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Ashley Fisher Country (sports) Australia Residence St Petersburg, Florida Born (1975-09-25 ) 25 September 1975 (age 46) New South Wales , AustraliaHeight 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Turned pro 1998 Retired 17 October 2011 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money $ 871,805Career record 0–0 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 489 (24 July 2000) Australian Open Q1 (2000 ) Career record 139–166 Career titles 4 Highest ranking No. 19 (22 June 2009) Australian Open QF (2006 ) French Open 3R (2009 , 2011 ) Wimbledon QF (2004 ) US Open SF (2006 ) Australian Open 2R (2007 ) French Open 2R (2009 ) Wimbledon 2R (2001 , 2005 , 2006 , 2011 , 2012 ) US Open 1R (2007 , 2009 ) Last updated on: 30 April 2021.
Ashley Fisher (born 25 September 1975) is a professional tennis player who comes from New South Wales in Australia . Fisher turned professional in 1998. Fisher has never played a major singles match on the ATP Tour , but has won four notable doubles titles on tour. The doubles specialist reached his highest doubles ranking of World Number 19 on 22 June 2009. He has reached the 2006 U.S. Open men's doubles semi-finals. Fisher is currently the head coach of the University of South Florida men's tennis team.
Career [ ]
Before turning professional, Fisher played college tennis at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas , where he was a two time All-American for the Horned Frogs .
Fisher also reached the 2006 U.S. Open men's doubles semifinals alongside Tripp Phillips , where they lost to Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi , 6–1, 6–4. Fisher and Nikolay Davydenko were Wimbledon men's doubles quarterfinalists in 2004 , where they lost to Jonas Björkman and Todd Woodbridge . He has won a total of 26 doubles titles, with 23 minor league Challengers and Futures events on the International Tennis Federation .
Fisher won his first ATP doubles title in Amersfoort with Devin Bowen , where they defeated Chris Haggard and André Sá 6–0, 6–4. His other two ATP titles were with different partners.
Personal [ ]
Fisher was born to mother Pamela and father Gary, and has two older siblings. Fisher started playing tennis at age five.
He currently resides in St. Petersburg , Florida and is coached by Glenn Irwin.
In July 2016, Fisher was promoted to head coach for the Division 1 nationally ranked University of South Florida Bulls Men's Tennis Team replacing Matt Hill.
ATP career finals [ ]
Doubles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runners-up) [ ]
Winner – Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–1)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–6)
Hard (3–4)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
W–L
Score
Loss
0–1
Apr 2003
Grand Prix Hassan II , Morocco
250 Series
Clay
Devin Bowen
Frantisek Cermak Leos Friedl
3–6, 5–7
Win
1–1
Jul 2003
Dutch Open , Netherlands
250 Series
Clay
Devin Bowen
Chris Haggard André Sá
6–0, 6–4
Loss
1–2
Oct 2005
Kingfisher Open , Vietnam
250 Series
Carpet
Robert Lindstedt
Lars Burgsmüller Philipp Kohlschreiber
6–7(3–7) , 4–6, 2–6
Win
2–2
Oct 2006
Japan Open , Japan
500 Series
Hard
Tripp Phillips
Paul Goldstein Jim Thomas
6–2, 7–5
Win
3–2
Sep 2007
China Open , China
250 Series
Hard
Rik de Voest
Chris Haggard Yen-Hsun Lu
6–7(3–7) , 6–0, [10–6]
Win
4–2
Jul 2008
Indianapolis , United States
250 Series
Hard
Tripp Phillips
Scott Lipsky David Martin
3–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Loss
4–3
Sep 2008
China Open , China
250 Series
Hard
Bobby Reynolds
Ross Hutchins Stephen Huss
5–7, 4–6
Loss
4–4
Feb 2009
SA Open , South Africa
250 Series
Hard
Rik de Voest
James Cerretani Dick Norman
7–6(7–9) , 2–6, [12–14]
Loss
4–5
Apr 2009
Miami Open , United States
Masters 1000
Hard
Stephen Huss
Max Mirnyi Andy Ram
6–2, 7–5
Loss
4–6
May 2009
BMW Open , Germany
250 Series
Clay
Jordan Kerr
Jan Hernych Ivo Minář
4–6, 4–6
Loss
4–7
Jul 2009
Indianapolis , United States
250 Series
Hard
Jordan Kerr
Dmitry Tursunov Ernests Gulbis
4–6, 6–3, [9–11]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ ]
Doubles: 42 (27–15) [ ]
Legend
ATP Challenger (20–9)
ITF Futures (7–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (20–5)
Clay (7–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–3)
W–L
Score
Loss
0–1
May 1998
USA F2, Vero Beach
Futures
Clay
Nitten Kirrtane
Simon Aspelin Chris Tontz
3–6, 4–6
Loss
0–2
Oct 1998
Finland F4, Oulu
Futures
Carpet
Ashley Ford
Robert Samuelsson Robert Lindstedt
3–6, 4–6
Win
1–2
Jul 1999
Spain F2, Alicante
Futures
Clay
Enrique Abaroa
Todd Perry Tim Crichton
6–4, 2–6, 7–6
Loss
1–3
Oct 1999
Indonesia F6, Jakarta
Futures
Hard
Minh Le
Myles Wakefield Thomas Shimada
3–6, 6–7
Win
2–3
Nov 1999
Thailand F2, Pattaya City
Futures
Hard
Dave Abelson
Björn Jacob Bartlomiej Dabrowski
6–4 ret.
Win
3–3
Nov 1999
Bangladesh F1, Rajshahi
Futures
Hard
Minh Le
Febi Widmhiyanto Hendri-Susilo Pramono
6–3, 6–0
Win
4–3
Dec 1999
Bangladesh F2, Dhaka
Futures
Hard
Minh Le
Rik De Voest Willem-Petrus Meyer
6–2, 6–4
Loss
4–4
Apr 2000
France F8, Melun
Futures
Carpet
Jose Frontera
Andreas Tattermusch Andreas Weber
6–7(6–8) , 6–4, 6–7(3–7)
Win
5–4
May 2000
Austria F1, Salzburg
Futures
Clay
Tim Crichton
Djalmar Sistermans Bartlomiej Dabrowski
6–7(10–8) , 6–3, 6–3
Loss
5–5
Jul 2000
Montauban , France
Challenger
Clay
Tim Crichton
Lee Pearson Grant Silcock
1–6, 4–6
Win
6–5
Jul 2000
Ostend , Belgium
Challenger
Clay
Tim Crichton
Damian Furmanski Francisco Cabello
6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Win
7–5
Aug 2000
Segovia , Spain
Challenger
Hard
Jason Weir-Smith
Damien Roberts Jordan Kerr
7–6(7–5) , 6–1
Loss
7–6
Aug 2000
Sylt , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Gareth Williams
Ionut Moldovan Yuriy Schukin
4–6, 2–6
Win
8–6
Oct 2000
Austin , United States
Challenger
Hard
Tim Crichton
Raemon Sluiter Dennis Van Scheppingen
6–1, 6–7(6–8) , 6–0
Loss
8–7
Nov 2000
Yokohama , Japan
Challenger
Carpet
Tim Crichton
Yves Allegro Julian Knowle
3–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win
9–7
Nov 2000
Seoul , South Korea
Challenger
Hard
Tim Crichton
Frantisek Cermak Ota Fukarek
6–4, 6–4
Win
10–7
Nov 2000
Vietnam F1, Ho Chi Minh City
Futures
Hard
Aisam Qureshi
Michal Navratil Jaroslav Levinsky
6–4, 6–4
Win
11–7
Mar 2001
Singapore , Singapore
Challenger
Hard
Tim Crichton
Brandon Hawk Kyle Spencer
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win
12–7
Sep 2001
Curitiba , Brazil
Challenger
Clay
Tim Crichton
Pedro Pereira Emanuel Couto
6–3, 6–4
Loss
12–8
Apr 2002
Tunis , Tunisia
Challenger
Clay
Devin Bowen
Alex Lopez-Moron Andres Schneiter
4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss
12–9
Jun 2002
Biella , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Nathan Healey
Dominik Hrbaty Giorgio Galimberti
6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Win
13–9
Nov 2002
Nottingham , United Kington
Challenger
Hard
Stephen Huss
Scott Humphries Mark Merklein
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss
13–10
Apr 2003
Bermuda Challenger , Bermuda
Challenger
Clay
Andrew Kratzmann
Robert Kendrick Mark Merklein
3–6, 1–3 ret.
Win
14–10
Nov 2003
Waco , United States
Challenger
Hard
Devin Bowen
Ryan Havilland K.J. Hippensteel
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win
15–10
Jan 2004
Nouméa , New Caledonia
Challenger
Hard
Stephen Huss
Luke Bourgeois Vince Mellino
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win
16–10
Mar 2004
Mexico City , Mexico
Challenger
Clay
Tripp Phillips
Rogier Wassen Federico Browne
6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Loss
16–11
Apr 2004
Bermuda Challenger , Bermuda
Challenger
Clay
Stephen Huss
Jordan Kerr Tom Vanhoudt
6–4, 3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win
17–11
Sep 2004
Seoul , South Korea
Challenger
Hard
Robert Lindstedt
Johan Landsberg Thomas Shimada
7–5, 7–6(7–0)
Win
18–11
Sep 2004
Beijing , China
Challenger
Hard
Tripp Phillips
Justin Gimelstob Graydon Oliver
7–5, 7–5
Win
19–11
Aug 2005
Vancouver , Canada
Challenger
Hard
Tripp Phillips
Huntley Montgomery Rajeev Ram
7–6(8–6) , 1–6, 6–2
Win
20–11
Nov 2005
Busan 2 , South Korea
Challenger
Hard
Tripp Phillips
Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana
7–5, 6–3
Win
21–11
Nov 2005
Champaign-Urbana , United States
Challenger
Hard
Tripp Phillips
Justin Gimelstob Rajeev Ram
6–3, 5–7, 6–0
Win
22–11
Dec 2005
Orlando , United States
Challenger
Hard
Tripp Phillips
Mischa Zverev Alex Kuznetsov
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Win
23–11
Aug 2007
Vancouver , Cabada
Challenger
Hard
Rik de Voest
Alex Kuznetsov Donald Young
6–1, 6–2
Loss
23–12
Nov 2007
Nashville , United States
Challenger
Hard
Stephen Huss
Bobby Reynolds Rajeev Ram
7–6(7–4) , 1–6, [10–12]
Loss
23–13
Aug 2008
Vancouver , Canada
Challenger
Hard
Rik de Voest
Travis Parrott Eric Butorac
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win
24–13
Sep 2008
Tulsa , United States
Challenger
Hard
Stephen Huss
Bobby Reynolds Rajeev Ram
7–6(7–4) , 6–3
Win
25–13
Nov 2008
Busan 2 , South Korea
Challenger
Hard
Rik De Voest
Jean-Julien Rojer Johan Brunstrom
6–4, 2–6, [10–6]
Win
26–13
May 2011
Sarasota , United States
Challenger
Clay
Stephen Huss
Alex Kuznetsov Alex Bogomolov Jr.
6–3, 6–4
Win
27–13
May 2011
USA F12, Tampa
Futures
Clay
Chris Haggard
Clayton Almeida Joshua Zavala]
7–6(7-1) , 6–4
Loss
27–14
Oct 2015
USA F29, Mansfield
Futures
Hard
Liam Broady
Hans Hach Eric Quigley
5–7, 3–6
Loss
27–15
Nov 2015
Australia F11, Wollongong
Futures
Hard
Dayne Kelly
Marc Polmans Steven de Waard
2–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Grand Slam performance timelines [ ]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Doubles [ ]
Mixed doubles [ ]
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