world's top players of the 1970s. Năstase was the World No. 1 in 1973 according to the Association of Tennis Professionals ranking system, which placed him first from August 23, 1973 to June 2, 1974...

3–6, 6–2, 6–1
16. 1979 Columbus, Ohio
Columbus Open
The Columbus Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1984. It was held in Columbus, Ohio in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts from 1971 to 1976, then played on outdoor clay courts from 1977 to 1979, and then played again on outdoor hard courts...

, U.S.
Clay USA Eddie Dibbs 6–3, 6–0
17. 1979 Basel, Switzerland
Davidoff Swiss Indoors
The Davidoff Swiss Indoors is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the World Tour 500 Series of the ATP Tour. It is held annually at the St...

Hard (i) RSA Johan Kriek
Johan Kriek
Johan Kriek is a South African / American professional male tennis player and founder of the Global Water Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to delivering clean water to the world's neediest communities. He also had an academy that was called Kriek Eagelton, partnered with his friend...

7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
18. 1980 Surbiton
Surbiton
Surbiton, a suburban area of London in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, is a commuter town next to the River Thames, populated with a mixture of Art-Deco courts, spacious and grand late-19th century townhouses blending into a sea of semi-detached 20th century housing...

, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...

Grass USA Sandy Mayer
Sandy Mayer
Alexander "Sandy" Mayer is a former tennis player from the United States, who won ten titles in singles and twenty-four titles in doubles during his professional career...

6–3, 6–3
19. 1980 Washington, D.C.
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. The tournament was played on a clay court until 1986, after which it switched to hard...

Clay ARG José Luis Clerc
José Luis Clerc
José Luis Clerc is a former Argentine professional tennis player, and one of the most important Argentine players in history....

7–5, 4–6, 6–4
20. 1980 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) USA Trey Waltke
Trey Waltke
Trey Waltke is a former American tennis pro from Los Angeles, California whose career spanned more than a decade during the 1970s and 1980s. Although often going up against players as an underdog, he is one of the few players to beat John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors in the same year...

6–2, 6–4, 6–3
21. 1980 Paris Indoor, France Carpet ITA Adriano Panatta
Adriano Panatta
Adriano Panatta is a former professional tennis player from Italy. He is best remembered for winning the French Open in 1976.-Career:...

4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–6
22. 1981 Stowe, Vermont
ATP Stowe
The Stowe Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1978 to 1983. It was held in Stowe, Vermont in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*...

, U.S.
Hard USA Tony Graham
Tony Graham (tennis)
Tony Graham , is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 138 in 1982 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 204 in 1983.-Singles runner-ups :-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :...

6–3, 6–3
23. 1982 Tampa, Florida
Tampa Open
The Tampa Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1981 to 1983. It was held in Tampa, Florida in the United States and played on indoor hard courts from 1981 to 1982 and on indoor carpet courts in 1983.-Singles:-Doubles:...

, U.S.
Hard USA Mike Estep
Mike Estep
Mike Estep is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During his career he won 2 singles titles and 7 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 59 in 1973 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No...

6–7, 6–2, 6–4
24. 1982 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) USA Bill Scanlon
Bill Scanlon
Bill Scanlon is a former tennis player from the United States, who won nine singles and two doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on January 9, 1984, when he became World Number 9...

6–1, 6–4, 6–0
25. 1983 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) USA Mel Purcell
Mel Purcell
Mel Purcell is a former World No. 17 tennis player in the ATP tennis rankings. He is the head coach of the Murray State University men's tennis team...

6–2, 6–3, 7–5

Runner-ups (26)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. 1973 Forth Worth, Texas, U.S. Hard USA Eddie Dibbs
Eddie Dibbs
Eddie Dibbs is a retired American tennis player. He was born February 23, 1951, in Brooklyn, New York. He attained a career high ranking of World No. 5 in July 1978.-Wins :-Runner-ups :-Grand Slam singles tournament timeline:...

7–5, 6–2, 6–4
2. 1973 Christchurch, New Zealand Other AUS Fred Stolle
Fred Stolle
Frederick "Fred" Sydney Stolle is an Australian male tennis player. He was born in Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia. He is the father of former Australian Davis Cup player Sandon Stolle....

7–6, 6–4, 6–1
3. 1974 London
London
[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...

Carpet USA Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors
James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former World No. 1 tennis player. Connors is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time...

6–2, 7–6
4. 1975 Denver WCT
ATP Denver
The Denver Open is a defunct WCT and Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1972 to 1982. It was held in Denver, Colorado in the United States and played on indoor carpet courts....

, U.S.
Carpet USA Jimmy Connors 6–3, 6–4
5. 1975 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard USA Harold Solomon
Harold Solomon
Harold Solomon was an American professional tennis player during the 1970s and 1980s. He achieved a career-high ranking of No. 5 in the world in 1980.- Tennis career :...

6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2
6. 1976 Richmond WCT
Richmond WCT
The Richmond WCT was a men's tennis tournament played in Richmond, Virginia from 1971-1984. The event was part of the WCT Tour and was held on indoor carpet courts.-Men's singles:...

, U.S.
Carpet USA Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe
Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. was a professional tennis player, born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. During his career, he won three Grand Slam titles, putting him among the best ever from the U.S...

6–2, 6–4
7. 1976 San Francisco
SAP Open
The SAP Open is a men's tennis tournament held annually in San Jose, California. It is the second-oldest tennis tournament in the United States. It is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour...

, U.S.
Carpet USA Roscoe Tanner
Roscoe Tanner
Roscoe Tanner is a former professional American male tennis player, who reached a career high world singles ranking of No. 4 on July 30, 1979...

4–6, 7–5, 6–1
8. 1976 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard USA Harold Solomon 6–2, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4
9. 1977 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Carpet SWE Björn Borg
Björn Borg
Björn Borg is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden regarded by some observers and tennis players as the greatest player in the sport's history....

6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
10. 1977 Los Angeles Carpet USA Stan Smith
Stan Smith
Stanley Roger Smith is a former American tennis player who, with his partner Bob Lutz, was one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world. Smith also won many singles titles, including the Wimbledon championship once and the US Open...

6–4, 2–6, 6–3
11. 1977 Denver, Colorado
ATP Denver
The Denver Open is a defunct WCT and Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1972 to 1982. It was held in Denver, Colorado in the United States and played on indoor carpet courts....

, U.S.
Carpet SWE Björn Borg 7–5, 6–2
12. 1977 French Open, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital of France and the country's most populous city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

Clay ARG Guillermo Vilas
Guillermo Vilas
Guillermo Apolinario Vilas is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina.-Career:...

6–0, 6–3, 6–0
13. 1977 Washington, D.C.
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. The tournament was played on a clay court until 1986, after which it switched to hard...

Outdoor ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 7–5
14. 1977 Columbus, Ohio
Columbus Open
The Columbus Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1984. It was held in Columbus, Ohio in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts from 1971 to 1976, then played on outdoor clay courts from 1977 to 1979, and then played again on outdoor hard courts...

, U.S.
Hard ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 6–1
15. 1977 Los Angeles
Countrywide Classic
thumb|left|Main Entrance to the Countrywide Classic at UCLA's L.A. Tennis Center.The LA Tennis Open, presented by Farmers Insurance, is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour held in Los Angeles, California, United States...

Hard MEX Raúl Ramírez
Raúl Ramírez
Raúl Ramírez is a Mexican former professional tennis player of the 1970s and 1980s. He attended and played tennis at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California....

7–5, 3–6, 6–4
16. 1977 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet USA Butch Walts
Butch Walts
Butch Walts , is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During his career he won 4 singles titles and 15 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 32 in 1979 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No...

4–6, 6–3, 7–5
17. 1977 Maui, Hawaii
ATP Maui
Seiko Super Tennis was the 1984 name of a men's professional tennis tournament played in Maui or Honolulu, Hawaii from 1974 through 1984. It was played in Maui every year except 1984, when it was played in Honolulu. The event was played on outdoor hard courts....

, U.S.
Hard USA Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–0
18. 1977 Paris Indoor, France
Paris Masters
The BNP Paribas Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Many people consider the...

Hard (i) ITA Corrado Barazzutti
Corrado Barazzutti
Corrado Barazzutti is an Italian former tennis player.Barazzutti gained fame in 1971 by winning the Orange Bowl. The previous year he had been called to the Italy Davis Cup team, for which he would play a total of 44 matches...

7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 3–6, 6–4
19. 1978 Los Angeles
Countrywide Classic
thumb|left|Main Entrance to the Countrywide Classic at UCLA's L.A. Tennis Center.The LA Tennis Open, presented by Farmers Insurance, is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour held in Los Angeles, California, United States...

Carpet USA Arthur Ashe 6–2, 6–4
20. 1979 Rancho Mirage, California
Indian Wells Masters
The BNP Paribas Open is an annual tennis tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells, California.The tournament is a Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and is a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour. The event, held in March, is one of two tour events in which main draw play extends...

, U.S.
Hard USA Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–2
21. 1979 Washington Indoor
ATP Washington Indoor
The Washington Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played in Washington D.C.. The event was played as part of the WCT Tour from 1972-1976 and the ATP Tour from 1977-1980. It was played on indoor carpet.-Singles:-Doubles:...

, U.S.
Carpet USA Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–4
22. 1981 Brussels, Belgium Carpet USA Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
23. 1981 Queen's Club Championships
Queen's Club Championships
The Queen's Club Championships is an annual tournament for male tennis players, held on grass courts at the Queen's Club in West Kensington, London. The event is an ATP World Tour 250 series tournament on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Its sponsored name is currently the AEGON...

, London
London
[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...

Grass USA John McEnroe
John McEnroe
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is an American former World No. 1 professional tennis player. McEnroe won seven Grand Slam singles titles—three at Wimbledon and four at the US Open—nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...

7–6, 7–5
24. 1981 Vienna, Austria
BA-CA TennisTrophy
The Bank Austria-TennisTrophy is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour...

Hard (i) TCH Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, Lendl later became a United States citizen. He was one of the game's most dominant players in the 1980s and remained a top competitor into the early 1990s...

1–6, 6–0, 6–1, 6–2
25. 1982 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. Hard USA Jimmy Connors 7–5, 6–0
26. 1982 Wembley, United Kingdom
Wembley Championship
The Wembley Championship was a tennis event held from 1934–1990 with some periods of inactivity in between and is considered as a part of the professional grand slam from 1927 - 1967 till the advent of Open Era....

Carpet USA John McEnroe 6–3, 6–2, 6–4

Wins (54)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. 1973 Philadelphia WCT
U.S. Pro Indoor
The U.S. Pro Indoor is a defunct professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts, and indoor hard courts...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Carpet USA Dick Stockton
Dick Stockton (tennis)
Dick Stockton , was a professional tennis player from the United States. He is currently the head coach of the men's tennis team at the University of Virginia....

AUS Roy Emerson
Roy Emerson
Roy Stanley Emerson is an Australian former tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He is the only male player to have won singles and doubles titles at all four Grand Slam tournaments. His 28 Grand Slam titles are an all-time record for a male...

 
AUS Rod Laver
Rod Laver
Rodney George "Rod" Laver MBE is a former tennis player from Australia who was the World No. 1 player for seven consecutive years, from 1964 to 1970. He is the only tennis player to have twice won all four Grand Slam singles titles in the same year — first as an amateur in 1962 and second as a...

4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2. 1973 Las Vegas
Alan King Tennis Classic
The Alan King Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament held in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1972-1985. The event was hosted by American comedian Alan King and was played on outdoor hard courts.-Singles champions:...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Hard USA Dick Stockton AUS Ken Rosewall
Ken Rosewall
Kenneth Robert Rosewall AM MBE is a former world top-ranking amateur and professional tennis player who won Grand Slam singles titles in Australia, the United States, and France. He is considered to be one of the top male tennis players of all time...

 
AUS Fred Stolle
Fred Stolle
Frederick "Fred" Sydney Stolle is an Australian male tennis player. He was born in Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia. He is the father of former Australian Davis Cup player Sandon Stolle....

6–7, 6–4, 6–4
3. 1973 Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the seventeenth-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city within the state of Texas. Located in and a cultural gateway into the American West, the city covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, and Denton counties, serving as the county seat for Tarrant...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Hard USA Dick Stockton AUS Owen Davidson
Owen Davidson
' was a professional tennis player of the 1960s and 1970s. Partnering Billie Jean King, he managed to win eight grand slam mixed doubles titles. Davidson was one of very few to win a calendar year slam for mixed doubles, when he won the Australian Championships, French Championships, Wimbledon and...

 
AUS John Newcombe
John Newcombe
John David Newcombe, AO OBE, is a former World No. 1 tennis champion.-Biography:A natural athlete, as a boy Newcombe played several sports until devoting himself to tennis. He was the Australian junior champion in 1961, 1962 and 1963 and became a member of Australia's Davis Cup winning team in 1964...

7–6, 6–4
4. 1974 Rome
Rome Masters
The Internazionali BNL d'Italia is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. The men's competition is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 event on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The two...

, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...

Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez
Raúl Ramírez
Raúl Ramírez is a Mexican former professional tennis player of the 1970s and 1980s. He attended and played tennis at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California....

ESP Juan Gisbert Sr. 
ROU Ilie Năstase
Ilie Nastase
Ilie Năstase is a former Romanian professional tennis player, one of the world's top players of the 1970s. Năstase was the World No. 1 in 1973 according to the Association of Tennis Professionals ranking system, which placed him first from August 23, 1973 to June 2, 1974...

6–3, 6–2, 6–3
5. 1974 South Orange
South Orange Open
The South Orange Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1970 to 1983. It was held in South Orange, New Jersey in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts from 1970 to 1972 and again in 1974, then played on outdoor grass courts in 1973, and then played on...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Hard MEX Raúl Ramírez IND Anand Amritraj
Anand Amritraj
Anand Amritraj is a former tennis champion.Anand Amritraj and his brothers, Vijay Amritraj and Ashok Amritraj, were among the first Indians to play in top-flight international tour tennis. In 1976, the brothers were semi-finalists in the Wimbledon men's doubles.His son Stephen Amritraj is also a...

 
IND Vijay Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj is a former Indian tennis player, sports commentator and actor.Amritraj was born in Chennai, India to Maggie Dhairyam and Robert Amritraj. He and his brothers, Anand Amritraj and Ashok Amritraj, were among the first Indians to play in top-flight international tour tennis. They did...

7–6, 6–7, 7–6
6. 1975 Philadelphia WCT
U.S. Pro Indoor
The U.S. Pro Indoor is a defunct professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts, and indoor hard courts...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Carpet MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Dick Stockton
USA Erik Van Dillen
Erik Van Dillen
Erik Van Dillen was an American male professional tennis player. He won a single career title, the 1973 Nottingham Open Singles title, defeating Frew McMillan ....

3–6, 6–3, 7–6
7. 1975 St. Petersburg WCT
St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The city is known as a vacation destination for North American and European vacationers. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 248,232. As of 2006, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 248,098. The 2007...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Hard MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Charlie Pasarell
Charlie Pasarell
Charles "Charlie" Pasarell is a former American tennis player and commentator. He has been the tournament representative of the Americas on the ATP Board of Directors since 1990....

 
USA Roscoe Tanner
Roscoe Tanner
Roscoe Tanner is a former professional American male tennis player, who reached a career high world singles ranking of No. 4 on July 30, 1979...

6–4, 6–4
8. 1975 La Costa WCT, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Hard MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Charlie Pasarell
USA Roscoe Tanner
7–5, 6–4
9. 1975 Orlando WCT
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a major city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan region...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Hard MEX Raúl Ramírez AUS Colin Dibley
Colin Dibley
Colin Dibley is a former tennis player from Australia, who once held the title for the fastest serve in the world at 148 m.p.h. During his professional career, he also won four singles and seventeen doubles titles. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 26...

 
AUS Ray Ruffels
Ray Ruffels
Ray Ruffels is a former professional tennis player.Ruffels was an Australian Open semi-finalist in 1969 and 1975, and a quarter-finalist in 1968, 1970 and 1977....

6–4, 6–4
10. 1975 World Doubles WCT
Tennis Masters Cup
The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals is a tennis tournament played at the end of each year, involving the top eight players in the men's tennis world rankings....

, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

Carpet MEX Raúl Ramírez GBR Mark Cox
Mark Cox
Mark Cox is a former tennis player from England, who played professional and amateur tennis in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He was ranked as high as No...

 
RSA Cliff Drysdale
Cliff Drysdale
Cliff Drysdale was a top-ranked professional tennis player in the 1960s and early 1970s who became a well-known tennis announcer. He was one of the Handsome Eight.During his career, Drysdale captured five singles titles and six doubles titles including winning the 1972 U.S...

7–6, 6–7, 6–2, 7–6
11. 1975 Dallas WCT
WCT Finals
The WCT Finals was a tennis tournament that served as the season-ending championship for the World Championship Tennis circuit. The event was held annually in Dallas, Texas, and played on indoor carpet courts. The 1971 quarterfinals and semifinals were played in Houston, and final played at Moody...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Carpet MEX Raúl Ramírez RSA Bob Hewitt
Bob Hewitt
Robert "Bob" Anthony John Hewitt was a professional male tennis player from Australia. After he married Dalaille, a young woman from Johannesburg, South Africa he became an official South African citizen....

 
RSA Frew McMillan
Frew McMillan
Frew Donald McMillan is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa.He won five major doubles championships including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. The most notable aspect of his game was that he had both a two-handed backhand and forehand, which simultaneously increased his...

7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 7–5
12. 1975 Rome
Rome Masters
The Internazionali BNL d'Italia is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. The men's competition is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 event on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The two...

, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...

Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors
James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former World No. 1 tennis player. Connors is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time...

 
ROU Ilie Năstase
6–4, 7–6, 2–6, 6–1
13. 1975 French Open, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital of France and the country's most populous city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez AUS John Alexander 
AUS Phil Dent
Phil Dent
Phil Dent is a former professional tennis player from Australia.He is best remembered for reaching the men's singles final at the Australian Open in 1974, where he lost to Jimmy Connors 7–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3...

6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
14. 1975 Boston
U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was the oldest professional tennis tournament played until its final year of 1999 and is considered as a part of the professional grand slam from 1927 - 1967 till the advent of Open Era....

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez USA John Andrews
John Andrews (tennis)
John Andrews , is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 1 doubles title.-Doubles titles :...

 
USA Mike Estep
Mike Estep
Mike Estep is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During his career he won 2 singles titles and 7 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 59 in 1973 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No...

4–6, 6–3, 7–6
15. 1975 Sydney Indoor
ATP Sydney Indoor
This professional men's tennis tournament was played in Sydney, Australia. The event was played under various names as part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1973 through 1989 and as part of the ATP Tour from 1990 through 1994...

, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...

Hard (i) MEX Raúl Ramírez AUS Ross Case
Ross Case
Ross Case was an Australian tennis player.With Geoff Masters he won two Grand Slam titles: the 1974 doubles at the Australian Open and the 1977 doubles at Wimbledon. He was also runner up in 1976 at Wimbledon...

 
AUS Geoff Masters
Geoff Masters
Geoff Masters was an Australian tennis player.In 1977 Masters and Ross Case won the doubles in Wimbledon....

6–4, 6–2
16. 1975 Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. With a population of 1,650,000 , Perth ranks fourth amongst the nation's cities, with a growth rate consistently above the national average....

, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...

Hard MEX Raúl Ramírez AUS Ross Case
AUS Geoff Masters
2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–0
17. 1975 Tokyo, Japan
Japan
is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez ESP Juan Gisbert Sr.
ESP Manuel Orantes
Manuel Orantes
Manuel Orantes Corral was a tennis champion in the 1970s and 1980s. He won the US Open in 1975, beating defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final.-Career:...

7–6, 6–4
18. 1976 Monterrey WCT
Monterrey
Monterrey Monterrey Monterrey (also known as "Sultana del Norte" (Sultan of the North), is the capital city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León It has the third largest metropolitan area in Mexico, after Mexico City and Guadalajara. In 2005, the city...

, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

Carpet MEX Raúl Ramírez AUS Ross Case
AUS Geoff Masters
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
19. 1976 Richmond WCT
Richmond WCT
The Richmond WCT was a men's tennis tournament played in Richmond, Virginia from 1971-1984. The event was part of the WCT Tour and was held on indoor carpet courts.-Men's singles:...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Carpet MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe
Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. was a professional tennis player, born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. During his career, he won three Grand Slam titles, putting him among the best ever from the U.S...

 
NED Tom Okker
Tom Okker
Tom Okker , nicknamed The Flying Dutchman and Tom the Twitch, is a former Dutch tennis player. He was ranked among the world's top 10 singles players for seven consecutive years, 1968-74, reaching a career high of world # 3 in 1969...

6–4, 7–5
20. 1976 St. Louis WCT
St. Louis WCT
The St. Louis WCT was a men's tennis tournament played in St. Louis, Missouri from 1970-1978. The event was part of the WCT Tour and was held on indoor carpet courts except from 1974-1975, when it was held on outdoor clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Carpet MEX Raúl Ramírez AUS John Alexander
AUS Phil Dent
Phil Dent
Phil Dent is a former professional tennis player from Australia.He is best remembered for reaching the men's singles final at the Australian Open in 1974, where he lost to Jimmy Connors 7–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3...

6–4, 6–2
21. 1976 México City WCT
Mexico City
Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico. It is the economic, industrial, and cultural center in the country, and the most populous city, with about 8,836,045 inhabitants in 2008...

, México
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez EGY Ismail El Shafei
Ismail El Shafei
Ismail El-Shafei is the Head of Egyptian Tennis Federation and Member of International Tennis Federation.He is the son of Adli El Shafei and father of Adli El Shafei II.-ATP Data:...

 
NZL Brian Fairlie
Brian Fairlie
Brian Fairlie, born June 13, 1948 in Christchurch, is a retired tennis player from New Zealand. During his career from 1968 to 1979 he won four titles in doubles, all with the Egyptian player Ismail El Shafei, and two singles titles...

6–4, 7–6
22. 1976 Jackson WCT
Tennis South Invitational
The Tennis South Invitational was a men's tennis tournament played in Jackson, Mississippi. The event was played as part of the ATP Tour from 1973-1977. It was played on indoor carpet courts.-Singles champions:-Doubles champions:...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Carpet MEX Raúl Ramírez AUS Ross Case
AUS Geoff Masters
7–5, 4–6, 6–0
23. 1976 Caracas WCT
Caracas
Caracas is the capital and largest city of Venezuela. It is located in the north of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range . The valley's temperatures are springlike. Terrain suitable for building lies between 760 and 910 m above...

, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially titled Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It is a continental mainland with numerous islands located off its coastline in the Caribbean Sea...

Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Jeff Borowiak
Jeff Borowiak
Jeff Borowiak is a former tennis player from the United States, who won five singles and three doubles titles during his professional career. He played number one singles on one of the greatest collegiate tennis team of all time for the UCLA Bruins. Haroon Rahim played number two singles, Jimmy...

 
ROU Ilie Năstase
7–5, 6–4
24. 1976 Rome
Rome Masters
The Internazionali BNL d'Italia is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. The men's competition is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 event on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The two...

, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...

Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez AUS Geoff Masters
AUS John Newcombe
John Newcombe
John David Newcombe, AO OBE, is a former World No. 1 tennis champion.-Biography:A natural athlete, as a boy Newcombe played several sports until devoting himself to tennis. He was the Australian junior champion in 1961, 1962 and 1963 and became a member of Australia's Davis Cup winning team in 1964...

7–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
25. 1976 Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is generally considered the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in the London suburb of Wimbledon since 1877...

, London
London
[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...

Grass MEX Raúl Ramírez AUS Ross Case
AUS Geoff Masters
3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5
26. 1976 Washington D.C.
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. The tournament was played on a clay court until 1986, after which it switched to hard...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Arthur Ashe
USA Jimmy Connors
6–3, 6–3
27. 1976 North Conway, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez ARG Ricardo Cano
Ricardo Cano
Ricardo Cano , is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles...

 
PAR Victor Pecci
Víctor Pecci
Víctor Pecci is a former professional Paraguayan tennis player. Pecci was born in Asunción.Pecci was ranked as high as World No. 9 in singles in 1980 and World No. 31 in doubles in 1984. Pecci is famous for reaching the 1979 French Open final...

6–3, 6–0
28. 1976 Indianapolis, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Fred McNair
Fred McNair
Frederick V. McNair, IV 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...

 
USA Sherwood Stewart
Sherwood Stewart
Sherwood Stewart played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s.Born June 6, 1946, in Goose Creek, Texas, Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings and No...

6–2, 6–2
29. 1976 Woodlands Doubles
ATP World of Doubles
The ATP World of Doubles is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1976 to 1982. It was held in Woodlands, Texas in the United States from 1976 to 1979 and in Sawgrass, Florida from 1980 to 1982. It was held on outdoor hard courts until 1981, when it switched to outdoor...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Hard MEX Raúl Ramírez AUS Phil Dent
AUS Allan Stone
Allan Stone
Allan Stone played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as World No. 38 in singles on the ATP Rankings , although Stone played for many years before the ATP Rankings were instituted.Stone found the majority of his success on the doubles court...

6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6
30. 1976 Barcelona, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...

Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez RSA Bob Hewitt
Bob Hewitt
Robert "Bob" Anthony John Hewitt was a professional male tennis player from Australia. After he married Dalaille, a young woman from Johannesburg, South Africa he became an official South African citizen....

 
RSA Frew McMillan
Frew McMillan
Frew Donald McMillan is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa.He won five major doubles championships including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. The most notable aspect of his game was that he had both a two-handed backhand and forehand, which simultaneously increased his...

7–6, 6–4
31. 1976 Johannesburg WCT
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi or Jo'burg, is the largest city in South Africa. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...

, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa, with a coastline on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. To the north lie Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland, while Lesotho is an independent country surrounded by South Africa.Modern...

Hard USA Sherwood Stewart
Sherwood Stewart
Sherwood Stewart played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s.Born June 6, 1946, in Goose Creek, Texas, Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings and No...

ESP Juan Gisbert Sr. 
USA Stan Smith
Stan Smith
Stanley Roger Smith is a former American tennis player who, with his partner Bob Lutz, was one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world. Smith also won many singles titles, including the Wimbledon championship once and the US Open...

1–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–6
32. 1977 Miami, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez AUS Paul Kronk
Paul Kronk
Paul Kronk is a former tennis player from Australia, who won seven doubles titles during his professional career...

 
AUS Cliff Letcher
Cliff Letcher
Cliff Letcher , is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles and finished runner-up in doubles at 3 Grand Slam events.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :...

7–5, 6–4
33. 1977 Rome
Rome Masters
The Internazionali BNL d'Italia is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. The men's competition is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 event on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The two...

, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...

Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Fred McNair
USA Sherwood Stewart
6–7, 7–6, 7–5
34. 1977 French Open, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital of France and the country's most populous city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez POL Wojtek Fibak 
TCH Jan Kodeš
Jan Kodeš
Jan Kodeš is a right-handed Czech former tennis player who won three Grand Slam events in the early-1970s....

7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
35. 1977 North Conway, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Fred McNair
USA Sherwood Stewart
7–5, 6–3
36. 1977 Paris Indoor
Paris Masters
The BNP Paribas Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Many people consider the...

, France
France
France , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...

Hard (i) MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Jeff Borowiak
GBR Roger Taylor
6–2, 6–0
37. 1978 Memphis, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Carpet MEX Raúl Ramírez AUS Phil Dent
AUS John Newcombe
3–6, 7–6, 6–2
38. 1978 Dayton
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 166,179 at the 2000 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 848,153 in the 2000 census. Dayton is the fourth largest...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Carpet AUS Geoff Masters USA Hank Pfister
Hank Pfister
Hank Pfister is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles titles during his professional career....

 
USA Butch Walts
Butch Walts
Butch Walts , is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During his career he won 4 singles titles and 15 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 32 in 1979 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No...

6–3, 6–4
39. 1979 Richmond WCT
Richmond WCT
The Richmond WCT was a men's tennis tournament played in Richmond, Virginia from 1971-1984. The event was part of the WCT Tour and was held on indoor carpet courts.-Men's singles:...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Carpet USA John McEnroe
John McEnroe
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is an American former World No. 1 professional tennis player. McEnroe won seven Grand Slam singles titles—three at Wimbledon and four at the US Open—nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...

ROU Ion Ţiriac
Ion Tiriac
Ion Ţiriac is a Romanian former tennis player and businessman.-Sports career:Ţiriac first appeared on the international sports scene as an ice hockey player on the Romanian national team at the 1964 Winter Olympics. Shortly after that he switched to tennis as his main sport...

 
ARG Guillermo Vilas
Guillermo Vilas
Guillermo Apolinario Vilas is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina.-Career:...

6–4, 6–3
40. 1979 Columbus
Columbus Open
The Columbus Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1984. It was held in Columbus, Ohio in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts from 1971 to 1976, then played on outdoor clay courts from 1977 to 1979, and then played again on outdoor hard courts...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Clay USA Robert Lutz USA Tim Gullikson
Tim Gullikson
Timothy Ernest "Tim" Gullikson was a tennis player and coach who was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin in the United States....

 
USA Tom Gullikson
Tom Gullikson
Tom Gullikson is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States.-Career:...

4–6, 6–3, 7–6
41. 1979 Cincinnati
Cincinnati Masters
The Cincinnati Masters is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is today the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city....

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Hard ROU Ilie Năstase USA Robert Lutz
USA Stan Smith
Stan Smith
Stanley Roger Smith is a former American tennis player who, with his partner Bob Lutz, was one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world. Smith also won many singles titles, including the Wimbledon championship once and the US Open...

1–6, 6–3, 7–6
42. 1980 Masters Doubles WCT
Tennis Masters Cup
The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals is a tennis tournament played at the end of each year, involving the top eight players in the men's tennis world rankings....

, London
London
[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...

Carpet MEX Raúl Ramírez POL Wojtek Fibak 
NED Tom Okker
3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
43. 1980 Memphis, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Carpet USA John McEnroe AUS Rod Frawley
Rod Frawley
Rod Frawley is a former tennis player from Australia, who won one singles title and five doubles titles during his professional career...

 
TCH Tomáš Šmíd
Tomáš Šmíd
Tomáš Šmíd is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia, who won nine singles titles during his career. In doubles, he won fifty-four titles. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on July 16, 1984, when he became number 11 in the world...

6–3, 6–7, 7–6
44. 1980 North Conway, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Clay USA Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors
James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former World No. 1 tennis player. Connors is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time...

RSA Kevin Curren
Kevin Curren
Kevin Melvyn Curren is a former professional tennis player. He played in two Grand Slam singles finals and won four Grand Slam doubles titles.-Career:...

 
USA Steve Denton
Steve Denton
Steve Denton is a former professional tennis player for the ATP Tour. He is currently the head men's tennis coach at Texas A&M University....

7–6, 6–2
45. 1980 Columbus
Columbus Open
The Columbus Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1984. It was held in Columbus, Ohio in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts from 1971 to 1976, then played on outdoor clay courts from 1977 to 1979, and then played again on outdoor hard courts...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Hard USA Sandy Mayer
Sandy Mayer
Alexander "Sandy" Mayer is a former tennis player from the United States, who won ten titles in singles and twenty-four titles in doubles during his professional career...

USA Peter Fleming 
USA Eliot Teltscher
Eliot Teltscher
Eliot Teltscher is a retired professional American tennis player.-Early years:Teltscher's mother was born in Israel; his father emigrated there during the Holocaust, and joined the British army...

6–4, 6–2
46. 1980 Sawgrass Doubles
ATP World of Doubles
The ATP World of Doubles is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1976 to 1982. It was held in Woodlands, Texas in the United States from 1976 to 1979 and in Sawgrass, Florida from 1980 to 1982. It was held on outdoor hard courts until 1981, when it switched to outdoor...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Hard MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Robert Lutz
USA Stan Smith
Stan Smith
Stanley Roger Smith is a former American tennis player who, with his partner Bob Lutz, was one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world. Smith also won many singles titles, including the Wimbledon championship once and the US Open...

7–6, 6–4, 2–6, 7–6
47. 1981 Milan
Internazionali di Lombardia
The Milan Indoor is a defunct professional tennis...

, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...

Carpet MEX Raúl Ramírez USA John McEnroe
USA Peter Rennert
Peter Rennert
Peter Rennert , is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 18 in 1983.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :...

7–6, 6–3
48. 1982 La Quinta
Indian Wells Masters
The BNP Paribas Open is an annual tennis tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells, California.The tournament is a Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and is a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour. The event, held in March, is one of two tour events in which main draw play extends...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Hard MEX Raúl Ramírez GBR John Lloyd 
USA Dick Stockton
Dick Stockton (tennis)
Dick Stockton , was a professional tennis player from the United States. He is currently the head coach of the men's tennis team at the University of Virginia....

6–4, 3–6, 6–2
49. 1982 Sawgrass Doubles
ATP World of Doubles
The ATP World of Doubles is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1976 to 1982. It was held in Woodlands, Texas in the United States from 1976 to 1979 and in Sawgrass, Florida from 1980 to 1982. It was held on outdoor hard courts until 1981, when it switched to outdoor...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez AUS Mark Edmondson
Mark Edmondson
Mark Edmondson is a former professional Australian male tennis player....

 
AUS Kim Warwick
Kim Warwick
Kim Warwick is a former Australian pro male tennis player mostly known for his doubles titles with Mark Edmondson, and for reaching the final of the singles Australian Open in 1980...

W/O
50. 1982 Paris Indoor
Paris Masters
The BNP Paribas Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Many people consider the...

, France
France
France , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...

Hard (i) USA Bruce Manson
Bruce Manson
Bruce Manson , is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 9 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 8 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...

USA Jay Lapidus 
USA Richard Meyer
Richard Meyer (tennis)
Richard Meyer , is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During his career he won one singles title and one doubles title.-Singles titles :-Runner-ups :-Doubles titles :...

6–4, 6–2
51. 1982 Johannesburg
ATP Johannesburg
The SA Tennis Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It is held annually in February at Montecasino, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Created in 1976, the...

, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa, with a coastline on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. To the north lie Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland, while Lesotho is an independent country surrounded by South Africa.Modern...

Hard RSA Frew McMillan
Frew McMillan
Frew Donald McMillan is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa.He won five major doubles championships including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. The most notable aspect of his game was that he had both a two-handed backhand and forehand, which simultaneously increased his...

ISR Shlomo Glickstein
Shlomo Glickstein
Shlomo Glickstein is an Israeli former professional tennis player.He reached his career-high singles ranking of World # 22 in November 1982, and his career-high doubles ranking of World # 28 in February 1986....

 
Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison
Andrew Pattison
Andrew Pattison is a former South African-born Rhodesian right-handed tennis player. His highest ever ranking was World No. 24, which he reached on 24 September 1974. Pattison won four singles tournaments, and seven doubles tournaments.Pattison became a naturalized American following his...

6–2, 6–2
52. 1983 La Quinta
Indian Wells Masters
The BNP Paribas Open is an annual tennis tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells, California.The tournament is a Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and is a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour. The event, held in March, is one of two tour events in which main draw play extends...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Hard MEX Raúl Ramírez RSA Tian Viljoen
Tian Viljoen
Tian Viljoen , is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he finished runner-up in doubles at three events. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 49 in 1983.-Doubles runner-ups :...

 
RSA Danie Visser
Danie Visser
Danie Visser is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. A doubles specialist, he won 3 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . Visser reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1990.Visser won the first of 17 career doubles titles in 1985 at Bristol...

6–3, 6–3
53. 1983 London/Queen's Club
Queen's Club Championships
The Queen's Club Championships is an annual tournament for male tennis players, held on grass courts at the Queen's Club in West Kensington, London. The event is an ATP World Tour 250 series tournament on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Its sponsored name is currently the AEGON...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

Grass AUS Paul McNamee
Paul McNamee
Paul McNamee is a retired Australian tennis player and prominent sports administrator.-Tennis career:...

RSA Kevin Curren
USA Steve Denton
6–4, 6–3
54. 1984 North Conway, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Clay TCH Tomáš Šmíd
Tomáš Šmíd
Tomáš Šmíd is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia, who won nine singles titles during his career. In doubles, he won fifty-four titles. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on July 16, 1984, when he became number 11 in the world...

BRA Cassio Motta
Cassio Motta
Cassio Motta is a former professional tennis player from Brazil whose doubles career was more successful than his singles.- Runner-ups :- Doubles :- Singles :- Doubles :...

 
USA Blaine Willenborg
Blaine Willenborg
Blaine Willenborg , is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 7 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 9 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 13 in...

6–4, 6–2

Runner-ups (41)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. 1973 Cincinnati
Cincinnati Masters
The Cincinnati Masters is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is today the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city....

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Hard MEX Raúl Ramírez
Raúl Ramírez
Raúl Ramírez is a Mexican former professional tennis player of the 1970s and 1980s. He attended and played tennis at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California....

AUS John Alexander 
AUS Phil Dent
Phil Dent
Phil Dent is a former professional tennis player from Australia.He is best remembered for reaching the men's singles final at the Australian Open in 1974, where he lost to Jimmy Connors 7–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3...

1–6, 7–6, 7–6
2. 1973 Hong Kong Hard USA Paul Gerken AUS Colin Dibley
Colin Dibley
Colin Dibley is a former tennis player from Australia, who once held the title for the fastest serve in the world at 148 m.p.h. During his professional career, he also won four singles and seventeen doubles titles. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 26...

 
AUS Rod Laver
Rod Laver
Rodney George "Rod" Laver MBE is a former tennis player from Australia who was the World No. 1 player for seven consecutive years, from 1964 to 1970. He is the only tennis player to have twice won all four Grand Slam singles titles in the same year — first as an amateur in 1962 and second as a...

6–3, 5–7, 17–15
3. 1974 Atlanta WCT, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Clay USA Dick Stockton
Dick Stockton (tennis)
Dick Stockton , was a professional tennis player from the United States. He is currently the head coach of the men's tennis team at the University of Virginia....

USA Robert Lutz 
USA Stan Smith
Stan Smith
Stanley Roger Smith is a former American tennis player who, with his partner Bob Lutz, was one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world. Smith also won many singles titles, including the Wimbledon championship once and the US Open...

6–3, 3–6, 7–6
4. 1974 Orlando WCT
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a major city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan region...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Hard USA Dick Stockton AUS Owen Davidson
Owen Davidson
' was a professional tennis player of the 1960s and 1970s. Partnering Billie Jean King, he managed to win eight grand slam mixed doubles titles. Davidson was one of very few to win a calendar year slam for mixed doubles, when he won the Australian Championships, French Championships, Wimbledon and...

 
AUS John Newcombe
John Newcombe
John David Newcombe, AO OBE, is a former World No. 1 tennis champion.-Biography:A natural athlete, as a boy Newcombe played several sports until devoting himself to tennis. He was the Australian junior champion in 1961, 1962 and 1963 and became a member of Australia's Davis Cup winning team in 1964...

7–6, 6–3
5. 1974 Hamburg
Hamburg Masters
The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. The tournament is played on clay courts at the tennis center Am Rothenbaum. It used to be played in May, as...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...

Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez FRG Jürgen Fassbender
Jürgen Fassbender
Jürgen Fassbender is a retired professional tennis player from Germany. He won one singles and sixteen doubles titles on the ATP Tour. His best Grand Slam result was reaching the quarterfinals at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships.-Singles :-Doubles :...

 
FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann is a former professional tennis player from Germany. During his career, Pohmann won 2 singles and 5 doubles titles on the ATP Tour. Currently, he works a commentator for the German television network RBB....

6–3, 6–4, 6–4
6. 1974 Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and with more than 2.8 million people, the 3rd largest city in the United States...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Carpet MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Tom Gorman
Tom Gorman (tennis)
Tom Gorman is an American tennis player. He attended Seattle Preparatory School and was the Washington State High School champion three years in a row. Tom attended and graduated from Seattle University and was a two time All-American. He played in professional tour events in the 1960s, 1970s, and...

 
USA Marty Riessen
Marty Riessen
Marty Riessen played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as No...

4–6, 6–3, 7–5
7. 1974 Los Angeles
Countrywide Classic
thumb|left|Main Entrance to the Countrywide Classic at UCLA's L.A. Tennis Center.The LA Tennis Open, presented by Farmers Insurance, is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour held in Los Angeles, California, United States...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Hard MEX Raúl Ramírez AUS Ross Case
Ross Case
Ross Case was an Australian tennis player.With Geoff Masters he won two Grand Slam titles: the 1974 doubles at the Australian Open and the 1977 doubles at Wimbledon. He was also runner up in 1976 at Wimbledon...

 
AUS Geoff Masters
Geoff Masters
Geoff Masters was an Australian tennis player.In 1977 Masters and Ross Case won the doubles in Wimbledon....

6–3, 6–2
8. 1974 Madrid
Madrid Tennis Grand Prix
The Madrid Tennis Grand Prix is a defunct professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit initially and later, the ATP World Series of the ATP Tour. The tournament was established in 1972 and was played every year until...

, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...

Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez FRA Patrice Dominguez
Patrice Dominguez
Patrice Dominguez is a French tennis player born in Algeria. Married to Cendrine Dominguez. More information can be found about him on his French language wikipedia entry at http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrice_Dominguez....

 
ESP Antonio Muñoz
Antonio Muñoz (tennis)
Antonio Muñoz is a former professional tennis player from Barcelona, Spain.During his career, Muñoz reached 7 ATP doubles finals, winning in 3 occasions. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No...

6–1, 6–3
9. 1974 Tehran
Tehran
Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran, and the administrative center of Tehran Province. Tehran is a sprawling city at the foot of the Tochal mountain range with an immense network of highways unparalleled in Western Asia...

, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Western Asia. The name Iran has been in use natively since the Sassanid period and came into international use from 1935, before which the country was known internationally as Persia...

Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez ESP Manuel Orantes
Manuel Orantes
Manuel Orantes Corral was a tennis champion in the 1970s and 1980s. He won the US Open in 1975, beating defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final.-Career:...

 
ARG Guillermo Vilas
Guillermo Vilas
Guillermo Apolinario Vilas is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina.-Career:...

7–6, 2–6, 6–2
10. 1974 Paris Indoor
Paris Masters
The BNP Paribas Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Many people consider the...

, France
France
France , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...

Hard (i) MEX Raúl Ramírez FRA Patrice Dominguez
FRA François Jauffret
François Jauffret
François Jauffret is a retired professional tennis player from France. He holds the record for most ties played for the France Davis Cup team with 35, between 1964 and 1978. Jauffret was twice a semifinalist at the French Championships, in 1966 and 1974...

7–5, 6–4
11. 1974 London
London
[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

Carpet MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors
James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former World No. 1 tennis player. Connors is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time...

 
ROU Ilie Năstase
Ilie Nastase
Ilie Năstase is a former Romanian professional tennis player, one of the world's top players of the 1970s. Năstase was the World No. 1 in 1973 according to the Association of Tennis Professionals ranking system, which placed him first from August 23, 1973 to June 2, 1974...

3–6, 7–6, 6–3
12. 1975 Dayton Indoor
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 166,179 at the 2000 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 848,153 in the 2000 census. Dayton is the fourth largest...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Carpet USA Paul Gerken AUS Ray Ruffels
Ray Ruffels
Ray Ruffels is a former professional tennis player.Ruffels was an Australian Open semi-finalist in 1969 and 1975, and a quarter-finalist in 1968, 1970 and 1977....

 
AUS Allan Stone
Allan Stone
Allan Stone played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as World No. 38 in singles on the ATP Rankings , although Stone played for many years before the ATP Rankings were instituted.Stone found the majority of his success on the doubles court...

7–6, 7–5
13. 1975 Sao Paulo WCT
São Paulo WCT
The Sao Paulo WCT was a men's tennis tournament played in Sao Paulo, Brazil from 1974-1976. The event was part of the WCT Tour and was held on indoor carpet courts.-Singles:-Doubles:...

, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the fifth largest country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the fifth most populous country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean...

Carpet MEX Raúl Ramírez AUS Ross Case
AUS Geoff Masters
6–7, 7–6, 7–6
14. 1975 Caracas WCT
Caracas
Caracas is the capital and largest city of Venezuela. It is located in the north of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range . The valley's temperatures are springlike. Terrain suitable for building lies between 760 and 910 m above...

, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially titled Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It is a continental mainland with numerous islands located off its coastline in the Caribbean Sea...

Hard MEX Raúl Ramírez AUS Ross Case
AUS Geoff Masters
7–5, 4–6, 6–2
15. 1975 Washington D.C.
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. The tournament was played on a clay court until 1986, after which it switched to hard...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Robert Lutz
USA Stan Smith
7–5, 2–6, 6–1
16. 1975 Melbourne Indoor
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital city and most populous city of the State of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne city centre is the anchor of the larger geographical area and statistical division known as the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area – of which Melbourne is...

, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...

Grass MEX Raúl Ramírez AUS Ross Case
AUS Geoff Masters
6–4, 6–0
17. 1976 French Open, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital of France and the country's most populous city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Fred McNair
Fred McNair
Frederick V. McNair, IV 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...

 
USA Sherwood Stewart
Sherwood Stewart
Sherwood Stewart played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s.Born June 6, 1946, in Goose Creek, Texas, Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings and No...

7–6, 6–3, 6–1
18. 1976 San Francisco
SAP Open
The SAP Open is a men's tennis tournament held annually in San Jose, California. It is the second-oldest tennis tournament in the United States. It is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Carpet RSA Bob Hewitt
Bob Hewitt
Robert "Bob" Anthony John Hewitt was a professional male tennis player from Australia. After he married Dalaille, a young woman from Johannesburg, South Africa he became an official South African citizen....

USA Dick Stockton
USA Roscoe Tanner
Roscoe Tanner
Roscoe Tanner is a former professional American male tennis player, who reached a career high world singles ranking of No. 4 on July 30, 1979...

6–3, 6–4
19. 1976 Vienna
BA-CA TennisTrophy
The Bank Austria-TennisTrophy is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour...

, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.3 million people in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west...

Hard (i) MEX Raúl Ramírez RSA Bob Hewitt
RSA Frew McMillan
Frew McMillan
Frew Donald McMillan is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa.He won five major doubles championships including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. The most notable aspect of his game was that he had both a two-handed backhand and forehand, which simultaneously increased his...

6–4, 4–0, ret.
20. 1976 Wembley
Wembley Championship
The Wembley Championship was a tennis event held from 1934–1990 with some periods of inactivity in between and is considered as a part of the professional grand slam from 1927 - 1967 till the advent of Open Era....

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

Carpet POL Wojtek Fibak USA Stan Smith
USA Roscoe Tanner
7–6, 6–3
21. 1977 Washington Indoor
ATP Washington Indoor
The Washington Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played in Washington D.C.. The event was played as part of the WCT Tour from 1972-1976 and the ATP Tour from 1977-1980. It was played on indoor carpet.-Singles:-Doubles:...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Carpet MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Robert Lutz
USA Stan Smith
6–3, 7–5
22. 1977 U.S. Open, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez RSA Bob Hewitt
RSA Frew McMillan
6–4, 6–0
23. 1977 Maui
ATP Maui
Seiko Super Tennis was the 1984 name of a men's professional tennis tournament played in Maui or Honolulu, Hawaii from 1974 through 1984. It was played in Maui every year except 1984, when it was played in Honolulu. The event was played on outdoor hard courts....

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Hard MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Robert Lutz
USA Stan Smith
7–6, 6–4
24. 1977 Stockholm
Stockholm Open
The If Stockholm Open is a tennis event on the ATP Tour held in Stockholm, Sweden in the end of October or beginning of November each year. The organizer of the tournament is The Royal Lawn Tennis Club of Stockholm....

, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe...

Hard (i) MEX Raúl Ramírez POL Wojtek Fibak 
NED Tom Okker
Tom Okker
Tom Okker , nicknamed The Flying Dutchman and Tom the Twitch, is a former Dutch tennis player. He was ranked among the world's top 10 singles players for seven consecutive years, 1968-74, reaching a career high of world # 3 in 1969...

6–3, 6–3
25. 1977 Wembley
Wembley Championship
The Wembley Championship was a tennis event held from 1934–1990 with some periods of inactivity in between and is considered as a part of the professional grand slam from 1927 - 1967 till the advent of Open Era....

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

Hard MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Sandy Mayer
Sandy Mayer
Alexander "Sandy" Mayer is a former tennis player from the United States, who won ten titles in singles and twenty-four titles in doubles during his professional career...

 
RSA Frew McMillan
6–3, 7–6
26. 1979 Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is generally considered the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in the London suburb of Wimbledon since 1877...

, London
London
[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...

Grass MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Peter Fleming 
USA John McEnroe
John McEnroe
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is an American former World No. 1 professional tennis player. McEnroe won seven Grand Slam singles titles—three at Wimbledon and four at the US Open—nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...

4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
27. 1979 Washington
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. The tournament was played on a clay court until 1986, after which it switched to hard...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Marty Riessen
Marty Riessen
Marty Riessen played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as No...

 
USA Sherwood Stewart
Sherwood Stewart
Sherwood Stewart played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s.Born June 6, 1946, in Goose Creek, Texas, Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings and No...

2–6, 6–3, 6–4
28. 1979 Basel
Davidoff Swiss Indoors
The Davidoff Swiss Indoors is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the World Tour 500 Series of the ATP Tour. It is held annually at the St...

, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 states named cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities...

Hard (i) MEX Raúl Ramírez RSA Bob Hewitt
RSA Frew McMillan
6–3, 6–4
29. 1979 Vienna
BA-CA TennisTrophy
The Bank Austria-TennisTrophy is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour...

, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.3 million people in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west...

Hard (i) MEX Raúl Ramírez RSA Bob Hewitt
RSA Frew McMillan
6–4, 3–6, 6–1
30. 1980 Baltimore WCT
Baltimore WCT
The Baltimore WCT was a men's tennis tournament played in Baltimore, Maryland from 1972-1982. The event was part of the WCT Tour and was held on indoor carpet courts.-Men's singles:...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Carpet RSA Frew McMillan
Frew McMillan
Frew Donald McMillan is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa.He won five major doubles championships including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. The most notable aspect of his game was that he had both a two-handed backhand and forehand, which simultaneously increased his...

USA Tim Gullikson
Tim Gullikson
Timothy Ernest "Tim" Gullikson was a tennis player and coach who was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin in the United States....

 
USA Marty Riessen
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
31. 1980 Philadelphia
U.S. Pro Indoor
The U.S. Pro Indoor is a defunct professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts, and indoor hard courts...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Carpet MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Peter Fleming 
USA John McEnroe
John McEnroe
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is an American former World No. 1 professional tennis player. McEnroe won seven Grand Slam singles titles—three at Wimbledon and four at the US Open—nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...

6–3, 7–6
32. 1980 Richmond WCT
Richmond WCT
The Richmond WCT was a men's tennis tournament played in Richmond, Virginia from 1971-1984. The event was part of the WCT Tour and was held on indoor carpet courts.-Men's singles:...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Carpet RSA Frew McMillan USA Fritz Buehning
Fritz Buehning
Fritz Buehning is a former American tennis player from Summit, New Jersey.Buehning attended Millburn High School, where he won the New Jersey state individual tennis championship in 1977 as a junior, his final year in high school...

 
RSA Johan Kriek
Johan Kriek
Johan Kriek is a South African / American professional male tennis player and founder of the Global Water Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to delivering clean water to the world's neediest communities. He also had an academy that was called Kriek Eagelton, partnered with his friend...

3–6, 6–3, 7–6
33. 1980 French Open, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital of France and the country's most populous city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

Clay MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Victor Amaya
Victor Amaya
Victor Amaya is a former American male professional tour tennis player.The left-handed Amaya's career high ranking was World No. 15, which he attained in June, 1980....

 
USA Hank Pfister
Hank Pfister
Hank Pfister is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles titles during his professional career....

1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
34. 1980 Paris Indoor
Paris Masters
The BNP Paribas Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Many people consider the...

, France
France
France , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...

Carpet RSA Raymond Moore ITA Paolo Bertolucci
Paolo Bertolucci
Paolo Bertolucci is an Italian former tennis player, currently working as sport commentator for Italian Sky TV.Born at Forte dei Marmi, he won the Davis Cup with Italy in 1976....

 
ITA Adriano Panatta
Adriano Panatta
Adriano Panatta is a former professional tennis player from Italy. He is best remembered for winning the French Open in 1976.-Career:...

6–4, 6–4
35. 1980 Sydney Outdoor, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...

Grass USA Vitas Gerulaitis
Vitas Gerulaitis
Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis was a professional tennis player from the United States. He is known for winning the men's singles title at the Australian Open in 1977.-Career Highlights:...

AUS Peter McNamara
Peter McNamara
Peter McNamara is a retired Australian tennis player.He who won five singles and nineteen doubles titles during his professional career...

 
AUS Paul McNamee
Paul McNamee
Paul McNamee is a retired Australian tennis player and prominent sports administrator.-Tennis career:...

6–2, 6–4
36. 1981 Philadelphia
U.S. Pro Indoor
The U.S. Pro Indoor is a defunct professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts, and indoor hard courts...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Carpet MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Marty Riessen
USA Sherwood Stewart
Sherwood Stewart
Sherwood Stewart played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s.Born June 6, 1946, in Goose Creek, Texas, Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings and No...

6–2, 6–2
37. 1981 Richmond WCT
Richmond WCT
The Richmond WCT was a men's tennis tournament played in Richmond, Virginia from 1971-1984. The event was part of the WCT Tour and was held on indoor carpet courts.-Men's singles:...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Carpet MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Tim Gullikson
RSA Bernard Mitton
Bernard Mitton
Bernard Mitton, born 9 November 1954 is a professional male tennis player in both singles and doubles from the Republic of South Africa. He was born in Vryburg, South Africa....

3–6, 6–2, 6–3
38. 1981 Stowe
ATP Stowe
The Stowe Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1978 to 1983. It was held in Stowe, Vermont in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Hard USA Robert Lutz RSA Johan Kriek
USA Larry Stefanki
Larry Stefanki
Larry Stefanki , is an American tennis coach and former professional tennis player.-Tennis career:...

2–6, 6–1, 6–2
39. 1982 Tampa
Tampa Open
The Tampa Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1981 to 1983. It was held in Tampa, Florida in the United States and played on indoor hard courts from 1981 to 1982 and on indoor carpet courts in 1983.-Singles:-Doubles:...

, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Hard USA Hank Pfister
Hank Pfister
Hank Pfister is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles titles during his professional career....

USA Tim Gullikson
USA Tom Gullikson
Tom Gullikson
Tom Gullikson is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States.-Career:...

6–2, 6–3
40. 1983 Masters Doubles WCT
Tennis Masters Cup
The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals is a tennis tournament played at the end of each year, involving the top eight players in the men's tennis world rankings....

, London
London
[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...

Carpet MEX Raúl Ramírez SUI Heinz Günthardt
Heinz Günthardt
Heinz Peter Gunthardt is a former tennis player from Switzerland, who won five singles titles during his professional career, including the Rotterdam WCT in 1980....

 
HUN Balázs Taróczy
Balazs Taroczy
Balázs Taróczy is a former tennis player from Hungary, who won thirteen singles titles in his career...

6–3, 7–5, 7–6
41. 1983 Hamburg
Hamburg Masters
The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. The tournament is played on clay courts at the tennis center Am Rothenbaum. It used to be played in May, as...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...

Clay AUS Mark Edmondson
Mark Edmondson
Mark Edmondson is a former professional Australian male tennis player....

SUI Heinz Günthardt
HUN Balázs Taróczy
7–6, 4–6, 6–4

Davis Cup


Gottfried was 7–7 in Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. The largest annual international team competition in sports, the Davis Cup is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition...

 play for the US between 1975 and 1982.http://www.daviscup.com/teams/player.asp?player=10000536

Halls of Fame & awards


Gottfried won the 1974 & 1975 ATP Doubles Team of the Year Award with partner Raul Ramirez.

He also won the 1976 ATP Most Improved Player Award.http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/5/en/players/playerprofiles/highlights.asp?playernumber=G029

He received the ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the principal worldwide tennis tour for men, the ATP Tour, which was renamed in January 2009 and is now known as the ATP World Tour...

 Sportsmanship award for 1984.

Gottfried was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Intercollegiate Tennis Hall of Fame in 1990.

Gottfried, who is Jew
Jew
The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...

ish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame was opened July 7, 1981, in Netanya, Israel. It is located on the campus of the Wingate Institute for Physical Education and Sport. It has inducted over 300 athletes and sportspersons representing 25 countries. The Hall elects new honorees each year,...

 in 1999.http://www.jewishsports.net/biopages/BrianGottfried.htm

Life after playing career


Gottfried now resides in Ponte Vedra, Florida, works with the ATP tour, and occasionally plays on the senior circuit.

In 2007 he joined the coaching staff at the Harold Solomon
Harold Solomon
Harold Solomon was an American professional tennis player during the 1970s and 1980s. He achieved a career-high ranking of No. 5 in the world in 1980.- Tennis career :...

 Tennis Institute in Fort Lauderdale.http://www.miamiherald.com/673/story/251992.html

External links