Gary Donnelly

Gary Donnelly

Country (sports)	United States
Born	June 3, 1962 Phoenix, United States
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Turned pro	1983
Retired	2000
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$370,579
Singles
Career record	13–32
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 48 (October 11, 1986)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (1987)
French Open	1R (1987)
Wimbledon	1R (1987)
US Open	4R (1986)
Doubles
Career record	177–129
Career titles	8
Highest ranking	No. 16 (November 3, 1986)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (1987)
French Open	SF (1987)
Wimbledon	F (1986)
US Open	SF (1985)

Gary Donnelly (born June 3, 1962) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Donnelly still lives in Phoenix with his five children and wife, where he is a club pro at the Scottsdale Arizona Inn.

Donnelly played college tennis at Arizona State University.

Major Accomplishments^[1]

• Career high ATP singles world ranking #42
• Career high ATP doubles world ranking #2
• 2 ATP singles titles
• 18 ATP doubles titles
• Wimbledon doubles finals
• 2 US Open doubles semi-finals
• US Open 4th round singles
• French Open doubles semi-finals
• #2 Davis Cup Doubles Team
• World Team Tennis Champion (San Antonio Racquets)
• Tournament of Champions finals
• Player/Coach for US World Team Cup
• 1998 and 2004 Wimbledon Masters Finals
• #1 singles and doubles at Arizona State University
• Arizona State University Team Captain
• #1 Junior in Southwest Section Boys 16′s and 18′s
• Adidas National Advisory Staff
• 2011 Central Arizona Tennis Hall of Fame

What He's Up to Now^[1]

• Director of Donnelly Tennis Academy
• Successfully coached juniors for over 20 years
• USPTA Certified
• Still a lifelong Scottsdale, Arizona resident
• Still competes at national and international levels
• Coached ATP and WTA Professionals

Grand Prix and WCT doubles finals (18)

Titles (8)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	1984	Boston, U.S.	Clay	Ernie Fernandez	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	4–6, 4–6
Winner	1.	1984	Honolulu, U.S.	Hard	Butch Walts	Mark Dickson Mike Leach	7–6, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	1985	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Mike De Palmer	Guy Forget Andrés Gómez	3–6, 4–6
Winner	2.	1985	Vienna, Austria	Hard (i)	Mike De Palmer	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	6–4, 6–3
Winner	3.	1986	Bari, Italy	Clay	Tomáš Šmíd	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	3.	1986	Nice, France	Clay	Colin Dowdeswell	Jakob Hlasek Pavel Složil	3–6, 6–4, 9–11
Runner-up	4.	1986	Florence, Italy	Clay	Mike De Palmer	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	4–6, 6–7
Runner-up	5.	1986	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Peter Fleming	Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander	6–7, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	6.	1986	San Francisco, U.S.	Carpet	Mike De Palmer	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	4–6, 6–7
Winner	4.	1986	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet	Mike De Palmer	Andrés Gómez Ivan Lendl	6–3, 7–5
Winner	5.	1986	Hong Kong	Hard	Mike De Palmer	Pat Cash Mark Kratzmann	7–6, 6–7, 7–5
Runner-up	7.	1987	Chicago, U.S.	Carpet	Mike De Palmer	Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg	3–6, 6–7
Runner-up	8.	1987	Forest Hills, U.S.	Clay	Peter Fleming	Guy Forget Yannick Noah	6–4, 4–6, 1–6
Winner	6.	1987	Livingston, U.S.	Hard	Greg Holmes	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	7–6, 6–3
Winner	7.	1987	Schenectady, U.S.	Hard	Gary Muller	Brad Pearce Jim Pugh	7–6, 6–2
Winner	8.	1987	Washington, D.C., U.S.	Hard	Peter Fleming	Laurie Warder Blaine Willenborg	6–2, 7–6
Runner-up	9.	1988	Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Jim Grabb	Andrew Castle Roberto Saad	7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Runner-up	10.	1989	Bristol, England	Grass	Mike De Palmer	Paul Chamberlin Tim Wilkison	6–7, 4–6

External links

• Gary Donnelly at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Gary Donnelly at the International Tennis Federation

References

1. "Gary Donnelly". www.allabouttennis.com. Retrieved 2015-10-06.