Jim Pugh (born February 5, 1964 in Burbank, California) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won three Grand Slam men's doubles titles (two Australian Open, one Wimbledon) and five Grand Slam mixed doubles titles (three Australian Open, one Wimbledon, one US Open). Pugh reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1989.
Career
Pugh was a member of the U.S. team that won the Davis Cup in 1990. Partnering with Rick Leach, he won the doubles rubbers in all four of the rounds which the U.S. played in that year and clinched the team's victory in the final with a win over Pat Cash and John Fitzgerald of Australia. Pugh has a 6–0 career record in the Davis Cup.
Pugh won 27 doubles titles (22 men's doubles and 5 mixed doubles). He also won one top-level singles title at Newport, Rhode Island in 1989. (His career-high singles ranking was World No. 37 in 1987.) Pugh won his last career doubles title at Los Angeles in 1992. Pugh was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Hall of Fame.
Titles (22)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (3) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (1) |
| ATP Masters Series (1) |
| ATP Tour (17) |
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| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (13) |
| Clay (4) |
| Grass (1) |
| Carpet (4) |
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| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponent in Final |
Score in Final |
| 1. |
May 11, 1987 |
Munich, Germany |
Clay |
Blaine Willenborg |
Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez |
7–6, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 2. |
October 12, 1987 |
Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
Hard |
Rick Leach |
Dan Goldie
Mel Purcell |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 3. |
November 2, 1987 |
Hong Kong |
Hard |
Mark Kratzmann |
Marty Davis
Brad Drewett |
6–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 4. |
January 25, 1988 |
Australian Open, Melbourne |
Hard |
Rick Leach |
Jeremy Bates
Peter Lundgren |
6–3, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 5. |
May 9, 1988 |
Munich, Germany |
Clay |
Rick Leach |
Alberto Mancini
Christian Miniussi |
7–6, 6–1 |
| 6. |
July 25, 1988 |
Washington, D.C. |
Hard |
Rick Leach |
Jorge Lozano
Todd Witsken |
6–3, 6–7, 6–2 |
| 7. |
August 8, 1988 |
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
Hard |
Rick Leach |
Ken Flach
Robert Seguso |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 8. |
August 22, 1988 |
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
Hard |
Rick Leach |
Jim Grabb
Patrick McEnroe |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 9. |
November 21, 1988 |
Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Carpet |
Rick Leach |
Ken Flach
Robert Seguso |
6–4, 6–1 |
| 10. |
December 11, 1988 |
Masters Doubles, London |
Carpet |
Rick Leach |
Emilio Sánchez
Sergio Casal |
6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 6–0 |
| 11. |
January 30, 1989 |
Australian Open, Melbourne |
Hard |
Rick Leach |
Darren Cahill
Mark Kratzmann |
6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 12. |
March 13, 1989 |
Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
Hard |
Rick Leach |
Paul Annacone
Christo van Rensburg |
6–7, 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 |
| 13. |
May 1, 1989 |
Singapore |
Hard |
Rick Leach |
Paul Chamberlin
Paul Wekesa |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 14. |
May 8, 1989 |
Forest Hills, New York, U.S. |
Clay |
Rick Leach |
Jim Courier
Pete Sampras |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 15. |
November 27, 1989 |
Itaparica, Brazil |
Hard |
Rick Leach |
Jorge Lozano
Todd Witsken |
6–2, 7–6 |
| 16. |
February 26, 1990 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Carpet |
Rick Leach |
Grant Connell
Glenn Michibata |
3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 17. |
March 26, 1990 |
Key Biscayne, Florida, U.S. |
Hard |
Rick Leach |
Boris Becker
Cassio Motta |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 18. |
July 9, 1990 |
Wimbledon, London |
Grass |
Rick Leach |
Pieter Aldrich
Danie Visser |
7–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| 19. |
February 18, 1991 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Carpet |
Rick Leach |
Udo Riglewski
Michael Stich |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 20. |
May 13, 1991 |
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
Clay |
Rick Leach |
Bret Garnett
Greg Van Emburgh |
6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
| 21. |
August 5, 1991 |
Los Angeles |
Hard |
Javier Frana |
Glenn Michibata
Brad Pearce |
7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
| 22. |
August 10, 1992 |
Los Angeles |
Hard |
Patrick Galbraith |
Francisco Montana
David Wheaton |
7–6, 7–6 |
Runner-ups (15)
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponent in Final |
Score in Final |
| 1. |
May 4, 1987 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Clay |
Claudio Mezzadri |
Miloslav Mečíř
Tomáš Šmíd |
4–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
| 2. |
July 27, 1987 |
Schenectady, New York, U.S. |
Hard |
Brad Pearce |
Gary Donnelly
Gary Muller |
7–6, 6–2 |
| 3. |
November 9, 1987 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Hard (i) |
Jim Grabb |
Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 4. |
May 2, 1988 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Clay |
Rick Leach |
Darren Cahill
Laurie Warder |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 5. |
September 12, 1988 |
US Open, New York City |
Hard |
Rick Leach |
Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez |
W/O |
| 6. |
October 10, 1988 |
Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
Hard |
Rick Leach |
Scott Davis
Tim Wilkison |
6–4, 7–6 |
| 7. |
February 27, 1989 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Carpet |
Rick Leach |
Paul Annacone
Christo van Rensburg |
6–3, 7–5 |
| 8. |
July 10, 1989 |
Wimbledon, London |
Grass |
Rick Leach |
John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd |
3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
| 9. |
November 13, 1989 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Carpet |
Rick Leach |
Jorge Lozano
Todd Witsken |
6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 10. |
May 28, 1990 |
Bologna, Italy |
Clay |
Jérôme Potier |
Gustavo Luza
Udo Riglewski |
7–6, 4–6, 6–1 |
| 11. |
November 12, 1990 |
Wembley, United Kingdom |
Carpet |
Rick Leach |
Jim Grabb
Patrick McEnroe |
7–6, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 12. |
June 10, 1991 |
French Open, Paris |
Clay |
Rick Leach |
John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd |
6–0, 7–6 |
| 13. |
July 12, 1993 |
Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. |
Grass |
Byron Black |
Javier Frana
Christo van Rensburg |
4–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
| 14. |
January 17, 1994 |
Jakarta, Indonesia |
Hard |
Jorge Lozano |
Jonas Björkman
Neil Borwick |
6–4, 6–1 |
| 15. |
May 2, 1994 |
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Clay |
Francisco Montana |
Jared Palmer
Richey Reneberg |
4–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
Doubles performance timeline
| Tournament |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
Career SR |
Career Win-Loss |
| Grand Slams |
| Australian Open |
A |
A |
NH |
A |
W |
W |
SF |
3R |
1R |
A |
1R |
1R |
A |
2 / 7 |
18–5 |
| French Open |
A |
A |
2R |
1R |
QF |
1R |
3R |
F |
QF |
1R |
1R |
A |
A |
0 / 9 |
14–9 |
| Wimbledon |
A |
A |
1R |
1R |
3R |
F |
W |
1R |
1R |
2R |
2R |
A |
A |
0 / 9 |
15–8 |
| U.S. Open |
A |
A |
1R |
3R |
F |
QF |
1R |
2R |
1R |
1R |
1R |
A |
A |
0 / 9 |
11–8 |
| Grand Slam SR |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 3 |
1 / 4 |
1 / 4 |
1 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 0 |
3 / 34 |
N/A |
| Annual Win-Loss |
0–0 |
0–0 |
1–3 |
2–3 |
16–2 |
14–3 |
12–3 |
8–4 |
3–4 |
1–3 |
1–4 |
0–1 |
0–0 |
N/A |
58–30 |
| ATP Masters Series |
| Indian Wells |
These Tournaments Were Not
Masters Series Events
Before 1990 |
SF |
2R |
SF |
2R |
1R |
A |
A |
0 / 5 |
5–5 |
| Miami |
W |
3R |
QF |
2R |
QF |
2R |
A |
1 / 6 |
14–5 |
| Monte Carlo |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
A |
A |
A |
0 / 1 |
0–1 |
| Rome |
1R |
A |
2R |
1R |
2R |
A |
A |
0 / 4 |
2–4 |
| Hamburg |
A |
A |
2R |
2R |
1R |
A |
A |
0 / 3 |
2–3 |
| Canada |
A |
A |
1R |
2R |
2R |
A |
A |
0 / 3 |
2–3 |
| Cincinnati |
SF |
QF |
1R |
A |
1R |
A |
A |
0 / 4 |
4–4 |
| Stuttgart (Stockholm) |
2R |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
A |
A |
0 / 2 |
1–2 |
| Paris |
2R |
A |
A |
A |
2R |
A |
A |
0 / 2 |
1–2 |
| Masters Series SR |
N/A |
1 / 6 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 6 |
0 / 6 |
0 / 8 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 0 |
1 / 30 |
N/A |
| Annual Win-Loss |
N/A |
9–5 |
3–3 |
8–6 |
4–6 |
6–8 |
1–1 |
0–0 |
N/A |
31–29 |
| Year End Ranking |
465 |
245 |
134 |
32 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
30 |
68 |
85 |
77 |
229 |
372 |
N/A |
A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held
| Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World No. 1 doubles players |
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| ATP rankings incepted on August 23, 1973 · (year first held/year last held - number of weeks (w)) · current No. 1 in bold, as of September 12, 2011 |
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| Jim Pugh in Grand Slam Tournaments |
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Pugh, Jim |
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| Date of birth |
February 5, 1964 |
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