Jim McManus (tennis)

Jim McManus
Full name	James Henry McManus
Country (sports)	United States
Born	September 16, 1940; Oakland, California
Died	January 18, 2011 (aged 70); Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Turned pro	1958 (amateur tour) ; 1968 (pro tour)
Retired	1979
Plays	Left-handed
College	California-Berkeley
Singles
Career record	422–407
Career titles	22
Highest ranking	No. 90 (15 October 1973)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1970)
French Open	2R (1970, 1973)
Wimbledon	4R (1972)
US Open	3R (1970)
Doubles
Career record	174–170
Career titles	10
Highest ranking	No. 102 (12 December 1976)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1970)
French Open	QF (1973)
Wimbledon	QF (1972)
US Open	SF (1968)

James Henry McManus (September 16, 1940 – January 18, 2011) was an American tennis player who reached the semifinals of the US Open men's doubles in 1968. He was active from 1958 to 1979 and won 22 career singles titles.^[1] McManus was a founding member of the Association of Tennis Professionals.

Biography

McManus was born to Tom and Margaret McManus on September 16, 1940, and had two brothers – Tom and Bob. McManus was married to his wife Carole for more than 30 years and had two children, Kate and Jordy.^[2] He grew up in Northern California and learned the game of tennis at the Berkeley Tennis Club where he was coached by several instructors including Tom Stow, coach of tennis legend Don Budge.

Later, McManus played No. 1 singles at the University of California for Coach Chet Murphy. The team finished No. 3 in the NCAA tournament in 1961, his senior year.^[3] He and Bill Hoogs Jr. were runners-up in doubles to Allen Fox and Larry Nagler at the Ojai Tennis Tournament in 1961.^[4]

McManus was a founding member of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in 1972 and a member of its original board of directors.^[3]

In 2010, he published Tennis History: Professional Tournaments – Winners & Runner-Ups.^[5] In 2015, the ATP launched the Jim McManus Memorial Fund in his honor.^[6]

Career finals (Open Era)

Doubles (10 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 1969	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Jim Osborne	Pancho Gonzales Ron Holmberg	3–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Aug 1970	Merion, U.S.	Hard	Jim Osborne	Bill Bowrey Ray Ruffels	6–3, 2–6, 5–7
Win	1–2	Jul 1971	Clemmons, U.S.	Clay	Jim Osborne	Jeff Austin Jimmy Connors	6–2, 6–4
Win	2–2	Aug 1971	Columbus, U.S.	Hard	Jim Osborne	Jimmy Connors Roscoe Tanner	4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Win	3–2	Sep 1971	Sacramento, U.S.	Hard	Jim Osborne	Bob Maud Frew McMillan	7–6, 6–3
Win	4–2	Feb 1972	Des Moines, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Jim Osborne	Georges Goven Thomaz Koch	6–2, 6–3
Win	5–2	Feb 1972	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard (i)	Jim Osborne	Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac	6–2, 5–7, 6–4
Loss	5–3	Mar 1972	Caracas, Venezuela	Hard	Manuel Orantes	Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol	4–6, 6–7
Win	6–3	Jun 1972	London/Queen's, UK	Grass	Jim Osborne	Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler	4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss	6–4	Jul 1972	Tanglewood, U.S.	Clay	Jim Osborne	Bob Hewitt Andrew Pattison	4–6, 4–6
Win	7–4	Mar 1973	St. Louis, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Ove Bengtson	Terry Addison Colin Dibley	6–2, 7–5
Win	8–4	Jun 1973	Eastbourne, UK	Grass	Ove Bengtson	Manuel Orantes Ion Țiriac	6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Win	9–4	Jul 1973	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Raúl Ramírez	José Mandarino Tito Vázquez	6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Win	10–4	Oct 1973	New Delhi, India	Clay	Raúl Ramírez	Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj	6–2, 6–4