Bob Lutz (tennis player)
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Robert Lutz (born August 29, 1947, in Lancaster
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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, Pennsylvania, US
United States
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) was a top amateur and professional tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 player of the 1960s and 1970s. He and his longtime partner Stan Smith
Stan Smith
Stanley Roger "Stan" Smith is a former American tennis player and two time Grand Slam singles champion who also, with his partner Bob Lutz, formed one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world...

 were one of the best doubles teams of all time. Together they won many major titles all over the world. In 1972 Lutz was briefly the World No. 7 ranked male player in the world. Between 1967 and 1977 he was ranked among the top-10 American players 8 times, with his highest ranking being number 5 in both 1968 and 1970.

Lutz won nine singles titles, the most important being in Paris
Paris Masters
The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour...

 in 1978, and reached 15 other singles finals, including the Cincinnati
Cincinnati Masters
The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between...

 in 1974. He also won 43 doubles titles, many with Stan Smith, and reached 30 other doubles finals. His doubles titles include the US Open in 1980, 1978, 1974, and 1968, the Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...

 in 1970 and Cincinnati in 1969. In addition, he also played on 5 winning Davis Cup teams and had a 14-2 record playing doubles in Davis Cup ties. He was nominated for the ITF Tennis Hall of Fame thanks to these achievements.

Lutz, a University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...

 graduate, was inducted into their Hall of Fame. He has been living in San Clemente since 1973 with his wife, Sharon, and their two daughters, Samantha and Allison.

Singles titles (9)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in final Score in final
1. 1971 Sacramento
Central California Open National Hardcourt Championships
The Central California Open National Hardcourt Championships was a men's tennis tournament played in Sacramento, California from 1971-1972. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and was played on outdoor hard courts.-Men's singles:-Doubles:...

, US
United States
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Hard  Peru Alejandro Olmedo 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
2. 1971 Cologne WCT
Cologne
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, Germany
Germany
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Carpet  United States Jeff Borowiak
Jeff Borowiak
Jeff Borowiak is a former tennis player from the United States, who won five singles and three doubles titles during his professional career. He played number one singles on one of the greatest collegiate tennis team of all time for the UCLA Bruins. Haroon Rahim played number two singles, Jimmy...

6–3, 6–7, 6–3, 6–1
3. 1972 Boston WCT, US Hard  Netherlands Tom Okker
Tom Okker
Thomas S. Okker is a former Dutch tennis player. He was ranked among the world's top 10 singles players for seven consecutive years, 1968–74, reaching a career high of world # 3 in 1969. He also was ranked World # 1 in doubles in 1969.-Tennis career:Okker was the Dutch champion from 1964 through...

6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
4. 1975 Tokyo Indoor
ATP Tokyo Indoor
The Tokyo Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played in Tokyo, Japan. It was one of the most prestigious in terms of prize money available. The event was played as part of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour from 1978 to 1989 and part of the Grand Prix Championship Series, the precursors to the Masters...

, Japan
Japan
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Carpet  United States Stan Smith
Stan Smith
Stanley Roger "Stan" Smith is a former American tennis player and two time Grand Slam singles champion who also, with his partner Bob Lutz, formed one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world...

6–4, 6–4
5. 1978 Paris Indoor
Paris Masters
The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour...

, France
France
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Hard (i)  United States Tom Gullikson
Tom Gullikson
Tom Gullikson is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States.-Career:...

6–2, 6–2, 7–6
6. 1979 Taipei
ATP Taipei
The Taipei Grand Prix, ATP Taipei in its final year, was a men's tennis tournament played in Taipei, Taiwan. The event was held from 1977–1984 and was part of the Grand Prix Tennis Circuit It emerged for one last time in 1992. The event was played on indoor carpet.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*...

, Taiwan
Taiwan
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Carpet  United States Pat Du Pré 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
7. 1980 Columbus
Columbus Open
The Columbus Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1984. It was held in Columbus, Ohio in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts from 1971 to 1976, then played on outdoor clay courts from 1977 to 1979, and then played again on outdoor hard courts...

, US
Hard  Australia Terry Rocavert 6–4, 6–3
8. 1980 Stowe
ATP Stowe
The Stowe Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1978 to 1983. It was held in Stowe, Vermont in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*...

, US
Hard  South Africa Johan Kriek
Johan Kriek
Johan Kriek is a South African American professional male tennis player and founder of the Global Water Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to delivering clean water to the world's neediest communities. Kriek has won two Australian Opens and has reached the semi-finals at the French...

6–3, 6–1
9. 1980 Cologne
Cologne Grand Prix
The Cologne Grand Prix was a tennis tournament held in Cologne, Germany, between 1976 and 1986. The tournament was a part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit for male tennis players.-Singles:-Doubles:*1981 doubles results not included on ATP website...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

Hard (i)  United States Nick Saviano
Nick Saviano
Nick Saviano is a former tennis player from the United States.Saviano won one singles title during his career as a pro...

6–4, 6–0

Singles runner-ups (15)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in final Score in final
1. 1968 US National Championships, Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...

Grass  United States Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe
Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. was a professional tennis player, born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. During his career, he won three Grand Slam titles, putting him among the best ever from the United States...

4–6, 6–3, 8–10, 6–0, 6–4
2. 1971 Barcelona WCT, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

Clay  Spain Manuel Orantes
Manuel Orantes
Manuel Orantes Corral was a tennis champion in the 1970s and 1980s. He won the US Open in 1975, beating defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final.-Career:...

6–4, 6–3, 6–4
3. 1972 Essen WCT
Essen
- Origin of the name :In German-speaking countries, the name of the city Essen often causes confusion as to its origins, because it is commonly known as the German infinitive of the verb for the act of eating, and/or the German noun for food. Although scholars still dispute the interpretation of...

, Germany
Carpet  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Nikola Pilic
Nikola "Niki" Pilić is a retired Croatian professional tennis player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia. He was one of the Handsome Eight.-Biography:...

4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6
4. 1972 Rome WCT
Rome
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, Italy
Italy
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Carpet  United States Arthur Ashe 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6
5. 1973 Philadelphia WCT, US Carpet  United States Stan Smith 7–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–4
6. 1974 Cincinnati
Cincinnati Masters
The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between...

, US
Hard  United States Marty Riessen
Marty Riessen
Marty Riessen played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as No. 11 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings...

7–6, 7–6
7. 1975 Columbus
Columbus Open
The Columbus Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1984. It was held in Columbus, Ohio in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts from 1971 to 1976, then played on outdoor clay courts from 1977 to 1979, and then played again on outdoor hard courts...

, US
Hard  India Vijay Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj is a former Indian tennis player, sports commentator and actor.Amritraj was born in Chennai, India to Maggie Dhairyam and Robert Amritraj. He and his brothers, Anand Amritraj and Ashok Amritraj, were among the first Indians to play in top-flight international tour tennis...

6–4, 7–5
8. 1975 Sydney Indoor
ATP Sydney Indoor
The Australian Indoor Tennis Championship, or Sydney Indoor for short, was a professional men's tennis tournament was played in Sydney, Australia. The event was played under various names as part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1973 through 1989 and as part of the ATP Tour from 1990 through...

, Australia
Australia
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Hard (i)  United States Stan Smith 7–6, 6–2
9. 1976 Rome WCT, Italy Carpet  United States Arthur Ashe 6–2, 0–6, 6–3
10. 1976 Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

Carpet  United States Arthur Ashe 6–3, 6–3
11. 1976 Maui
ATP Maui
Seiko Super Tennis was the 1984 name of a men's professional tennis tournament played in Maui or Honolulu, Hawaii from 1974 through 1984. It was played in Maui every year except 1984, when it was played in Honolulu. The event was played on outdoor hard courts....

, US
Hard  United States Harold Solomon
Harold Solomon
Harold Solomon was an American professional tennis player during the 1970s and 1980s. He achieved a career-high ranking of No. 5 in the world in 1980.- Tennis career :...

6–3, 5–7, 7–5
12. 1977 Ocean City
Ocean City, Maryland
Ocean City, sometimes known as OC, or OCMD, is an Atlantic Ocean resort town in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. Ocean City is widely known in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and is a frequent destination for vacationers in that area...

, US
Hard  United States Vitas Gerulaitis
Vitas Gerulaitis
Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis was a Lithuanian–American professional tennis player. He is known for winning the men's singles title at one of the two Australian Open tournaments held in 1977. Gerulaitis won the tournament held in December, while Roscoe Tanner won the earlier January tournament...

3–6, 6–1, 6–2
13. 1977 Washington Indoor
ATP Washington Indoor
The Washington Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played in Washington D.C.. The event was played as part of the WCT Tour from 1972–1976 and the Grand Prix circuit from 1977-1980. It was played on indoor carpet.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:...

, US
Carpet  United States Brian Gottfried
Brian Gottfried
Brian Edward Gottfried is a retired tennis player from the United States who won 25 singles titles and 54 doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest ranking on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour on June 19, 1977, when he became World No....

6–1, 6–2
14. 1978 Columbus
Columbus Open
The Columbus Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1984. It was held in Columbus, Ohio in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts from 1971 to 1976, then played on outdoor clay courts from 1977 to 1979, and then played again on outdoor hard courts...

, US
Clay  United States Arthur Ashe 6–3, 6–4
15. 1983 Tampa
Tampa Open
The Tampa Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1981 to 1983. It was held in Tampa, Florida in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts from 1981 to 1982 and on indoor carpet courts in 1983.-Singles:-Doubles:...

, US
Carpet  United States Johan Kriek 6–2, 6–4

Doubles titles (43)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent in final Score in final
1. 1968 US Open, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

Grass  United States Stan Smith  United States Arthur Ashe
 Spain Andrés Gimeno
Andrés Gimeno
Andrés Gimeno Tolaguera is a retired Spanish tennis player. He major achievement came in 1972, when he won the French Open....

11–9, 6–1, 7–5
2. 1969 Cincinnati, US Clay  United States Stan Smith  United States Arthur Ashe
 United States Charlie Pasarell
Charlie Pasarell
Charlie Pasarell, Jr. is a former Puerto Rican tennis player and commentator...

6–3, 6–4
3. 1970 Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...

, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

Grass  United States Stan Smith  Australia John Alexander 
 Australia Phil Dent
Phil Dent
Phillip "Phil" Dent, born on 14 February 1950, in Sydney, Australia, is a former professional tennis player. Dent's high water mark as a pro singles player was reaching the Australian Open final in 1974, which he lost to Jimmy Connors 7–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3...

8–6, 6–3, 6–4
4. 1970 Berkeley
SAP Open
The SAP Open is a men's tennis tournament held annually in San Jose, California. It is the second-oldest tennis tournament in the United States, which is still played. It is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour...

, US
Hard  United States Stan Smith  United States Roy Barth 
 United States Tom Gorman
Tom Gorman (tennis)
Tom Gorman is an American tennis player. He attended Seattle Preparatory School and was the Washington State high school tennis champion three years in a row. Gorman attended and graduated from Seattle University and was a two time All-American. He played in professional tour events in the 1960s,...

6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
5. 1972 Philadelphia WCT, US Carpet  United States Arthur Ashe  Australia John Newcombe
John Newcombe
John David Newcombe, AO, OBE is a former World No. 1 tennis player.-Biography:He won seven Grand Slam singles titles, A natural athlete, Newcombe played several sports as a boy until devoting himself to tennis. He was the Australian junior champion in 1961, 1962, and 1963 and was a member of...

 
 Australia Tony Roche
Tony Roche
Anthony "Tony" Dalton Roche is a former professional Australian tennis player, native of Tarcutta. He played junior tennis in the New South Wales regional city of Wagga Wagga. He won one Grand Slam singles title and twelve Grand Slam doubles titles. He is also very well known for coaching...

6–3, 6–7, 6–3
6. 1973 Brussels WCT
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...

, Belgium
Belgium
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Carpet  United States Stan Smith  Australia John Alexander
 Australia Phil Dent
6–4, 7–6
7. 1973 Johannesburg WCT
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...

, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

Hard  United States Stan Smith  South Africa Frew McMillan
Frew McMillan
Frew Donald McMillan is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa.He won five major doubles championships including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. The most notable aspect of his game was that he had both a two-handed backhand and forehand, which simultaneously increased his...

 
 Australia Allan Stone
Allan Stone
----Allan Stone played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as World No. 38 in singles on the ATP Rankings , although Stone played for many years before the ATP Rankings were instituted.Stone found the majority of his success on the doubles court...

6–1, 6–4, 6–4
8. 1973 World Doubles WCT
Masters Doubles WCT
The Masters Doubles WCT is a defunct WCT Tour affiliated tennis doubles tournament played from 1973 to 1986. It was held in various locations and was played on indoor carpet courts.-Results:-References:*...

, Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

Carpet  United States Stan Smith  Netherlands Tom Okker
 United States Marty Riessen
6–2, 7–6, 6–0
9. 1974 Atlanta WCT
Atlanta WCT
The Atlanta WCT was a men's tennis tournament played in Atlanta, Georgia from 1973-1976. The event was part of the WCT Tour. It was played on outdoor clay courts in 1973-74 and on indoor carpet courts in 1975-1976. This tournament is not to be confused with the WCT Atlanta, a WCT tournament...

, US
Clay  United States Stan Smith  United States Brian Gottfried
 United States Dick Stockton
Dick Stockton (tennis)
Dick Stockton , was a professional tennis player from the United States. He is currently the head coach of the men's tennis team at the University of Virginia....

6–3, 3–6, 7–6
10. 1974 New Orleans WCT, US Other  United States Stan Smith  Australia Owen Davidson
Owen Davidson
' was a professional tennis player of the 1960s and 1970s.Partnering Billie Jean King, Davidson managed to win eight grand slam mixed doubles titles. Davidson was one of very few to win a calendar year slam for mixed doubles, when he won the Australian Championships, French Championships,...

 
 Australia John Newcombe
4–6, 6–4, 7–6
11. 1974 Boston, US Clay  United States Stan Smith  West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann is a former professional tennis player from Germany.During his career, Pohmann won 2 singles and 5 doubles titles on the ATP Tour. he was a commentator for the German television network RBB.-Singles :...

 
 United States Marty Riessen
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
12. 1974 US Open, New York Grass  United States Stan Smith  Chile Patricio Cornejo
Patricio Cornejo
Patricio Cornejo is a retired Chilean professional tennis player of the 1970s. He competed at the 1975 Davis Cup with Jaime Fillol and played the longest Davis Cup rubber in terms of games, eventually losing to Stan Smith/Erik Van Dillen of the 9–7, 39–37, 6–8, 1–6, 3–6 in the 1973 American Zone...

 
 Chile Jaime Fillol
Jaime Fillol
Jaime Fillol is a former tennis player from Chile. He played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s.Fillol was ranked as high as world number 14 in singles on the ATP Rankings and number 82 in doubles .In the Open era , Fillol won seven singles titles and 15 doubles titles...

6–3, 6–3
13. 1974 San Francisco, US Carpet  United States Stan Smith  Australia John Alexander
 Australia Syd Ball
Syd Ball
Syd Ball , is a former professional tennis player from Australia.Ball enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 7 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 14 times. Partnering Bob Giltinan, Ball finished runner-up at the 1974 Australian Open...

6–4, 7–6
14. 1975 Fort Worth WCT
Fort Worth WCT
The Fort Worth WCT was a men's tennis tournament played in Fort Worth, Texas from 1975-1976. The event was part of the WCT Tour and was held on outdoor hard courts.-Men's singles:-Doubles:-References:*...

, US
Hard  United States Stan Smith  Australia John Alexander
 Australia Phil Dent
6–7, 7–6, 6–3
15. 1975 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet  United States Stan Smith  Australia John Alexander
 Australia Phil Dent
6–4, 6–7, 6–2
16. 1975 Houston, US Clay  United States Stan Smith  United States Mike Estep
Mike Estep
Mike Estep is a former professional tennis player from the United States.During his career Estep won 2 singles titles and 7 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 59 in 1973 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No...

 
 New Zealand Russell Simpson
7–5, 7–6
17. 1975 Washington D.C.
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. . Originally an event of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour and part of the Grand Prix Championship...

, US
Clay  United States Stan Smith  United States Brian Gottfried
 Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Raúl Ramírez
Raúl Ramírez is a retired Mexican professional tennis player. He was active during the 1970s and 1980s, and is regarded as one of the great all-around players of the modern era. Ramírez was also the first player to finish first in both singles and doubles Grand Prix point standings, accomplishing...

7–5, 2–6, 6–1
18. 1975 Columbus, US Hard  United States Stan Smith  West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Jürgen Fassbender
Jürgen Fassbender is a retired professional tennis player for West Germany.Fassbender won one singles and sixteen doubles titles on the ATP Tour. His best Grand Slam result was reaching the quarterfinals at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships.-Singles :...

 
 West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6–2, 6–7, 6–3
19. 1976 Indianapolis WCT
Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...

, US
Carpet  United States Stan Smith  United States Vitas Gerulaitis
 United States Tom Gorman
6–2, 6–4
20. 1976 Barcelona WCT
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...

, Spain
Clay  United States Ramsey Smith  Poland Wojtek Fibak 
 West Germany Karl Meiler
Karl Meiler
Karl Meiler is a former tennis player from West Germany.Meiler won four singles and seventeen doubles titles during his professional career...

6–3, 6–3
21. 1976 Rome WCT, Italy Clay  United States Stan Smith  Australia Dick Crealy
Dick Crealy
Richard Crealy is a former Australian tennis player most notable for reaching the finals of the Australian Open in 1970, being a member of the 1970 Australian Davis Cup Team and winning four Grand Slam titles in doubles....

 
 South Africa Frew McMillan
6–7, 6–3, 6–4
22. 1976 Los Angeles, US Carpet  United States Stan Smith  United States Arthur Ashe
 United States Charlie Pasarell
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
23. 1977 Washington Indoor, US Carpet  United States Stan Smith  United States Brian Gottfried
 Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 7–5
24. 1977 Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...

, US
Hard  United States Stan Smith  South Africa Bob Hewitt
Bob Hewitt
Robert "Bob" Anthony John Hewitt is a former professional male tennis player from Australia...

 
 Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
25. 1977 Columbus, US Hard  United States Stan Smith  United States Peter Fleming 
 United States Gene Mayer
Gene Mayer
Gene Mayer is a former tennis player from the United States who won fourteen singles titles during his career.Mayer was born in Flushing, Queens, New York. He grew up in Wayne, New Jersey, and played tennis at Wayne Valley High School, where he went unbeaten in his two years on the tennis team...

4–6, 7–5, 6–2
26. 1977 Maui, US Hard  United States Stan Smith  United States Brian Gottfried
 Mexico Raúl Ramírez
7–6, 6–4
27. 1977 Johannesburg WCT, South Africa Hard  United States Stan Smith  United States Peter Fleming
 South Africa Raymond Moore
Raymond Moore (tennis)
Raymond Moore , is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. During his career he won 8 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 12 times...

6–3, 7–5, 6–7, 7–6
28. 1978 Springfield
Springfield International Tennis Classic
The Springfield International Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played in Springfield, Massachusetts from 1977-1978. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and was held on indoor carpet courts.-Men's singles:-Doubles:...

, US
Carpet  United States Stan Smith  Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Jan Kodeš
Jan Kodeš is a right-handed Czech former tennis player who won three Grand Slam events in the early-1970s.Kodeš's greatest success was on the clay courts of the French Open. He won the title there in 1970, beating Željko Franulović in the final, and in 1971, defeating Ilie Năstase in the final...

 
 United States Marty Riessen
6–3, 6–3
29. 1978 Washington Indoor, US Carpet  United States Stan Smith  United States Arthur Ashe
 United States John McEnroe
John McEnroe
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...

6–7, 7–5, 6–1
30. 1978 US Open, New York Hard  United States Stan Smith  United States Marty Riessen
 United States Sherwood Stewart
Sherwood Stewart
Sherwood Stewart played amateur and professional tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings on December 31, 1978, and No...

1–6, 7–5, 6–3
31. 1979 Denver, US Carpet  United States Stan Smith  Poland Wojtek Fibak
 Netherlands Tom Okker
7–6, 6–3
32. 1979 Washington Indoor, US Carpet  United States Stan Smith  Australia Bob Carmichael
Bob Carmichael
Bob "Nails" Carmichael was an Australian tennis player and coach.As a player, Carmichael won 1 singles title and 12 doubles titles, and achieved a top 10 ranking in 1970. Partnering Allan Stone, he reached the doubles final of the 1974 Australian Open...

 
 United States Brian Teacher
Brian Teacher
Brian David Teacher is a 6' 3" right handed American former professional male tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking World No. 7 in 1981....

6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6
33. 1979 Newport, US Grass  United States Stan Smith  Australia John James
John James (tennis)
John James , is a former professional tennis player from Australia.James enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :...

 
 Australia Chris Kachel
Chris Kachel
Chris Kachel , is a former professional tennis player from Australia.Kachel enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles.-Doubles titles :...

6–4, 7–6
34. 1979 Columbus, US Clay  United States Brian Gottfried  United States Tim Gullikson
Tim Gullikson
Timothy Ernest "Tim" Gullikson was a tennis player and coach who was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin in the United States.In 1977, he won three tour singles titles and was named the ATP's Newcomer of the Year...

 
 United States Tom Gullikson
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
35. 1979 Cleveland, US Hard  United States Stan Smith  Paraguay Francisco González 
 United States Fred McNair
Fred McNair
----Frederick V. McNair, IV is a former professional tennis player from the United States who reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1976. That year, he teamed up with Sherwood Stewart to capture the men's doubles titles at French Open, the German Open and the Masters...

6–3, 6–4
36. 1979 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

Hard  United States Pat Du Pré  United States Steve Denton
Steve Denton
Steve Denton is a former professional tennis player for the ATP Tour. He is currently the head men's tennis coach at Texas A&M University....

 
 United States Jeff Turpin
6–3, 6–4
37. 1980 Tulsa, US Hard (i)  United States Dick Stockton  Paraguay Francisco González
 United States Fred McNair
2–6, 7–6, 6–2
38. 1980 Las Vegas, US Hard  United States Stan Smith  Poland Wojtek Fibak
 United States Gene Mayer
6–2, 7–5
39. 1980 Stowe, US Hard  South Africa Bernard Mitton
Bernard Mitton
Bernard Mitton, born 9 November 1954 is a professional male tennis player in both singles and doubles from the Republic of South Africa. He was born in Vryburg, South Africa....

 Romania Ilie Năstase
Ilie Nastase
Ilie Nastase is a Romanian former professional tennis player, one of the world's top players of the 1970s. Năstase was the World No. 1 tennis player between 1973 and 1974 . He is one of the five players in history to win more than 100 ATP professional titles . He was inducted into the...

 
 United States Ferdi Taygan
Ferdi Taygan
Ferdi Taygan , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Taygan enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 19 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 19 times. Partnering Sherwood Stewart, Taygan won the 1982 French Open...

6–4, 6–3
40. 1980 US Open, New York Hard  United States Stan Smith  United States Peter Fleming
 United States John McEnroe
7–6, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
41. 1980 Vienna
BA-CA TennisTrophy
The Erste Bank Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. Originally an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit . It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour...

, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

Hard (i)  United States Stan Smith  Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Heinz Günthardt
Heinz Peter Günthardt is a former tennis player from Switzerland, who won five singles titles during his professional career, including the Rotterdam WCT in 1980....

 
 Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
Pavel Složil
Pavel Složil is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia....

6–1, 6–2
42. 1980 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard  United States Stan Smith  Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
 Australia Paul McNamee
Paul McNamee
Paul McNamee is a retired Australian tennis player and prominent sports administrator.-Tennis career:...

6–7, 6–3, 6–4
43. 1982 Hartford WCT, US Carpet  United States Dick Stockton  United States Mike Cahill
Mike Cahill
Micheal Cahill is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Cahill enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won five doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...

 
 United States Tracy Delatte
Tracy Delatte
Tracy Delatte , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Delatte enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 39 in 1984.-Titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:...

7–6, 6–3

Doubles runner-ups (30)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent in final Score in final
1. 1970 Los Angeles, US Hard  United States Stan Smith  Netherlands Tom Okker
 United States Marty Riessen
7–6, 6–2
2. 1971 Dallas WCT, US Carpet  United States Charlie Pasarell  Netherlands Tom Okker
 United States Marty Riessen
6–3, 6–4
3. 1971 Stockholm
Stockholm Open
The If Stockholm Open is a tennis event on the ATP Tour held in Stockholm, Sweden in the end of October or beginning of November each year. The organizer of the tournament is The Royal Lawn Tennis Club of Stockholm....

, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

Hard (i)  United States Arthur Ashe  United States Tom Gorman
 United States Stan Smith
6–4, 6–3
4. 1972 Boston WCT, US Hard  United States Arthur Ashe  Australia John Newcombe
 Australia Tony Roche
6–3, 1–6, 7–6
5. 1972 Louisville WCT
Louisville Tennis Classic
The Louisville Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played in Louisville, Kentucky from 1970-1979. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit.-Men's singles:-Doubles:...

, US
Clay  United States Arthur Ashe  Australia John Alexander
 Australia Phil Dent
6–4, 6–3
6. 1972 Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands Carpet  United States Arthur Ashe  Australia Roy Emerson
Roy Emerson
Roy Stanley Emerson is an Australian former tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He is the only male player to have won singles and doubles titles at all four Grand Slam tournaments. His 28 Grand Slam titles are an all-time record for a male...

 
 Australia John Newcombe
7–6, 7–6
7. 1974 French Open, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

Clay  United States Stan Smith  Australia Dick Crealy
 New Zealand Onny Parun
Onny Parun
Onny Parun is a former tennis player of Croatian descent from New Zealand, who was among the world's top 20 for five years and in 1971 and 1972 he reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. He made the final of the Australian Open in 1973, losing to John Newcombe in four sets, and was a U.S...

6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 6–1
8. 1974 Nottingham
Nottingham Open
The Slazenger Nottingham Open was a tennis tournament on the ATP Tour that was held in Nottingham, Great Britain...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

Grass  United States Stan Smith  United States Charlie Pasarell
 United States Erik Van Dillen
Erik Van Dillen
Erik Van Dillen was an American male professional tennis player.Van Dillen won a single career title, the 1973 Nottingham Open Singles title, defeating Frew McMillan .-External links:*...

6–4, 9–7
9. 1974 Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...

, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

Grass  United States Stan Smith  Australia John Newcombe
 Australia Tony Roche
8–6, 6–4, 6–4
10. 1974 Columbus, US Hard  United States Tom Gorman  India Anand Amritraj
Anand Amritraj
Anand Amritraj is a former Indian tennis player and businessman.Anand Amritraj and his brothers, Vijay Amritraj and Ashok Amritraj, were among the first Indians to play in top-flight international tour tennis. In 1976, the team of Anand and Vijay was semi-finalists in the Wimbledon men's doubles...

 
 India Vijay Amritraj
DEF
11. 1976 World Doubles WCT, Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

Carpet  United States Ramsey Smith  Poland Wojtek Fibak
 West Germany Karl Meiler
6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
12. 1976 Las Vegas, US Hard  United States Stan Smith  United States Arthur Ashe
 United States Charlie Pasarell
6–4, 6–2
13. 1977 Memphis, US Carpet  United States Stan Smith  United States Fred McNair
 United States Sherwood Stewart
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
14. 1977 Los Angeles PSW
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

, US
Carpet  United States Stan Smith  South Africa Bob Hewitt
 South Africa Frew McMillan
6–3, 6–4
15. 1978 Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands Carpet  United States Stan Smith  United States Fred McNair
 Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–2, 6–3
16. 1978 World Doubles WCT, Kansas City Carpet  United States Stan Smith  Poland Wojtek Fibak
 Netherlands Tom Okker
6–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–3
17. 1978 San Francisco, US Carpet  United States Stan Smith  United States Peter Fleming
 United States John McEnroe
5–7, 6–4, 6–4
18. 1978 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i)  United States Stan Smith  Poland Wojtek Fibak
 Netherlands Tom Okker
6–3, 6–2
19. 1979 New Orleans, US Carpet  United States Stan Smith  United States Peter Fleming
 United States John McEnroe
6–1, 6–3
20. 1979 Cincinnati, US Hard  United States Stan Smith  United States Brian Gottfried
 Romania Ilie Năstase
Ilie Nastase
Ilie Nastase is a Romanian former professional tennis player, one of the world's top players of the 1970s. Năstase was the World No. 1 tennis player between 1973 and 1974 . He is one of the five players in history to win more than 100 ATP professional titles . He was inducted into the...

1–6, 6–3, 7–6
21. 1979 US Open, New York Hard  United States Stan Smith  United States Peter Fleming
 United States John McEnroe
6–2, 6–4
22. 1979 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet  United States Pat Du Pré  Australia Mark Edmondson
Mark Edmondson
Mark Edmondson is a former professional Australian male tennis player....

 
 Australia John Marks
John Marks (tennis)
John Marks is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He was born in Sydney, Australia.Marks is best remembered for finishing runner-up in singles at the 1978 Australian Open, although he never won a singles title in his career. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 63...

6–1, 3–6, 6–4
23. 1980 Wimbledon, London Grass  United States Stan Smith  Australia Peter McNamara
Peter McNamara
Peter McNamara is a retired Australian tennis player.He won five singles and nineteen doubles titles during his professional career. A right-hander, McNamara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 March 1983 when he became World number 7...

 
 Australia Paul McNamee
7–6, 6–3, 6–7, 6–4
24. 1980 Sawgrass Doubles
Sawgrass, Florida
Sawgrass is a census-designated place in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,942 at the 2000 census. The aura is located in one of the most prestigious region of Florida, Ponte Vedra Beach.-Geography:...

, US
Hard  United States Stan Smith  United States Brian Gottfried
 Mexico Raúl Ramírez
7–6, 6–4, 2–6, 7–6
25. 1980 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet  United States Stan Smith  Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
 Australia Paul McNamee
6–7, 6–3, 6–2
26. 1981 Wimbledon, London Grass  United States Stan Smith  United States Peter Fleming
 United States John McEnroe
6–4, 6–4, 6–4
27. 1981 Stowe, US Hard  United States Brian Gottfried  South Africa Johan Kriek
 United States Larry Stefanki
Larry Stefanki
Larry Stefanki , is an American tennis coach and former professional tennis player.-Tennis career:...

2–6, 6–1, 6–2
28. 1981 Cincinnati, US Hard  United States Stan Smith  United States John McEnroe
 United States Ferdi Taygan
Ferdi Taygan
Ferdi Taygan , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Taygan enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 19 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 19 times. Partnering Sherwood Stewart, Taygan won the 1982 French Open...

7–6, 6–3
29. 1981 Sawgrass Doubles, US Clay  United States Stan Smith  Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
 Australia Peter McNamara
7–6, 3–6, 7–6, 5–7, 6–4
30. 1982 La Costa WCT, US Hard  Mexico Raúl Ramírez  United States Fritz Buehning
Fritz Buehning
Fritz Buehning is a former American tennis player from Short Hills, New Jersey.Buehning attended Millburn High School, where he won the New Jersey state individual tennis championship in 1977 as a junior, his final year in high school...

 
 United States Johan Kriek
3–6, 7–6, 6–3


Grand Slam Men's Doubles Finals (5 wins, 5 losses)

Outcome Year Championship Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Winner 1968
1968 US Open (tennis)
List of the 1968 US Open champions:-Men's singles: Arthur Ashe def. Tom Okker, 14–12, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3*It was Ashe's 1st career Grand Slam title.-Women's singles:...

 
US Open    Stan Smith
Stan Smith
Stanley Roger "Stan" Smith is a former American tennis player and two time Grand Slam singles champion who also, with his partner Bob Lutz, formed one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world...

 
  Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe
Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. was a professional tennis player, born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. During his career, he won three Grand Slam titles, putting him among the best ever from the United States...


  Andrés Gimeno
Andrés Gimeno
Andrés Gimeno Tolaguera is a retired Spanish tennis player. He major achievement came in 1972, when he won the French Open....

 
11–9, 6–1, 7–5
Winner 1970
1970 Australian Open
The 1970 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on Grass courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from 19 to 27 January. Margaret Smith Court's win in the singles was the first step towards her achieving a Grand Slam....

 
Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...

 
  Stan Smith   John Alexander
  Phil Dent
Phil Dent
Phillip "Phil" Dent, born on 14 February 1950, in Sydney, Australia, is a former professional tennis player. Dent's high water mark as a pro singles player was reaching the Australian Open final in 1974, which he lost to Jimmy Connors 7–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3...

 
8–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-Up 1974
1974 French Open
List of the 1974 French Open champions:- Men's singles : Björn Borg def. Manuel Orantes, 2–6, 6–7, 6–0, 6–1, 6–1*It was Borg's 1st career Grand Slam title.- Women's singles : Chris Evert def. Olga Morozova, 6–1, 6–2...

 
French Open    Stan Smith   Dick Crealy
Dick Crealy
Richard Crealy is a former Australian tennis player most notable for reaching the finals of the Australian Open in 1970, being a member of the 1970 Australian Davis Cup Team and winning four Grand Slam titles in doubles....


  Onny Parun
Onny Parun
Onny Parun is a former tennis player of Croatian descent from New Zealand, who was among the world's top 20 for five years and in 1971 and 1972 he reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. He made the final of the Australian Open in 1973, losing to John Newcombe in four sets, and was a U.S...

 
6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 6–1
Runner-Up 1974
1974 Wimbledon Championships
List of the 1974 Wimbledon champions:-Men's singles: Jimmy Connors def. Ken Rosewall, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4*It was Connors's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Wimbledon title.-Women's singles: Chris Evert def...

 
Wimbledon    Stan Smith   John Newcombe
John Newcombe
John David Newcombe, AO, OBE is a former World No. 1 tennis player.-Biography:He won seven Grand Slam singles titles, A natural athlete, Newcombe played several sports as a boy until devoting himself to tennis. He was the Australian junior champion in 1961, 1962, and 1963 and was a member of...


  Tony Roche
Tony Roche
Anthony "Tony" Dalton Roche is a former professional Australian tennis player, native of Tarcutta. He played junior tennis in the New South Wales regional city of Wagga Wagga. He won one Grand Slam singles title and twelve Grand Slam doubles titles. He is also very well known for coaching...

 
8–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner 1974  US Open (2)   Stan Smith   Patricio Cornejo
Patricio Cornejo
Patricio Cornejo is a retired Chilean professional tennis player of the 1970s. He competed at the 1975 Davis Cup with Jaime Fillol and played the longest Davis Cup rubber in terms of games, eventually losing to Stan Smith/Erik Van Dillen of the 9–7, 39–37, 6–8, 1–6, 3–6 in the 1973 American Zone...


  Jaime Fillol
Jaime Fillol
Jaime Fillol is a former tennis player from Chile. He played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s.Fillol was ranked as high as world number 14 in singles on the ATP Rankings and number 82 in doubles .In the Open era , Fillol won seven singles titles and 15 doubles titles...

 
6–3, 6–3
Winner 1978  US Open (3)   Stan Smith   Marty Riessen
Marty Riessen
Marty Riessen played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as No. 11 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings...


  Sherwood Stewart
Sherwood Stewart
Sherwood Stewart played amateur and professional tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings on December 31, 1978, and No...

 
1–6, 7–5, 6–3
Runner-Up 1979  US Open   Stan Smith   Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe
John McEnroe
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...

 
6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Winner 1980  US Open (4)   Stan Smith   Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe
7–6, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-Up 1980
1980 Wimbledon Championships
The 1980 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England...

 
Wimbledon (2)   Stan Smith   Peter McNamara
Peter McNamara
Peter McNamara is a retired Australian tennis player.He won five singles and nineteen doubles titles during his professional career. A right-hander, McNamara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 March 1983 when he became World number 7...


  Paul McNamee
Paul McNamee
Paul McNamee is a retired Australian tennis player and prominent sports administrator.-Tennis career:...

 
7–6, 6–3, 6–7, 6–4
Runner-Up 1981 US Open (2)   Stan Smith   Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe
6–4, 6–4, 6–4

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