Full name | John Basil Fitzgerald |
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Country (sports) | Australia |
Residence | Melbourne, Victoria |
Born | Cummins, South Australia | 28 December 1960
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Turned pro | 1980 |
Retired | 1997 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $3,207,272 |
Singles | |
Career record | 240–231 |
Career titles | 6 |
Highest ranking | No. 25 (11 July 1988) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (1983) |
French Open | 2R (1983, 1986) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1981, 1986, 1989) |
US Open | 3R (1984) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (1988) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 498–287 |
Career titles | 30 |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (8 July 1991) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1982) |
French Open | W (1986, 1991) |
Wimbledon | W (1989, 1991) |
US Open | W (1984, 1991) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Tour Finals | W (1991) |
Olympic Games | 2R (1988, 1992) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | W (1991) |
US Open | W (1983) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | W (1983, 1986) |
John Basil Fitzgerald OAM (born 28 December 1960) is a former professional tennis player from Australia who played right-handed with a single-handed backhand.
During his career, he won 6 top-tier singles titles and 30 tour doubles titles, including 7 Grand Slam doubles titles. He also achieved the career men's doubles Grand Slam (winning all four titles-the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open). He reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1991, teaming up with Anders Järryd to win three out of the four Grand Slam doubles titles that year. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 25 in 1988. He was a member of the Australian team which won the Davis Cup in 1983 and 1986. [1]
Fitzgerald was the captain of the Australian Davis Cup Team from 2001 to 2010, leading the team to a tournament victory in 2003 against Spain. [1]
Fitzgerald was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1993. On Australia Day in 2020, John was inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame.
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1982 | Australian Open | Grass | John Alexander | Andy Andrews John Sadri | 6–7, 6–2, 7–6 |
Win | 1984 | US Open | Hard | Tomáš Šmíd | Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd | 7–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 1985 | Wimbledon | Grass | Pat Cash | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy | 4–6, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Win | 1986 | French Open | Clay | Tomáš Šmíd | Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 14–12 |
Loss | 1988 | French Open | Clay | Anders Järryd | Andrés Gómez Emilio Sánchez | 3–6, 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1988 | Wimbledon | Grass | Anders Järryd | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | 4–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 1989 | Wimbledon | Grass | Anders Järryd | Rick Leach Jim Pugh | 3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 1991 | French Open | Clay | Anders Järryd | Rick Leach Jim Pugh | 6–0, 7–6 |
Win | 1991 | Wimbledon | Grass | Anders Järryd | Javier Frana Leonardo Lavalle | 6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1 |
Win | 1991 | US Open | Hard | Anders Järryd | Scott Davis David Pate | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 1993 | Australian Open | Hard | Anders Järryd | Danie Visser Laurie Warder | 4–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1983 | US Open | Hard | Elizabeth Sayers | Barbara Potter Ferdi Taygan | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 1984 | US Open | Hard | Elizabeth Sayers | Manuela Maleeva Tom Gullikson | 6–2, 5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 1985 | Wimbledon | Grass | Elizabeth Smylie | Martina Navratilova Paul McNamee | 5–7, 6–4, 2–6 |
Loss | 1985 | US Open | Hard | Elizabeth Smylie | Martina Navratilova Heinz Günthardt | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1990 | Wimbledon | Grass | Elizabeth Smylie | Zina Garrison Rick Leach | 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 1991 | Wimbledon | Grass | Elizabeth Smylie | Natasha Zvereva Jim Pugh | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
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