Matt Anger

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Matt Anger
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Clyde Hill, WA, USA
Born (1963-06-20) June 20, 1963 (age 61)
Walnut Creek, CA, United States
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1984
Retired1991
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money $484,631
Singles
Career record82–106
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 23 (24 February 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (1983, 1985, 1987)
French Open 2R (1987)
Wimbledon 4R (1986)
US Open 4R (1986)
Other tournaments
WCT Finals 1R (1986)
Doubles
Career record59–72
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 53 (20 April 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1987)
French Open 1R (1987)
Wimbledon 3R (1988)
US Open 2R (1988)
Last updated on: 13 January 2022.

Matt Anger (born June 20, 1963) is an American former professional tennis player. He is now the head men's tennis coach at the University of Washington.

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Professional tennis career

Anger grew up in Pleasanton, California, and played at Amador Valley High School. [1] He went on to be named the national 16-and-under singles champion in 1979 and to win the 1981 junior Wimbledon boys' singles title, resulting in a No. 1 ranking in the world by Tennis Magazine. He played collegiate tennis at USC from 1982 to 1984. [2] He was a three-time All-American in these three years and was a Pac-10 singles finalist in 1983. [3] In the same year, he led the USC Trojans to a third-place NCAA finish. The next season, he won the Pac-10 doubles championship, was a Pac-10 singles semifinalist, and helped USC win the Pac-10 conference championship. After this season, he turned to professional tennis.

The right-handed Anger reached his highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour on February 24, 1986, when he became the world No. 23. He won one singles (Johannesburg in 1985) and two doubles titles (Tokyo outdoor in 1986 and Brisbane in 1987) during his career.

Retirement from the Tour

Anger retired from the tour in 1991 and is currently the men's tennis coach at the University of Washington. He resides in Clyde Hill, Washington with his wife, Kristin, and children, Maddie and Ben.

Coaching career

Anger initially joined the coaching staff at the University of Southern California. He then moved to the University of Washington where he became the head coach in 1995. He is heading into his 24th season in 2018. He is the most successful coach in Washington history with 371 wins. His teams have missed the NCAA championships only twice and have had five runs to the NCAA round of 16 since 2001.

Anger and his team have had a winning record in 21 of 22 seasons. He was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year in 2005 when the team won its first-ever Pac-10 title. Six singles players have earned All-American honors under his coaching and 11 have earned year-end top-50 rankings. Additionally, player Alex Vlaški won the 2003 All-American Championships - the first title for a Husky since 1924 - under his coaching.

Anger was inducted into the USTA Northern California Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005 and the ITA Hall of Fame in 2014.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win 1981 Wimbledon Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pat Cash 7–6, 7–5

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 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 (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–1)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Oct 1985 Johannesburg, South AfricaGrand PrixHard Flag of the United States.svg Brad Gilbert 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss1–1 Nov 1986 Johannesburg, South AfricaGrand PrixHard Flag of Israel.svg Amos Mansdorf 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 5–7

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

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 (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (2–0)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Oct 1986 Tokyo, JapanGrand PrixHard Flag of the United States.svg Ken Flach Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Arias
Flag of the United States.svg Greg Holmes 		6–2, 6–3
Win2–0 Oct 1987 Brisbane, AustraliaGrand PrixHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Kelly Evernden Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broderick Dyke
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wally Masur 		7–6, 6–2

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jul 1990 Aptos, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of South Africa.svg Marius Barnard Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Brown
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Melville 		7–6, 4–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Dec 1990 Guam, GuamChallengerHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Castle Flag of the United States.svg Steve Devries
Flag of the United States.svg Ted Scherman 		1–6, 6–3, 6–7

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 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA 3R 2R 3R A 3R 2R AAA0 / 57–558%
French Open AAAAAA 2R AAAA0 / 11–150%
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 AA 2R 4R 3R 1R 1R A Q1 0 / 56–555%
US Open AA 1R AA 4R 1R 1R AAA0 / 43–443%
Win–loss0–00–02–21–12–26–25–41–30–10–00–00 / 1517–1553%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells AAAAAA 2R AAAA0 / 11–150%
Miami AAAA 1R 3R 1R 1R 2R AA0 / 53–538%
Canada AAAAA 1R A 1R AAA0 / 20–20%
Cincinnati AAAA 1R 2R 1R A 1R AA0 / 41–420%
Paris AAAAA 1R AAAAA0 / 10–10%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–23–41–30–21–20–00–00 / 135–1328%

Doubles

Tournament 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAAAA 2R 1R AAA0 / 21–233%
French Open AAAAAA 1R AAAA0 / 10–10%
Wimbledon 1R Q3 AA Q3 A 2R 3R 1R A Q1 0 / 43–443%
US Open AAAAA 1R 1R 2R 1R AA0 / 41–420%
Win–loss0–10–00–00–00–00–12–43–30–20–00–00 / 115–1131%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells AAAAAA 1R A 1R AA0 / 20–20%
Miami AAAAA 1R 3R 3R 1R AA0 / 44–450%
Canada AAAAAA 1R 1R AAA0 / 20–20%
Cincinnati AAAAA 1R 1R A 2R AA0 / 31–325%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–22–42–21–30–00–00 / 115–1131%

References

  1. ↑ "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Matt Anger Bio". Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  3. ↑ https://theojai.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1983-pac10-singles.jpeg.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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