Wayne Arthurs (tennis)

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Wayne Arthurs
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Full nameWayne Sean Arthurs
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Residence Melbourne, Australia
Born (1971-03-18) 18 March 1971 (age 52)
Adelaide, Australia
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1990
Retired2007
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money $3,687,809
Singles
Career record133–159
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 44 (9 July 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (2001, 2007)
French Open 4R (2001)
Wimbledon 4R (1999, 2002)
US Open 4R (2000)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games 2R (2004)
Doubles
Career record313–253
Career titles12
Highest rankingNo. 11 (3 November 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open SF (2001)
French Open SF (2003)
Wimbledon SF (2004)
US Open QF (2003)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals RR (2003, 2005)
Olympic Games 2R (2004)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open QF (2005)
French Open 1R (1995, 1996)
Wimbledon QF (1998)
US Open 1R (1995, 1999)
Last updated on: 30 September 2021.

Wayne Arthurs (born 18 March 1971) is a retired Australian professional tennis player.

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Career

His serve was his strongest weapon by far, and had been referred to as the "best in the world" by several of his fellow players, including Jim Courier, [1] Andre Agassi, [2] Thomas Johansson, [3] and Ivo Karlović. [4] He consistently had one of the highest ace counts on the ATP Tour and favours a serve-and-volley style of play.

Arthurs at the 2007 Australian Open Wayne Arthurs 2007 Australian Open mens doubles R1.jpg
Arthurs at the 2007 Australian Open

Arthurs has won 12 ATP doubles titles in his career. In February 2005 he achieved a belated breakthrough in singles by winning the ATP event in Scottsdale, United States, the Tennis Channel Open, in straight sets over Croat Mario Ančić. No other player in history had won his first ATP singles title at such an advanced age (Arthurs was almost 34 at the time). He also was a runner-up there for doubles with Paul Hanley, and lost to American team Bob and Mike Bryan. He is an Australian hero when it comes to Davis Cup, winning countless doubles rubbers for Australia. Throughout his singles career Arthurs experienced victory over no fewer than six players who have reached the number 1 world ranking: Pete Sampras, Marat Safin, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Patrick Rafter, Andy Roddick and Gustavo Kuerten. He also beat Stefan Edberg (another former number 1) in a money tournament in England on Grass – at the time, Arthurs' singles ranking was 1100 and Edberg's was 2, making for one of the biggest differences in ranking between winner and loser on the Tour that year. [5]

In his last ever Australian Open match the Aussie retired just three games into his third-round match against American Mardy Fish due to a rare reaction to a local anaesthetic. In practice that morning he tried out a short-term local anaesthetic that worked well against his sore hip. Just before the match began, he took another shot that was supposed to last for the duration of the match. The stronger dose deadened his leg and he could not co-ordinate his movements. He refused to blame his doctors who said that this adverse reaction happens to about 1 in 1000 patients. Arthurs became emotional during the match once he realised he couldn't compete. After the in-between-game break, down 3–0 he waved to the crowd who thanked him for an outstanding career. It was the last Australian Open match of his career. At the time, he was the oldest participant in the Australian Open.

Arthurs played his final tournament at Wimbledon in 2007. He won qualifying matches to advance to the main draw of the major tournament. In the first round he came back from two sets down to finally win in five sets against Dutch teenager Thiemo de Bakker. In the second round Arthurs caused a major boilover by defeating the 11th-seeded Spaniard Tommy Robredo in straight sets. Arthurs was defeated in the third round by 19th seed Jonas Björkman in straight sets.

Following his retirement, Arthurs coached Queensland player Oliver Anderson.

In January 2019 Arthurs received the OLY post-nominal title at the Brisbane International tournament. [6]

On 30 August 2000, Arthurs was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his strong commitment to tennis. [7]

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Jun 2002 Nottingham, United KingdomInternational SeriesGrass Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6
Win1–1 Feb 2005 Scottsdale, United StatesInternational SeriesHard Flag of Croatia.svg Mario Ančić 7–5, 6–3

Doubles: 27 (12 titles, 15 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (3–4)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (2–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (7–11)
Titles by surface
Hard (5–9)
Clay (5–5)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (8–11)
Indoor (4–4)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Sep 1994 Bucharest, RomaniaWorld SeriesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Youl Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Arrese
Flag of Spain.svg José Antonio Conde
6–4, 6–4
Loss1–1 Jul 1995 Amsterdam, NetherlandsWorld SeriesClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Broad Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjeng Schalken
6–7, 2–6
Loss1–2 Aug 1995 Kitzbühel, AustriaWorld SeriesClay Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Arrese Flag of the United States.svg Francisco Montana
Flag of the United States.svg Greg Van Emburgh
7–6, 3–6, 6–7
Loss1–3 Mar 1996 Copenhagen, DenmarkWorld SeriesCarpet Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Kratzmann Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Libor Pimek
Flag of South Africa.svg Byron Talbot
6–7, 6–3, 3–6
Win2–3 Jul 1997 Kitzbühel, AustriaWorld SeriesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Fromberg Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Buchmayer
Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Strengberger
6–4, 6–3
Win3–3 May 1998 Prague, Czech RepublicWorld SeriesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Kratzmann Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Bergh
Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti
6–1, 6–1
Win4–3 Aug 1998 New Haven, United StatesChampionship SeriesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Tramacchi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sébastien Lareau
Flag of the United States.svg Alex O'Brien
7–6, 1–6, 6–3
Loss4–4 Sep 1998 Bournemouth, United KingdomWorld SeriesClay Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Berasategui Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Broad
Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Ullyett
6–7, 3–6
Win5–4 May 1999 Hamburg, GermanyMasters SeriesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Kratzmann Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis
Flag of the United States.svg Jared Palmer
2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win6–4 Jul 1999 Newport, United StatesWorld SeriesGrass Flag of India.svg Leander Paes Flag of Armenia.svg Sargis Sargsian
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Woodruff
6–7(6–8), 7–6(9–7), 6–3
Loss6–5 May 2000 Hamburg, GermanyMasters SeriesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 3–6
Loss6–6 Jan 2001 Adelaide, AustraliaWorld SeriesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Macpherson
Flag of South Africa.svg Grant Stafford
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 4–6
Loss6–7 Sep 2002 Hong Kong, Hong KongWorld SeriesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Kratzmann Flag of the United States.svg Jan-Michael Gambill
Flag of the United States.svg Graydon Oliver
7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss6–8 Oct 2002 Stockholm, SwedenWorld SeriesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hanley Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Wayne Black
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett
4–6, 6–2, 6–7(4–7)
Win7–8 Feb 2003 Rotterdam, NetherlandsChampionship SeriesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hanley Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer
Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi
7–6(7–4), 6–2
Win8–8 May 2003 Rome, ItalyMasters SeriesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hanley Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra
Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro
6–1, 6–3
Loss8–9 Aug 2003 Cincinnati, United StatesMasters SeriesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hanley Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Win9–9 Sep 2003 Shanghai, ChinaWorld SeriesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hanley Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zeng Shaoxuan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Benqiang
6–2, 6–4
Loss9–10 Oct 2003 Stockholm, SwedenWorld SeriesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hanley Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
3–6, 4–6
Win10–10 Nov 2003 Paris, FranceMasters SeriesCarpet Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hanley Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra
Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro
6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Loss10–11 May 2004 Rome, ItalyMasters SeriesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hanley Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi
6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Loss10–12 Jul 2004 Los Angeles, United StatesWorld SeriesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hanley Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss10–13 Oct 2004 Stockholm, SwedenWorld SeriesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hanley Flag of Spain.svg Feliciano López
Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco
4–6, 4–6
Win11–13 Feb 2005 San Jose, United StatesInternational SeriesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hanley Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yves Allegro
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Kohlmann
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Loss11–14 Feb 2005 Scottsdale, United StatesInternational SeriesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hanley Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
5–7, 4–6
Loss11–15 Mar 2005 Indian Wells, United StatesMasters SeriesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hanley Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles
6–7(6–8), 6–7(2–7)
Win12–15 Oct 2005 Stockholm, SwedenWorld SeriesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hanley Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Nenad Zimonjić
5–3, 5–3

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 3 (3–0)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–0)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Dec 1997 Perth, AustraliaChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Larkham 7–5, 7–6
Win2–0Jun 2000 Surbiton, United KingdomChallengerGrass Flag of Italy.svg Laurence Tieleman 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Win3–0Aug 2000 Wrexham, United KingdomChallengerHard Flag of Slovakia.svg Ladislav Švarc 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 15 (3–12)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–12)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–4)
Carpet (0–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 1991 Salou, SpainChallengerClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Carl Limberger Flag of the United States.svg Murphy Jensen
Flag of the United States.svg Francisco Montana
7–5, 2–6, 5–7
Win1–1Aug 1993 Winnetka, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Petchey Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle
7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Loss1–2Aug 1993 Cincinnati, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Leander Paes Flag of South Africa.svg Johan de Beer
Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Ullyett
6–7, 4–6
Loss1–3Aug 1993 Bronx, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Doyle Flag of South Africa.svg Johan de Beer
Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Ullyett
6–7, 6–7
Loss1–4Feb 1994 Wolfsburg, GermanyChallengerCarpet Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Youl Flag of the United States.svg Rich Benson
Flag of Malaysia.svg Adam Malik
6–7, 4–6
Loss1–5Aug 1994 Graz, AustriaChallengerClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Youl Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hendrik Jan Davids
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stephen Noteboom
6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Loss1–6Nov 1994 Aachen, GermanyChallengerCarpet Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brent Larkham Flag of Sweden.svg David Engel
Flag of Sweden.svg Ola Kristiansson
4–6, 4–6
Loss1–7Dec 1994 Perth, AustraliaChallengerGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Borwick Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Ellwood
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Philippoussis
5–7, 6–7
Loss1–8Dec 1995 Perth, AustraliaChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Kratzmann Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joshua Eagle
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Florent
4–6, 4–6
Win2–8Sep 1997 Edinburgh, United KingdomChallengerClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Doyle Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Haggard
Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Holmes
4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss2–9Oct 1997 Cairo, EgyptChallengerClay Flag of Israel.svg Eyal Ran Flag of Spain.svg Tomás Carbonell
Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Roig
3–6, 3–6
Loss2–10Jul 1998 Bristol, United KingdomChallengerGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Ellwood Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi
Flag of Belarus.svg Vladimir Voltchkov
4–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss2–11Jul 1998 Manchester, United KingdomChallengerGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Ellwood Flag of Italy.svg Mosé Navarra
Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Pescosolido
1–6, 7–6, 6–7
Win3–11Nov 1998 Rancho Mirage, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Tramacchi Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Larkham
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Silcock
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss3–12Jun 2006 Surbiton, United KingdomChallengerGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Guccione Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Kerr
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thomas
2–6, 4–6

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 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 Q2 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q2 Q3 A Q3 1R 1R 3R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 3R 0 / 96–940%
French Open AAA Q1 Q2 AAAA Q1 1R 4R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R Q1 0 / 74–736%
Wimbledon AAA Q1 Q1 A Q2 A Q1 4R 1R 1R 4R 2R 1R 2R 1R 3R 0 / 910–953%
US Open AA Q1 Q1 AAAA 2R 2R 4R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R Q2 A0 / 85–838%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–01–14–33–45–44–42–41–41–40–34–20 / 3325–3343%
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics Not HeldANot HeldANot HeldANot Held 2R Not Held0 / 11–150%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters AAAAAAAAAAAA 1R 1R 4R 2R AA0 / 44–450%
Miami Open AAAAAAAAAA 2R 2R Q1 1R AAAA0 / 32–340%
Monte Carlo AAAAAAAAAA Q1 AA 1R 3R 1R AA0 / 32–340%
Rome AAAAAAAAAAA Q2 A 1R 1R Q1 AA0 / 20–20%
Hamburg AAAAA Q2 AAAA Q1 Q1 1R 1R AAAA0 / 20–20%
Canada Masters AAAAAAAAAAA 1R A Q1 A Q1 Q2 A0 / 10–10%
Cincinnati Masters AAA Q1 AAAAA 1R A 1R QF 1R 3R Q1 Q1 A0 / 55–550%
Paris Masters AAAAAAAAA Q1 Q1 AAAAAAA0 / 00–0  
Stuttgart AAAAA Q1 AAA Q2 Q1 ANot Held0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–11–11–33–30–67–41–20–00–00 / 2013–2039%

Doubles

Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 1R 1R A 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R 1R SF 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 1610–1638%
French Open AAAAA 1R 2R 2R 1R QF 1R 1R QF SF 1R QF 1R 2R 0 / 1316–1355%
Wimbledon Q1 Q2 Q2 Q2 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 3R 2R 1R QF SF 1R 2R 2R 0 / 1414–1450%
US Open AAAAA 1R A 1R A 3R 3R 3R 3R QF 1R 3R 2R A0 / 1014–1058%
Win–loss0–00–10–10–10–10–41–32–42–37–44–47–46–410–45–46–42–42–30 / 5354–5350%
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics Not HeldANot HeldANot HeldANot Held 2R Not Held0 / 11–150%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters AAAAAAAAAA 2R 2R A 2R QF F AA0 / 59–564%
Miami Open AAAAAAAAAA 1R QF AAA 1R AA0 / 32–340%
Monte Carlo AAAAA Q1 AAA SF 1R AA QF A SF AA0 / 47–464%
Rome AAAAA 2R 1R AAAA 1R A W F 2R AA1 / 69–564%
Madrid Not HeldAA Q4 QF AA0 / 22–250%
Hamburg AAAAA SF 1R AA W F 2R 2R QF QF QF AA1 / 916–867%
Canada Masters AAAAAAAAAAA QF A QF 2R QF QF A0 / 56–555%
Cincinnati Masters AAA Q1 AAAAA 1R A 2R 1R F 2R 2R 2R A0 / 75–742%
Paris Masters AAAAAAAAA QF QF AA W 1R QF AA1 / 59–469%
Stuttgart AAAAA 2R AAA QF SF QF Not Held0 / 48–467%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–05–30–20–00–012–49–69–71–217–57–710–93–20–03 / 5073–4761%

Mixed doubles

Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAAAAA 2R 1R 1R 2R AAA QF 2R 0 / 65–645%
French Open AAAA 1R 1R AAAAAAAAAA0 / 20–20%
Wimbledon Q1 AAA 2R 1R 3R QF 1R 2R AAA 2R A 1R 0 / 88–80%
US Open AAAA 1R AAA 1R AAAAAAA0 / 20–20%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–01–30–22–14–20–31–21–10–00–01–12–11–20 / 1813–1842%

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