John Sadri

John Sadri

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Born	(1956-09-19) September 19, 1956 (age 68) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Turned pro	1976
Retired	1987
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$895,455
Singles
Career record	213–189 (53%)
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 14 (September 29, 1980)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	F (1979)
French Open	1R (1980)
Wimbledon	QF (1984)
US Open	3R (1978)
Other tournaments
WCT Finals	QF (1980)
Doubles
Career record	106–115 (48%)
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 12 (December 13, 1982)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	F (1981, 1982)
Wimbledon	SF (1979)
US Open	SF (1983)

John Sadri (born September 19, 1956) is a former tennis player from the United States. Sadri, an All-American at North Carolina State, reached the finals of the 1978 men's NCAA singles championship, losing to John McEnroe in four sets. ^[1] He reached the final of the 1979 Australian Open, won two singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 14 in September 1980. Sadri formerly ran a junior tennis academy at Russell Tennis Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1979	Australian Open	Grass	Guillermo Vilas	6–7(5–7), 3–6, 2–6

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

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	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	SR
Australian Open	3R	F	QF	1R	4R	2R	4R	3R	NH	1R	0 / 9
French Open	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1
Wimbledon	A	3R	2R	3R	1R	1R	QF	2R	3R	2R	0 / 9
US Open	3R	2R	2R	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	2R	A	0 / 9
Strike rate	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 28

Career finals

Singles (2 wins, 3 losses)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Dec 1979	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Guillermo Vilas	6–7(4–7), 3–6, 2–6
Win	1–1	Jan 1980	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Tim Wilkison	6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss	1–2	Mar 1981	Denver, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Gene Mayer	4–6, 4–6
Loss	1–3	Jan 1982	Mexico City WCT, Mexico	Carpet (i)	Tomáš Šmíd	6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–7, 2–6
Win	2–3	Feb 1982	Denver, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Andrés Gómez	4–6, 6–1, 6–4

Doubles (3 wins, 6 losses)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 1979	North Conway, U.S.	Clay	Tim Wilkison	Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas	4–6, 6–7
Loss	0–2	Jan 1980	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Tim Wilkison	Peter Feigl Rod Frawley	2–6, 5–7
Win	1–2	Jun 1980	Manchester, Great Britain	Grass	Tim Wilkison	Dennis Ralston Roscoe Tanner	6–3, 6–4
Loss	1–3	Oct 1980	Melbourne Indoor, Australia	Carpet (i)	Tim Wilkison	Fritz Buehning Ferdi Taygan	1–6, 2–6
Loss	1–4	Dec 1981	Sydney, Australia	Grass	Hank Pfister	Peter McNamara Paul McNamee	7–6, 6–7, 6–7
Loss	1–5	Dec 1981	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Hank Pfister	Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick	3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Win	2–5	Jul 1982	Newport, U.S.	Grass	Andy Andrews	Syd Ball Rod Frawley	3–6, 7–6, 7–5
Win	3–5	Aug 1982	Stowe, U.S.	Hard	Andy Andrews	Mike Fishbach Eric Fromm	6–3, 6–4
Loss	3–6	Dec 1982	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Andy Andrews	John Alexander John Fitzgerald	4–6, 6–7

References

1. "Huh, who knew: State's John Sadri vs. John McEnroe". April 25, 2014.

External links

• John Sadri at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• John Sadri at the International Tennis Federation