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Andrew Pattison

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Andrew Pattison
Country (sports) Rhodesia
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
 United States
Born (1949-01-30) 30 January 1949 (age 75)
Pretoria, South Africa
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1970
Retired1983
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record270–247
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 24 (27 September 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1980)
French Open3R (1973)
Wimbledon3R (1971, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1981)
US OpenQF (1975)
Doubles
Career record239–237
Career titles7

Andrew Pattison (born 30 January 1949) is a former South African-born Rhodesian and later Zimbabwean[1] tennis player.[2] His career-high ATP singles ranking was world No. 24, which he reached on 24 September 1974. Pattison won four singles tournaments,[disputeddiscuss] and seven doubles tournaments.

Career finals (Open Era)

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Singles (4 titles, 7 runner-ups)

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Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1–1 Jul 1972 Columbus, U.S. Hard United States Jimmy Connors 5–7, 3–6, 5–7
Loss 1–2 Jul 1972 Tanglewood, USA Clay South Africa Bob Hewitt 6–3, 3–6, 1–6
Loss 1–3 Aug 1972 Montreal, Canada Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 4–6, 3–6
Win 2–3 Apr 1974 Monte-Carlo, Monaco Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Win 3–3 Apr 1974 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Australia John Alexander 6–3, 7–5
Loss 3–4 Oct 1974 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) United States Vitas Gerulaitis 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 3–5 Jan 1976 Columbus, U.S. Carpet (i) United States Arthur Ashe 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 3–6 Feb 1976 Dayton, U.S. Carpet (i) Chile Jaime Fillol Sr. 4–6, 7–6, 4–6
Win 4–6 Sep 1977 Laguna Niguel, U.S. Hard Australia Colin Dibley 2–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win 5–6 Nov 1979 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Paraguay Víctor Pecci 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 5–7 Jul 1980 Newport, U.S. Grass India Vijay Amritraj 1–6, 7–5, 3–6

Doubles (7 titles, 12 runner-ups)

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Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 1972 Eastbourne, UK Grass Greece Nick Kalogeropoulos Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Spain Manuel Orantes
6–8, 3–6
Win 1–1 Jul 1972 Tanglewood, U.S. Clay South Africa Bob Hewitt United States Jim McManus
United States Jim Osborne
6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Mar 1973 Atlanta, U.S. Clay South Africa Robert Maud Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
6–7, 3–6
Loss 1–3 Jul 1973 Washington, D.C., US Clay Australia Dick Crealy Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
6–2, 1–6, 4–6
Loss 1–4 Feb 1974 Salisbury, U.S. Carpet (i) South Africa Byron Bertram United States Jimmy Connors
South Africa Frew McMillan
6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 1–5 Apr 1974 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard United States Jim McManus South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
2–6, 4–6, 6–7
Win 2–5 Nov 1974 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) South Africa Ray Moore South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Loss 2–6 Feb 1977 Dayton, U.S. Carpet (i) United States Jeff Borowiak United States Hank Pfister
United States Butch Walts
4–6, 6–7
Loss 2–7 Oct 1978 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) United States Bruce Manson Poland Wojciech Fibak
United States John McEnroe
6–7, 5–7
Win 3–7 Nov 1978 Paris, France Hard (i) United States Bruce Manson Romania Ion Țiriac
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
7–6, 6–2
Loss 3–8 Mar 1980 Frankfurt, West Germany Carpet (i) United States Butch Walts India Vijay Amritraj
United States Stan Smith
7–6, 2–6, 2–6
Loss 3–9 Mar 1980 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) United States Butch Walts United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
2–6, 7–6, 2–6
Loss 3–10 Jun 1980 Surbiton, UK Grass United States Butch Walts Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia Kim Warwick
6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 13–15
Win 4–10 Jul 1980 Newport, U.S. Grass United States Butch Walts United States Fritz Buehning
United States Peter Rennert
7–6, 6–4
Win 5–10 Oct 1980 Cologne, West Germany Carpet (i) South Africa Bernard Mitton Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 6–1
Win 6–10 Mar 1981 Denver, U.S. Carpet (i) United States Butch Walts United States Mel Purcell
United States Dick Stockton
6–3, 6–4
Loss 6–11 Jul 1981 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay South Africa Ray Moore Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
0–6, 2–6
Win 7–11 Aug 1981 South Orange, U.S. Hard United States Fritz Buehning Israel Shlomo Glickstein
Israel David Schneider
6–1, 6–4
Loss 7–12 Nov 1982 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Israel Shlomo Glickstein United States Brian Gottfried
South Africa Frew McMillan
2–6, 2–6

World Team Tennis

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In 1974, Pattison was a member of the World Team Tennis (WTT) champion Denver Racquets.[3] He was named 1974 WTT Playoffs Most Valuable Player.[4]

References

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  1. ^ ITF tennis
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 331, 332. ISBN 9780356085968.
  3. ^ "Mylan WTT Player Database (seasons completed) – as of September 25, 2014 (Seasons 1974–2014)" (PDF). World TeamTennis. 25 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  4. ^ Wilt, Tom (27 August 1974). "Racquets Win WTT Championship". Greeley Daily Tribune. p. 16.
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