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,[disputed ] and seven doubles tournaments.

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

Career finals (Open Era) edit

Singles (4 titles, 7 runner-ups) edit

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

Doubles (7 titles, 12 runner-ups) edit

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

World Team Tennis edit

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 edit

  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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