John Sadri

John Sadri (born September 19, 1956) is a former tennis player from the United States. He reached the final of the 1979 Australian Open, won two singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 13 in September 1980. Sadri currently runs a junior tennis academy at Russell Tennis Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

John Sadri
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceCharlotte, North Carolina
Born (1956-09-19) September 19, 1956
Charlotte, NC
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Turned pro1976
Retired1987
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$895,455
Singles
Career record213–189
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 14 (September 29, 1980)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenF (1979)
French Open1R (1980)
WimbledonQF (1984)
US Open3R (1978)
Other tournaments
WCT FinalsQF (1980)
Doubles
Career record106–115
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 12 (December 13, 1982)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenF (1981, 1982)
WimbledonSF (1979)
US OpenSF (1983)

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss1979Australian OpenGrass Guillermo Vilas6–7(5–7), 3–6, 2–6

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

Singles

Tournament1978197919801981198219831984198519861987SR
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 3R F QF 1R 4R 2R 4R 3R NH 1R 0 / 9
French Open A A 1R A A A A A A A 0 / 1
Wimbledon A 3R 2R 3R 1R 1R QF 2R 3R 2R 0 / 9
US Open 3R 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R A 0 / 9
Strike Rate 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 28

Career finals

Singles (2 wins)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 1980 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Tim Wilkison 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 2. 1982 Denver, United States Carpet (i) Andres Gomez 4–6, 6–1, 6–4

Doubles (3 wins)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1980 Manchester, Great Britain Grass Tim Wilkison Dennis Ralston
Roscoe Tanner
6–3, 6–4
Win 2. 1982 Newport, U.S. Grass Andy Andrews Syd Ball
Rod Frawley
3–6, 7–6, 7–5
Win 3. 1982 Stowe, U.S. Hard Andy Andrews Mike Fishbach
Eric Fromm
6–3, 6–4
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