Sherwood Stewart
Country (sports) | United States |
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Born |
Goose Creek, Texas, USA | June 6, 1946
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $1,602,565 |
Singles | |
Career record | 158–224 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 60 (December 31, 1978) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1977, 1978) |
French Open | 3R (1976) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1975, 1978) |
US Open | 3R (1977) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 728–357 |
Career titles | 52 |
Highest ranking | No. 4 (March 3, 1980) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1984) |
French Open | W (1976, 1982) |
Wimbledon | SF (1982) |
US Open | F (1978) |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1987) |
Wimbledon | W (1988) |
Sherwood Stewart (born June 6, 1946, in Goose Creek, Texas, United States) 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. 4 in doubles on January 3, 1983.
He attended Lamar University, in Beaumont, Texas, and graduated in 1969. He was the NCAA College Division Singles Champion in 1967 and was inducted into the Lamar University Hall of Honor.
He won 52 doubles titles, the biggest of them coming at the 1984 Australian Open, the French Open in 1976 and 1982, in Cincinnati in 1974, in Monte Carlo in 1984, and in Hamburg in 1976. He was also in three additional Grand Slam doubles finals during his career.
After retiring from playing, he became a coach, most notably of Zina Garrison.[1]
Grand Slam Finals, 10 (5 wins, 5 losses)
Men's Doubles, 6 (3 wins, 3 losses)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
Winner | 1976 | French Open | Fred McNair | Brian Gottfried Raul Ramírez | 7–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-Up | 1978 | US Open | Marty Riessen | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | 6–1, 5–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 1982 | French Open (2) | Ferdi Taygan | Hans Gildemeister Belus Prajoux | 7–5, 6–3, 1–1, retired |
Runner-Up | 1983 | French Open | Mark Edmondson | Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson | 6–7, 4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-Up | 1983 | Australian Open | Steve Denton | Mark Edmondson Paul McNamee | 3–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 1984 | Australian Open | Mark Edmondson | Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander | 6–2, 6–2, 7–5 |
Mixed Doubles, 4 (2 wins, 2 losses)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
Winner | 1987 | Australian Open | Zina Garrison | Anne Hobbs Andrew Castle | 3–6, 7–6(5), 6–3 |
Runner-Up | 1987 | French Open | Lori McNeil | Pam Shriver Emilio Sánchez Vicario | 3–6, 6–7(4) |
Winner | 1988 | Wimbledon | Zina Garrison | Gretchen Magers Kelly Jones | 6–1, 7–6(3) |
Runner-Up | 1989 | Australian Open | Zina Garrison | Jana Novotná Jim Pugh | 3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles titles (53)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Winner | 1. | 1972 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard | Dick Dell | Marcello Lara Jeff Simpson |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 1973 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Marcello Lara | Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |
6–2, 6–0 |
Winner | 3. | 1974 | Tucson, USA | Hard | Charlie Pasarell | Tom Edlefsen Manuel Orantes |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 4. | 1974 | Cincinnati, USA | Hard | Dick Dell | James Delaney John Whitlinger |
4–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 5. | 1975 | San Francisco, USA | Carpet | Fred McNair | Allan Stone Kim Warwick |
6–2, 7–6 |
Winner | 6. | 1975 | Maui, USA | Hard | Fred McNair | Jeff Borowiak Haroon Rahim |
3–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 7. | 1976 | Dayton, USA | Carpet | Ray Ruffels | Jaime Fillol Charlie Pasarell |
6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 8. | 1976 | Salisbury, USA | Carpet | Fred McNair | Steve Krulevitz Trey Waltke |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 9. | 1976 | Sacramento, USA | Carpet | Tom Gorman | Mike Cahill John Whitlinger |
3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 10. | 1976 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Fred McNair | Dick Crealy Kim Warwick |
7–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 11. | 1976 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Fred McNair | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
7–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 12. | 1976 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Fred McNair | Wojtek Fibak Juan Gisbert, Sr. |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | 1976 | Columbus, USA | Hard | Fred McNair | William Brown Brian Teacher |
3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1976 | Indianapolis, USA | Clay | Fred McNair | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1976 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | Fred McNair | Tom Okker Marty Riessen |
2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 13. | 1976 | Johannesburg WCT, South Africa | Hard | Brian Gottfried | Juan Gisbert, Sr. Stan Smith |
1–6 6–1 6–2 7–6 |
Winner | 14. | 1976 | Masters, Houston, USA | Carpet | Fred McNair | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6–3, 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 15. | 1977 | Memphis, USA | Carpet | Fred McNair | Robert Lutz Stan Smith |
4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1977 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Fred McNair | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
7–6, 6–7, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1977 | Washington, D.C., USA | Clay | Fred McNair | John Alexander Phil Dent |
5–7, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1977 | North Conway, USA | Clay | Fred McNair | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 1977 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Fred McNair | Bob Hewitt Raúl Ramírez |
4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 1977 | San Francisco, USA | Carpet | Fred McNair | Marty Riessen Dick Stockton |
4–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 1977 | Cologne, Germany | Carpet | Fred McNair | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
3–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 16. | 1977 | Oviedo, Spain | Hard | Fred McNair | Jan Kodeš Raúl Ramírez |
6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 10. | 1978 | Denver, USA | Carpet | Fred McNair | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 17. | 1978 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Clay | Sandy Mayer | Gene Mayer Sashi Menon |
4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 11. | 1978 | US Open, New York | Hard | Marty Riessen | Stan Smith Robert Lutz |
6–1, 5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 1978 | Woodlands Doubles, USA | Hard | Marty Riessen | Wojtek Fibak Tom Okker |
6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 18. | 1978 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet | Butch Walts | Mark Edmondson John Marks |
6–2, 6–7, 7–6 |
Winner | 19. | 1978 | Manila, Philippines | Clay | Brian Teacher | Ross Case Chris Kachel |
6–3, 7–6 |
Winner | 20. | 1978 | Calcutta, India | Clay | Sashi Menon | Gilles Moretton Yannick Noah |
7–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 21. | 1978 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Grass | Hank Pfister | Syd Ball Bob Carmichael |
6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 13. | 1979 | World Doubles WCT, London | Carpet | Ilie Năstase | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 22. | 1979 | Baltimore WCT, USA | Carpet | Marty Riessen | Anand Amritraj Cliff Drysdale |
7–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 23. | 1979 | Houston, USA | Clay | Gene Mayer | John Alexander Geoff Masters |
6–1, 5–7, 6–4 |
Winner | 24. | 1979 | Las Vegas, USA | Hard | Marty Riessen | Adriano Panatta Raúl Ramírez |
4–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 14. | 1979 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | Marty Riessen | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson |
4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 25. | 1979 | Washington, D.C., USA | Clay | Marty Riessen | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 26. | 1979 | Louisville, USA | Hard | Marty Riessen | Vijay Amritraj Raúl Ramírez |
6–2, 1–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 27. | 1979 | Lafayette, USA | Carpet | Marty Riessen | Victor Amaya Eric Friedler |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 28. | 1979 | Woodlands Doubles, USA | Hard | Marty Riessen | Bob Carmichael Tim Gullikson |
6–3, 2–2, RET. |
Winner | 29. | 1979 | Los Angeles, USA | Carpet | Marty Riessen | Wojtek Fibak Frew McMillan |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 30. | 1979 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | Marty Riessen | Mike Cahill Terry Moor |
6–4, 7–6 |
Winner | 31. | 1979 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Tomáš Šmíd | Marcos Hocevar João Soares |
6–1, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 15. | 1980 | Houston, USA | Clay | Marty Riessen | Peter McNamara Paul McNamee |
4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 16. | 1980 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | Paul McNamee | Rod Frawley Geoff Masters |
2–6, 6–4, 9–11 |
Runner-up | 17. | 1980 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | Marty Riessen | Victor Amaya Hank Pfister |
3–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
Winner | 32. | 1981 | Philadelphia, USA | Carpet | Marty Riessen | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 33. | 1981 | Houston, USA | Clay | Mark Edmondson | Anand Amritraj Fred McNair |
6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 18. | 1981 | San Francisco, USA | Carpet | Mark Edmondson | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
6–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 19. | 1981 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Ferdi Taygan | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
7–6, 6–7, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 20. | 1981 | Melbourne Indoor, Australia | Carpet | Ferdi Taygan | Paul Kronk Peter McNamara |
6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 21. | 1981 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Ferdi Taygan | Kevin Curren Steve Denton |
7–6, 4–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 34. | 1981 | Wembley, England | Carpet | Ferdi Taygan | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
7–5, 6–7, 6–4 |
Winner | 35. | 1982 | Mexico City WCT, Mexico | Carpet | Ferdi Taygan | Tomáš Šmíd Balázs Taróczy |
6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 22. | 1982 | Philadelphia, USA | Carpet | Ferdi Taygan | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
6–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 36. | 1982 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet | Pavel Složil | Tracy Delatte Chris Dunk |
6–4, 6–7, 7–5 |
Winner | 37. | 1982 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Mark Edmondson | Fritz Buehning Kevin Curren |
7–5, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 23. | 1982 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | Mark Edmondson | Heinz Günthardt Peter McNamara |
6–7, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 24. | 1982 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Mark Edmondson | Paul McNamee Peter McNamara |
7–6, 6–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 38. | 1982 | Los Angeles, USA | Hard | Ferdi Taygan | Bruce Manson Brian Teacher |
6–1, 6–7, 6–3 |
Winner | 39. | 1982 | Las Vegas, USA | Hard | Ferdi Taygan | Carlos Kirmayr Van Winitsky |
7–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 40. | 1982 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Ferdi Taygan | Hans Gildemeister Belus Prajoux |
7–5, 6–3, 1–1, RET. |
Winner | 41. | 1982 | North Conway, USA | Clay | Ferdi Taygan | Pablo Arraya Eric Fromm |
6–2, 7–6 |
Winner | 42. | 1982 | Indianapolis, USA | Clay | Ferdi Taygan | Robbie Venter Blaine Willenborg |
6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 43. | 1982 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | Ferdi Taygan | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson |
6–1, 3–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 25. | 1982 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Ferdi Taygan | Mark Dickson Jan Gunnarsson |
6–7, 7–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 44. | 1983 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | Tomáš Šmíd | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy |
7–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 26. | 1983 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Mark Edmondson | Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson |
6–7, 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 45. | 1983 | North Conway, USA | Clay | Mark Edmondson | Eric Fromm Drew Gitlin |
7–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 46. | 1983 | Indianapolis, USA | Clay | Mark Edmondson | Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta |
6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 27. | 1983 | Dallas, USA | Hard | Steve Denton | Nduka Odizor Van Winitsky |
3–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 47 | 1983 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Mark Edmondson | John McEnroe Peter Rennert |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 48. | 1983 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | Mark Edmondson | Steve Denton John Fitzgerald |
6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 28. | 1983 | Wembley, England | Carpet | Steve Denton | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 29. | 1983 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Andrés Gómez | Steve Meister Brian Teacher |
7–6, 6–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 30. | 1983 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Steve Denton | Mark Edmondson Paul McNamee |
3–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 49. | 1984 | Boca West, USA | Hard | Mark Edmondson | David Dowlen Nduka Odizor |
4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 31. | 1984 | Luxembourg | Carpet | Mark Edmondson | Anders Järryd Tomáš Šmíd |
3–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 50. | 1984 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Mark Edmondson | Jan Gunnarsson Mats Wilander |
6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 32. | 1984 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Mark Edmondson | Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson |
4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 33. | 1984 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | Mark Edmondson | Tony Giammalva Sammy Giammalva Jr. |
6–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 34. | 1984 | Treviso, Italy | Clay | Jan Gunnarsson | Pavel Složil Tim Wilkison |
2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 51. | 1984 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Mark Edmondson | Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander |
6–2, 6–2, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 35. | 1985 | Delray Beach, USA | Hard | Kim Warwick | Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg |
5–7, 5–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 36. | 1985 | Dallas, USA | Carpet | Mark Edmondson | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 37. | 1986 | La Quinta, USA | Hard | Yannick Noah | Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd |
4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 38. | 1986 | Indianapolis, USA | Clay | John Fitzgerald | Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez |
4–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 39. | 1986 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Mark Edmondson | Guy Forget Yannick Noah |
6–7, 2–6 |
Winner | 52. | 1986 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Kim Warwick | Pat Cash Slobodan Živojinović |
6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 40. | 1986 | Wembley, England | Carpet | Kim Warwick | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
6–3, 6–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 41. | 1986 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard (i) | Andrés Gómez | Mike De Palmer Christo van Rensburg |
6–3, 2–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 54. | 1987 | Orlando, USA | Hard | Kim Warwick | Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg |
2–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 42. | 1988 | Orlando, USA | Hard | Kim Warwick | Guy Forget Yannick Noah |
4–6, 4–6 |
References
External links
- Sherwood Stewart at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Sherwood Stewart at the International Tennis Federation
- Sherwood Stewart at the Davis Cup