Sherwood Stewart

Sherwood Stewart

Country (sports)	United States
Born	June 6, 1946 Goose Creek, Texas, USA
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$1,602,565
Singles
Career record	158–224
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 60 (December 31, 1978)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (1977, 1978)
French Open	3R (1976)
Wimbledon	3R (1975, 1978)
US Open	3R (1977)
Doubles
Career record	728–357
Career titles	52
Highest ranking	No. 4 (March 3, 1980)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	W (1984)
French Open	W (1976, 1982)
Wimbledon	SF (1982)
US Open	F (1978)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	W (1987)
Wimbledon	W (1988)

Sherwood Stewart (born June 6, 1946, in Goose Creek, Texas, United States) played amateur and professional tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings on December 31, 1978, and No. 4 in doubles on January 3, 1983.

He attended Lamar University, in Beaumont, Texas, and graduated in 1969. He was the NCAA College Division Singles Champion in 1967 and was inducted into the Lamar University Hall of Honor.

He won 51 doubles titles, the biggest of them coming at the 1984 Australian Open, the French Open in 1976 and 1982, in Cincinnati in 1974, in Monte Carlo in 1984, and in Hamburg in 1976. He was also in three additional Grand Slam doubles finals during his career.

After retiring from playing, he became a coach, most notably of Zina Garrison.^[1]

Grand Slam Finals, 10 (5 wins, 5 losses)

Men's Doubles, 6 (3 wins, 3 losses)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1976	French Open	Fred McNair	Brian Gottfried Raul Ramírez	7–6, 6–3, 6–1
Runner-Up	1978	US Open	Marty Riessen	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	6–1, 5–7, 3–6
Winner	1982	French Open (2)	Ferdi Taygan	Hans Gildemeister Belus Prajoux	7–5, 6–3, 1–1, retired
Runner-Up	1983	French Open	Mark Edmondson	Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson	6–7, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-Up	1983	Australian Open	Steve Denton	Mark Edmondson Paul McNamee	3–6, 6–7
Winner	1984	Australian Open	Mark Edmondson	Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander	6–1, 6–4

Mixed Doubles, 4 (2 wins, 2 losses)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1987	Australian Open	Zina Garrison	Anne Hobbs Andrew Castle	3–6, 7–6(5), 6–3
Runner-Up	1987	French Open	Lori McNeil	Pam Shriver Emilio Sánchez Vicario	3–6, 6–7(4)
Winner	1988	Wimbledon	Zina Garrison	Gretchen Magers Kelly Jones	6–1, 7–6(3)
Runner-Up	1989	Australian Open	Zina Garrison	Jana Novotná Jim Pugh	3–6, 4–6

Doubles titles (51)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1.	1973	Manila, Philippines	Hard	Marcello Lara	Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	6–2, 6–0
Winner	2.	1974	Tucson, USA	Hard	Charlie Pasarell	Tom Edlefsen Manuel Orantes	6–4, 6–4
Winner	3.	1974	Cincinnati, USA	Hard	Dick Dell	James Delaney John Whitlinger	4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Winner	4.	1975	San Francisco, USA	Carpet	Fred McNair	Allan Stone Kim Warwick	6–2, 7–6
Winner	5.	1975	Maui, USA	Hard	Fred McNair	Jeff Borowiak Haroon Rahim	3–6, 7–6, 6–3
Winner	6.	1976	Dayton, USA	Carpet	Ray Ruffels	Jaime Fillol Charlie Pasarell	6–2, 3–6, 7–5
Winner	7.	1976	Salisbury, USA	Carpet	Fred McNair	Steve Krulevitz Trey Waltke	6–3, 6–2
Winner	8.	1976	Sacramento, USA	Carpet	Tom Gorman	Mike Cahill John Whitlinger	3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner	9.	1976	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Fred McNair	Dick Crealy Kim Warwick	7–6, 7–6, 7–6
Winner	10.	1976	French Open, Paris	Clay	Fred McNair	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	7–6, 6–3, 6–1
Winner	11.	1976	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Fred McNair	Wojtek Fibak Juan Gisbert, Sr.	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	1.	1976	Columbus, USA	Hard	Fred McNair	William Brown Brian Teacher	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	1976	Indianapolis, USA	Clay	Fred McNair	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	3.	1976	Paris Indoor, France	Hard (i)	Fred McNair	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	2–6, 2–6
Winner	12.	1976	Johannesburg WCT, South Africa	Hard	Brian Gottfried	Juan Gisbert, Sr. Stan Smith	6–1, 1–6, 6–1
Winner	13.	1977	Memphis, USA	Carpet	Fred McNair	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Runner-up	4.	1977	Rome, Italy	Clay	Fred McNair	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	7–6, 6–7, 5–7
Runner-up	5.	1977	Washington, D.C., USA	Clay	Fred McNair	John Alexander Phil Dent	5–7, 5–7
Runner-up	6.	1977	North Conway, USA	Clay	Fred McNair	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	5–7, 3–6
Runner-up	7.	1977	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Fred McNair	Bob Hewitt Raúl Ramírez	4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Runner-up	8.	1977	San Francisco, USA	Carpet	Fred McNair	Marty Riessen Dick Stockton	4–6, 6–1, 4–6
Runner-up	9.	1977	Cologne, Germany	Carpet	Fred McNair	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	3–6, 5–7
Winner	14.	1977	Oviedo, Spain	Hard	Fred McNair	Jan Kodeš Raúl Ramírez	6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	10.	1978	Denver, USA	Carpet	Fred McNair	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	3–6, 2–6
Winner	15.	1978	Guadalajara, Mexico	Clay	Sandy Mayer	Gene Mayer Sashi Menon	4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Runner-up	11.	1978	US Open, New York	Hard	Marty Riessen	Stan Smith Robert Lutz	6–1, 5–7, 3–6
Runner-up	12.	1978	Woodlands Doubles, USA	Hard	Marty Riessen	Wojtek Fibak Tom Okker	6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 3–6
Winner	16.	1978	Taipei, Taiwan	Carpet	Butch Walts	Mark Edmondson John Marks	6–2, 6–7, 7–6
Winner	17.	1978	Manila, Philippines	Clay	Brian Teacher	Ross Case Chris Kachel	6–3, 7–6
Winner	18.	1978	Calcutta, India	Clay	Sashi Menon	Gilles Moretton Yannick Noah	7–6, 6–4
Winner	19.	1978	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Grass	Hank Pfister	Syd Ball Bob Carmichael	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	13.	1979	World Doubles WCT, London	Carpet	Ilie Năstase	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 1–6
Winner	20.	1979	Baltimore WCT, USA	Carpet	Marty Riessen	Anand Amritraj Cliff Drysdale	7–6, 6–4
Winner	21.	1979	Houston, USA	Clay	Gene Mayer	John Alexander Geoff Masters	6–1, 5–7, 6–4
Winner	22.	1979	Las Vegas, USA	Hard	Marty Riessen	Adriano Panatta Raúl Ramírez	4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Runner-up	14.	1979	London/Queen's Club, England	Grass	Marty Riessen	Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson	4–6, 4–6
Winner	23.	1979	Washington, D.C., USA	Clay	Marty Riessen	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner	24.	1979	Louisville, USA	Hard	Marty Riessen	Vijay Amritraj Raúl Ramírez	6–2, 1–6, 6–1
Winner	25.	1979	Lafayette, USA	Carpet	Marty Riessen	Victor Amaya Eric Friedler	6–4, 6–4
Winner	26.	1979	Woodlands Doubles, USA	Hard	Marty Riessen	Bob Carmichael Tim Gullikson	6–3, 2–2, RET.
Winner	27.	1979	Los Angeles, USA	Carpet	Marty Riessen	Wojtek Fibak Frew McMillan	6–4, 6–4
Winner	28.	1979	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet	Marty Riessen	Mike Cahill Terry Moor	6–4, 7–6
Winner	29.	1979	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Tomáš Šmíd	Marcos Hocevar João Soares	6–1, 7–5
Runner-up	15.	1980	Houston, USA	Clay	Marty Riessen	Peter McNamara Paul McNamee	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	16.	1980	London/Queen's Club, England	Grass	Paul McNamee	Rod Frawley Geoff Masters	2–6, 6–4, 9–11
Runner-up	17.	1980	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet	Marty Riessen	Victor Amaya Hank Pfister	3–6, 6–3, 6–7
Winner	30.	1981	Philadelphia, USA	Carpet	Marty Riessen	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	6–2, 6–2
Winner	31.	1981	Houston, USA	Clay	Mark Edmondson	Anand Amritraj Fred McNair	6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	18.	1981	San Francisco, USA	Carpet	Mark Edmondson	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	6–7, 4–6
Runner-up	19.	1981	Sydney Indoor, Australia	Hard (i)	Ferdi Taygan	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	7–6, 6–7, 1–6
Runner-up	20.	1981	Melbourne Indoor, Australia	Carpet	Ferdi Taygan	Paul Kronk Peter McNamara	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	21.	1981	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Ferdi Taygan	Kevin Curren Steve Denton	7–6, 4–6, 0–6
Winner	32.	1981	Wembley, England	Carpet	Ferdi Taygan	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	7–5, 6–7, 6–4
Winner	33.	1982	Mexico City WCT, Mexico	Carpet	Ferdi Taygan	Tomáš Šmíd Balázs Taróczy	6–4, 7–5
Runner-up	22.	1982	Philadelphia, USA	Carpet	Ferdi Taygan	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	6–7, 4–6
Winner	34.	1982	Brussels, Belgium	Hard (i)	Pavel Složil	Tracy Delatte Chris Dunk	6–4, 6–7, 7–5
Winner	35.	1982	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet	Mark Edmondson	Fritz Buehning Kevin Curren	7–5, 6–2
Runner-up	23.	1982	Milan, Italy	Carpet	Mark Edmondson	Heinz Günthardt Peter McNamara	6–7, 6–7
Runner-up	24.	1982	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Mark Edmondson	Paul McNamee Peter McNamara	7–6, 6–7, 3–6
Winner	36.	1982	Los Angeles, USA	Hard	Ferdi Taygan	Bruce Manson Brian Teacher	6–1, 6–7, 6–3
Winner	37.	1982	Las Vegas, USA	Hard	Ferdi Taygan	Carlos Kirmayr Van Winitsky	7–6, 6–4
Winner	38.	1982	French Open, Paris	Clay	Ferdi Taygan	Hans Gildemeister Belus Prajoux	7–5, 6–3, 1–1, RET.
Winner	39.	1982	North Conway, USA	Clay	Ferdi Taygan	Pablo Arraya Eric Fromm	6–2, 7–6
Winner	40.	1982	Indianapolis, USA	Clay	Ferdi Taygan	Robbie Venter Blaine Willenborg	6–4, 7–5
Winner	41.	1982	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Clay	Ferdi Taygan	Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson	6–1, 3–6, 7–6
Runner-up	25.	1982	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Ferdi Taygan	Mark Dickson Jan Gunnarsson	6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Winner	42.	1983	Bournemouth, England	Clay	Tomáš Šmíd	Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy	7–6, 7–5
Runner-up	26.	1983	French Open, Paris	Clay	Mark Edmondson	Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson	6–7, 4–6, 2–6
Winner	43.	1983	North Conway, USA	Clay	Mark Edmondson	Eric Fromm Drew Gitlin	7–6, 7–6
Winner	44.	1983	Indianapolis, USA	Clay	Mark Edmondson	Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta	7–6, 6–3
Runner-up	27.	1983	Dallas, USA	Hard	Steve Denton	Nduka Odizor Van Winitsky	3–6, 5–7
Winner	45.	1983	Sydney Indoor, Australia	Hard (i)	Mark Edmondson	John McEnroe Peter Rennert	6–2, 6–4
Winner	46.	1983	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet	Mark Edmondson	Steve Denton John Fitzgerald	6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	28.	1983	Wembley, England	Carpet	Steve Denton	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	29.	1983	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Andrés Gómez	Steve Meister Brian Teacher	7–6, 6–7, 2–6
Runner-up	30.	1983	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Steve Denton	Mark Edmondson Paul McNamee	3–6, 6–7
Winner	47.	1984	Boca West, USA	Hard	Mark Edmondson	David Dowlen Nduka Odizor	4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	31.	1984	Luxembourg	Carpet	Mark Edmondson	Anders Järryd Tomáš Šmíd	3–6, 5–7
Winner	48.	1984	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Mark Edmondson	Jan Gunnarsson Mats Wilander	6–2, 6–1
Runner-up	32.	1984	Sydney Indoor, Australia	Hard (i)	Mark Edmondson	Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	33.	1984	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet	Mark Edmondson	Tony Giammalva Sammy Giammalva Jr.	6–7, 4–6
Runner-up	34.	1984	Treviso, Italy	Clay	Jan Gunnarsson	Pavel Složil Tim Wilkison	2–6, 3–6
Winner	49.	1984	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Mark Edmondson	Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander	6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	35.	1985	Delray Beach, USA	Hard	Kim Warwick	Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg	5–7, 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up	36.	1985	Dallas, USA	Carpet	Mark Edmondson	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	37.	1986	La Quinta, USA	Hard	Yannick Noah	Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd	4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	38.	1986	Indianapolis, USA	Clay	John Fitzgerald	Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez	4–6, 6–7
Runner-up	39.	1986	Rome, Italy	Clay	Mark Edmondson	Guy Forget Yannick Noah	6–7, 2–6
Winner	50.	1986	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Kim Warwick	Pat Cash Slobodan Živojinović	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	40.	1986	Wembley, England	Carpet	Kim Warwick	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	6–3, 6–7, 2–6
Runner-up	41.	1986	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard (i)	Andrés Gómez	Mike De Palmer Christo van Rensburg	6–3, 2–6, 6–7
Winner	51.	1987	Orlando, USA	Hard	Kim Warwick	Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg	2–6, 7–6, 6–4
Runner-up	42.	1988	Orlando, USA	Hard	Kim Warwick	Guy Forget Yannick Noah	4–6, 4–6

References

1. Upset Victory Is the Product of Hard-Won Confidence

External links

• Sherwood Stewart at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Sherwood Stewart at the International Tennis Federation
• Sherwood Stewart at the Davis Cup