Sherwood Stewart

Sherwood Stewart (born June 6, 1946) is a former professional tennis player who was active in the 1970s and 1980s. Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings on December 31, 1978, and No. 4 in doubles on January 3, 1983.

Sherwood Stewart

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1946-06-06) June 6, 1946 Goose Creek, Texas, USA
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$1,602,565
Singles
Career record	158–224
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 60 (December 31, 1978)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1977, 1978)
French Open	3R (1976)
Wimbledon	3R (1975, 1978)
US Open	3R (1977)
Doubles
Career record	728–357
Career titles	52
Highest ranking	No. 4 (March 3, 1980)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (1984)
French Open	W (1976, 1982)
Wimbledon	SF (1982)
US Open	F (1978)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	W (1976)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	W (1987)
Wimbledon	W (1988)

He attended Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas and graduated in 1969. He was the NCAA College Division Singles Champion in 1967 and was inducted into the Lamar University Hall of Honor.

He won 52 doubles titles, the biggest of them coming at the 1984 Australian Open, the 1976 French Open and 1982 French Open, in Cincinnati in 1974, in Monte Carlo in 1984, and in Hamburg in 1976. He was also in three additional Grand Slam doubles finals during his career.

After retiring from playing, he became a coach, most notably of Zina Garrison.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles, 6 (3 wins, 3 losses)

Result	Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1976	French Open	Fred McNair	Brian Gottfried Raul Ramírez	7–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss	1978	US Open	Marty Riessen	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	6–1, 5–7, 3–6
Win	1982	French Open (2)	Ferdi Taygan	Hans Gildemeister Belus Prajoux	7–5, 6–3, 1–1, ret.
Loss	1983	French Open	Mark Edmondson	Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson	6–7, 4–6, 2–6
Loss	1983	Australian Open	Steve Denton	Mark Edmondson Paul McNamee	3–6, 6–7
Win	1984	Australian Open	Mark Edmondson	Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander	6–2, 6–2, 7–5

Mixed Doubles, 4 (2 wins, 2 losses)

Result	Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1987	Australian Open	Zina Garrison	Anne Hobbs Andrew Castle	3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss	1987	French Open	Lori McNeil	Pam Shriver Emilio Sánchez Vicario	3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win	1988	Wimbledon	Zina Garrison	Gretchen Magers Kelly Jones	6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Loss	1989	Australian Open	Zina Garrison	Jana Novotná Jim Pugh	3–6, 4–6

Career finals

Doubles (53 wins, 48 losses)

Result	No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	1972	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Hard	Dick Dell	Marcello Lara Jeff Simpson	6–3, 6–2
Win	2.	1973	Manila, Philippines	Hard	Marcello Lara	Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	6–2, 6–0
Win	3.	1974	Tucson, USA	Hard	Charlie Pasarell	Tom Edlefsen Manuel Orantes	6–4, 6–4
Win	4.	1974	Cincinnati, USA	Hard	Dick Dell	James Delaney John Whitlinger	4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Win	5.	1975	San Francisco, USA	Carpet	Fred McNair	Allan Stone Kim Warwick	6–2, 7–6
Win	6.	1975	Maui, USA	Hard	Fred McNair	Jeff Borowiak Haroon Rahim	3–6, 7–6, 6–3
Win	7.	1976	Dayton, USA	Carpet	Ray Ruffels	Jaime Fillol Charlie Pasarell	6–2, 3–6, 7–5
Win	8.	1976	Salisbury, USA	Carpet	Fred McNair	Steve Krulevitz Trey Waltke	6–3, 6–2
Win	9.	1976	Sacramento, USA	Carpet	Tom Gorman	Mike Cahill John Whitlinger	3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win	10.	1976	Hamburg, West Germany	Clay	Fred McNair	Dick Crealy Kim Warwick	7–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win	11.	1976	French Open, Paris	Clay	Fred McNair	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	7–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win	12.	1976	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Fred McNair	Wojtek Fibak Juan Gisbert, Sr.	6–3, 6–4
Loss	1.	1976	Columbus, USA	Hard	Fred McNair	William Brown Brian Teacher	3–6, 4–6
Loss	2.	1976	Indianapolis, USA	Clay	Fred McNair	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	2–6, 2–6
Loss	3.	1976	Paris Indoor, France	Hard (i)	Fred McNair	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	2–6, 2–6
Win	13.	1976	Johannesburg WCT, South Africa	Hard	Brian Gottfried	Juan Gisbert, Sr. Stan Smith	1–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–6
Win	14.	1976	Masters, Houston, USA	Carpet	Fred McNair	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	6–3, 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win	15.	1977	Memphis, USA	Carpet	Fred McNair	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss	4.	1977	Rome, Italy	Clay	Fred McNair	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	7–6, 6–7, 5–7
Loss	5.	1977	Washington, D.C., USA	Clay	Fred McNair	John Alexander Phil Dent	5–7, 5–7
Loss	6.	1977	North Conway, USA	Clay	Fred McNair	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	5–7, 3–6
Loss	7.	1977	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Fred McNair	Bob Hewitt Raúl Ramírez	4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss	8.	1977	San Francisco, USA	Carpet	Fred McNair	Marty Riessen Dick Stockton	4–6, 6–1, 4–6
Loss	9.	1977	Cologne, West Germany	Carpet	Fred McNair	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	3–6, 5–7
Win	16.	1977	Oviedo, Spain	Hard	Fred McNair	Jan Kodeš Raúl Ramírez	6–3, 6–1
Loss	10.	1978	Denver, USA	Carpet	Fred McNair	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	3–6, 2–6
Win	17.	1978	Guadalajara, Mexico	Clay	Sandy Mayer	Gene Mayer Sashi Menon	4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Loss	11.	1978	US Open, New York	Hard	Marty Riessen	Stan Smith Robert Lutz	6–1, 5–7, 3–6
Loss	12.	1978	Woodlands Doubles, USA	Hard	Marty Riessen	Wojtek Fibak Tom Okker	6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 3–6
Win	18.	1978	Taipei, Taiwan	Carpet	Butch Walts	Mark Edmondson John Marks	6–2, 6–7, 7–6
Win	19.	1978	Manila, Philippines	Clay	Brian Teacher	Ross Case Chris Kachel	6–3, 7–6
Win	20.	1978	Calcutta, India	Clay	Sashi Menon	Gilles Moretton Yannick Noah	7–6, 6–4
Win	21.	1978	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Grass	Hank Pfister	Syd Ball Bob Carmichael	6–4, 6–4
Loss	13.	1979	World Doubles WCT, London	Carpet	Ilie Năstase	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 1–6
Win	22.	1979	Baltimore WCT, USA	Carpet	Marty Riessen	Anand Amritraj Cliff Drysdale	7–6, 6–4
Win	23.	1979	Houston, USA	Clay	Gene Mayer	John Alexander Geoff Masters	6–1, 5–7, 6–4
Win	24.	1979	Las Vegas, USA	Hard	Marty Riessen	Adriano Panatta Raúl Ramírez	4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss	14.	1979	London/Queen's Club, England	Grass	Marty Riessen	Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson	4–6, 4–6
Win	25.	1979	Washington, D.C., USA	Clay	Marty Riessen	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	26.	1979	Louisville, USA	Hard	Marty Riessen	Vijay Amritraj Raúl Ramírez	6–2, 1–6, 6–1
Win	27.	1979	Lafayette, USA	Carpet	Marty Riessen	Victor Amaya Eric Friedler	6–4, 6–4
Win	28.	1979	Woodlands Doubles, USA	Hard	Marty Riessen	Bob Carmichael Tim Gullikson	6–3, 2–2, RET.
Win	29.	1979	Los Angeles, USA	Carpet	Marty Riessen	Wojtek Fibak Frew McMillan	6–4, 6–4
Win	30.	1979	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet	Marty Riessen	Mike Cahill Terry Moor	6–4, 7–6
Win	31.	1979	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Tomáš Šmíd	Marcos Hocevar João Soares	6–1, 7–5
Loss	15.	1980	Houston, USA	Clay	Marty Riessen	Peter McNamara Paul McNamee	4–6, 4–6
Loss	16.	1980	London/Queen's Club, England	Grass	Paul McNamee	Rod Frawley Geoff Masters	2–6, 6–4, 9–11
Loss	17.	1980	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet	Marty Riessen	Victor Amaya Hank Pfister	3–6, 6–3, 6–7
Win	32.	1981	Philadelphia, USA	Carpet	Marty Riessen	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	6–2, 6–2
Win	33.	1981	Houston, USA	Clay	Mark Edmondson	Anand Amritraj Fred McNair	6–4, 6–3
Loss	18.	1981	San Francisco, USA	Carpet	Mark Edmondson	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	6–7, 4–6
Loss	19.	1981	Sydney Indoor, Australia	Hard (i)	Ferdi Taygan	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	7–6, 6–7, 1–6
Loss	20.	1981	Melbourne Indoor, Australia	Carpet	Ferdi Taygan	Paul Kronk Peter McNamara	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	21.	1981	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Ferdi Taygan	Kevin Curren Steve Denton	7–6, 4–6, 0–6
Win	34.	1981	Wembley, England	Carpet	Ferdi Taygan	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	7–5, 6–7, 6–4
Win	35.	1982	Mexico City WCT, Mexico	Carpet	Ferdi Taygan	Tomáš Šmíd Balázs Taróczy	6–4, 7–5
Loss	22.	1982	Philadelphia, USA	Carpet	Ferdi Taygan	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	6–7, 4–6
Win	36.	1982	Brussels, Belgium	Carpet	Pavel Složil	Tracy Delatte Chris Dunk	6–4, 6–7, 7–5
Win	37.	1982	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet	Mark Edmondson	Fritz Buehning Kevin Curren	7–5, 6–2
Loss	23.	1982	Milan, Italy	Carpet	Mark Edmondson	Heinz Günthardt Peter McNamara	6–7, 6–7
Loss	24.	1982	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Mark Edmondson	Paul McNamee Peter McNamara	7–6, 6–7, 3–6
Win	38.	1982	Los Angeles, USA	Hard	Ferdi Taygan	Bruce Manson Brian Teacher	6–1, 6–7, 6–3
Win	39.	1982	Las Vegas, USA	Hard	Ferdi Taygan	Carlos Kirmayr Van Winitsky	7–6, 6–4
Win	40.	1982	French Open, Paris	Clay	Ferdi Taygan	Hans Gildemeister Belus Prajoux	7–5, 6–3, 1–1, RET.
Win	41.	1982	North Conway, USA	Clay	Ferdi Taygan	Pablo Arraya Eric Fromm	6–2, 7–6
Win	42.	1982	Indianapolis, USA	Clay	Ferdi Taygan	Robbie Venter Blaine Willenborg	6–4, 7–5
Win	43.	1982	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Clay	Ferdi Taygan	Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson	6–1, 3–6, 7–6
Loss	25.	1982	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Ferdi Taygan	Mark Dickson Jan Gunnarsson	6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Win	44.	1983	Bournemouth, England	Clay	Tomáš Šmíd	Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy	7–6, 7–5
Loss	26.	1983	French Open, Paris	Clay	Mark Edmondson	Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson	6–7, 4–6, 2–6
Win	45.	1983	North Conway, USA	Clay	Mark Edmondson	Eric Fromm Drew Gitlin	7–6, 6–1
Win	46.	1983	Indianapolis, USA	Clay	Mark Edmondson	Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta	6–3, 6–2
Loss	27.	1983	Dallas, USA	Hard	Steve Denton	Nduka Odizor Van Winitsky	3–6, 5–7
Win	47	1983	Sydney Indoor, Australia	Hard (i)	Mark Edmondson	John McEnroe Peter Rennert	6–2, 6–4
Win	48.	1983	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet	Mark Edmondson	Steve Denton John Fitzgerald	6–1, 6–4
Loss	28.	1983	Wembley, England	Carpet	Steve Denton	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	3–6, 4–6
Loss	29.	1983	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Andrés Gómez	Steve Meister Brian Teacher	7–6, 6–7, 2–6
Loss	30.	1983	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Steve Denton	Mark Edmondson Paul McNamee	3–6, 6–7
Win	49.	1984	Boca West, USA	Hard	Mark Edmondson	David Dowlen Nduka Odizor	4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss	31.	1984	Luxembourg	Carpet	Mark Edmondson	Anders Järryd Tomáš Šmíd	3–6, 5–7
Win	50.	1984	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Mark Edmondson	Jan Gunnarsson Mats Wilander	6–2, 6–1
Loss	32.	1984	Sydney Indoor, Australia	Hard (i)	Mark Edmondson	Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson	4–6, 4–6
Loss	33.	1984	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet	Mark Edmondson	Tony Giammalva Sammy Giammalva Jr.	6–7, 4–6
Loss	34.	1984	Treviso, Italy	Clay	Jan Gunnarsson	Pavel Složil Tim Wilkison	2–6, 3–6
Win	51.	1984	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Mark Edmondson	Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander	6–2, 6–2, 7–5
Loss	35.	1985	Delray Beach, USA	Hard	Kim Warwick	Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg	5–7, 5–7, 4–6
Loss	36.	1985	Dallas, USA	Carpet	Mark Edmondson	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	3–6, 1–6
Loss	37.	1986	La Quinta, USA	Hard	Yannick Noah	Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd	4–6, 3–6
Loss	38.	1986	Indianapolis, USA	Clay	John Fitzgerald	Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez	4–6, 6–7
Loss	39.	1986	Rome, Italy	Clay	Mark Edmondson	Guy Forget Yannick Noah	6–7, 2–6
Win	52.	1986	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Kim Warwick	Pat Cash Slobodan Živojinović	6–4, 6–4
Loss	40.	1986	Wembley, England	Carpet	Kim Warwick	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	6–3, 6–7, 2–6
Loss	41.	1986	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard (i)	Andrés Gómez	Mike De Palmer Christo van Rensburg	6–3, 2–6, 6–7
Win	53.	1987	Orlando, USA	Hard	Kim Warwick	Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg	2–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss	42.	1988	Orlando, USA	Hard	Kim Warwick	Guy Forget Yannick Noah	4–6, 4–6

External links

• Sherwood Stewart at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Sherwood Stewart at the International Tennis Federation
• Sherwood Stewart at the Davis Cup