Ben Testerman

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Ben Testerman
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Born (1962-02-02) February 2, 1962 (age 61)
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Turned pro1979
Retired1987
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money $371,244
Singles
Career record87–102
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 22 (10 December 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open SF (1984)
French Open 3R (1981)
Wimbledon 3R (1985)
US Open 1R (1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)
Doubles
Career record72–82
Career titles1
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 33 (25 March 1985)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1982, 1984, 1985)
French Open 1R (1981, 1983)
Wimbledon 2R (1985, 1987)
US Open QF (1984)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (1986)
US Open QF (1986)
Last updated on: 26 August 2022.

Ben Testerman (born February 2, 1962) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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During his career, he won one doubles title. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 22 in 1984 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 33 in 1985. His best achievement in singles competition was reaching the semifinals of the 1984 Australian Open, losing to Kevin Curren in five sets. He was inducted into the Tennessee Tennis Hall of Fame in 2008.

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–0)
Indoors (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Mar 1983 Monterrey, MexicoGrand PrixCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Sammy Giammalva Jr. 4–6, 6–3, 3–6

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–2)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–1)
Indoors (0–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Aug 1984 Livingston, United StatesGrand PrixHard Flag of the United States.svg Scott Davis Flag of the United States.svg Paul Annacone
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Glenn Michibata 		6–4, 6–4
Loss1–1 Mar 1985 Houston, United StatesGrand PrixCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Hank Pfister Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe 		3–6, 2–6
Loss1–2 Aug 1985 Cleveland, United StatesGrand PrixHard Flag of the United States.svg Hank Pfister Flag of Finland.svg Leo Palin
Flag of Finland.svg Olli Rahnasto 		3–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss1–3 Oct 1985 Brisbane, AustraliaGrand PrixCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Bud Schultz Flag of the United States.svg Martin Davis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Drewett 		2–6, 2–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 1979 French Open Clay Flag of India.svg Ramesh Krishnan 6–2, 1–6, 0–6

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 3R 2R SF 3R A 3R 0 / 59–564%
French Open 3R A 1R 2R AAA0 / 33–350%
Wimbledon AA 1R 2R 3R 1R 1R 0 / 53–538%
US Open A 1R A 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 50–50%
Win–loss2–12–20–36–44–30–21–30 / 1815–1845%
ATP Masters Series
Miami AAAAAA 1R 0 / 10–10%
Hamburg AA 1R AAAA0 / 10–10%
Rome AA 1R AAAA0 / 10–10%
Canada A 2R AAAAA0 / 11–150%
Cincinnati A 1R A 2R 1R A 2R 0 / 42–433%
Win–loss0–01–20–21–10–10–01–20 / 83–827%

Doubles

Tournament 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAA 2R 1R 2R 2R A 1R 0 / 51–517%
French Open AA 1R A 1R AAAA0 / 20–20%
Wimbledon AAAA 1R A 2R 1R 2R 0 / 42–433%
US Open 1R 3R AAA QF 1R 2R 2R 0 / 67–654%
Win–loss0–12–10–10–10–33–22–31–22–30 / 1710–1737%
ATP Masters Series
Miami AAAAAAAA 1R 0 / 10–10%
Hamburg AAAA 2R AAAA0 / 11–150%
Rome AAAA 1R AAAA0 / 10–10%
Cincinnati AAAAA SF 1R A 1R 0 / 33–350%
Paris AAAAAAA 2R A0 / 11–150%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–01–23–10–11–10–20 / 75–742%

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