American tennis player
Jeff MorrisonFull name | Jeffrey Alan Morrison |
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Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
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Born | (1979-02-04) February 4, 1979 (age 45) Huntington, West Virginia, USA |
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Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
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Turned pro | 2000 |
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Retired | 2006 |
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Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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College | University of Florida |
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Prize money | US$ 770,476 |
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Career record | 32–58 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 85 (8 July 2002) |
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Australian Open | 2R (2004) |
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French Open | 1R (2005) |
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Wimbledon | 3R (2002) |
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US Open | 1R (1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006) |
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Career record | 23–35 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 81 (10 June 2002) |
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Australian Open | 1R (2002) |
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French Open | 2R (2002) |
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Wimbledon | 1R (2002) |
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US Open | 3R (2001, 2005) |
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US Open | 1R (2002, 2005) |
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Last updated on: 10 November 2021. |
Jeffrey Alan Morrison (born February 4, 1979) is a retired American professional tennis player.
Morrison was the last American male left in the singles draw at Wimbledon in 2002, going on to defeat future World No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero en route to the third round.[1]
Morrison attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for the Florida Gators men's tennis team in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) competition. He defeated James Blake of Harvard University in the NCAA Singles National Championship final in 1999. Morrison was a two-time All-American during his sophomore and junior seasons. He was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2012.[2][3]
During his career, Morrison won three Challenger events and reached as high as World No. 85 in singles and World No. 81 in doubles (both in the summer of 2002).
Key W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
[edit] Legend | Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | ATP Masters Series (0–0) | ATP Championship Series (0–0) | ATP World Series (0–1) | | Titles by surface | Hard (0–1) | Clay (0–0) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | | Titles by setting | Outdoor (0–1) | Indoor (0–0) | |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
[edit] Legend | ATP Challenger (3–5) | ITF Futures (1–2) | | Finals by surface | Hard (3–7) | Clay (0–0) | Grass (1–0) | Carpet (0–0) | |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2000 | USA F26, Lafayette | Futures | Hard | Justin Bower | 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2001 | USA F3, Hallandale Beach | Futures | Hard | Dmitry Tursunov | 6–7(0–7), 3–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Mar 2001 | USA F6, Tyler | Futures | Hard | Levar Harper-Griffith | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2001 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Axel Pretzsch | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Jul 2001 | Aptos, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jeff Salzenstein | 6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
Win | 2–4 | Feb 2002 | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Martin Verkerk | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 3–4 | Jun 2002 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Wesley Moodie | 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 3–5 | Oct 2003 | Fresno, United States | Challenger | Hard | Alex Kim | 5–7, 6–7(6–8) |
Loss | 3–6 | Oct 2003 | Tiburon, United States | Challenger | Hard | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Win | 4–6 | Apr 2004 | Mexico City, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Lu Yen-hsun | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
Loss | 4–7 | Apr 2005 | Mexico City, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Amer Delić | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Legend | ATP Challenger (8–4) | ITF Futures (3–1) | | Finals by surface | Hard (9–4) | Clay (2–1) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Win | 1–0 | Jul 1999 | USA F10, Chico | Futures | Hard | Jason Cook | Brandon Hawk Doug Root | 7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
Win | 2–0 | Jul 2000 | USA F19, Kansas City | Futures | Hard | Jeff Laski | Trace Fielding Jimmy Haney | 7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–1 | Nov 2000 | USA F26, Lafayette | Futures | Hard | Thomas Blake | Jack Brasington Doug Root | walkover |
Win | 3–1 | Jan 2001 | USA F1, Aventura | Futures | Hard | Mardy Fish | Eric Drew Thomas Blake | walkover |
Win | 4–1 | Jul 2001 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Bobby Kokavec | Brandon Hawk Robert Kendrick | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 5–1 | Oct 2001 | Tulsa, United States | Challenger | Hard | Mardy Fish | Jeff Coetzee Shaun Rudman | 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 5–2 | Oct 2001 | Kerrville, United States | Challenger | Hard | Mardy Fish | Brandon Hawk Robert Kendrick | 3–6, 7–6(9–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 5–3 | Nov 2001 | Tyler, United States | Challenger | Hard | Mardy Fish | Stephen Huss Paul Rosner | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 6–3 | Nov 2001 | Knoxville, United States | Challenger | Hard | Mardy Fish | Brandon Coupe Kelly Gullett | 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 7–3 | Dec 2001 | Urbana, United States | Challenger | Hard | Mardy Fish | Gabriel Trifu Paul Rosner | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
Win | 8–3 | May 2002 | Birmingham, United States | Challenger | Clay | Mardy Fish | Glenn Weiner Paul Rosner | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 9–3 | Sep 2003 | San Antonio, United States | Challenger | Hard | Paul Goldstein | Tomáš Cakl Louis Vosloo | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 9–4 | Oct 2003 | Fresno, United States | Challenger | Hard | Paul Goldstein | Diego Ayala Travis Parrott | 5–7, 6–4, 3–6 |
Loss | 9–5 | Apr 2006 | Paget, Bermuda | Challenger | Clay | Alex Kuznetsov | Tomáš Cibulec Robert Lindstedt | 7–6(7–1), 3–6, [4–10] |
Win | 10–5 | May 2006 | Tunica Resorts, United States | Challenger | Clay | Bobby Reynolds | Hugo Armando Ricardo Mello | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9] |
Win | 11–5 | Oct 2006 | Sacramento, United States | Challenger | Hard | Paul Goldstein | Amer Delić Brian Wilson | 6–1, 6–3 |
- ^ Roberts, Selena (June 28, 2002). "TENNIS; Morrison Crashes the Party with an Upset at Wimbledon". The New York Times.
- ^ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ "Florida Announces 2012 UF Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees Archived October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine", GatorZone.com (September 7, 2011). Retrieved September 24, 2011.