Peter Fleming (tennis)

Peter Blair Fleming (born January 21, 1955 in Chatham Borough, New Jersey) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. In his doubles partnership with John McEnroe, he won 52 titles, of which seven were at Grand Slams (four at Wimbledon, three at the US Open). As a singles player, he peaked at World No. 8, winning three titles (including the 1979 Cincinnati Open).

Peter Fleming
Fleming and Guy Forget, Wimbledon 2010
Full namePeter Blair Fleming
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceGlen Cove, New York, US
Born (1955-01-21) January 21, 1955
Chatham Borough, New Jersey, US
Height6 ft 5 (1.96 m)
Turned pro1976
Retired1988
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,986,799
Singles
Career record222–210
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 8 (July 7, 1980)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (1983)
French Open2R (1977, 1980)
WimbledonQF (1980)
US Open3R (1978)
Doubles
Career record507–177
Career titles60
Highest rankingNo. 1 (June 11, 1984)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open3R (1983)
French OpenSF (1987)
WimbledonW (1979, 1981, 1983, 1984)
US OpenW (1979, 1981, 1983)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsW (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
Mixed doubles
Career record6–5
Career titles0
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon3R (1987)
US OpenF (1986)

Tennis career

Fleming attended Chatham High School, where he won the New Jersey high school individual championship in 1972, during his junior year.[1] He won the men's singles in the Ojai Tennis Tournament in 1975.[2]

During the 1980s, Fleming teamed up with fellow American John McEnroe to dominate the men's doubles game. The duo won 52 doubles titles together, including four at Wimbledon (1979, 1981, 1983 and 1984), and three at the US Open (1979, 1981 and 1983). Fleming once said that "The best doubles pair in the world is John McEnroe and anyone".[3]

Fleming also played on three American Davis Cup winning teams (1979, 1981 and 1982), and helped the US win the World Team Cup twice (1984 and 1985). Fleming reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1984. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 8 in 1980, the year in which he reached the quarter-finals at the Wimbledon championships. Over the course of his career Fleming won three top-level singles titles and sixty doubles titles. Prior to turning professional, Fleming played tennis for the University of California, Los Angeles (after transferring from the University of Michigan), and won the National Collegiate Athletic Association doubles title in 1976.

Since retiring as a player, Fleming has become a tennis commentator for Sky Sports, Eurosport and the BBC.

Fleming is a keen golfer (handicap 10) and is an active member of The Stage Golf Society.

He was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Hall of Fame.[4] On July 30, 2011, Fleming, the Farmers Classic 1979 singles and 1983 doubles champion, was named 2011 Farmers Classic Tournament Honoree.[5]

Fleming's Wimbledon medals, as recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme

In 2020 five of Fleming's Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships Medals, dating from 1978 to 2002, were found in London and reported to the Portable Antiquities Scheme.

WCT, Grand Prix, and Grand Slam finals

Doubles (60 wins, 21 losses)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1976 La Costa, U.S. Hard Gene Mayer Marty Riessen
Roscoe Tanner
6–7, 6–7
Loss 2. 1977 Columbus, U.S. Clay Gene Mayer Robert Lutz
Stan Smith
6–4, 5–7, 2–6
Loss 3. 1977 Laguna Niguel, U.S. Hard Trey Waltke James Chico Hagey
Billy Martin
3–6, 4–6
Loss 4. 1977 Johannesburg WCT, South Africa Hard Raymond Moore Marty Riessen
Roscoe Tanner
6–7, 6–7
Win 1. 1978 Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco Clay Tomáš Šmíd Jaime Fillol
Ilie Năstase
6–4, 7–5
Loss 5. 1978 Wimbledon, London Grass John McEnroe Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
1–6, 4–6, 2–6
Win 2. 1978 South Orange, U.S. Clay John McEnroe Ion Ţiriac
Guillermo Vilas
6–3, 6–3
Win 3. 1978 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet John McEnroe Robert Lutz
Stan Smith
5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 6. 1978 Maui, U.S. Hard John McEnroe Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson
6–7, 6–7
Win 4. 1978 Cologne, Germany Hard (i) John McEnroe Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
6–3, 6–2
Win 5. 1978 Bologna, Italy Carpet John McEnroe Jean-Louis Haillet
Antonio Zugarelli
6–1, 6–4
Win 6. 1978 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Raymond Moore Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
6–3, 7–6
Win 7. 1979 World Doubles WCT, London Carpet John McEnroe Ilie Năstase
Sherwood Stewart
3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
Loss 7. 1979 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet John McEnroe Wojtek Fibak
Tom Okker
7–5, 1–6, 3–6
Win 8. 1979 New Orleans, U.S. Carpet John McEnroe Robert Lutz
Stan Smith
6–1, 6–3
Win 9. 1979 Milan, Italy Carpet John McEnroe José Luis Clerc
Tomáš Šmíd
6–1, 6–3
Win 10. 1979 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet John McEnroe Heinz Günthardt
Bernard Mitton
6–4, 6–4
Win 11. 1979 San Jose, U.S. Carpet John McEnroe Hank Pfister
Brad Rowe
6–3, 6–4
Win 12. 1979 Rome, Italy Carpet Tomáš Šmíd José Luis Clerc
Ilie Năstase
4–6, 6–1, 7–5
Win 13. 1979 Wimbledon, London Grass John McEnroe Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
Win 14. 1979 Forest Hills WCT, U.S. Clay John McEnroe Gene Mayer
Sandy Mayer
6–7, 7–6, 6–3
Win 15. 1979 South Orange, U.S. Clay John McEnroe Fritz Buehning
Bruce Nichols
6–1, 6–3
Win 16. 1979 Toronto, Canada Hard John McEnroe Heinz Günthardt
Bob Hewitt
6–7, 7–6, 6–1
Win 17. 1979 US Open, New York City Hard John McEnroe Robert Lutz
Stan Smith
6–2, 6–4
Win 18. 1979 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet John McEnroe Wojtek Fibak
Frew McMillan
6–1, 6–4
Win 19. 1979 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) John McEnroe Wojtek Fibak
Tom Okker
6–4, 6–4
Win 20. 1979 Wembley, England Carpet John McEnroe Tomáš Šmíd
Stan Smith
6–2, 6–3
Win 21. 1979 Bologna, Italy Carpet John McEnroe Fritz Buehning
Ferdi Taygan
6–1, 6–1
Win 22. 1980 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet John McEnroe Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 7–6
Win 23. 1980 Milan, Italy Carpet John McEnroe Andrew Pattison
Butch Walts
6–2, 6–7, 6–2
Win 24. 1980 Forest Hills WCT, U.S. Clay John McEnroe Peter McNamara
Paul McNamee
6–2, 5–7, 6–2
Loss 8. 1980 Columbus, U.S. Hard Brian Teacher[lower-alpha 1] Brian Gottfried
Sandy Mayer
4–6, 2–6
Loss 9. 1980 US Open, New York Hard John McEnroe Robert Lutz
Stan Smith
6–7, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 25. 1980 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet John McEnroe Gene Mayer
Sandy Mayer
6–1, 6–4
Win 26. 1980 Maui, U.S. Hard John McEnroe Victor Amaya
Hank Pfister
7–6, 6–7, 6–2
Win 27. 1980 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) John McEnroe Tim Gullikson
Johan Kriek
4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win 28. 1980 Hong Kong Hard Ferdi Taygan Bruce Manson
Brian Teacher
7–5, 6–2
Win 29. 1980 Wembley, England Carpet John McEnroe Bill Scanlon
Eliot Teltscher
7–5, 6–3
Win 30. 1981 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard John McEnroe Tracy Delatte
Trey Waltke
6–3, 7–6
Win 31. 1981 Forest Hills WCT, U.S. Clay John McEnroe John Fitzgerald
Andy Kohlberg
6–4, 6–4
Win 32. 1981 Wimbledon, London Grass John McEnroe Robert Lutz
Stan Smith
6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 10. 1981 Montreal, Canada Hard John McEnroe Raúl Ramírez
Ferdi Taygan
6–2, 6–7, 4–6
Win 33. 1981 Atlanta, U.S. Hard Fritz Buehning Sammy Giammalva Jr.
Tony Giammalva
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Win 34. 1981 US Open, New York Hard John McEnroe Heinz Günthardt
Peter McNamara
DEF
Win 35. 1981 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet John McEnroe Mark Edmondson
Sherwood Stewart
7–6, 6–4
Win 36. 1981 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) John McEnroe Sherwood Stewart
Ferdi Taygan
6–7, 7–6, 6–1
Loss 11. 1981 Wembley, England Carpet John McEnroe Sherwood Stewart
Ferdi Taygan
5–7, 7–6, 4–6
Win 37. 1982 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet John McEnroe Sherwood Stewart
Ferdi Taygan
7–6, 6–4
Loss 12. 1982 Memphis, U.S. Carpet John McEnroe Kevin Curren
Steve Denton
6–7, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 13. 1982 Wimbledon, London Grass John McEnroe Paul McNamee
Peter McNamara
3–6, 2–6
Loss 14. 1982 Toronto, Canada Hard John McEnroe Steve Denton
Mark Edmondson
7–6, 5–7, 2–6
Win 38. 1982 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard John McEnroe Steve Denton
Mark Edmondson
6–2, 6–3
Win 39. 1982 Wembley, England Carpet John McEnroe Heinz Günthardt
Tomáš Šmíd
7–6, 6–4
Loss 15. 1983 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet John McEnroe Kevin Curren
Steve Denton
4–6, 6–7
Loss 16. 1983 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Pavel Složil Fritz Buehning
Tom Gullikson
6–7, 6–4, 6–7
Loss 17. 1983 Milan, Italy Carpet Fritz Buehning Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd
2–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win 40. 1983 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard John McEnroe Sandy Mayer
Ferdi Taygan
6–1, 6–2
Win 41. 1983 Wimbledon, London Grass John McEnroe Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson
6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Win 42. 1983 US Open, New York Hard John McEnroe Fritz Buehning
Van Winitsky
6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Win 43. 1983 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet John McEnroe Ivan Lendl
Vincent Van Patten
6–1, 6–2
Loss 18. 1983 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Johan Kriek Anders Järryd
Hans Simonsson
3–6, 4–6
Win 44. 1983 Wembley, England Carpet John McEnroe Steve Denton
Sherwood Stewart
6–3, 6–4
Win 45. 1984 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet John McEnroe Henri Leconte
Yannick Noah
6–2, 6–3
Win 46. 1984 Memphis, U.S. Carpet Fritz Buehning Heinz Günthardt
Tomáš Šmíd
6–3, 6–0
Win 47. 1984 Madrid, Spain Carpet John McEnroe Fritz Buehning
Ferdi Taygan
6–3, 6–3
Win 48. 1984 Wimbledon, London Grass John McEnroe Pat Cash
Paul McNamee
6–2, 5–7, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win 49. 1984 Toronto, Canada Hard John McEnroe John Fitzgerald
Kim Warwick
6–4, 6–2
Win 50. 1984 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet John McEnroe Mike De Palmer
Sammy Giammalva Jr.
6–3, 6–4
Win 51. 1984 Masters, New York City Carpet John McEnroe Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd
6–2, 6–2
Win 52. 1985 Toronto Indoor, Canada Carpet Anders Järryd Glenn Layendecker
Glenn Michibata
7–6, 6–2
Win 53. 1985 Houston, U.S. Carpet John McEnroe Hank Pfister
Ben Testerman
6–3, 6–2
Win 54. 1985 Dallas, U.S. Carpet John McEnroe Mark Edmondson
Sherwood Stewart
6–3, 6–1
Win 55. 1986 La Quinta, U.S. Carpet Guy Forget Yannick Noah
Sherwood Stewart
6–4, 6–3
Loss 19. 1986 Wimbledon, London Grass Gary Donnelly Joakim Nyström
Mats Wilander
6–7, 3–6, 3–6
Win 56. 1986 Stratton Mountain, U.S. Hard John McEnroe Paul Annacone
Christo van Rensburg
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 20. 1986 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard John McEnroe Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd
6–3, 5–7, 6–7
Win 57. 1986 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet John McEnroe Mike De Palmer
Gary Donnelly
6–4, 7–6
Win 58. 1986 Paris Indoor, France Carpet John McEnroe Mansour Bahrami
Diego Pérez
6–3, 6–2
Win 59. 1986 Wembley, England Carpet John McEnroe Sherwood Stewart
Kim Warwick
3–6, 7–6, 6–2
Loss 21. 1987 Forest Hills, U.S. Clay Gary Donnelly Guy Forget
Yannick Noah
6–4, 4–6, 1–6
Win 60. 1987 Washington, D.C., U.S. Hard Gary Donnelly Laurie Warder
Blaine Willenborg
6–2, 7–6

Grand Prix, WCT, and Grand Slam singles finals

Wins (3)

Outcome No. Date Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 1978 Maui, U.S. Hard Bill Scanlon 2–6, 0–6
Winner 1. 1978 Bologna, Italy Carpet Adriano Panatta 6–2, 7–6
Runner-up 2. 1978 WCT Challenge Cup, Jamaica Hard Ilie Năstase 6–2, 6–5, 2–6, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 1979 San Jose, U.S. Carpet John McEnroe 6–7, 6–7
Winner 2. 1979 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–2
Winner 3. 1979 Los Angeles, U.S. Carpet John McEnroe 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 4. 1979 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet John McEnroe 6–4, 5–7, 2–6
Runner-up 5. 1979 Maui, U.S. Hard Bill Scanlon 1–6, 1–6

ATP doubles records

TournamentYearsRecord accomplishedPlayers matched
Grand Prix Tour Finals1978–847 TitlesJohn McEnroe
Grand Prix Tour Finals1978–847 consecutive titlesJohn McEnroe
Grand Prix Tour197914 doubles titles in 1 seasonJohn McEnroe

Notes

  1. His partner was incorrectly listed by the ATP as Eliot Teltscher. It was actually Brian Teacher as listed by the ITF.[6]

References

  1. Best Boys Tennis Team of the Century, The Star-Ledger. Accessed December 10, 2007.
  2. McEnroe, John; James Kaplan (2002). You Cannot Be Serious. New York: Berkley Books. p. 109. ISBN 0-425-19008-0.
  3. ITA Men's Hall of Fame
  4. 2011 Tournament Honoree: Peter Fleming Archived March 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, FarmersClassic.com, July 30, 2011
  5. "Columbus Doubles 1980". itftennis.com. ITF. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
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