Steve Guy Explained
Steve Guy |
Country: | New Zealand |
Birth Date: | 15 March 1959 |
Birth Place: | Wellington, New Zealand |
Plays: | Right-handed |
Careerprizemoney: | $162,353 |
Singlesrecord: | 18-38 |
Singlestitles: | 0 1 Challenger, 0 Futures |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 109 (7 November 1988) |
Australianopenresult: | 1R (1987, 1988, 1989) |
Wimbledonresult: | Q3 (1989, 1991) |
Othertournaments: | yes |
Olympicsresult: | Q1 (1988) |
Doublesrecord: | 28-47 |
Doublestitles: | 1 5 Challenger, 0 Futures |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 97 (16 January 1989) |
Australianopendoublesresult: | 2R (1988) |
Frenchopendoublesresult: | 1R (1989) |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | Q3 (1990) |
Australianopenmixedresult: | 1R (1989) |
Updated: | 11 August 2022 |
Steve Guy (born 15 March 1959) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.
Career
Guy appeared in the singles draw of three Australian Opens and never progressed past the second round. He did however, in the 1989 Australian Open, win the second set against third seed Boris Becker. In doubles he competed in five Grand Slams but registered just one win, in the 1988 Australian Open, with countryman Bruce Derlin. At the 1991 Australian Open, Guy partnered Swedish great Stefan Edberg.[1]
His only ATP Tour title came in the doubles at the 1989 Heineken Open in Auckland. As a singles player he made quarter-finals at the 1988 Frankfurt Open, 1990 OTB International Open and the 1990 Benson & Hedges Open. At the Benson & Hedges Open, which he entered as a wildcard, he upset second seed and world number 25 Miloslav Mečíř.[2]
He also played tennis for the New Zealand Davis Cup team, taking part in seven ties. He had a 3/4 record in singles and 2/1 record in doubles.[3]
ATP career finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Legend |
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Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0) | ATP 500 Series (0–0) | ATP 250 Series (1–0) | |
| Finals by surface |
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Hard (1–0) | Clay (0–0) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | |
| Finals by setting |
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Outdoors (1–0) | Indoors (0–0) | |
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 2 (1–1)
Legend |
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ATP Challenger (1–1) | ITF Futures (0–0) | |
| Finals by surface |
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Hard (1–1) | Clay (0–0) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | |
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Doubles: 6 (5–1)
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ATP Challenger (5–1) | ITF Futures (0–0) | |
| Finals by surface |
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Hard (5–0) | Clay (0–1) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Challenger | Hard | Zeeshan Ali | Morten Christensen Peter Flintsoe | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Challenger | Hard | David Lewis | Russell Barlow Gavin Pfitzner | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 3–0 | | Singapore, Singapore | Challenger | Hard | John Letts | Mark Keil Kent Kinnear | 6–1, 7–5 |
Win | 4–0 | | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | Carl Limberger | Brian Joelson Richard Matuszewski | 7–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–1 | | New Ulm, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Bruce Derlin | Gustavo Luza Daniel Orsanic | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 5–1 | | Manila, Philippines | Challenger | Hard | Richard Fromberg | Massimo Ardinghi Mario Visconti | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Performance timelines
Singles
Doubles
Notes and References
- http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10000566 ITF Tennis Profile
- http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Gu/S/Steve-Guy.aspx ATP World Tour Profile
- http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10000566 Davis Cup Profile