Jeff Borowiak

Jeff Borowiak
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Seattle, Washington, United States
Born	September 25, 1949 (age 75); Berkeley, California, United States
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Turned pro	1968 (amateur tour from 1967)
Retired	1986
Plays	Right-handed (1-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	276–291
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 20 (August 30, 1977)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (1982)
French Open	3R (1978)
Wimbledon	4R (1971, 1981)
US Open	3R (1968)
Doubles
Career record	146–211
Career titles	3
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	3R (1977, 1978)
Wimbledon	3R (1974, 1976, 1977)
US Open	QF (1971)

Last updated October 07, 2024

Jeff Borowiak (born September 25, 1949) is a former professional tennis player from the United States, who won five singles and three doubles titles during his professional career, reaching a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 20 in August 1977.

Personal

Borowiak is also an accomplished musician, mastering the flute and the piano. He was also indirectly involved in the formation of the group Metallica when he invested in his friend and Danish fellow player Torben Ulrich's son band Lars Rocket, which later became Metallica.^{[ citation needed ]}

Tennis career

Borowiak 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 Connors played at number three. Borowiak and Connors were NCAA champions, and Rahim remains the youngest player to represent his country in the Davis Cup competition.

Borowiak was ATP Comeback Player of the Year in 1981.^[1]

Borowiak was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Hall of Fame.^[2]

Career finals

Singles: 11 (5 titles – 6 runners-up)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 1971	Cologne WCT, Germany	Carpet	Robert Lutz	3–6, 7–6, 3–6, 1–6
Loss	0–2	Jul 1972	Bretton Woods, US	Hard	Cliff Richey	1–6, 0–6
Loss	0–3	Apr 1974	New Orleans WCT, US	Hard	John Newcombe	4–6, 2–6
Win	1–3	Apr 1973	Charlotte WCT, US	Clay	Dick Stockton	6–4, 5–7, 7–6^(7–5)
Win	2–3	Nov 1974	Oslo, Norway	Indoor	Karl Meiler	6–3, 6–2
Loss	2–4	Jan 1976	Atlanta WCT, US	Carpet (i)	Ilie Năstase	2–6, 4–6
Win	3–4	Feb 1977	Dayton, US	Carpet (i)	Buster Mottram	6–3, 6–3
Win	4–4	Jul 1977	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Jean-François Caujolle	2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win	5–4	Aug 1977	Toronto, Canada	Clay	Jaime Fillol	6–0, 6–1
Loss	5–5	Mar 1981	Tampa, US	Hard	Mel Purcell	6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	5–6	Nov 1981	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Vitas Gerulaitis	4–6, 6–7, 1–6

Doubles: 9 (3 titles – 6 runners-up)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 1973	Osaka, Japan		Tom Gorman	Jun Kamiwazumi Ken Rosewall	6–4, 7–6
Win	2–0	Feb 1974	Hempstead WCT, US	Hard	Dick Crealy	Ross Case Geoff Masters	6–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win	3–0	Aug 1974	Bretton Woods, US	Clay	Rod Laver	Georges Goven Francois Jauffret	6–3, 6–2
Loss	3–1	Nov 1973	Oslo, Norway	Indoor	Vitas Gerulaitis	Karl Meiler Haroon Rahim	3–6, 2–6
Loss	3–2	Oct 1975	Maui, US	Hard	Haroon Rahim	Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart	6–3, 6–7, 3–6
Loss	3–3	Mar 1976	Caracas, Venezuela	Clay	Ilie Năstase	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	5–7, 4–6
Loss	3–4	Feb 1977	Dayton, US	Carpet (i)	Andrew Pattison	Hank Pfister Butch Walts	4–6, 6–7
Loss	3–5	Oct 1977	Paris, France	Hard	Roger Taylor	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	2–6, 0–6
Loss	3–6	Aug 1978	Indianapolis, US	Clay	Chris Lewis	Gene Mayer Hank Pfister	3–6, 1–6

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References

↑ ATP Player Profile
↑ "ITA Men's Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2009.

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Jeff Borowiak at the International Tennis Federation

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[1] ATP Player Profile

[2] "ITA Men's Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2009.

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