Jim Pugh Explained

Jim Pugh
Residence:Manhattan Beach, California, USA
Birth Date:5 February 1964
Birth Place:Burbank, California, USA
Turnedpro:1985
Retired:1996
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$ 1,780,466
Singlesrecord:85–95
Singlestitles:1
Highestsinglesranking:No. 37 (23 November 1987)
Australianopenresult:2R (1988)
Frenchopenresult:3R (1987)
Wimbledonresult:3R (1989)
Usopenresult:3R (1987)
Doublesrecord:276–167
Doublestitles:22
Highestdoublesranking:No. 1 (19 June 1989)
Australianopendoublesresult:W (1988, 1989)
Frenchopendoublesresult:F (1991)
Wimbledondoublesresult:W (1990)
Usopendoublesresult:F (1988)
Australianopenmixedresult:W (1988, 1989, 1990)
Frenchopenmixedresult:QF (1988)
Wimbledonmixedresult:W (1989)
Usopenmixedresult:W (1988)
Updated:22 November 2021

Jim Pugh (born February 5, 1964) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He grew up in Palos Verdes, California and at age 10 began taking tennis lessons from John Hillebrand. He played tennis at UCLA. He became a doubles specialist on the ATP Tour and won three Grand Slam men's doubles titles (two Australian Open, one Wimbledon) and five Grand Slam mixed doubles titles (three Australian Open, one Wimbledon, one US Open). Pugh reached the world No. 1 doubles ranking in 1989.

Career

Pugh was a member of the U.S. team that won the Davis Cup in 1990. Partnering with Rick Leach, he won the doubles rubbers in all four of the rounds which the U.S. played in that year and clinched the team's victory in the final with a win over Pat Cash and John Fitzgerald of Australia. Pugh has a 6–0 career record in Davis Cup play.

Pugh won 27 doubles titles (22 men's doubles and 5 mixed doubles). He also won one top-level singles title at Newport, Rhode Island in 1989, reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 37 in 1987. Pugh won his last career doubles title at Los Angeles in 1992. Pugh was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Hall of Fame in 2008.[1]

ATP career finals

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–3)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Schenectady, United StatesGrand PrixHard Jaime Yzaga6–0, 6–7(4–7), 1–6
Loss0–2San Francisco, United StatesGrand PrixCarpet Peter Lundgren1–6, 5–7
Win1–2Newport, United StatesGrand PrixGrass Peter Lundgren6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Loss1–3Stratton Mountain, United StatesGrand PrixHard Brad Gilbert5–7, 0–6

Doubles: 37 (22 titles, 15 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (3–3)
ATP World Tour Finals (1–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (2–2)
ATP Championship Series (2–1)
ATP Grand Prix (14–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (13–0)
Clay (4–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (4–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–0)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Hamburg, West GermanyMasters SeriesClay Claudio Mezzadri Miloslav Mečíř
Tomáš Šmíd		6–4, 6–7, 2–6
Win1–1Munich, West GermanyGrand PrixClay Blaine Willenborg Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez		7–6, 4–6, 6–4
Loss1–2Schenectady, United StatesGrand PrixHard Brad Pearce Gary Donnelly
Gary Muller		6–7, 2–6
Win2–2Scottsdale, United StatesGrand PrixHard Rick Leach Dan Goldie
Mel Purcell		6–3, 6–2
Win3–2Hong Kong, British Hong KongGrand PrixHard Mark Kratzmann Marty Davis
Brad Drewett		6–7, 6–4, 6–2
Loss3–3Stockholm, SwedenGrand PrixHard Jim Grabb Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd		3–6, 4–6
Win4–3Melbourne, AustraliaGrand SlamHard Rick Leach Jeremy Bates
Peter Lundgren		6–3, 6–2, 6–3
Loss4–4Hamburg, West GermanyMasters SeriesClay Rick Leach Darren Cahill
Laurie Warder		4–6, 4–6
Win5–4Munich, West GermanyGrand PrixClay Rick Leach Alberto Mancini
Christian Miniussi		7–6, 6–1
Win6–4Washington, United StatesGrand PrixHard Rick Leach Jorge Lozano
Todd Witsken		6–3, 6–7, 6–2
Win7–4Indianapolis, United StatesGrand PrixHard Rick Leach Ken Flach
Robert Seguso		6–4, 6–3
Win8–4Cincinnati, United StatesMasters SeriesHard Rick Leach Jim Grabb
Patrick McEnroe		6–2, 6–4
Loss8–5New York, United StatesGrand SlamHard Rick Leach Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez		walkover
Loss8–6Scottsdale, United StatesGrand PrixHard Rick Leach Scott Davis
Mel Purcell		4–6, 6–7
Win9–6Detroit, United StatesGrand PrixCarpet Rick Leach Ken Flach
Robert Seguso		6–4, 6–1
Win10–6Masters Doubles, United KingdomATP FinalsCarpet Rick Leach Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez		6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 6–0
Win11–6Melbourne, AustraliaGrand SlamHard Rick Leach Darren Cahill
Mark Kratzmann		6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Loss11–7Philadelphia, United StatesChampionship SeriesCarpet Rick Leach Paul Annacone
Christo van Rensburg		3–6, 5–7
Win12–7Scottsdale, United StatesGrand PrixHard Rick Leach Paul Annacone
Christo van Rensburg		6–7, 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Win13–7Singapore, SingaporeGrand PrixHard Rick Leach Paul Chamberlin
Paul Wekesa		6–3, 6–4
Win14–7Forest Hills, United StatesGrand PrixClay Rick Leach Jim Courier
Pete Sampras		6–4, 6–2
Loss14–8Wimbledon, United KingdomGrand SlamGrass Rick Leach John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd		6–3, 6–7, 4–6, 6–7
Loss14–9Stockholm, SwedenGrand PrixCarpet Rick Leach Jorge Lozano
Todd Witsken		3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Win15–9Itaparica, BrazilGrand PrixHard Rick Leach Jorge Lozano
Todd Witsken		6–2, 7–6
Win16–9Philadelphia, United StatesChampionship SeriesCarpet Rick Leach Grant Connell
Glenn Michibata		3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win17–9Miami, United StatesMasters SeriesHard Rick Leach Boris Becker
Cássio Motta		6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss17–10Bologna, ItalyWorld SeriesClay Jérôme Potier Gustavo Luza
Udo Riglewski		6–7, 6–4, 1–6
Win18–10Wimbledon, United KingdomGrand SlamGrass Rick Leach Pieter Aldrich
Danie Visser		7–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss18–11Wembley, United KingdomWorld SeriesCarpet Rick Leach Jim Grabb
Patrick McEnroe		6–7, 6–4, 3–6
Win19–11Philadelphia, United StatesChampionship SeriesCarpet Rick Leach Udo Riglewski
Michael Stich		6–4, 6–4
Win20–11Charlotte, United StatesWorld SeriesClay Rick Leach Bret Garnett
Greg Van Emburgh		6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Loss20–12Paris, FranceGrand SlamClay Rick Leach John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd		0–6, 6–7
Win21–12Los Angeles, United StatesWorld SeriesHard Javier Frana Bret Garnett
Brad Pearce		7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Win22–12Los Angeles, United StatesWorld SeriesHard Patrick Galbraith Francisco Montana
David Wheaton		7–6, 7–6
Loss22–13Newport, United StatesWorld SeriesGrass Byron Black Javier Frana
Christo van Rensburg		6–4, 1–6, 6–7
Loss22–14Jakarta, IndonesiaWorld SeriesHard Jorge Lozano Jonas Björkman
Neil Borwick		4–6, 1–6
Loss22–15Atlanta, United StatesWorld SeriesClay Francisco Montana Jared Palmer
Richey Reneberg		6–4, 6–7, 4–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Cherbourg, FranceChallengerHard Stefan Eriksson3–6, 0–6
Loss0–2Aruba, ArubaChallengerHard Chris Woodruff4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 6 (4–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (4–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Cherbourg, FranceChallengerHard Eric Winogradsky Paul Chamberlin
Leif Shiras		5–7, 5–7
Win1–1Fairfield, United StatesChallengerHard Jared Palmer Steve Devries
Ted Scherman		6–4, 7–6
Win2–1Ponte Vedra, United StatesChallengerHard Jared Palmer Nicolas Pereira
Daniel Vacek		1–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win3–1Naples, United StatesChallengerClay Francisco Montana Mark Knowles
Jared Palmer		7–6, 3–6, 6–4
Loss3–2Wolfsburg, GermanyChallengerCarpet Joost Winnink Dirk Dier
Arne Thoms		4–6, 4–6
Win4–2Lübeck, GermanyChallengerCarpet Joost Winnink Lorenzo Manta
Lars Rehmann		7–5, 7–5

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament1985198619871988198919901991SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 41–4
French OpenAAstyle=background:#afeeee3Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee2RA0 / 44–4
Wimbledonstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ1style=background:#ecf2ffQ2style=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee3Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 53–5
US OpenAstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee3Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 63–6
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–14–32–42–43–40–30 / 1911–19
ATP Masters Series
Indian WellsAAA1R1R3RA0 / 32–3
MiamiAA1R1R2R2RA0 / 42–4
Monte CarloAAA1RAAA0 / 10–1
RomeAA2R3RA1RA0 / 33–3
HamburgAA1R2RAAA0 / 21–2
CanadaAA2R1RAAA0 / 21–2
CincinnatiAA2R1RA2RA0 / 32–3
ParisAAA1RAAA0 / 10–1
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–03–53–81–24–40–00 / 1911–19

Doubles

Tournament19851986198719881989199019911992199319941995SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenANHAstyle=background:limeWstyle=background:limeWstyle=background:yellowSFstyle=background:#afeeee3Rstyle=background:#afeeee1RAstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R2 / 718–5
French OpenAstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#ffebcdQFstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee3Rstyle=background:thistleFstyle=background:#ffebcdQFstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1RA0 / 914–9
Wimbledonstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ1style=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee3Rstyle=background:thistleFstyle=background:limeWstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee2RA1 / 915–8
US OpenAstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee3Rstyle=background:thistleFstyle=background:#ffebcdQFstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1RA0 / 911–9
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–01–32–316–314–312–38–43–41–31–40–13 / 3458–31
ATP Masters Series
Indian WellsAAA1RAbgcolor=yellowSF2Rbgcolor=yellowSF2R1RA0 / 66–6
MiamiA1R1R2R1Rbgcolor=limeW3RQF2RQF2R1 / 1015–9
Monte CarloAA2RQFAAAA1RAA0 / 32–3
RomeAA1R1RA1RA2R1R2RA0 / 62–6
HamburgAAbgcolor=thistleFAAAA2R2R1RA0 / 46–4
CanadaAA1R2RAAA1R2R2RA0 / 52–5
CincinnatiA2R1Rbgcolor=limeWAbgcolor=yellowSFQF1RA1RA1 / 710–6
ParisAAA2R2R2RAAA2RA0 / 43–4
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–01–25–68–61–29–43–38–64–66–71–12 / 4546–43
Year-end ranking2451343262330688577229

Mixed doubles

Tournament19871988198919901991199219931994SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAstyle=background:limeWstyle=background:limeWstyle=background:limeWstyle=background:#ffebcdQFstyle=background:#ffebcdQFAA3 / 519–2
French OpenAstyle=background:#ffebcdQFAAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee3R0 / 24–2
Wimbledonstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:limeWstyle=background:yellowSFstyle=background:thistleFstyle=background:#afeeee3Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R1 / 818–7
US Openstyle=background:#ffebcdQFstyle=background:limeWstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:thistleFstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R1 / 812–7
style=text-align:leftWin–loss2–213–212–113–27–34–30–22–35 / 2353–18

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ITA Men's Hall of Fame . May 15, 2009 . July 3, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170703072844/http://www.itatennis.com/AboutITA/HOF/Mens.htm . dead .

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