Peter McNamara
Nickname:
Great Macs
Nation:
Australia Australia
Birthday:
5th July 1955
Size:
185 cm
1st professional season:
1974
Resignation:
1987
Playing hand:
Right
Prize money:
$ 1,046,935
singles
Career record:
204: 133
Career title:
5
Highest ranking:
7 (March 14 1983)
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000 0
Double
Career record:
238: 116
Career title:
19th
Highest ranking:
3 (December 13 1982)
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000 3
Mixed
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000 0
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )
Peter McNamara (born July 5, 1955 in Melbourne , † July 20, 2019 in Sonthofen , Germany ) was an Australian tennis player .
Career
In his career he won five individual titles, including the 1981 International German Tennis Championships in Hamburg . In 1983 he reached his highest position on the world rankings with seventh place . In doubles he was far more successful; he won 19 tournaments, mostly with his compatriot Paul McNamee . The two won the doubles competition at Wimbledon in 1980 and 1982 and the Australian Open in 1979 .
McNamara was married. He had four children from two different marriages. He died on July 20, 2019 at the age of 64 from complications from prostate cancer .
successes
Legend (victories in brackets)
Grand Slam (3)
ATP World Championship / Tennis Masters Cup (1)
ATP Masters Series (1)
ATP International Series Gold (0)
ATP International Series (19)
singles
No.
date
competition
Topping
Final opponent
Result
1.
1979
Germany Berlin
sand
France Patrice Dominguez
6: 4, 6: 0, 6: 7, 6: 2
2.
1980
Belgium Brussels (1)
sand
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
7: 6, 6: 3, 6: 0
3.
1981
Germany Hamburg
sand
United States Jimmy Connors
7: 6, 6: 1, 4: 6, 6: 4
4th
1981
Australia Melbourne
carpet
United States Vitas gerulaitis
6: 4, 1: 6, 7: 5
5.
1983
Belgium Brussels (2)
carpet
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
6: 4, 4: 6, 7: 6
Double
No.
date
competition
Topping
partner
Final opponent
Result
1.
1979
France Nice
sand
Australia Paul McNamee
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd Czechoslovakia
6: 1, 3: 6, 6: 2
2.
1979
Egypt Cairo
sand
Australia Paul McNamee
India Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj India
7: 5, 6: 4
3.
1979
Belgium Brussels
sand
United States Billy Martin
Brazil 1968 Carlos Kirmayr Balázs Taróczy Hungary
5: 7, 7: 5, 6: 4
4th
1979
Italy Palermo
sand
Australia Paul McNamee
Egypt 1972 Ismail El Shafei John Feaver United Kingdom
7: 5, 7: 6
5.
1979
Australia Sydney (1)
race
Australia Paul McNamee
Australia Steve Docherty Christopher Lewis United States
7: 6, 6: 3
6th
1979
Australia Australian Open
race
Australia Paul McNamee
Australia Cliff Letcher Paul Kronk Australia
7: 6, 6: 2
7th
1980
United States Houston
sand
Australia Paul McNamee
United States Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart United States
6: 4, 6: 4
8th.
1980
United Kingdom Wimbledon (1)
race
Australia Paul McNamee
United States Bob Lutz Stan Smith United States
7: 6, 6: 3, 6: 7, 6: 4
9.
1980
Australia Sydney (2)
race
Australia Paul McNamee
United States Vitas Gerulaitis Brian Gottfried United States
6: 2, 6: 4
10.
1981
United Kingdom World Doubles WCT
carpet
Australia Paul McNamee
United States Victor Amaya Hank Pfister United States
6: 3, 2: 6, 3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2
11.
1981
Germany Stuttgart
sand
Australia Paul McNamee
Australia Mark Edmondson Mike Estep United States
2: 6, 6: 4, 7: 6
12.
1981
United States North Conway
sand
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil Ferdi Taygan United States
7: 5, 6: 4
13.
1981
United States The Woodlands
sand
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
United States Bob Lutz Stan Smith United States
7: 6, 3: 6, 7: 6, 5: 7, 6: 4
14th
1981
Australia Melbourne
carpet
Australia Paul Kronk
United States Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan United States
3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
15th
1981
Australia Sydney (3)
race
Australia Paul McNamee
United States Hank Pfister John Sadri United States
6: 7, 7: 6, 7: 6
16.
1982
Italy Milan
carpet
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Australia Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart United States
7: 6, 7: 6
17th
1982
Monaco Monte Carlo
sand
Australia Paul McNamee
Australia Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart United States
6: 7, 7: 6, 6: 3
18th
1982
United Kingdom Wimbledon (2)
race
Australia Paul McNamee
United States Peter Fleming John McEnroe United States
6: 3, 6: 2
19th
1983
United States Memphis
carpet
Australia Paul McNamee
United States Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson United States
6: 3, 5: 7, 6: 4
Web links
Individual evidence
↑ a b c Peter McNamara: 1955-2019
↑ In Memoriam: Peter McNamara. In: tennis.com.au. July 22, 2019, accessed on July 22, 2019 .
↑ Stephanie Myles: Cancer claims Peter McNamara at 64. In: tennis.life. July 21, 2019, accessed on July 22, 2019 .
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