Fritz Buehning
| Country (sports) | United States |
|---|---|
| Born | March 5, 1960 Summit, New Jersey |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | 1972 |
| Retired | 1986 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $608,506 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 113–120 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 21 (23 November 1981) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1983) |
| French Open | 2R (1980) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1981) |
| US Open | 3R (1982) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 205–121 |
| Career titles | 12 |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (19 September 1983) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1982) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1981) |
| US Open | F (1983) |
Fritz Buehning (born March 5, 1960) is an American former tennis player.
Born in Summit, New Jersey, Buehning grew up in Millburn, New Jersey and attended Millburn High School, where he won the New Jersey state individual tennis championship in 1977 as a junior, his final year in high school. He attended University of California, Los Angeles, where he was recognized as Pac-10 Player of the Year and an All-American and was part of a tennis team that won the NCAA championship.[1]
Buehning achieved top rankings of No. 21 in singles and No. 4 in doubles, ending his career as a result of a foot injury after five seasons on the tour. On professional tournaments, he won one singles title and 12 doubles titles. Partnered with Van Winitsky, he lost the 1983 US Open finals to the team of Peter Fleming and John McEnroe.[1]
Career finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 1980 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Kim Warwick | 2–6, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Dec 1980 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Brian Teacher | 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 1982 | Richmond, U.S. | Carpet (i) | José Luis Clerc | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 27 (12 titles, 15 runner-ups)
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1979 | South Orange, U.S. | Clay | Bruce Nichols | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Nov 1979 | Bologna, Italy | Carpet (i) | Ferdi Taygan | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Feb 1980 | Richmond, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Johan Kriek | Brian Gottfried Frew McMillan |
3–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Mar 1980 | Dayton, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Fred McNair | Wojciech Fibak Geoff Masters |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | May 1980 | São Paulo, Brazil | Carpet | Anand Amritraj | David Carter Chris Lewis |
7–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jul 1980 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | Peter Rennert | Andrew Pattison Butch Walts |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Aug 1980 | South Orange, U.S. | Clay | Van Winitsky | Bill Maze John McEnroe |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–5 | Oct 1980 | Melbourne, Australia | Carpet (i) | Ferdi Taygan | John Sadri Tim Wilkison |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–5 | Mar 1981 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | Ferdi Taygan | Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer |
7–6, 1–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–5 | Aug 1981 | South Orange, U.S. | Hard | Andrew Pattison | Shlomo Glickstein David Schneider |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–5 | Aug 1981 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | Peter Fleming | Sammy Giammalva Jr. Tony Giammalva |
6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Nov 1981 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Russell Simpson | Terry Moor John Yuill |
3–6, 7–5, 4–6, 7–6, 10–12 |
| Loss | 6–7 | Mar 1982 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | Kevin Curren | Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 7–7 | Aug 1982 | La Costa WCT, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Johan Kriek | Bob Lutz Raúl Ramírez |
3–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–7 | Sep 1982 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Brian Teacher | Martin Davis Chris Dunk |
6–7, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 8–8 | Oct 1982 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | Pavel Složil | Henri Leconte Yannick Noah |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 9–8 | Oct 1982 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | Tomáš Šmíd | Kevin Curren Buster Mottram |
4–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 9–9 | Feb 1983 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Brian Teacher | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 10–9 | Mar 1983 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | Tom Gullikson | Peter Fleming Pavel Složil |
7–6, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 10–10 | Mar 1983 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Peter Fleming | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd |
2–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Win | 11–10 | Jul 1983 | South Orange, U.S. | Clay | Tom Cain | John Lloyd Dick Stockton |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 11–11 | Aug 1983 | Stowe, U.S. | Hard | Tom Gullikson | Brad Drewett Kim Warwick |
6–4, 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 11–12 | Sep 1983 | US Open, New York | Hard | Van Winitsky | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
3–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 12–12 | Feb 1984 | Memphis, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Peter Fleming | Heinz Günthardt Tomáš Šmíd |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 12–13 | Mar 1984 | Madrid, Spain | Carpet (i) | Ferdi Taygan | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 12–14 | Mar 1984 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | Ferdi Taygan | Kevin Curren Wojciech Fibak |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 12–15 | Jul 1984 | Stuttgart, West Germany | Clay | Ferdi Taygan | Sandy Mayer Andreas Maurer |
6–7, 4–6 |
References
- ^ a b Best Boys Tennis Team of the Century, The Star-Ledger. Accessed December 10, 2007.