Fred McNair
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Tennis | ||
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Summer Universiade | ||
1970 Turin | Doubles |
Frederick V. McNair IV (born July 22, 1950 in Washington, D.C.) is a former professional tennis player from the United States who reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1976. That year, he teamed up with Sherwood Stewart to capture the men's doubles titles at French Open, the German Open and the Masters. McNair was also a mixed doubles runner-up at the French Open in 1981, partnering Betty Stöve. In 1978, he was a member of the US team that won the Davis Cup. In nine years on the professional tour, McNair won 16 doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 67.
Prior to turning professional, McNair played tennis for the University of North Carolina, where he was a four-time All-American and an NCAA doubles finalist in 1973.
McNair comes from a tennis playing family. His grandfather, Fred Jr., and father, Fred III, both played in the U.S. Championships (now known as the US Open). Fred III and Fred IV formed a father-son doubles team which won six US national father and son doubles championship titles.
Since retiring from the tennis tour, McNair has become the President of McNair & Company Inc., a family practice founded by his grandfather in 1931 which uses life insurance in estate planning and executive benefits arena. He won the United States Tennis Association 35-over tennis title in 1989 and 40-over title in 1995.
McNair's father, Frederick V. McNair III; his grandfather, Frederick V. McNair, Jr.; and his great-grandfather, Frederick V. McNair, Sr., all were graduated from the United States Naval Academy.
Doubles titles (16)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1973 | Merion, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Grass | Jeff Austin | Colin Dibley Allan Stone |
6–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 1. | 1973 | Aptos, California, U.S. | Hard | Jeff Austin | Raymond Moore Onny Parun |
6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | 2. | 1973 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Hard | Anand Amritraj | Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith |
W/O |
Winner | 3. | 1974 | Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. | Carpet | Raz Reid | Byron Bertram John Feaver |
3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1974 | Merion, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Grass | Mike Machette | Roy Barth Humphrey Hose |
6–7, 2–6 |
Winner | 4. | 1975 | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | Carpet | Hans Kary | Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta |
7–6, 5–7, 7–6 |
Winner | 5. | 1975 | San Francisco | Carpet | Sherwood Stewart | Allan Stone Kim Warwick |
6–2, 7–6 |
Winner | 6. | 1975 | Maui, Hawaii, U.S. | Hard | Sherwood Stewart | Jeff Borowiak Haroon Rahim |
3–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 7. | 1976 | Salisbury, Maryland, U.S. | Carpet | Sherwood Stewart | Steve Krulevitz Trey Waltke |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 8. | 1976 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay | Wojtek Fibak | Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes |
4–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
Winner | 9. | 1976 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Sherwood Stewart | Dick Crealy Kim Warwick |
7–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 10. | 1976 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Sherwood Stewart | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
7–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 11. | 1976 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Sherwood Stewart | Wojtek Fibak Juan Gisbert, Sr. |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1976 | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | Clay | Sherwood Stewart | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1976 | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | Hard | Sherwood Stewart | William Brown Brian Teacher |
3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 12. | 1976 | South Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | Clay | Marty Riessen | Vitas Gerulaitis Ilie Năstase |
7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1976 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | Sherwood Stewart | Tom Okker Marty Riessen |
2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 13. | 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | Carpet | Sherwood Stewart | Robert Lutz Stan Smith |
4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1977 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Sherwood Stewart | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
7–6, 6–7, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 7. | 1977 | Washington, D.C. | Clay | Sherwood Stewart | John Alexander Phil Dent |
5–7, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 8. | 1977 | North Conway, New Hampshire, U.S. | Clay | Sherwood Stewart | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 1977 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Sherwood Stewart | Bob Hewitt Raúl Ramírez |
4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 1977 | San Francisco | Carpet | Sherwood Stewart | Marty Riessen Dick Stockton |
4–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 1977 | Cologne, Germany | Carpet | Sherwood Stewart | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
3–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 14. | 1977 | Oviedo, Spain | Hard | Sherwood Stewart | Jan Kodeš Raúl Ramírez |
6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 15. | 1978 | Baltimore WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Frew McMillan | Roger Taylor Antonio Zugarelli |
6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 12. | 1978 | Denver, Colorado, U.S. | Carpet | Sherwood Stewart | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 16. | 1978 | Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands | Carpet | Raúl Ramírez | Robert Lutz Stan Smith |
6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 13. | 1978 | London/Queen's Club, United Kingdom | Grass | Raúl Ramírez | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
2–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 14. | 1978 | Forest Hills WCT, U.S. | Clay | Sherwood Stewart | John Alexander Phil Dent |
6–7, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 15. | 1978 | Washington, D.C. | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | Bob Hewitt Arthur Ashe |
3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 16. | 1978 | Los Angeles | Carpet | Raúl Ramírez | John Alexander Phil Dent |
3–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 17. | 1978 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj |
4–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 18. | 1979 | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | Hard | Francisco González | Robert Lutz Stan Smith |
3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 19. | 1980 | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | Carpet | Fritz Buehning | Wojtek Fibak Geoff Masters |
4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 20. | 1981 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Clay | Anand Amritraj | Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart |
4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 21. | 1981 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Sammy Giammalva Jr. | Steve Denton Tim Wilkison |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 22. | 1982 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet | Tim Wilkison | Larry Stefanki Robert Van't Hof |
3–6, 6–7 |
External links
- Fred McNair at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Fred McNair at the International Tennis Federation
- Mid Atlantic Tennis Foundation Hall of Fame profile
- McNair & Company Inc.