Peter Fleming (tennis player)

Peter Fleming
Peter Fleming and Guy Forget, Wimbledon 2010
Nation:	United States
Birthday:	January 21, 1955
Size:	196 cm
1st professional season:	1974
Resignation:	1987
Playing hand:	Right
Prize money:	$ 1,986,799
singles
Career record:	222: 210
Career title:	3
Highest ranking:	8 (July 7 1980)
Grand Slam record
Double
Career record:	507: 177
Career title:	60
Highest ranking:	1 (June 11 1984)
Weeks as No. 1:	17th
Grand Slam record
Mixed
Grand Slam record
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Peter Fleming (born January 21, 1955 in Chatham , New Jersey ) is a retired American tennis player .

In the 1980s, he dominated the doubles competitions in men's tennis together with his partner John McEnroe . Together they won 57 double titles, including four at Wimbledon (1979, 1981, 1983 and 1984) and three at the US Open (1979, 1981 and 1983).

Fleming also won the Davis Cup three times with the US team (1979, 1981 and 1982) and the World Team Cup twice (1984, 1985).

He reached his highest place in the world rankings in singles in 1980 with 8th place, in 1984 he took over the top in the double ranking.

In his career he won a total of three singles and 60 doubles.

On March 1, 2010, Peter Fleming was nominated for induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame .

Web links

Commons : Peter Fleming  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• ATP profile of Peter Fleming (English)
• ITF profile of Peter Fleming (English)
• Davis Cup stats by Peter Fleming (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Nomination for admission to the Tennis Hall of Fame