Robert Seguso
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Residence | Boca Raton, Florida | |||||||||||||
Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota | May 1, 1963|||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1983 | |||||||||||||
Retired | 1999 | |||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||
Prize money | US$ 1,888,353 | |||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 88–92 | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 22 (March 9, 1987) | |||||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 4R (1987) | |||||||||||||
French Open | 3R (1986) | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 4R (1985) | |||||||||||||
US Open | 2R (1983, 1986, 1988) | |||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 361–151 | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 29 | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 1 (September 9, 1985) | |||||||||||||
Grand Slam Doubles results | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | SF (1987) | |||||||||||||
French Open | W (1987) | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | W (1987, 1988) | |||||||||||||
US Open | W (1985) | |||||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||||
Tour Finals | F (1987, 1991) | |||||||||||||
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Robert Arthur Seguso (born May 1, 1963) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won four Grand Slam men's doubles titles (two Wimbledon, one French Open and one US Open). He also won the men's doubles gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, partnering Ken Flach. Seguso reached the world no. 1 doubles ranking in 1985. He won a total of 29 career doubles titles between 1984 and 1991.
Seguso played doubles with Flach on the U.S. Davis Cup team from 1985 to 1991, compiling a 10–2 record. He was also a member of the U.S. team which won the World Team Cup in 1985.
Before turning professional, Seguso played tennis for Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, where he was an NCAA Division II singles finalist in 1982 and Division I doubles finalist in 1983.
Seguso married the Canadian tennis player Carling Bassett in 1987. The couple have five children – sons Holden John (born in 1988) and Ridley Jack (1991), and daughters Carling Junior (1992), Lennon Shy and Theodora.
Grand Slam men's doubles finals (6)[]
Wins (4)[]
Outcome | Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
Winner | 1985 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–1), 7–6(8–6), 6–0 |
Winner | 1987 | French Open | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 1987 | Wimbledon | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1987 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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6–7(1–7), 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–7(2–7) |
Winner | 1988 | Wimbledon (2) | ![]() |
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6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Runner-up | 1989 | U.S. Open (2) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 3–6 |
Doubles titles (29)[]
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | December 12, 1983 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | June 11, 1984 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | July 16, 1984 | Newport, United States | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 2. | July 23, 1984 | Boston, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | August 13, 1984 | Indianapolis, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 4. | September 17, 1984 | Los Angeles, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 5. | October 29, 1984 | Hong Kong | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | 6. | November 6, 1984 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–7, 6–2 |
Winner | 7. | January 6, 1985 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 3. | February 25, 1985 | La Quinta, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 8. | April 1, 1985 | Fort Myers, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 4. | April 8, 1985 | Chicago, United States | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 1–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 9. | May 13, 1985 | Forest Hills, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 5. | May 20, 1985 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 10. | June 17, 1985 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 16–14 |
Winner | 11. | July 29, 1985 | Indianapolis, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 6. | August 12, 1985 | Stratton Mountain, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7, 6–7 |
Winner | 12. | August 19, 1985 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 13. | September 9, 1985 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 6–0 |
Winner | 14. | October 28, 1985 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
Winner | 15. | February 10, 1986 | Memphis, United States | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 16. | March 31, 1986 | Chicago, United States | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–0, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 7. | March 9, 1987 | Miami, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 17. | June 8, 1987 | French Open, Paris | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 18. | July 6, 1987 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7, 7–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 8. | July 20, 1987 | Livingston, New Jersey, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 19. | August 24, 1987 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 9. | September 14, 1987 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 10. | October 19, 1987 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | November 16, 1987 | Wembley, England | Carpet | ![]() |
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5–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | December 13, 1987 | Masters Doubles, London | Carpet | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7, 7–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | March 28, 1988 | Miami, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 1–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 20. | June 13, 1988 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6 |
Winner | 21. | July 4, 1988 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 14. | August 2, 1988 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 22. | August 15, 1988 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 23. | September 26, 1988 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 9–7 |
Winner | 24. | November 14, 1988 | Wembley, England | Carpet | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 15. | November 21, 1988 | Detroit, United States | Carpet | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 25. | April 24, 1989 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 26. | August 21, 1989 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 16. | September 11, 1989 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 17. | October 9, 1989 | Orlando, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–5, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 18. | March 25, 1991 | Miami, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–7, 2–6 |
Winner | 27. | May 6, 1991 | Tampa, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 19. | July 22, 1991 | Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 28. | August 12, 1991 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 29. | August 19, 1991 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 20. | November 24, 1991 | Doubles Championships, Johannesburg | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Doubles performance timeline[]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 3R | 2R | A | NH | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 8–3 | |
French Open | A | 1R | QF | QF | W | QF | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1 / 8 | 17–7 | |
Wimbledon | A | 3R | 1R | QF | W | W | SF | QF | 3R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 2 / 10 | 26–8 | |
U.S. Open | 3R | 2R | W | A | F | SF | F | 3R | SF | A | A | A | A | A | 1 / 8 | 29–6 | |
Grand Slam SR | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 4 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 4 / 29 | N/A | |
Annual Win-Loss | 4–2 | 3–4 | 9–2 | 6–2 | 20–2 | 13–2 | 9–2 | 6–2 | 7–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | N/A | 80–24 | |
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Indian Wells | These Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 |
A | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |||||||
Miami | A | F | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | ||||||||
Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||
Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||
Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||
Canada | 1R | SF | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | ||||||||
Cincinnati | 2R | W | A | A | A | A | A | 1 / 2 | 6–1 | ||||||||
Stuttgart (Stockholm) | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||||||
Paris | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | ||||||||
Masters Series SR | N/A | 0 / 3 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 12 | N/A | |||||||
Annual Win-Loss | N/A | 1–2 | 16–5 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 17–11 | |||||||
Year-end ranking | 71 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 95 | 6 | 905 | 445 | 1170 | 507 | 1259 | N/A |
References[]
External links[]
- Robert Seguso at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Robert Seguso at the International Tennis Federation
- Robert Seguso at the Davis Cup
- American male tennis players
- American people of Italian descent
- French Open champions
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in tennis
- Sportspeople from Minneapolis
- SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's tennis players
- Tennis people from Minnesota
- Tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- US Open (tennis) champions
- Wimbledon champions
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles
- Sportspeople from Boca Raton, Florida
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics