South African tennis player
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Grant Stafford Country (sports) South Africa Residence Alpharetta , Georgia , United States Born (1971-05-27 ) 27 May 1971 (age 50) Johannesburg , South Africa Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Turned pro 1990 Retired 2000 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $ 1,307,208Career record 83-117 Career titles 0 3 Challenger , 0 Futures Highest ranking No. 53 (31 January 1994) Australian Open 4R (1994 ) French Open 1R (1994 , 1997 , 1998 ) Wimbledon 3R (1992 ) US Open 2R (1991 , 1997 ) Career record 109–109 Career titles 5 6 Challenger , 0 Futures Highest ranking No. 42 (14 September 1998) Australian Open QF (1995 ) French Open 2R (1998 , 1999 ) Wimbledon 2R (1997 , 1998 , 1999 ) US Open QF (2000 ) French Open SF (1999 ) Wimbledon 2R (1998 , 2001 ) Last updated on: 12 December 2021.
Grant Stafford (born 27 May 1971) is a former tennis player from South Africa .
Turning professional in 1990, Stafford won five doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his career-high singles ranking on the ATP Tour of World No. 53 in January 1994.
Junior Grand Slam finals [ ]
Doubles: 1 (1 title) [ ]
Result
Year
Tournament
Surface
Partnet
Opponents
Score
Win
1989
US Open
Hard
Wayne Ferreira
Martin Damm Jan Kodes
6–3, 6–4
ATP career finals [ ]
Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups) [ ]
Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (0–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–3)
Indoors (0–0)
Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up) [ ]
Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (1–0)
ATP World Series (4–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (5–1)
Indoors (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Apr 1994
Sun City , South Africa
World Series
Hard
Ellis Ferreira
Marius Barnard Brent Haygarth
3–6, 5–7
Win
1–1
Oct 1996
Tel Aviv Open , Israel
World Series
Hard
Marcos Ondruska
Noam Behr Eyal Erlich
6–3, 6–2
Win
2–1
Apr 1998
Orlando , United States
World Series
Clay
Kevin Ullyett
Michael Tebbutt Mikael Tillström
4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win
3–1
May 1998
Coral Springs , United States
World Series
Clay
Kevin Ullyett
Mark Merklein Vince Spadea
7–5, 6–4
Win
4–1
Jul 1998
Washington , United States
Championship Series
Hard
Kevin Ullyett
Wayne Ferreira Patrick Galbraith
6–3, 7–5
Win
5–1
Jan 2001
Adelaide , Australia
World Series
Hard
David Macpherson
Wayne Arthurs Todd Woodbridge
6–7(5–7) , 6–4, 6–4
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals [ ]
Singles: 5 (3–2) [ ]
Legend
ATP Challenger (3–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Apr 1990
Durban , South Africa
Challenger
Hard
Jeremy Bates
4–6, 1–6
Win
1–1
Apr 1996
West Bloomfield , United States
Challenger
Hard
Sargis Sargsian
6–4, 6–2
Win
2–1
May 1996
Andijan , Uzbekistan
Challenger
Hard
Stephane Simian
6–2, 6–7, 6–4
Win
3–1
May 1996
Jerusalem , Israel
Challenger
Hard
Chris Haggard
6–4, 6–3
Loss
3–2
Sep 1996
Aruba , Aruba
Challenger
Hard
Vince Spadea
3–6, 5–7
Doubles: 12 (6–6) [ ]
Legend
ATP Challenger (6–6)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
May 1992
São Paulo , Brazil
Challenger
Hard
Kevin Ullyett
Gerardo Martinez Tom Mercer
7–6, 6–4
Win
2–0
May 1992
Itu , Brazil
Challenger
Hard
Kevin Ullyett
Bertrand Madsen Tom Mercer
6–1, 6–3
Win
3–0
Nov 1992
Aachen , Germany
Challenger
Carpet
Christo Van Rensburg
Michael Mortensen Christian Saceanu
6–1, 6–3
Loss
3–1
Nov 1992
Munich , Germany
Challenger
Carpet
Marcos Ondruska
Sander Groen Arne Thoms
4–6, 6–7
Win
4–1
May 1993
Rome , Italy
Challenger
Clay
David Nainkin
Danilo Marcelino Fernando Meligeni
6–0, 6–1
Loss
4–2
Sep 1993
Singapore , Singapore
Challenger
Hard
Sander Groen
Jeremy Bates Christo Van Rensburg
3–6, 4–6
Win
5–2
Oct 1993
Brest , France
Challenger
Hard
Ellis Ferreira
Mike Briggs Trevor Kronemann
2–6, 7–5, 7–5
Loss
5–3
Dec 1994
Naples , United States
Challenger
Clay
Marcos Ondruska
David Macpherson Trevor Kronemann
3–6, 6–7
Win
6–3
Aug 1996
Lexington , United States
Challenger
Hard
Geoff Grant
Chad Clark Tamer El Sawy
7–5, 6–1
Loss
6–4
Sep 1996
Aruba , Aruba
Challenger
Hard
Sebastien Leblanc
Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
2–6, 2–6
Loss
6–5
Aug 2000
Lexington , United States
Challenger
Hard
Wesley Whitehouse
Lorenzo Manta Laurence Tieleman
6–7(5–7) , 6–7(3–7)
Loss
6–6
Apr 2001
Paget , Bermuda
Challenger
Clay
Thomas Shimada
Paul Goldstein Andy Roddick
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
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)
Singles [ ]
Doubles [ ]
Tournament
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
SR
W–L
Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open
A
A
A
A
1R
QF
A
2R
1R
A
2R
1R
0 / 6
5–6
45%
French Open
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
2R
2R
A
1R
0 / 4
2–4
33%
Wimbledon
Q1
A
Q2
Q1
A
A
A
2R
2R
2R
1R
1R
0 / 5
3–5
38%
US Open
A
A
A
A
3R
Q1
A
1R
2R
2R
QF
2R
0 / 6
8–6
57%
Win–Loss
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
2–2
3–1
0–0
2–4
3–4
3–3
4–3
1–4
0 / 21
18–21
46%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells
A
A
A
A
A
1R
A
A
A
1R
A
A
0 / 2
0–2
0%
Miami
A
A
A
A
A
2R
A
2R
2R
SF
1R
1R
0 / 6
7–6
54%
Rome
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
A
A
0 / 1
0–1
0%
Hamburg
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
A
A
0 / 1
0–1
0%
Canada
A
A
A
A
1R
A
A
1R
1R
A
A
1R
0 / 4
0–4
0%
Cincinnati
A
2R
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
0 / 1
1–1
50%
Win–Loss
0–0
1–1
0–0
0–0
0–1
1–2
0–0
1–2
1–2
4–4
0–1
0–2
0 / 15
8–15
35%
External links [ ]
US Open boys' doubles champions