John Fitzgerald
| Full name |
John Basil Fitzgerald |
| Country |
 Australia |
| Residence |
Melbourne |
| Born |
December 28, 1960 (1960-12-28) (age 50)
Cummins |
| Height |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Turned pro |
1980 |
| Retired |
1997 |
| Plays |
Right Handed (Single Handed backhand) |
| Career prize money |
$3,207,272 |
| Singles |
| Career record |
241-233 |
| Career titles |
6 |
| Highest ranking |
25 (1988) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
4R (1983) |
| French Open |
2R (1986) |
| Wimbledon |
4R (1981, 1986, 1989) |
| US Open |
3R (1984) |
| Olympic Games |
1R (1988) |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
501-288 |
| Career titles |
30 |
| Highest ranking |
1 (1991) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results |
| Australian Open |
W (1982) |
| French Open |
W (1986, 1991) |
| Wimbledon |
W (1989, 1991) |
| US Open |
W (1984, 1991) |
| Tour Finals |
W (1991) |
| Olympic Games |
2R (1988, 1992) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results |
| Wimbledon |
W (1991) |
| US Open |
W (1983) |
John Basil Fitzgerald OAM (born 28 December 1960, in Cummins, South Australia, Australia) is a former professional tennis player from Australia who played right-handed with a single-handed backhand.
Playing career
Further information: John Fitzgerald career statistics
During his career, he won 6 top-level singles titles and 30 tour doubles titles, including 7 Grand Slam doubles titles, and a career men's doubles Grand Slam (winning all four titles-the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open). He reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1991. His career-high singles ranking was World Number 25 in 1988. He was a member of the Australian team which won the Davis Cup in 1986.
Post-playing career
Fitzgerald was formerly the captain of the Australian Davis Cup Team from 2001 to 2010 before Patrick Rafter took over after Australia's World group playoff loss to Belgium.
Honours
Fitzgerald was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1993.
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Fitzgerald, John Basil |
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| Date of birth |
28 December 1960 |
| Place of birth |
Cummins |
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Categories: 1960 births | Living people | Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United States | Australian male tennis players | Australian Open (tennis) champions | Australian people of Irish descent | French Open champions | People from Newport Beach, California | Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia | Sportspeople from Melbourne | Tennis people from California | Tennis people from South Australia | Tennis people from Victoria (Australia) | United States Open champions (tennis) | Wimbledon champions
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