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Wikipedia / Tom Okker

Thomas Samuel Okker (born 22 February 1944), nicknamed "the Flying Dutchman", is a Dutch former tennis player who was active from the mid-1960s until 1980. He won the 1973 French Open Doubles, the 1976 US Open Doubles, and two gold medals at the 1965 Maccabiah Games in Israel. He was ranked among the world's top-ten singles players for seven consecutive years, 1968–74, reaching a career high of world No. 3 in 1974. He also was ranked world No. 1 in doubles in 1979.

Early life

Okker was born in Amsterdam, is Jewish on his father's side, and identifies as Jewish. Okker's father was imprisoned by the Nazis during World War II, but managed to go into hiding by assuming the papers and identity of another man.

Tennis career

He played his first tournament at Wolfsburg, West Germany, on clay in 1963. Okker was the Dutch champion from 1964 through 1968.

In 1968, his first year as a registered professional, he won in singles and in doubles (with Marty Riessen) at the Italian Open. At Wimbledon, Okker reached the quarterfinals in 1968 and the semifinals in 1978. He achieved his best result in a Grand Slam tournament at the 1968 US Open, where he competed as a registered professional player, a professional player allowed to compete for prize money but playing under the control of their national associations and eligible to play in Davis Cup. Okker reached the final after defeating Pancho Gonzales in the quarterfinal and Ken Rosewall in the semifinal. He lost the final to Arthur Ashe in five sets. Okker was awarded the first prize money at the 1968 U.S. Open, as Ashe was still considered an amateur player rather than a registered professional. In February 1969, Okker signed a four-year contract with the Lamar Hunt's World Championship Tennis.

In his career, won 39 singles titles. He also was the runner-up in 39 singles tournaments.

Okker is also among the most successful men's doubles players of all time. He won two Grand Slam doubles titles, at the US Open in 1976 (with Riessen) and the French Open (with John Newcombe) in 1973. In total, Okker won 68 doubles events, a record that was finally broken by Todd Woodbridge in 2005. Okker's other doubles titles include the 1973 Italian Open, 1973 London Grass Courts (with Riessen), 1973 Spanish Open (with Ilie Năstase), 1975 Opel International (with Arthur Ashe), and 1978 WCT World Doubles (with Wojtek Fibak).

One of the first tennis professionals to win at least US$1 million in career prize money, Okker's WTC career earnings stood at $1,257,200 when he retired in 1980 ($ today).

Davis Cup

Between 1964 and 1981, Okker represented the Netherlands in the Davis Cup, playing in 13 ties and accumulating a 15–20 win–loss record.

Maccabiah Games

In 1965, Okker won both the singles and the mixed doubles titles at the 1965 Maccabiah Games in Israel. This event is open to all Israelis and to non-Israeli Jews.

Style of play

He was among the first players of his era to hit the ball with heavy topspin.

Halls of Fame

Okker was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.

He was nominated for consideration in 2018, but not inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Personal life

Okker and his wife Anna-Marie have three children together. Since the mid-1980s Okker has been involved in art and was a founding partner in the Jaski art gallery in Amsterdam, specializing in works of the CoBrA movement. In 2005, he founded art gallery Tom Okker Art bv in Hazerswoude-Dorp, Netherlands, where he now lives.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result

Year

Championship

Surface

Opponent

Score

Loss

1968

US Open

Grass

Arthur Ashe

12–14, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Result

Year

Championship

Surface

Partner

Opponents

Score

Loss

1969

Wimbledon

Grass

Marty Riessen

John Newcombe Tony Roche

5–7, 9–11, 3–6

Loss

1971

Australian Open

Grass

Marty Riessen

John Newcombe Tony Roche

2–6, 6–7

Win

1973

French Open

Clay

John Newcombe

Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase

6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4

Loss

1975

US Open

Grass

Marty Riessen

Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase

4–6, 6–7

Win

1976

US Open

Grass

Marty Riessen

Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher

6–4, 6–4

Career finals

Singles: 78 (39 titles, 39 runner-ups)

Result

No.

Date

Tournament

Surface

Opponent

Score

Loss

1.

1965

Hilversum, Netherlands

Clay

John Newcombe

6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3

Loss

2.

1966

Bournemouth, England

Clay

Ken Fletcher

5–7, 4–6

Win

1.

1966

Hilversum, Netherlands

Clay

Bob Hewitt

6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3

Win

2.

1967

Paris, France

Wood (i)

Jan Kodeš

6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4

Loss

3.

1967

Brussels, Belgium

Clay

Roy Emerson

6–3, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4

Win

3.

1967

Bristol, England

Grass

Cliff Drysdale

6–2, 5–7, 8–6

Loss

4.

1967

Porto Alegre, Brazil

Clay

Cliff Richey

4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–8

Loss

5.

1967

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Clay

Thomaz Koch

4–6, 9–11, 6–3, 3–6

Win

4.

1967

East London, South Africa

Clay

Mark Cox

9–7, 7–5

Loss

6.

1968

Bloemfontein, South Africa

Hard

Marty Riessen

5–7, 3–6

Loss

7.

1968

Gstaad, Switzerland

Clay

Cliff Drysdale

3–6, 3–6, 0–6

Win

5.

1968

Kingston, Jamaica

Hard (i)

Manuel Orantes

6–2, 6–4

Win

6.

1968

Barranquilla, Colombia

Clay

Marty Riessen

8–6, 6–3, 6–3

Loss

8.

1968

Willemstad, Curaçao

Clay

Marty Riessen

5–7, 6–3, 11–9, 2–6, 2–6

Win

7.

1968

Johannesburg, South Africa

Hard

Marty Riessen

12–10, 6–1, 6–4

↓Open era↓

Win

8.

1968

Rome, Italy

Clay

Bob Hewitt

10–8, 6–8, 6–1, 1–6, 6–0

Loss

9.

1968

West Berlin, West Germany

Clay

Manuel Santana

8–6, 4–6, 1–6, 2–6

Win

9.

1968

Saltsjöbaden, Sweden

Clay

Jan-Erik Lundqvist

6–3, 3–6, 5–7

Loss

10.

1968

Lugano, Switzerland

Clay

Ion Țiriac

8–6, 5–7, 0–6

Runner-up

11.

1968

London, England

Grass

Clark Graebner

final rained out

Win

10.

1968

Dublin, Ireland

Grass

Lew Hoad

6–1, 6–2

Loss

12.

1968

Gstaad, Switzerland

Clay

Cliff Drysdale

3–6, 3–6, 0–6

Loss

13.

1968

US Open, New York

Grass

Arthur Ashe

12–14, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6

Loss

14.

1969

Johannesburg, South Africa

Hard

Rod Laver

3–6, 8–10, 3–6

Win

11.

1969

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Clay

John Newcombe

8–10, 6–1, 7–5, 6–3

Win

12.

1969

Tokyo, Japan

Hard (i)

Roy Emerson

5–7, 6–2, 7–5

Win

13.

1969

Brussels, Belgium

Clay

Željko Franulović

6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3

Win

14.

1969

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Clay

Andrés Gimeno

Round robin

Win

15.

1969

Milwaukee, United States

Clay

Marty Riessen

Round robin

Loss

15.

1969

Gstaad, Switzerland

Clay

Roy Emerson

1–6, 14–12, 4–6, 4–6

Win

16.

1969

Hilversum, Netherlands

Hard

Roger Taylor

10–8, 7–9, 6–4, 6–4

Loss

16.

1969

Hamburg, Germany

Clay

Tony Roche

1–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–8

Win

17.

1969

Newport, United States

Grass

Dennis Ralston

4–6, 6–5, 6–1

Loss

17.

1969

Tucson, United States

Hard

Tony Roche

6–9, 1–6

Loss

18.

1969

Casablanca, Morocco

Clay

Tony Roche

Round robin

Win

18.

1969

Paris Masters, France

Carpet (i)

Earl Butch Buchholz

8–6, 6–2, 6–1

Loss

19.

1969

Auckland, New Zealand

Grass

Roger Taylor

4–6, 4–6, 1–6

Win

19.

1970

Brussels, Belgium

Clay

Ilie Năstase

6–3, 6–4, 0–6, 4–6, 6–4

Win

20.

1970

Atlanta WCT, United States

Hard

Dennis Ralston

6–4, 10–8, 6–2

Loss

20.

1970

Gstaad, Switzerland

Clay

Tony Roche

5–7, 5–7, 3–6

Win

21.

1970

Leicester, England

Grass

Roger Taylor

6–1, 10–8

Win

22.

1970

Hilversum, Netherlands

Hard

Roger Taylor

4–6, 6–0, 6–1, 6–3

Win

23.

1970

Hamburg, Germany

Clay

Ilie Năstase

4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4

Loss

21.

1970

West Berlin, West Germany

Clay

Rod Laver

Round robin

Loss

22.

1971

New York, United States

Hard (i)

Rod Laver

5–7, 2–6, 1–6

Loss

23.

1971

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Clay

Ilie Năstase

6–3, 6–8, 1–6, 1–6

Loss

24.

1971

Gstaad, Switzerland

Clay

John Newcombe

2–6, 7–5, 6–1, 5–7, 3–6

Win

24.

1971

Louisville WCT, United States

Clay

Cliff Drysdale

3–6, 6–4, 6–1

Win

25.

1971

Quebec WCT, Canada

Indoor

Rod Laver

6–3, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4

Loss

25.

1971

Montreal, Canada

Clay

John Newcombe

6–7, 6–3, 2–6, 6–7

Loss

26.

1971

Vancouver WCT, Canada

Hard (i)

Ken Rosewall

2–6, 2–6, 4–6

Win

26.

1972

Chicago WCT, United States

Carpet (i)

Arthur Ashe

4–6, 6–2, 6–3

Loss

27.

1972

Boston WCT, United States

Hard

Bob Lutz

4–6, 6–2, 4–6, 4–6

Loss

28.

1972

Stockholm, Sweden

Hard (i)

Stan Smith

4–6, 3–6

Loss

29.

1972

Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands

Carpet (i)

Arthur Ashe

6–3, 2–6, 1–6

Win

27.

1973

Washington WCT, United States

Carpet (i)

Arthur Ashe

6–3, 6–7, 7–6

Win

28.

1973

Hilversum, Netherlands

Clay

Andrés Gimeno

2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3

Loss

30.

1973

Washington, D.C., United States

Clay

Arthur Ashe

4–6, 2–6

Win

29.

1973

Toronto, Canada

Clay

Manuel Orantes

6–3, 6–2, 6–1

Win

30.

1973

Seattle, United States

Hard (i)

John Alexander

7–5, 6–4

Loss

31.

1973

Los Angeles, United States

Hard

Jimmy Connors

5–7, 6–7

Win

31.

1973

Chicago, United States

Carpet (i)

John Newcombe

3–6, 7–6, 6–3

Win

32.

1973

Madrid, Spain

Clay

Jaime Fillol

4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5

Win

33.

1973

London, England

Carpet (i)

Ilie Năstase

6–3, 6–4

Loss

32.

1973

Masters, Boston

Carpet (i)

Ilie Năstase

3–6, 5–7, 6–4, 3–6

Win

34.

1974

Toronto WCT, Canada

Carpet (i)

Ilie Năstase

6–3, 6–4

Loss

33.

1974

Washington WCT, United States

Carpet (i)

Ilie Năstase

3–6, 3–6

Win

35.

1974

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Carpet (i)

Tom Gorman

4–6, 7–6, 6–1

Loss

34.

1974

Boston, United States

Clay

Björn Borg

6–7, 1–6, 1–6

Loss

35.

1974

Stockholm, Sweden

Hard (i)

Arthur Ashe

2–6, 2–6

Loss

36.

1975

Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands

Carpet (i)

Arthur Ashe

6–3, 2–6, 4–6

Loss

37.

1975

Johannesburg WCT, South Africa

Hard

Buster Mottram

4–6, 2–6

Loss

38.

1975

Stockholm WCT, Sweden

Carpet (i)

Arthur Ashe

4–6, 2–6

Win

36.

1975

Nottingham, England

Grass

Tony Roche

6–1, 3–6, 6–3

Win

37.

1975

Paris Masters, France

Hard (i)

Arthur Ashe

6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4

Win

38.

1977

Richmond WCT, United States

Carpet (i)

Vitas Gerulaitis

3–6, 6–3, 6–4

Loss

39.

1978

Hilversum, Netherlands

Clay

Balázs Taróczy

6–2, 1–6, 2–6, 4–6

Win

39.

1979

Tel Aviv, Israel

Hard

Per Hjertquist

6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 104 (68 titles, 36 runner-ups)

Result

No.

Date

Tournament

Surface

Partner

Opponents

Score

Win

1.

1968

Rome, Italy

Clay

Marty Riessen

Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Allan Stone

6–3, 6–4, 6–2

Loss

1.

1968

Gstaad, Switzerland

Clay

Mal Anderson

John Newcombe Dennis Ralston

10–8, 10–12, 14–12, 3–6, 3–6

Win

2.

1968

Hamburg, Germany

Clay

Marty Riessen

John Newcombe Tony Roche

6–4, 6–4, 7–5

Win

3.

1969

Philadelphia, United States

Carpet (i)

Marty Riessen

John Newcombe Tony Roche

8–6, 6–4

Loss

2.

1969

Wimbledon, London

Grass

Marty Riessen

John Newcombe Tony Roche

5–7, 9–11, 3–6

Win

4.

1969

Gstaad, Switzerland

Clay

Marty Riessen

Mal Anderson Roy Emerson

6–1, 6–4

Win

5.

1969

Hamburg, Germany

Clay

Marty Riessen

Jean-Claude Barclay Jürgen Fassbender

6–1, 6–2, 6–4

Win

6.

1970

London Queen's Club, England

Grass

Marty Riessen

Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell

6–4, 6–4

Loss

3.

1970

Gstaad, Switzerland

Clay

Marty Riessen

Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor

2–6, 3–6, 2–6

Loss

4.

1970

Hamburg, Germany

Clay

Nikola Pilić

Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan

3–6, 5–7, 2–6

Win

7.

1970

Los Angeles, United States

Hard

Marty Riessen

Bob Lutz Stan Smith

7–6, 6–2

Loss

5.

1971

Australian Open, Sydney

Grass

Marty Riessen

John Newcombe Tony Roche

2–6, 6–7

Loss

6.

1971

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Clay

Roger Taylor

Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac

6–1, 3–6, 3–6, 6–8

Win

8.

1971

Chicago WCT, United States

Carpet (i)

Marty Riessen

John Newcombe Tony Roche

7–6, 4–6, 7–6

Win

9.

1971

Dallas WCT, United States

Carpet (i)

Marty Riessen

Bob Lutz Charlie Pasarell

6–3, 6–4

Win

10.

1971

London Queen's Club, England

Grass

Marty Riessen

Erik van Dillen Stan Smith

8–6, 4–6, 10–8

Loss

7.

1971

Gstaad, Switzerland

Clay

John Newcombe

John Alexander Phil Dent

7–5, 3–6, 4–6

Win

11.

1971

Washington, D.C., United States

Clay

Marty Riessen

Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels

7–6, 6–2

Loss

8.

1971

Quebec WCT, Canada

Indoor

Marty Riessen

Roy Emerson Rod Laver

6–7, 2–6

Loss

9.

1971

Boston WCT, United States

Clay

Marty Riessen

Roy Emerson Rod Laver

4–6, 4–6

Win

12.

1971

Montreal, Canada

Clay

Marty Riessen

Arthur Ashe Dennis Ralston

6–3, 6–3, 6–1

Win

13.

1971

Cologne, Germany

Carpet (i)

Marty Riessen

Roy Emerson Rod Laver

6–7, 3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–4

Win

14.

1972

Richmond WCT, United States

Carpet (i)

Marty Riessen

John Newcombe Tony Roche

7–6, 7–6

Win

15.

1972

Miami WCT, United States

Hard

Marty Riessen

Roy Emerson Rod Laver

7–5, 6–4

Win

16.

1972

Chicago WCT, United States

Carpet (i)

Marty Riessen

Roy Emerson Rod Laver

6–2, 6–3

Win

17.

1972

Charlotte WCT, United States

Clay

Marty Riessen

John Newcombe Tony Roche

6–4, 4–6, 7–6

Win

18.

1972

Washington, D.C.., United States

Clay

Marty Riessen

John Newcombe Tony Roche

3–6, 6–3, 6–2

Win

19.

1972

Fort Worth WCT, United States

Hard

Marty Riessen

Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle

6–2, 6–2

Win

20.

1972

Montreal WCT, Canada

Hard

Marty Riessen

Robert Maud Ken Rosewall

6–1, 4–6, 7–6

Win

21.

1972

Alamo WCT, United States

Outdoor

Marty Riessen

Brian Fairlie Ismail El Shafei

7–6, 6–4

Win

22.

1972

Stockholm, Sweden

Hard (i)

Marty Riessen

Colin Dibley Roy Emerson

7–5, 7–6

Win

23.

1972

Gothenburg WCT, Sweden

Carpet (i)

Marty Riessen

Brian Fairlie Ismail El Shafei

6–2, 7–6

Win

24.

1973

London WCT, England

Hard (i)

Marty Riessen

Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner

6–3, 6–3

Win

25.

1973

Milan WCT, Italy

Carpet (i)

Marty Riessen

Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle

6–3, 6–3

Loss

10.

1973

Cologne WCT, Germany

Carpet (i)

Marty Riessen

Mark Cox Graham Stilwell

6–7, 3–6

Win

26.

1973

Washington WCT, United States

Carpet (i)

Marty Riessen

Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner

4–6, 7–6, 6–2

Win

27.

1973

Houston, United States

Clay

Marty Riessen

Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner

7–5, 7–5

Win

28.

1973

Charlotte WCT, United States

Clay

Marty Riessen

Erik van Dillen Tom Gorman

7–6, 3–6, 6–3

Loss

11.

1973

Denver WCT, United States

Carpet (i)

Marty Riessen

Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner

6–3, 3–6, 6–7

Loss

12.

1973

World Doubles WCT, Montreal

Carpet (i)

Marty Riessen

Bob Stan Smith

2–6, 6–7, 0–6

Win

29.

1973

French Open, Paris

Clay

John Newcombe

Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase

6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4

Win

30.

1973

Rome, Italy

Clay

John Newcombe

Ross Case Geoff Masters

6–2, 6–3, 6–4

Win

31.

1973

London Queen's Club, England

Grass

Marty Riessen

Ray Keldie Raymond Moore

6–4, 7–5

Win

32.

1973

Seattle, United States

Hard

Tom Gorman

Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan

2–6, 6–4, 7–6

Win

33.

1973

Barcelona, Spain

Clay

Ilie Năstase

Antonio Muñoz Manuel Orantes

4–6, 6–3, 6–2

Win

34.

1973

Madrid, Spain

Clay

Ilie Năstase

Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan

6–3, 6–0

Win

35.

1973

Johannesburg, South Africa

Hard

Arthur Ashe

Lew Hoad Robert Maud

6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4

Loss

13.

1974

Toronto WCT, Canada

Carpet (i)

Marty Riessen

Raúl Ramírez Tony Roche

3–6, 6–2, 4–6

Loss

14.

1974

Miami WCT, United States

Hard

Marty Riessen

John Alexander Phil Dent

6–4, 4–6, 5–7

Loss

15.

1974

Washington WCT, United States

Carpet (i)

Marty Riessen

Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan

6–7, 3–6

Win

36.

1974

Stockholm, Sweden

Hard (i)

Marty Riessen

Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan

2–6, 6–3, 6–4

Loss

16.

1974

Johannesburg, South Africa

Hard

Marty Riessen

Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan

6–7, 4–6, 3–6

Loss

17.

1975

Bologna WCT, Italy

Carpet (i)

Arthur Ashe

Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta

3–6, 6–3, 3–6

Win

37.

1975

Barcelona WCT, Spain

Carpet (i)

Arthur Ashe

Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta

7–5, 6–1

Loss

18.

1975

Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco

Clay

Arthur Ashe

Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan

3–6, 2–6

Win

38.

1975

Johannesburg WCT, South Africa

Hard

Arthur Ashe

Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan

6–3, 6–2

Win

39.

1975

Stockholm WCT, Sweden

Carpet (i)

Arthur Ashe

Patrice Dominguez Kim Warwick

6–3, 7–6

Loss

19.

1975

Nottingham, England

Grass

Marty Riessen

Charlie Pasarell Roscoe Tanner

2–6, 3–6

Loss

20.

1975

US Open, New York

Clay

Marty Riessen

Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase

4–6, 6–7

Loss

21.

1975

Paris Masters, France

Hard (i)

Ilie Năstase

Wojtek Fibak Karl Meiler

4–6, 6–7

Win

40.

1975

Hong Kong

Hard

Ken Rosewall

Bob Carmichael Sandy Mayer

6–3, 6–4

Loss

22.

1976

Columbus WCT, United States

Carpet (i)

Arthur Ashe

Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan

6–7, 4–6

Loss

23.

1976

Richmond WCT, United States

Carpet (i)

Arthur Ashe

Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez

4–6, 5–7

Loss

24.

1976

Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands

Carpet (i)

Arthur Ashe

Rod Laver Frew McMillan

1–6, 7–6, 6–7

Win

41.

1976

Basel, Switzerland

Carpet (i)

Frew McMillan

Jiří Hřebec Jan Kodeš

6–4, 7–6, 6–4

Loss

25.

1976

Johannesburg WCT, South Africa

Hard

Frew McMillan

Marty Riessen Roscoe Tanner

2–6, 5–7

Loss

26.

1976

Stockholm WCT, Sweden

Carpet (i)

Adriano Panatta

Alex Metreveli Ilie Năstase

4–6, 5–7

Win

42.

1976

US Open, New York

Clay

Marty Riessen

Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher

6–4, 6–4

Win

43.

1976

Paris Masters, France

Hard (i)

Marty Riessen

Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart

6–2, 6–2

Loss

27.

1976

Stockholm, Sweden

Hard (i)

Marty Riessen

Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan

4–6, 6–4, 4–6

Win

44.

1977

Birmingham WCT, United States

Carpet (i)

Wojtek Fibak

Billy Martin Bill Scanlon

6–3, 6–4

Loss

28.

1977

Philadelphia WCT, United States

Carpet (i)

Wojtek Fibak

Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan

1–6, 6–1, 3–6

Win

45.

1977

Richmond WCT, United States

Carpet (i)

Wojtek Fibak

Ross Case Tony Roche

6–4, 6–4

Win

46.

1977

Mexico City WCT, Mexico

Hard

Wojtek Fibak

Ilie Năstase Adriano Panatta

6–2, 6–3

Win

47.

1977

Toronto Indoor WCT, Canada

Carpet (i)

Wojtek Fibak

Ross Case Tony Roche

6–4, 6–1

Win

48.

1977

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Carpet (i)

Wojtek Fibak

Vijay Amritraj Dick Stockton

6–4, 6–4

Loss

29.

1977

Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco

Clay

Wojtek Fibak

François Jauffret Jan Kodeš

6–2, 3–6, 2–6

Win

49.

1977

Charlotte WCT, Netherlands

Carpet (i)

Ken Rosewall

Corrado Barazzutti Adriano Panatta

6–1, 3–6, 7–6

Win

50.

1977

Woodlands Doubles, United States

Hard

Marty Riessen

Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson

3–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–1

Win

51.

1977

Stockholm, Sweden

Hard (i)

Wojtek Fibak

Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez

6–3, 6–3

Loss

30.

1978

St. Louis WCT, United States

Carpet

Wojtek Fibak

Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan

3–6, 2–6

Win

52.

1978

Houston WCT, United States

Clay

Wojtek Fibak

Tom Leonard Mike Machette

7–5, 7–5

Win

53.

1978

World Doubles WCT, United States

Carpet (i)

Wojtek Fibak

Bob Stan Smith

6–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–3

Win

54.

1978

Hamburg, Germany

Clay

Wojtek Fibak

Antonio Muñoz Víctor Pecci

6–2, 6–4

Loss

31.

1978

Munich, Germany

Clay

Jürgen Fassbender

Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas

6–3, 4–6, 6–7

Win

55.

1978

Gstaad, Switzerland

Clay

Mark Edmondson

Bob Hewitt Kim Warwick

6–4, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4

Win

56.

1978

Hilversum, Netherlands

Clay

Balázs Taróczy

Bob Carmichael Mark Edmondson

7–6, 4–6, 7–5

Win

57.

1978

Toronto, Canada

Clay

Wojtek Fibak

Colin Dowdeswell Heinz Günthardt

6–3, 7–6

Win

58.

1978

Woodlands Doubles, United States

Hard

Wojtek Fibak

Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart

7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3

Win

59.

1978

Stockholm, Sweden

Hard (i)

Wojtek Fibak

Bob Stan Smith

6–3, 6–2

Loss

32.

1979

Birmingham, United States

Carpet (i)

Ilie Năstase

Stan Smith Dick Stockton

2–6, 3–6

Win

60.

1979

Philadelphia, United States

Carpet (i)

Wojtek Fibak

Peter Fleming John McEnroe

5–7, 6–1, 6–3

Loss

33.

1979

Denver, United States

Carpet (i)

Wojtek Fibak

Bob Stan Smith

6–7, 3–6

Win

61.

1979

Memphis, United States

Carpet (i)

Wojtek Fibak

Frew McMillan Dick Stockton

6–4, 6–4

Win

62.

1979

Stuttgart Indoor, Germany

Hard (i)

Wojtek Fibak

Bob Carmichael Brian Teacher

6–3, 5–7, 7–6

Win

63.

1979

Munich, Germany

Clay

Wojtek Fibak

Jürgen Fassbender Jean-Louis Haillet

7–6, 7–5

Win

64.

1979

Hilversum, Netherlands

Clay

Balázs Taróczy

Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd

6–1, 6–3

Win

65.

1979

Tel Aviv, Israel

Hard

Ilie Năstase

Mike Cahill Colin Dibley

7–5, 6–4

Loss

34.

1979

Stockholm, Sweden

Hard (i)

Wojtek Fibak

Peter Fleming John McEnroe

4–6, 4–6

Loss

35.

1980

Masters Doubles WCT, London

Carpet (i)

Wojtek Fibak

Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez

6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6

Win

66.

1980

Birmingham, United States

Carpet (i)

Wojtek Fibak

José Luis Clerc Ilie Năstase

6–3, 6–3

Win

67.

1980

Cairo, Egypt

Clay

Ismail El Shafei

Christophe Freyss Bernard Fritz

6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Win

68.

1980

Hilversum, Netherlands

Clay

Balázs Taróczy

Tony Giammalva Buster Mottram

7–5, 6–3, 7–6

Loss

36.

1980

Bangkok, Thailand

Carpet (i)

Dick Stockton

Ferdi Taygan Brian Teacher

6–7, 6–7

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tournament

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

SR

Australian Open

A

2R

3R

A

A

1R

QF

SF

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

0 / 5

French Open

A

2R

4R

QF

A

SF

A

A

A

QF

A

A

A

A

1R

A

A

A

0 / 6

Wimbledon

2R

1R

4R

2R

QF

QF

2R

4R

A

A

4R

QF

3R

4R

SF

QF

3R

1R

0 / 16

US Open

1R

A

A

A

F

1R

4R

SF

3R

4R

4R

2R

3R

A

1R

1R

1R

A

0 / 13

Grand Slam SR

0 / 2

0 / 3

0 / 3

0 / 2

0 / 2

0 / 4

0 / 3

0 / 3

0 / 1

0 / 2

0 / 2

0 / 2

0 / 2

0 / 1

0 / 3

0 / 2

0 / 2

0 / 1

0 / 40

Year-end ranking

N/A

4

6

11

23

31

50

56

107

N/A

See also

References