Fritz Buehning

Fritz Buehning (born March 5, 1960) is an American former tennis player.

Fritz Buehning
Country (sports) United States
Born (1960-03-05) March 5, 1960
Summit, New Jersey
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro1972
Retired1986
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$608,506
Singles
Career record113–120
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 21 (23 November 1981)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (1983)
French Open2R (1980)
Wimbledon3R (1981)
US Open3R (1982)
Doubles
Career record205–121
Career titles12
Highest rankingNo. 4 (19 September 1983)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1982)
WimbledonQF (1981)
US OpenF (1983)

Born in Summit, New Jersey, Buehning grew up in Millburn, New Jersey and attended Millburn High School, where he won the New Jersey state individual tennis championship in 1977 as a junior, his final year in high school. He attended University of California, Los Angeles, where he was recognized as Pac-10 Player of the Year and an All-American and was part of a tennis team that won the NCAA championship.[1]

Buehning achieved top rankings of No. 21 in singles and No. 4 in doubles, ending his career as a result of a foot injury after five seasons on the tour. On professional tournaments, he won one singles title and 12 doubles titles. Partnered with Van Winitsky, he lost the 1983 US Open finals to the team of Peter Fleming and John McEnroe.[1]

Career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Dec 1980 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Kim Warwick 2–6, 1–6, 2–6
Win 1. Dec 1980 Sydney, Australia Hard Brian Teacher 6–3, 6–7, 7–6
Loss 2. Feb 1982 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) José Luis Clerc 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 27 (12 titles, 15 runner-ups)

Result No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1979 South Orange, U.S. Clay Bruce Nichols Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
1–6, 3–6
Loss 2. 1979 Bologna, Italy Carpet (i) Ferdi Taygan Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
1–6, 1–6
Win 1. 1980 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Johan Kriek Brian Gottfried
Frew McMillan
3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Loss 3. 1980 Dayton, U.S. Carpet (i) Fred McNair Wojtek Fibak
Geoff Masters
4–6, 4–6
Win 2. 1980 São Paulo, Brazil Carpet Anand Amritraj David Carter
Chris Lewis
7–6, 6–2
Loss 4. 1980 Newport, U.S. Grass Peter Rennert Andrew Pattison
Butch Walts
6–7, 4–6
Loss 5. 1980 South Orange, U.S. Clay Van Winitsky Bill Maze
John McEnroe
6–7, 4–6
Win 3. 1980 Melbourne Indoor, Australia Carpet (i) Ferdi Taygan John Sadri
Tim Wilkison
6–1, 6–2
Win 4. 1981 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Ferdi Taygan Gene Mayer
Sandy Mayer
7–6, 1–6, 6–4
Win 5. 1981 South Orange, U.S. Hard Andrew Pattison Shlomo Glickstein
David Schneider
6–1, 6–4
Win 6. 1981 Atlanta, U.S. Hard Peter Fleming Sammy Giammalva Jr.
Tony Giammalva
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 6. 1981 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Russell Simpson Terry Moor
John Yuill
3–6, 7–5, 4–6, 7–6, 10–12
Loss 7. 1982 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Kevin Curren Mark Edmondson
Sherwood Stewart
5–7, 2–6
Win 7. 1982 La Costa WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Johan Kriek Bob Lutz
Raúl Ramírez
3–6, 7–6, 6–3
Win 8. 1982 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet (i) Brian Teacher Martin Davis
Chris Dunk
6–7, 6–2, 7–5
Loss 8. 1982 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) Pavel Složil Henri Leconte
Yannick Noah
2–6, 2–6
Win 9. 1982 Amsterdam WCT, Netherlands Carpet (i) Tomáš Šmíd Kevin Curren
Buster Mottram
4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Loss 9. 1983 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Brian Teacher Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd
2–6, 4–6
Win 10. 1983 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Tom Gullikson Peter Fleming
Pavel Složil
7–6, 4–6, 7–6
Loss 10. 1983 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Peter Fleming Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd
2–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win 11. 1983 South Orange, U.S. Clay Tom Cain John Lloyd
Dick Stockton
6–2, 7–5
Loss 11. 1983 Stowe, U.S. Hard Tom Gullikson Brad Drewett
Kim Warwick
6–4, 5–7, 2–6
Loss 12. 1983 US Open, New York Hard Van Winitsky Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
3–6, 4–6, 2–6
Win 12. 1984 Memphis, U.S. Carpet (i) Peter Fleming Heinz Günthardt
Tomáš Šmíd
6–3, 6–0
Loss 13. 1984 Madrid, Spain Carpet (i) Ferdi Taygan Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
3–6, 3–6
Loss 14. 1984 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Ferdi Taygan Kevin Curren
Wojtek Fibak
4–6, 4–6
Loss 15. 1984 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Ferdi Taygan Sandy Mayer
Andreas Maurer
6–7, 4–6

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