Andrew Pattison

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Andrew Pattison

Country (sports)	Rhodesia Zimbabwe  United States
Residence	Peoria, Arizona
Born	(1949-01-30) 30 January 1949 (age 73) Pretoria, South Africa
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	1970
Retired	1983
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	270–247
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 24 (27 September 1974)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (1980)
French Open	3R (1973)
Wimbledon	3R (1971, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1981)
US Open	QF (1975)
Doubles
Career record	239–237
Career titles	7

Andrew Pattison (born 30 January 1949) is a former South African-born Rhodesian and later Zimbabwean^[1] tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking was world No. 24, which he reached on 24 September 1974. Pattison won four singles tournaments, and seven doubles tournaments. Pattison has two sons, Sean and Dale. He is married to Debra Hill and they reside in Peoria, Arizona.

Career finals[]

Singles (4 titles, 7 runner-ups)[]

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 1972	Columbus, Ohio, U.S.	Hard	Jimmy Connors	5–7, 3–6, 5–7
Loss	0–2	Jul 1972	Tanglewood, USA	Clay	Bob Hewitt	6–3, 3–6, 1–6
Loss	0–3	Aug 1972	Montreal, Canada	Clay	Ilie Năstase	4–6, 3–6
Win	1–3	Apr 1974	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Ilie Năstase	5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Win	2–3	Apr 1974	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	John Alexander	6–3, 7–5
Loss	2–4	Oct 1974	Vienna, Austria	Hard (i)	Vitas Gerulaitis	4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss	2–5	Jan 1976	Columbus, Ohio, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Arthur Ashe	6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss	2–6	Feb 1976	Dayton, Ohio, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Jaime Fillol Sr.	4–6, 7–6, 4–6
Win	3–6	Sep 1977	Laguna Niguel, U.S.	Hard	Colin Dibley	2–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win	4–6	Nov 1979	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Víctor Pecci	2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3
Loss	4–7	Jul 1980	Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.	Grass	Vijay Amritraj	1–6, 7–5, 3–6

World Team Tennis[]

In 1974, Pattison was a member of the World Team Tennis (WTT) champion Denver Racquets.^[2] He was named 1974 WTT Playoffs Most Valuable Player.^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• Andrew Pattison at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Andrew Pattison at the International Tennis Federation

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