Peter McNamara

Peter McNamara

Country	Australia
Born	(1955-07-05) 5 July 1955 (age 57) Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Height	6'1" (185 cm)
Weight	165 lbs (75 kg)
Turned pro	1974
Retired	1987
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,046,935
Singles
Career record	204-133
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 7 (14 March 1983)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	SF (1980)
French Open	QF (1982)
Wimbledon	QF (1981)
US Open	3R (1980, 1981)
Doubles
Career record	238-116
Career titles	19
Highest ranking	No. 3 (December 13 1982)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	W (1979)
French Open	QF (1981)
Wimbledon	W (1980, 1982)
US Open	F (1981)
Last updated on: 12 May 2012.

Peter McNamara (born 5 July 1955, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) 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 No. 7. He is also the former coach of Bulgarian tennis professional Grigor Dimitrov.^[1] He currently coaches Australian tennis professional Matthew Ebden.

Singles titles (5)[edit]

Outcome	No.	Date	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1.	1979	Berlin, Germany	Clay	Patrice Dominguez	6–4, 6–0, 6–7, 6–2
Runner-up	1.	1979	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Ulrich Pinner	2–6, 4–6, 5–7
Winner	2.	1980	Brussels, Belgium	Clay	Balázs Taróczy	7–6, 6–3, 6–0
Runner-up	2.	1980	Melbourne Indoor, Australia	Carpet	Vitas Gerulaitis	5–7, 3–6
Winner	3.	1981	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Jimmy Connors	7–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Winner	4.	1981	Melbourne Indoor, Australia	Carpet	Vitas Gerulaitis	6–4, 1–6, 5–5 DEF.
Runner-up	3.	1982	Delray Beach WCT, U.S.	Clay	Ivan Lendl	4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Runner-up	4.	1982	Frankfurt, Germany	Carpet	Ivan Lendl	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	5.	1982	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	José Higueras	6–4, 7–6, 6–7, 3–6, 6–7
Runner-up	6.	1982	Venice, Italy	Clay	José Luis Clerc	6–7, 1–6
Runner-up	7.	1982	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet	John McEnroe	6–7, 5–7
Winner	5.	1983	Brussels, Belgium	Carpet	Ivan Lendl	6–4, 4–6, 7–6

Doubles titles (19)[edit]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	1975	Sydney Outdoor, Sydney	Grass	Chris Kachel	Mark Edmondson John Marks	1–6, 1–6
Winner	1.	1979	Nice, France	Clay	Paul McNamee	Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd	6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Winner	2.	1979	Cairo, Egypt	Clay	Paul McNamee	Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj	7–5, 6–4
Winner	3.	1979	Brussels, Belgium	Clay	Billy Martin	Carlos Kirmayr Balázs Taróczy	5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Winner	4.	1979	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Paul McNamee	Ismail El Shafei John Feaver	7–5, 7–6
Winner	5.	1979	Sydney Outdoor, Sydney	Grass	Paul McNamee	Steve Docherty John Chris Lewis	7–6, 6–3
Winner	6.	1979	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Paul McNamee	Cliff Letcher Paul Kronk	7–6, 6–2
Winner	7.	1980	Houston, United States	Clay	Paul McNamee	Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	1980	Forest Hills WCT, U.S.	Clay	Paul McNamee	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	2–6, 7–5, 2–6
Winner	8.	1980	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Paul McNamee	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	7–6, 6–3, 6–7, 6–4
Runner-up	3.	1980	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	John Feaver	Heinz Günthardt Markus Günthardt	4–6, 4–6
Winner	9.	1980	Sydney Outdoor, Sydney	Grass	Paul McNamee	Vitas Gerulaitis Brian Gottfried	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	1980	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Paul McNamee	Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick	5–7, 4–6
Winner	10.	1981	Masters Doubles WCT, London	Carpet	Paul McNamee	Victor Amaya Hank Pfister	6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	5.	1981	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Paul McNamee	Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez	4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Winner	11.	1981	Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany	Clay	Paul McNamee	Mark Edmondson Mike Estep	2–6, 6–4, 7–6
Winner	12.	1981	North Conway, U.S.	Clay	Heinz Günthardt	Pavel Složil Ferdi Taygan	7–5, 6–4
Runner-up	6.	1981	U.S. Open, New York	Hard	Heinz Günthardt	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	DEF
Winner	13.	1981	Sawgrass Doubles, U.S.	Clay	Heinz Günthardt	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	7–6, 3–6, 7–6, 5–7, 6–4
Winner	14.	1981	Melbourne Indoor, Australia	Carpet	Paul Kronk	Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner	15.	1981	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Grass	Paul McNamee	Hank Pfister John Sadri	6–7, 7–6, 7–6
Winner	16.	1982	Milan, Italy	Carpet	Heinz Günthardt	Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart	7–6, 7–6
Winner	17.	1982	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Paul McNamee	Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart	6–7, 7–6, 6–3
Runner-up	7.	1982	Houston, U.S.	Clay	Mark Edmondson	Kevin Curren Steve Denton	5–7, 4–6
Winner	18.	1982	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Paul McNamee	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	8.	1982	São Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Ferdi Taygan	Carlos Kirmayr Cassio Motta	3–6, 1–6
Winner	19.	1983	Memphis, U.S.	Carpet	Paul McNamee	Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Runner-up	9.	1985	Boston, U.S.	Clay	Paul McNamee	Libor Pimek Slobodan Živojinović	6–2, 4–6, 6–7
Runner-up	10.	1986	Sydney Indoor, Sydney	Hard (i)	Paul McNamee	Boris Becker John Fitzgerald	4–6, 6–7

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Peter McNamara at the Association of Tennis Professionals

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