Jeff Morrison

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Jeff Morrison
Full nameJeffrey Alan Morrison
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Residence Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Born (1979-02-04) February 4, 1979 (age 45)
Huntington, West Virginia, USA
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Turned pro2000
Retired2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College University of Florida
Prize moneyUS$ 770,476
Singles
Career record32–58 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 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 record23–35 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 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.

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

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Morrison was the last American male left in the singles draw at Wimbledon in 2002, going on to defeat future World No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero en route to the third round. [1]

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 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 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAA Q1 1R 2R AA0 / 21–233%
French Open AAA Q2 A Q1 1R A0 / 10–10%
Wimbledon AAA 3R A Q1 1R Q2 0 / 22–250%
US Open 1R Q1 Q3 1R 1R 1R Q1 1R 0 / 50–50%
Win–loss0–10–00–02–20–21–20–20–10 / 103–1023%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells AAAAAA 1R 2R 0 / 21–233%
Miami AAA 2R Q2 1R 3R Q1 0 / 33–350%
Cincinnati Q1 A 1R 1R A 2R Q1 A0 / 31–325%
Win–loss0–00–00–11–20–01–22–21–10 / 85–838%

Doubles

Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R AAAA0 / 10–10%
French Open A 2R AAAA0 / 11–150%
Wimbledon A 1R AAA Q1 0 / 10–10%
US Open 3R 2R 1R 1R 3R 2R 0 / 66–650%
Win–loss2–12–40–10–12–11–10 / 97–944%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami A 2R 1R A 1R A0 / 31–325%
Cincinnati 1R AA 1R 2R A0 / 31–325%
Win–loss0–11–10–10–11–20–00 / 62–625%

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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Jan 2003 Adelaide, AustraliaInternational SeriesHard Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi Flag of South Africa.svg Jeff Coetzee
Flag of South Africa.svg 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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 2000USA F26, Lafayette FuturesHard Flag of South Africa.svg Justin Bower 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 0–6
Loss0–2Jan 2001USA F3, Hallandale Beach FuturesHard Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Tursunov 6–7(0–7), 3–6
Win1–2Mar 2001USA F6, Tyler FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Levar Harper-Griffith 6–3, 6–4
Loss1–3Jul 2001 Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Flag of Germany.svg Axel Pretzsch 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 4–6
Loss1–4Jul 2001 Aptos, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Salzenstein 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win2–4Feb 2002 Dallas, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Martin Verkerk 6–4, 6–4
Win3–4Jun 2002 Surbiton, United KingdomChallengerGrass Flag of South Africa.svg Wesley Moodie 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
Loss3–5Oct 2003 Fresno, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Alex Kim 5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Loss3–6Oct 2003 Tiburon, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Alex Bogomolov Jr. 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win4–6Apr 2004 Mexico City, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lu Yen-hsun 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss4–7Apr 2005 Mexico City, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg 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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jul 1999USA F10, Chico FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jason Cook Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Hawk
Flag of the United States.svg Doug Root
7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Win2–0Jul 2000USA F19, Kansas City FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Laski Flag of the United States.svg Trace Fielding
Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Haney
7–5, 6–3
Loss2–1Nov 2000USA F26, Lafayette FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Blake Flag of the United States.svg Jack Brasington
Flag of the United States.svg Doug Root
walkover
Win3–1Jan 2001USA F1, Aventura FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Mardy Fish Flag of the United States.svg Eric Drew
Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Blake
walkover
Win4–1Jul 2001 Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bobby Kokavec Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Hawk
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Kendrick
6–4, 6–4
Win5–1Oct 2001 Tulsa, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Mardy Fish Flag of South Africa.svg Jeff Coetzee
Flag of South Africa.svg Shaun Rudman
6–2, 6–3
Loss5–2Oct 2001 Kerrville, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Mardy Fish Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Hawk
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Kendrick
3–6, 7–6(9–7), 3–6
Loss5–3Nov 2001 Tyler, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Mardy Fish Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Huss
Flag of South Africa.svg Paul Rosner
4–6, 2–6
Win6–3Nov 2001 Knoxville, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Mardy Fish Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Coupe
Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Gullett
6–3, 6–0
Win7–3Dec 2001 Urbana, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Mardy Fish Flag of Romania.svg Gabriel Trifu
Flag of South Africa.svg Paul Rosner
6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Win8–3May 2002 Birmingham, United StatesChallengerClay Flag of the United States.svg Mardy Fish Flag of the United States.svg Glenn Weiner
Flag of South Africa.svg Paul Rosner
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win9–3Sep 2003 San Antonio, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Paul Goldstein Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Cakl
Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Vosloo
6–3, 6–2
Loss9–4Oct 2003 Fresno, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Paul Goldstein Flag of the United States.svg Diego Ayala
Flag of the United States.svg Travis Parrott
5–7, 6–4, 3–6
Loss9–5Apr 2006 Paget, BermudaChallengerClay Flag of the United States.svg Alex Kuznetsov Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Cibulec
Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Lindstedt
7–6(7–1), 3–6, [4–10]
Win10–5May 2006 Tunica Resorts, United StatesChallengerClay Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Reynolds Flag of the United States.svg Hugo Armando
Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Mello
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9]
Win11–5Oct 2006 Sacramento, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Paul Goldstein Flag of the United States.svg Amer Delić
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Wilson
6–1, 6–3

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References

  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.