Peter McNamara

Peter McNamara (5 July 1955 – 20 July 2019[1]) was an Australian tennis player and coach.

Peter McNamara

McNamara during an exhibition game in Paris, in June 2012
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	(1955-07-05)5 July 1955 Melbourne, Australia
Died	20 July 2019(2019-07-20) (aged 64) Sonthofen, Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1974
Retired	1987
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,046,935
Singles
Career record	204–133
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 7 (14 March 1983)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	SF (1980)
French Open	QF (1982)
Wimbledon	QF (1981)
US Open	3R (1980, 1981)
Doubles
Career record	238–116
Career titles	19
Highest ranking	No. 3 (13 December 1982)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	W (1979)
French Open	QF (1981)
Wimbledon	W (1980, 1982)
US Open	F (1981)

McNamara won five singles titles and nineteen doubles titles in his career. A right-hander, McNamara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 March 1983 when he became world No. 7. McNamara and fellow Australian Paul McNamee won the 1980 and 1982 men's doubles championship at Wimbledon and the Australian Open doubles in 1979.[2] McNamara's highest rank in doubles was No. 3.[3]

After retiring as a player, McNamara coached professionals including Mark Philippoussis, Grigor Dimitrov, Matthew Ebden and Wang Qiang.[2]

McNamara died on 20 July 2019, at the age of 64, from prostate cancer.[3]

Career finals

Singles (5 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	1979	Berlin, Germany	Clay	Patrice Dominguez	6–4, 6–0, 6–7, 6–2
Loss	1.	1979	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Ulrich Pinner	2–6, 4–6, 5–7
Win	2.	1980	Brussels, Belgium	Clay	Balázs Taróczy	7–6, 6–3, 6–0
Loss	2.	1980	Melbourne Indoor, Australia	Carpet (i)	Vitas Gerulaitis	5–7, 3–6
Win	3.	1981	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Jimmy Connors	7–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Win	4.	1981	Melbourne Indoor, Australia	Carpet (i)	Vitas Gerulaitis	6–4, 1–6, 5–5 ret.
Loss	3.	1982	Delray Beach, United States	Clay	Ivan Lendl	4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Loss	4.	1982	Frankfurt, Germany	Carpet (i)	Ivan Lendl	2–6, 2–6
Loss	5.	1982	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	José Higueras	4–6, 6–7, 7–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss	6.	1982	Venice, Italy	Clay	José Luis Clerc	6–7, 1–6
Loss	7.	1982	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet (i)	John McEnroe	6–7, 5–7
Win	5.	1983	Brussels, Belgium	Carpet (i)	Ivan Lendl	6–4, 4–6, 7–6

Doubles (19 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	1975	Sydney, Australia	Grass	Chris Kachel	Mark Edmondson John Marks	1–6, 1–6
Win	1.	1979	Nice, France	Clay	Paul McNamee	Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd	6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Win	2.	1979	Cairo, Egypt	Clay	Paul McNamee	Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj	7–5, 6–4
Win	3.	1979	Brussels, Belgium	Clay	Billy Martin	Carlos Kirmayr Balázs Taróczy	5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Win	4.	1979	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Paul McNamee	Ismail El Shafei John Feaver	7–5, 7–6
Win	5.	1979	Sydney, Australia	Grass	Paul McNamee	Steve Docherty Christopher Lewis	7–6, 6–3
Win	6.	1979	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Paul McNamee	Cliff Letcher Paul Kronk	7–6, 6–2
Win	7.	1980	Houston, United States	Clay	Paul McNamee	Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart	6–4, 6–4
Loss	2.	1980	Forest Hills, United States	Clay	Paul McNamee	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	2–6, 7–5, 2–6
Win	8.	1980	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Paul McNamee	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	7–6, 6–3, 6–7, 6–4
Loss	3.	1980	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	John Feaver	Heinz Günthardt Markus Günthardt	4–6, 4–6
Win	9.	1980	Sydney, Australia	Grass	Paul McNamee	Vitas Gerulaitis Brian Gottfried	6–2, 6–4
Loss	4.	1980	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Paul McNamee	Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick	5–7, 4–6
Win	10.	1981	Masters Doubles WCT, London	Carpet (i)	Paul McNamee	Victor Amaya Hank Pfister	6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss	5.	1981	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Paul McNamee	Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez	4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win	11.	1981	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Paul McNamee	Mark Edmondson Mike Estep	2–6, 6–4, 7–6
Win	12.	1981	North Conway, United States	Clay	Heinz Günthardt	Pavel Složil Ferdi Taygan	7–5, 6–4
Loss	6.	1981	US Open, New York	Hard	Heinz Günthardt	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	def.
Win	13.	1981	Sawgrass Doubles, United States	Clay	Heinz Günthardt	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	7–6, 3–6, 7–6, 5–7, 6–4
Win	14.	1981	Melbourne Indoor, Australia	Carpet (i)	Paul Kronk	Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	15.	1981	Sydney, Australia	Grass	Paul McNamee	Hank Pfister John Sadri	6–7, 7–6, 7–6
Win	16.	1982	Milan, Italy	Carpet (i)	Heinz Günthardt	Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart	7–6, 7–6
Win	17.	1982	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Paul McNamee	Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart	6–7, 7–6, 6–3
Loss	7.	1982	Houston, United States	Clay	Mark Edmondson	Kevin Curren Steve Denton	5–7, 4–6
Win	18.	1982	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Paul McNamee	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	6–3, 6–2
Loss	8.	1982	São Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Ferdi Taygan	Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta	3–6, 1–6
Win	19.	1983	Memphis, United States	Carpet (i)	Paul McNamee	Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Loss	9.	1985	Boston, United States	Clay	Paul McNamee	Libor Pimek Slobodan Živojinović	6–2, 4–6, 6–7
Loss	10.	1986	Sydney, Australia	Hard (i)	Paul McNamee	Boris Becker John Fitzgerald	4–6, 6–7

References

1. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/28/peter-mcnamara-obituary
2. Walton, Dennis (22 July 2019). "Tennis star Peter McNamara dies aged 64". AAP. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
3. Myles, Stephanie (21 July 2019). "Cancer claims Peter McNamara at 64". Tennis.life. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

External links

• Peter McNamara at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Peter McNamara at the International Tennis Federation
• Peter McNamara at the Davis Cup
• Peter McNamara at Tennis Australia

Awards
Preceded by Ivan Lendl	ATP Most Improved Player 1982	Succeeded by Jimmy Arias