Andrew Pattison

Andrew Pattison
Country (sports)	Rhodesia ; Zimbabwe ; United States
Born	30 January 1949 (age 75); Pretoria, South Africa
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	1970
Retired	1983
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	270–247
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 24 (27 September 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1980)
French Open	3R (1973)
Wimbledon	3R (1971, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1981)
US Open	QF (1975)
Doubles
Career record	239–237
Career titles	7

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 – discuss]} and seven doubles tournaments.

Career finals (Open Era)

Singles (4 titles, 7 runner-ups)

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)

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

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

^ ITF tennis
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ Wilt, Tom (27 August 1974). "Racquets Win WTT Championship". Greeley Daily Tribune. p. 16.

External links

Andrew Pattison at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Andrew Pattison at the International Tennis Federation

[1] ITF tennis

[wot1982-2] 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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