John Fitzgerald (tennis)


John Basil Fitzgerald OAM is a former professional tennis player from Australia who played right-handed with a single-handed backhand.

Playing career

During his career, he won 6 top-tier singles titles and 30 tour doubles titles, including 7 Grand Slam doubles titles. He also achieved the career men's doubles Grand Slam. He reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1991, teaming up with Anders Järryd to win three out of the four Grand Slam doubles titles that year. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 25 in 1988. He was a member of the Australian team which won the Davis Cup in 1983 and 1986.

Post-playing career

Fitzgerald was formerly the captain of the Australian Davis Cup Team from 2001 to 2010 before Patrick Rafter took over after Australia's World group playoff loss to Belgium.

Honours

Fitzgerald was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1993.
On Australia Day in 2020, John was inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (7 titles, 4 runners-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1982Australian OpenGrass John Alexander Andy Andrews
John Sadri		6–7, 6–2, 7–6
Win1984US OpenHard Tomáš Šmíd Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd		7–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss1985WimbledonGrass Pat Cash Heinz Günthardt
Balázs Taróczy		4–6, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win1986French OpenClay Tomáš Šmíd Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd		6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 14–12
Loss1988French OpenClay Anders Järryd Andrés Gómez
Emilio Sánchez		3–6, 7–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss1988WimbledonGrass Anders Järryd Ken Flach
Robert Seguso		4–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–7
Win1989WimbledonGrass Anders Järryd Rick Leach
Jim Pugh		3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 7–6
Win1991French OpenClay Anders Järryd Rick Leach
Jim Pugh		6–0, 7–6
Win1991WimbledonGrass Anders Järryd Javier Frana
Leonardo Lavalle		6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1
Win1991US OpenHard Anders Järryd Scott Davis
David Pate		6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss1993Australian OpenHard Anders Järryd Danie Visser
Laurie Warder		4–6, 3–6, 4–6

Mixed Doubles (2 titles, 4 runners-up)