John Sadri

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John Sadri
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Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Residence Charlotte, North Carolina
Born (1956-09-19) September 19, 1956 (age 67)
Charlotte, North Carolina
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Turned pro1976
Retired1987
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money $895,455
Singles
Career record213–189
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 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 record106–115
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 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. 13 in September 1980. Sadri formerly ran a junior tennis academy at Russell Tennis Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Contents

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1979 Australian Open Grass Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Vilas 6–7(5–7), 3–6, 2–6

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

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 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 AA 1R AAAAAAA0 / 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 A0 / 9
Strike rate0 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 30 / 30 / 30 / 30 / 30 / 20 / 20 / 28

Career finals

Singles (2 wins, 3 losses)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Dec 1979 Australian Open, MelbourneGrass Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Vilas 6–7(4–7), 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Jan 1980 Auckland, New ZealandHard Flag of the United States.svg Tim Wilkison 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss1–2Mar 1981Denver, U.S.Carpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Gene Mayer 4–6, 4–6
Loss1–3Jan 1982 Mexico City WCT, MexicoCarpet (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd 6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–7, 2–6
Win2–3 Feb 1982 Denver, United StatesCarpet (i) Flag of Ecuador.svg Andrés Gómez 4–6, 6–1, 6–4

Doubles (3 wins, 6 losses)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 1979 North Conway, U.S.Clay Flag of the United States.svg Tim Wilkison Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ion Țiriac
Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Vilas
4–6, 6–7
Loss0–2Jan 1980 Auckland, New ZealandHard Flag of the United States.svg Tim Wilkison Flag of Austria.svg Peter Feigl
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Frawley
2–6, 5–7
Win1–2Jun 1980 Manchester, Great BritainGrass Flag of the United States.svg Tim Wilkison Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Ralston
Flag of the United States.svg Roscoe Tanner
6–3, 6–4
Loss1–3Oct 1980 Melbourne Indoor, AustraliaCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Tim Wilkison Flag of the United States.svg Fritz Buehning
Flag of the United States.svg Ferdi Taygan
1–6, 2–6
Loss1–4Dec 1981 Sydney, AustraliaGrass Flag of the United States.svg Hank Pfister Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter McNamara
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul McNamee
7–6, 6–7, 6–7
Loss1–5Dec 1981 Australian Open, MelbourneGrass Flag of the United States.svg Hank Pfister Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Warwick
3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Win2–5Jul 1982 Newport, U.S.Grass Flag of the United States.svg Andy Andrews Flag of Australia (converted).svg Syd Ball
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Frawley
3–6, 7–6, 7–5
Win3–5Aug 1982 Stowe, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Andy Andrews Flag of the United States.svg Mike Fishbach
Flag of the United States.svg Eric Fromm
6–3, 6–4
Loss3–6Dec 1982 Australian Open, MelbourneGrass Flag of the United States.svg Andy Andrews Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Alexander
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald
4–6, 6–7

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References

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