Jeff Morrison

Jeff Morrison
Full name	Jeffrey Alan Morrison
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Born	February 4, 1979 (age 44); Huntington, West Virginia, USA
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Turned pro	2000
Retired	2006
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	University of Florida
Prize money	US$ 770,476
Singles
Career record	32–58 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 85 (8 July 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2004)
French Open	1R (2005)
Wimbledon	3R (2002)
US Open	1R (1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006)
Doubles
Career record	23–35 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 81 (10 June 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2002)
French Open	2R (2002)
Wimbledon	1R (2002)
US Open	3R (2001, 2005)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open	1R (2002, 2005)
	Last updated on: 10 November 2021.

Last updated December 19, 2023

Jeffrey Alan Morrison (born February 4, 1979) is a retired American professional tennis player.

Morrison attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for the Florida Gators men's tennis team in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) competition. He defeated James Blake of Harvard University in the NCAA Singles National Championship final in 1999. Morrison was a two-time All-American during his sophomore and junior seasons. He was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2012.^[2]^[3]

During his career, Morrison won three Challenger events and reached as high as World No. 85 in singles and World No. 81 in doubles (both in the summer of 2002).

Performance timelines

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

(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	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	Q1	1R	2R	A	A	0 / 2	1–2	33%
French Open	A	A	A	Q2	A	Q1	1R	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Wimbledon	A	A	A	3R	A	Q1	1R	Q2	0 / 2	2–2	50%
US Open	1R	Q1	Q3	1R	1R	1R	Q1	1R	0 / 5	0–5	0%
Win–loss	0–1	0–0	0–0	2–2	0–2	1–2	0–2	0–1	0 / 10	3–10	23%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	0 / 2	1–2	33%
Miami	A	A	A	2R	Q2	1R	3R	Q1	0 / 3	3–3	50%
Cincinnati	Q1	A	1R	1R	A	2R	Q1	A	0 / 3	1–3	25%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–2	0–0	1–2	2–2	1–1	0 / 8	5–8	38%

Doubles

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
French Open	A	2R	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Wimbledon	A	1R	A	A	A	Q1	0 / 1	0–1	0%
US Open	3R	2R	1R	1R	3R	2R	0 / 6	6–6	50%
Win–loss	2–1	2–4	0–1	0–1	2–1	1–1	0 / 9	7–9	44%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami	A	2R	1R	A	1R	A	0 / 3	1–3	25%
Cincinnati	1R	A	A	1R	2R	A	0 / 3	1–3	25%
Win–loss	0–1	1–1	0–1	0–1	1–2	0–0	0 / 6	2–6	25%

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (0–1)

Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jan 2003	Adelaide, Australia	International Series	Hard	Max Mirnyi	Jeff Coetzee Chris Haggard	6–2, 4–6, 6–7^(7–9)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 11 (4–7)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–5)
ITF Futures (1–2)

Finals by surface
Hard (3–7)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2000	USA F26, Lafayette	Futures	Hard	Justin Bower	7–6^(7–4), 3–6, 0–6
Loss	0–2	Jan 2001	USA F3, Hallandale Beach	Futures	Hard	Dmitry Tursunov	6–7^(0–7), 3–6
Win	1–2	Mar 2001	USA F6, Tyler	Futures	Hard	Levar Harper-Griffith	6–3, 6–4
Loss	1–3	Jul 2001	Granby, Canada	Challenger	Hard	Axel Pretzsch	7–6^(7–5), 3–6, 4–6
Loss	1–4	Jul 2001	Aptos, United States	Challenger	Hard	Jeff Salzenstein	6–7^(3–7), 4–6
Win	2–4	Feb 2002	Dallas, United States	Challenger	Hard	Martin Verkerk	6–4, 6–4
Win	3–4	Jun 2002	Surbiton, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Wesley Moodie	7–6^(7–4), 5–7, 7–6^(7–4)
Loss	3–5	Oct 2003	Fresno, United States	Challenger	Hard	Alex Kim	5–7, 6–7^(6–8)
Loss	3–6	Oct 2003	Tiburon, United States	Challenger	Hard	Alex Bogomolov Jr.	6–7^(4–7), 3–6
Win	4–6	Apr 2004	Mexico City, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Lu Yen-hsun	4–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–2
Loss	4–7	Apr 2005	Mexico City, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Amer Delić	4–6, 6–3, 3–6

Doubles: 16 (11–5)

Legend
ATP Challenger (8–4)
ITF Futures (3–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (9–4)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 1999	USA F10, Chico	Futures	Hard	Jason Cook	Brandon Hawk Doug Root	7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Win	2–0	Jul 2000	USA F19, Kansas City	Futures	Hard	Jeff Laski	Trace Fielding Jimmy Haney	7–5, 6–3
Loss	2–1	Nov 2000	USA F26, Lafayette	Futures	Hard	Thomas Blake	Jack Brasington Doug Root	walkover
Win	3–1	Jan 2001	USA F1, Aventura	Futures	Hard	Mardy Fish	Eric Drew Thomas Blake	walkover
Win	4–1	Jul 2001	Granby, Canada	Challenger	Hard	Bobby Kokavec	Brandon Hawk Robert Kendrick	6–4, 6–4
Win	5–1	Oct 2001	Tulsa, United States	Challenger	Hard	Mardy Fish	Jeff Coetzee Shaun Rudman	6–2, 6–3
Loss	5–2	Oct 2001	Kerrville, United States	Challenger	Hard	Mardy Fish	Brandon Hawk Robert Kendrick	3–6, 7–6^(9–7), 3–6
Loss	5–3	Nov 2001	Tyler, United States	Challenger	Hard	Mardy Fish	Stephen Huss Paul Rosner	4–6, 2–6
Win	6–3	Nov 2001	Knoxville, United States	Challenger	Hard	Mardy Fish	Brandon Coupe Kelly Gullett	6–3, 6–0
Win	7–3	Dec 2001	Urbana, United States	Challenger	Hard	Mardy Fish	Gabriel Trifu Paul Rosner	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Win	8–3	May 2002	Birmingham, United States	Challenger	Clay	Mardy Fish	Glenn Weiner Paul Rosner	6–4, 7–6^(7–4)
Win	9–3	Sep 2003	San Antonio, United States	Challenger	Hard	Paul Goldstein	Tomáš Cakl Louis Vosloo	6–3, 6–2
Loss	9–4	Oct 2003	Fresno, United States	Challenger	Hard	Paul Goldstein	Diego Ayala Travis Parrott	5–7, 6–4, 3–6
Loss	9–5	Apr 2006	Paget, Bermuda	Challenger	Clay	Alex Kuznetsov	Tomáš Cibulec Robert Lindstedt	7–6^(7–1), 3–6, [4–10]
Win	10–5	May 2006	Tunica Resorts, United States	Challenger	Clay	Bobby Reynolds	Hugo Armando Ricardo Mello	3–6, 7–6^(7–5), [11–9]
Win	11–5	Oct 2006	Sacramento, United States	Challenger	Hard	Paul Goldstein	Amer Delić Brian Wilson	6–1, 6–3

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References

↑ Roberts, Selena (June 28, 2002). "TENNIS; Morrison Crashes the Party with an Upset at Wimbledon". The New York Times.
↑ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
↑ "Florida Announces 2012 UF Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees Archived October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine ", GatorZone.com (September 7, 2011). Retrieved September 24, 2011.

External links

Jeff Morrison at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Jeff Morrison at the International Tennis Federation

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[1] Roberts, Selena (June 28, 2002). "TENNIS; Morrison Crashes the Party with an Upset at Wimbledon". The New York Times.

[2] F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 18, 2014.

[3] "Florida Announces 2012 UF Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees Archived October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine ", GatorZone.com (September 7, 2011). Retrieved September 24, 2011.

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