Michael Cahill (born June 17, 1952) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Germantown, Wisconsin[1] |
Born | [2] Waukesha, Wisconsin[1] | June 17, 1952
Height | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
Retired | 1984 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 99–156 (38.8%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 68 (May 10, 1976) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | R2 (1979) |
Wimbledon | R1 (1976, 1979) |
US Open | R4 (1981) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 178–166 (51.7%) |
Career titles | 5 |
Highest ranking | No. 94 (January 3, 1983) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | R2 (1976) |
Wimbledon | R1 (1976, 1979) |
US Open | QF (1981) |
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. 94 in 1983.
Cahill played college tennis at the University of Alabama.
Career finals edit
Singles (1 runner-up) edit
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1979 | Stowe, U.S. | Hard | Jimmy Connors | 0–6, 1–6 |
Doubles (5 titles, 14 runner-ups) edit
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | 1975 | Chicago, U.S. | Carpet | John Whitlinger | John Alexander Phil Dent |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | 1976 | Sacramento, U.S. | Carpet | John Whitlinger | Tom Gorman Sherwood Stewart |
6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | 1976 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | John Whitlinger | Ray Ruffels Allan Stone |
6–3, 3–6, 6–7 |
Win | 1–3 | 1976 | Bermuda | Clay | John Whitlinger | Dick Crealy Ray Ruffels |
6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | 1977 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Terry Moor | Chris Kachel John Marks |
6–4, 0–6, 6–7 |
Win | 2–4 | 1977 | Bombay, India | Clay | Terry Moor | Marcello Lara Jasjit Singh |
6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–5 | 1978 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | Marcello Lara | John Alexander Butch Walts |
6–3, 4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 3–5 | 1979 | Stowe, U.S. | Hard | Steve Krulevitz | Anand Amritraj Colin Dibley |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–6 | 1979 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Colin Dibley | Ilie Năstase Tom Okker |
5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–7 | 1979 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | Terry Moor | Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart |
4–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 3–8 | 1979 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Buster Mottram | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
6–1, 1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–9 | 1981 | Memphis, U.S. | Carpet | Tom Gullikson | Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer |
6–7, 7–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 3–10 | 1981 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet | John Austin | John Benson Mike Bauer |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4–10 | 1981 | Bangkok, Thailand | Carpet | John Austin | Lloyd Bourne Van Winitsky |
6–3, 7–6 |
Loss | 4–11 | 1982 | Genova WCT, Italy | Carpet | Buster Mottram | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd |
7–6, 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 5–11 | 1982 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | Eliot Teltscher | Francisco González Bernard Mitton |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–12 | 1982 | Dortmund WCT, Germany | Carpet | Francisco González | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd |
2–6, 7–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 5–13 | 1982 | Chicago-2 WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Bruce Manson | Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj |
6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 5–14 | 1982 | Hartford WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Tracy Delatte | Robert Lutz Dick Stockton |
6–7, 3–6 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Mike Cahill". ATP World Tour. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ "Mike Cahill". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved May 28, 2018.