Gary Donnelly

Gary Donnelly
Country (sports)United States
Born (1962-06-03) June 3, 1962 (age 62)
Phoenix, United States
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Turned pro1983
Retired2000
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$370,579
Singles
Career record13–32
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 48 (October 11, 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1987)
French Open1R (1987)
Wimbledon1R (1987)
US Open4R (1986)
Doubles
Career record177–129
Career titles8
Highest rankingNo. 16 (November 3, 1986)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1987)
French OpenSF (1987)
WimbledonF (1986)
US OpenSF (1985)

Gary Donnelly (born June 3, 1962) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Donnelly still lives in Phoenix with his five children and wife, where he is a club pro at the Scottsdale Arizona Inn.

Donnelly played college tennis at Arizona State University.

Accomplishments

Source:[1]

  • Career high ATP singles world ranking of No. 48
  • Career high ATP doubles world ranking of No. 16
  • 8 ATP doubles titles
  • Wimbledon doubles finals
  • 2 US Open doubles semi-finals
  • US Open 4th round singles
  • French Open doubles semi-finals
  • #2 Davis Cup Doubles Team
  • World Team Tennis Champion (San Antonio Racquets)
  • Tournament of Champions finals
  • Player/Coach for US World Team Cup
  • 1998 and 2004 Wimbledon Masters Finals
  • #1 singles and doubles at Arizona State University
  • Arizona State University Team Captain
  • #1 Junior in Southwest Section Boys 16's and 18's
  • Adidas National Advisory Staff
  • 2011 Central Arizona Tennis Hall of Fame

Grand Prix and WCT finals

Doubles (8 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Jul 1984 Boston, U.S. Clay Puerto Rico Ernie Fernandez United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
4–6, 4–6
Win 1. Sep 1984 Honolulu, U.S. Hard United States Butch Walts United States Mark Dickson
United States Mike Leach
7–6, 6–4
Loss 2. Nov 1985 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) United States Mike De Palmer France Guy Forget
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
3–6, 4–6
Win 2. Nov 1985 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) United States Mike De Palmer Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
6–4, 6–3
Win 3. Apr 1986 Bari, Italy Clay Czech Republic Tomáš Šmíd Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 3. Apr 1986 Nice, France Clay United Kingdom Colin Dowdeswell Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
Czech Republic Pavel Složil
3–6, 6–4, 9–11
Loss 4. May 1986 Florence, Italy Clay United States Mike De Palmer Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
4–6, 6–7
Loss 5. Jul 1986 Wimbledon, London Grass United States Peter Fleming Sweden Joakim Nyström
Sweden Mats Wilander
6–7, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 6. Sep 1986 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet United States Mike De Palmer United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 4. Oct 1986 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet United States Mike De Palmer Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Czech Republic Ivan Lendl
6–3, 7–5
Win 5. Nov 1986 Hong Kong Hard United States Mike De Palmer Australia Pat Cash
Australia Mark Kratzmann
7–6, 6–7, 7–5
Loss 7. Apr 1987 Chicago, U.S. Carpet United States Mike De Palmer United States Paul Annacone
South Africa Christo van Rensburg
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 8. May 1987 Forest Hills, U.S. Clay United States Peter Fleming France Guy Forget
France Yannick Noah
6–4, 4–6, 1–6
Win 6. Jul 1987 Livingston, U.S. Hard United States Greg Holmes United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
7–6, 6–3
Win 7. Jul 1987 Schenectady, U.S. Hard South Africa Gary Muller United States Brad Pearce
United States Jim Pugh
7–6, 6–2
Win 8. Aug 1987 Washington, D.C., U.S. Hard United States Peter Fleming Australia Laurie Warder
United States Blaine Willenborg
6–2, 7–6
Loss 9. Apr 1988 Seoul, South Korea Hard United States Jim Grabb United Kingdom Andrew Castle
Argentina Roberto Saad
7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Loss 10. Jun 1989 Bristol, England Grass United States Mike De Palmer United States Paul Chamberlin
United States Tim Wilkison
6–7, 4–6

References

  1. ^ "Gary Donnelly". www.allabouttennis.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015.