Jim Pugh

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.

Jim Pugh
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceManhattan Beach, California, USA
Born (1964-02-05) February 5, 1964
Burbank, California, USA
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro1985
Retired1996
PlaysRight-handed (2-handed both sides)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,780,466
Singles
Career record85–95
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 37 (November 23, 1987)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (1988)
French Open3R (1987)
Wimbledon3R (1989)
US Open3R (1987)
Doubles
Career record276–167
Career titles22
Highest rankingNo. 1 (June 19, 1989)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenW (1988, 1989)
French OpenF (1991)
WimbledonW (1990)
US OpenF (1988)

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]

Career finals

Doubles (22 titles, 15 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (3)
Tennis Masters Cup (1)
ATP Masters Series (1)
Grand Prix / ATP Tour (17)
Titles by surface
Hard (13)
Clay (4)
Grass (1)
Carpet (4)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. May 1987 Hamburg, Germany Clay Claudio Mezzadri Miloslav Mečíř
Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 6–7, 2–6
Win 1. May 1987 Munich, Germany Clay Blaine Willenborg Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez
7–6, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 2. Jul 1987 Schenectady, New York, U.S. Hard Brad Pearce Gary Donnelly
Gary Muller
6–7, 2–6
Win 2. Oct 1987 Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. Hard Rick Leach Dan Goldie
Mel Purcell
6–3, 6–2
Win 3. Nov 1987 Hong Kong Hard Mark Kratzmann Marty Davis
Brad Drewett
6–7, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 3. Nov 1987 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Jim Grabb Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd
3–6, 4–6
Win 4. Jan 1988 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Rick Leach Jeremy Bates
Peter Lundgren
6–3, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 4. May 1988 Hamburg, Germany Clay Rick Leach Darren Cahill
Laurie Warder
4–6, 4–6
Win 5. May 1988 Munich, Germany Clay Rick Leach Alberto Mancini
Christian Miniussi
7–6, 6–1
Win 6. Jul 1988 Washington, D.C. Hard Rick Leach Jorge Lozano
Todd Witsken
6–3, 6–7, 6–2
Win 7. Aug 1988 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Hard Rick Leach Ken Flach
Robert Seguso
6–4, 6–3
Win 8. Aug 1988 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Hard Rick Leach Jim Grabb
Patrick McEnroe
6–2, 6–4
Loss 5. Sep 1988 US Open, New York City Hard Rick Leach Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez
W/O
Loss 6. Oct 1988 Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. Hard Rick Leach Scott Davis
Tim Wilkison
4–6, 6–7
Win 9. Nov 1988 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Carpet Rick Leach Ken Flach
Robert Seguso
6–4, 6–1
Win 10. Dec 1988 Masters Doubles, London Carpet Rick Leach Emilio Sánchez
Sergio Casal
6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 6–0
Win 11. Jan 1989 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Rick Leach Darren Cahill
Mark Kratzmann
6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 7. Feb 1989 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Carpet Rick Leach Paul Annacone
Christo van Rensburg
3–6, 5–7
Win 12. Mar 1989 Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. Hard Rick Leach Paul Annacone
Christo van Rensburg
6–7, 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Win 13. May 1989 Singapore Hard Rick Leach Paul Chamberlin
Paul Wekesa
6–3, 6–4
Win 14. May 1989 Forest Hills, New York, U.S. Clay Rick Leach Jim Courier
Pete Sampras
6–4, 6–2
Loss 8. Jul 1989 Wimbledon, London Grass Rick Leach John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd
6–3, 6–7, 4–6, 6–7
Loss 9. Nov 1989 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet Rick Leach Jorge Lozano
Todd Witsken
3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Win 15. Nov 1989 Itaparica, Brazil Hard Rick Leach Jorge Lozano
Todd Witsken
6–2, 7–6
Win 16. Feb 1990 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Carpet Rick Leach Grant Connell
Glenn Michibata
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 17. Mar 1990 Key Biscayne, Florida, U.S. Hard Rick Leach Boris Becker
Cássio Motta
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 10. May 1990 Bologna, Italy Clay Jérôme Potier Gustavo Luza
Udo Riglewski
6–7, 6–4, 1–6
Win 18. Jul 1990 Wimbledon, London Grass Rick Leach Pieter Aldrich
Danie Visser
7–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss 11. Nov 1990 Wembley, United Kingdom Carpet Rick Leach Jim Grabb
Patrick McEnroe
6–7, 6–4, 3–6
Win 19. Feb 1991 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Carpet Rick Leach Udo Riglewski
Michael Stich
6–4, 6–4
Win 20. May 1991 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. Clay Rick Leach Bret Garnett
Greg Van Emburgh
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Loss 12. Jun 1991 French Open, Paris Clay Rick Leach John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd
0–6, 6–7
Win 21. Aug 1991 Los Angeles Hard Javier Frana Glenn Michibata
Brad Pearce
7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Win 22. Aug 1992 Los Angeles Hard Patrick Galbraith Francisco Montana
David Wheaton
7–6, 7–6
Loss 13. Jul 1993 Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. Grass Byron Black Javier Frana
Christo van Rensburg
6–4, 1–6, 6–7
Loss 14. Jan 1994 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Jorge Lozano Jonas Björkman
Neil Borwick
4–6, 1–6
Loss 15. May 1994 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Clay Francisco Montana Jared Palmer
Richey Reneberg
6–4, 6–7, 4–6

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament1984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996Career SRCareer Win-Loss
Grand Slams
Australian Open A A NH A W W SF 3R 1R A 1R 1R A 2 / 7 18–5
French Open A A 2R 1R QF 1R 3R F QF 1R 1R A A 0 / 9 14–9
Wimbledon A A 1R 1R 3R F W 1R 1R 2R 2R A A 0 / 9 15–8
US Open A A 1R 3R F QF 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R A A 0 / 9 11–8
Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 3 1 / 4 1 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 0 3 / 34 N/A
Annual Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 1–3 2–3 16–2 14–3 12–3 8–4 3–4 1–3 1–4 0–1 0–0 N/A 58–30
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells These Tournaments Were Not

Masters Series Events

Before 1990
SF 2R SF 2R 1R A A 0 / 5 5–5
Miami W 3R QF 2R QF 2R A 1 / 6 14–5
Monte Carlo A A A 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1
Rome 1R A 2R 1R 2R A A 0 / 4 2–4
Hamburg A A 2R 2R 1R A A 0 / 3 2–3
Canada A A 1R 2R 2R A A 0 / 3 2–3
Cincinnati SF QF 1R A 1R A A 0 / 4 4–4
Stuttgart (Stockholm) 2R A A A 1R A A 0 / 2 1–2
Paris 2R A A A 2R A A 0 / 2 1–2
Masters Series SR N/A 1 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 30 N/A
Annual Win-Loss N/A 9–5 3–3 8–6 4–6 6–8 1–1 0–0 N/A 31–29
Year End Ranking 465 245 134 32 6 2 3 30 68 85 77 229 372 N/A

A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held

References

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