Jeff Borowiak

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Jeff Borowiak
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Seattle, Washington, United States
Born (1949-09-25) September 25, 1949 (age 73)
Berkeley, California, United States
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Turned pro1968 (amateur tour from 1967)
Retired1986
PlaysRight-handed (1-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record276–291
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 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 record146–211
Career titles3
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 3R (1977, 1978)
Wimbledon 3R (1974, 1976, 1977)
US Open QF (1971)

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.

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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)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Oct 1971Cologne WCT, GermanyCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Robert Lutz 3–6, 7–6, 3–6, 1–6
Loss0–2Jul 1972Bretton Woods, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Cliff Richey 1–6, 0–6
Loss0–3Apr 1974New Orleans WCT, USHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Newcombe 4–6, 2–6
Win1–3Apr 1973Charlotte WCT, USClay Flag of the United States.svg Dick Stockton 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–5)
Win2–3Nov 1974Oslo, NorwayIndoor Flag of Germany.svg Karl Meiler 6–3, 6–2
Loss2–4Jan 1976Atlanta WCT, USCarpet (i) Flag of Romania.svg Ilie Năstase 2–6, 4–6
Win3–4Feb 1977Dayton, USCarpet (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Buster Mottram 6–3, 6–3
Win4–4Jul 1977Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Flag of France.svg Jean-François Caujolle 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win5–4Aug 1977Toronto, CanadaClay Flag of Chile.svg Jaime Fillol 6–0, 6–1
Loss5–5Mar 1981Tampa, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Mel Purcell 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss5–6Nov 1981Johannesburg, South AfricaHard Flag of the United States.svg Vitas Gerulaitis 4–6, 6–7, 1–6

Doubles: 9 (3 titles – 6 runners-up)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Oct 1973Osaka, Japan Flag of the United States.svg Tom Gorman Flag of Japan.svg Jun Kamiwazumi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Rosewall
6–4, 7–6
Win2–0Feb 1974Hempstead WCT, USHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Crealy Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Case
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Masters
6–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win3–0Aug 1974Bretton Woods, USClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver Flag of France.svg Georges Goven
Flag of France.svg Francois Jauffret
6–3, 6–2
Loss3–1Nov 1973Oslo, NorwayIndoor Flag of the United States.svg Vitas Gerulaitis Flag of Germany.svg Karl Meiler
Flag of Pakistan.svg Haroon Rahim
3–6, 2–6
Loss3–2Oct 1975Maui, USHard Flag of Pakistan.svg Haroon Rahim Flag of the United States.svg Fred McNair
Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart
6–3, 6–7, 3–6
Loss3–3Mar 1976Caracas, VenezuelaClay Flag of Romania.svg Ilie Năstase Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried
Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez
5–7, 4–6
Loss3–4Feb 1977Dayton, USCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Pattison Flag of the United States.svg Hank Pfister
Flag of the United States.svg Butch Walts
4–6, 6–7
Loss3–5Oct 1977Paris, FranceHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roger Taylor Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried
Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez
2–6, 0–6
Loss3–6Aug 1978Indianapolis, USClay Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Lewis Flag of the United States.svg Gene Mayer
Flag of the United States.svg Hank Pfister
3–6, 1–6

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