Robert Seguso

Robert Arthur Seguso (born May 1, 1963) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won four Grand Slam men's doubles titles (two Wimbledon, one French Open and one US Open). He also won the men's doubles gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, partnering Ken Flach. Seguso reached the world no. 1 doubles ranking in 1985. He won a total of 29 career doubles titles between 1984 and 1991.

Robert Seguso
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceBoca Raton, Florida
Born (1963-05-01) May 1, 1963
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1]
Turned pro1983
Retired1999
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,888,353
Singles
Career record88–92
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 22 (March 9, 1987)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open4R (1987)
French Open3R (1986)
Wimbledon4R (1985)
US Open2R (1983, 1986, 1988)
Doubles
Career record361–151
Career titles29
Highest rankingNo. 1 (September 9, 1985)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1987)
French OpenW (1987)
WimbledonW (1987, 1988)
US OpenW (1985)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsF (1987, 1991)
Medal record
Men's tennis
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul Men's doubles

Seguso played doubles with Flach on the U.S. Davis Cup team from 1985 to 1991, compiling a 10–2 record. He was also a member of the U.S. team which won the World Team Cup in 1985.

Before turning professional, Seguso played tennis for Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, where he was an NCAA Division II singles finalist in 1982 and Division I doubles finalist in 1983.

Seguso married the Canadian tennis player Carling Bassett in 1987. The couple have five children – sons Holden John (born in 1988) and Ridley Jack (1991), and daughters Carling Junior (1992), Lennon Shy and Theodora.

Grand Slam men's doubles finals (6)

Wins (4)
Outcome Year Championship Partnering Opponents in Final Score in Final
Winner1985U.S. Open Ken Flach Henri Leconte
Yannick Noah		6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–1), 7–6(8–6), 6–0
Winner1987French Open Anders Järryd Guy Forget
Yannick Noah		6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Winner1987Wimbledon Ken Flach Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez		3–6, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up1987U.S. Open Ken Flach Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd		6–7(1–7), 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–7(2–7)
Winner1988Wimbledon (2) Ken Flach John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd		6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Runner-up1989U.S. Open (2) Ken Flach John McEnroe
Mark Woodforde		4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 3–6

Doubles titles (29)
Legend
Grand Slam (4–2)
Olympic Gold (1–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (1–2)
ATP Masters Series (1–1)
ATP Championship Series (1–1)
ATP Tour (21–14)
Titles by Surface
Hard (12–13)
Clay (7–1)
Grass (4–1)
Carpet (6–5)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. December 12, 1983 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet Ken Flach Wally Masur
Kim Warwick		 6–7, 4–6
Winner 1. June 11, 1984 Rome, Italy Clay Ken Flach John Alexander
Mike Leach		 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 2. July 16, 1984 Newport, United States Grass Ken Flach David Graham
Laurie Warder		 4–6, 6–7
Winner 2. July 23, 1984 Boston, United States Clay Ken Flach Gary Donnelly
Ernie Fernandez		 6–4, 6–4
Winner 3. August 13, 1984 Indianapolis, United States Clay Ken Flach Heinz Günthardt
Balázs Taróczy		 7–6, 7–5
Winner 4. September 17, 1984 Los Angeles, United States Hard Ken Flach Wojtek Fibak
Sandy Mayer		 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner 5. October 29, 1984 Hong Kong Hard Ken Flach Mark Edmondson
Paul McNamee		 6–7, 6–3, 7–5
Winner 6. November 6, 1984 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet Ken Flach Drew Gitlin
Hank Pfister		 6–1, 6–7, 6–2
Winner 7. January 6, 1985 Masters Doubles WCT, London Carpet Ken Flach Heinz Günthardt
Balázs Taróczy		 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–0
Runner-up 3. February 25, 1985 La Quinta, United States Hard Ken Flach Heinz Günthardt
Balázs Taróczy		 6–3, 6–7, 3–6
Winner 8. April 1, 1985 Fort Myers, United States Hard Ken Flach Sammy Giammalva Jr.
David Pate		 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 4. April 8, 1985 Chicago, United States Carpet Ken Flach Johan Kriek
Yannick Noah		 6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 1–6, 4–6
Winner 9. May 13, 1985 Forest Hills, United States Clay Ken Flach Givaldo Barbosa
Ivan Kley		 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 5. May 20, 1985 Rome, Italy Clay Ken Flach Anders Järryd
Mats Wilander		 6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Winner 10. June 17, 1985 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Ken Flach Pat Cash
John Fitzgerald		 3–6, 6–3, 16–14
Winner 11. July 29, 1985 Indianapolis, United States Clay Ken Flach Pavel Složil
Kim Warwick		 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 6. August 12, 1985 Stratton Mountain, United States Hard Ken Flach Scott Davis
David Pate		 6–3, 6–7, 6–7
Winner 12. August 19, 1985 Montreal, Canada Hard Ken Flach Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd		 5–7, 7–6, 6–3
Winner 13. September 9, 1985 U.S. Open, New York Hard Ken Flach Henri Leconte
Yannick Noah		 6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 6–0
Winner 14. October 28, 1985 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet Ken Flach Scott Davis
David Pate		 4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Winner 15. February 10, 1986 Memphis, United States Carpet Ken Flach Guy Forget
Anders Järryd		 6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Winner 16. March 31, 1986 Chicago, United States Carpet Ken Flach Eddie Edwards
Francisco González		 6–0, 7–5
Runner-up 7. March 9, 1987 Miami, United States Hard Ken Flach Paul Annacone
Christo van Rensburg		 2–6, 4–6, 4–6
Winner 17. June 8, 1987 French Open, Paris Clay Anders Järryd Guy Forget
Yannick Noah		 6–7, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Winner 18. July 6, 1987 Wimbledon, London Grass Ken Flach Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez		 3–6, 6–7, 7–6, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 8. July 20, 1987 Livingston, New Jersey, United States Hard Ken Flach Gary Donnelly
Greg Holmes		 6–7, 3–6
Winner 19. August 24, 1987 Cincinnati, United States Hard Ken Flach Steve Denton
John Fitzgerald		 7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 9. September 14, 1987 U.S. Open, New York Hard Ken Flach Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd		 6–7, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–7
Runner-up 10. October 19, 1987 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Boris Becker Darren Cahill
Mark Kratzmann		 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 11. November 16, 1987 Wembley, England Carpet Ken Flach Miloslav Mečíř
Tomáš Šmíd		 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 12. December 13, 1987 Masters Doubles, London Carpet Ken Flach Miloslav Mečíř
Tomáš Šmíd		 4–6, 5–7, 7–6, 3–6
Runner-up 13. March 28, 1988 Miami, United States Hard Ken Flach John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd		 6–7, 1–6, 5–7
Winner 20. June 13, 1988 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Ken Flach Pieter Aldrich
Danie Visser		 6–2, 7–6
Winner 21. July 4, 1988 Wimbledon, London Grass Ken Flach John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd		 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6
Runner-up 14. August 2, 1988 Indianapolis, United States Hard Ken Flach Rick Leach
Jim Pugh		 4–6, 3–6
Winner 22. August 15, 1988 Toronto, Canada Hard Ken Flach Andrew Castle
Tim Wilkison		 7–6, 6–3
Winner 23. September 26, 1988 Seoul, South Korea Hard Ken Flach Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez		 6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 9–7
Winner 24. November 14, 1988 Wembley, England Carpet Ken Flach Martin Davis
Brad Drewett		 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 15. November 21, 1988 Detroit, United States Carpet Ken Flach Rick Leach
Jim Pugh		 4–6, 1–6
Winner 25. April 24, 1989 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard Ken Flach Kevin Curren
David Pate		 7–6, 7–6
Winner 26. August 21, 1989 Cincinnati, United States Hard Ken Flach Pieter Aldrich
Danie Visser		 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 16. September 11, 1989 U.S. Open, New York Hard Ken Flach John McEnroe
Mark Woodforde		 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 17. October 9, 1989 Orlando, United States Hard Ken Flach Scott Davis
Tim Pawsat		 5–7, 7–5, 4–6
Runner-up 18. March 25, 1991 Miami, United States Hard Ken Flach Wayne Ferreira
Piet Norval		 7–5, 6–7, 2–6
Winner 27. May 6, 1991 Tampa, United States Clay Ken Flach David Pate
Richey Reneberg		 6–7, 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 19. July 22, 1991 Washington, D.C., United States Hard Ken Flach Scott Davis
David Pate		 4–6, 2–6
Winner 28. August 12, 1991 Cincinnati, United States Hard Ken Flach Grant Connell
Glenn Michibata		 6–7, 6–4, 7–5
Winner 29. August 19, 1991 Indianapolis, United States Hard Ken Flach Kent Kinnear
Sven Salumaa		 7–6, 6–4
Runner-up 20. November 24, 1991 Doubles Championships, Johannesburg Hard (i) Ken Flach John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd		 4–6, 4–6, 6–2, 4–6

Doubles performance timeline
Tournament19831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996Career SRCareer Win-Loss
Grand Slams
Australian Open 3R 2R A NH SF A A A A A A A A A 0 / 3 8–3
French Open A 1R QF QF W QF A 2R 2R A A A 1R A 1 / 8 17–7
Wimbledon A 3R 1R QF W W SF QF 3R 1R A A 1R A 2 / 10 26–8
U.S. Open 3R 2R W A F SF F 3R SF A A A A A 1 / 8 29–6
Grand Slam SR 0 / 2 0 / 4 1 / 3 0 / 2 2 / 4 1 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 4 4 / 29 N/A
Annual Win-Loss 4–2 3–4 9–2 6–2 20–2 13–2 9–2 6–2 7–3 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 N/A 80–24
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells These Tournaments Were Not

Masters Series Events

Before 1990		 A 2R 2R A A A A 0 / 2 1–2
Miami A F 2R A 1R A A 0 / 3 5–3
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Rome A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Hamburg A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Canada 1R SF 1R A A A A 0 / 3 3–3
Cincinnati 2R W A A A A A 1 / 2 6–1
Stuttgart (Stockholm) A 2R A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1
Paris A SF A A A A A 0 / 1 2–1
Masters Series SR N/A 0 / 3 1 / 6 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 12 N/A
Annual Win-Loss N/A 1–2 16–5 0–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 N/A 17–11
Year End Ranking 71 16 1 16 1 2 8 95 6 905 445 1170 507 1259 N/A

A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held

References
  1. ATP - Players - Profile
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