Fritz Buehning
| Country (sports) |
 United States |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 5, 1960 Summit, New Jersey |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | 1972 |
| Retired | 1986 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $608,506 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 113–120 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 21 (23 November 1981) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1983) |
| French Open | 2R (1980) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1981) |
| US Open | 3R (1982) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 205–121 |
| Career titles | 12 |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (19 September 1983) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1982) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1981) |
| US Open | F (1983) |
Fritz Buehning (born March 5, 1960) is an American former tennis player.
Born in Summit, New Jersey, Buehning gew up in Millburn, New Jersey and attended Millburn High School, where he won the New Jersey state individual tennis championship in 1977 as a junior, his final year in high school. He attended University of California, Los Angeles, where he was recognized as Pac-10 Player of the Year and an All-American and was part of a tennis team that won the NCAA championship.[1]
Buehning achieved top rankings of #21 in singles and #4 in doubles, ending his career as a result of a foot injury after five seasons on the tour. He won 1 pro singles and 12 pro doubles tournament titles. Partnered with Van Winitsky, he lost the 1983 US Open finals to the team of Peter Fleming and John McEnroe.[1]
Career finals
Singles (1 title)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 21 December 1980 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Brian Teacher |
6–3, 6–7, 7–6 |
Doubles (12 titles, 15 runner-ups)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 1979 | South Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | Clay | Bruce Nichols |
Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1979 | Bologna, Italy | Carpet | Ferdi Taygan |
Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 1980 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet | .svg.png){kind=small} Johan Kriek |
Brian Gottfried Frew McMillan |
3–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 1980 | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | Carpet | Fred McNair |
 Wojtek Fibak  Geoff Masters |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 1980 | São Paulo, Brazil | Carpet |  Anand Amritraj |
David Carter  Chris Lewis |
7–6, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 1980 | Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. | Grass | Peter Rennert |
 Andrew Pattison Butch Walts |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 1980 | South Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | Clay | Van Winitsky |
Bill Maze John McEnroe |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 1980 | Melbourne Indoor, Australia | Carpet | Ferdi Taygan |
John Sadri Tim Wilkison |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 1981 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | Ferdi Taygan |
Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer |
7–6, 1–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 5. | 1981 | South Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | Clay | Andrew Pattison |
 Shlomo Glickstein David Schneider |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 6. | 1981 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | Peter Fleming |
Sammy Giammalva Jr. Tony Giammalva |
6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 1981 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Russell Simpson |
Terry Moor John Yuill |
3–6, 7–5, 4–6, 7–6, 10–12 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 1982 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Kevin Curren |
Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 1982 | La Costa WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Johan Kriek |
Robert Lutz  Raúl Ramírez |
3–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 8. | 1982 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | Brian Teacher |
Martin Davis Chris Dunk |
6–7, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 1982 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) |  Pavel Složil |
 Henri Leconte Yannick Noah |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 9. | 1982 | Amsterdam WCT, Netherlands | Carpet | Tomáš Šmíd |
Kevin Curren  Buster Mottram |
4–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 1983 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Brian Teacher |
Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 10. | 1983 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | Tom Gullikson |
Peter Fleming Pavel Složil |
7–6, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 1983 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | Peter Fleming |
Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd |
2–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Winner | 11. | 1983 | South Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | Clay | Tom Cain |
John Lloyd Dick Stockton |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 1983 | Stowe, Vermont, U.S. | Hard | Tom Gullikson |
Brad Drewett Kim Warwick |
6–4, 5–7, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 1983 | US Open, New York City | Hard | Van Winitsky |
Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
3–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 12. | 1984 | Memphis, U.S. | Carpet | Peter Fleming |
 Heinz Günthardt Tomáš Šmíd |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 1984 | Madrid, Spain | Carpet | Ferdi Taygan |
Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 1984 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Ferdi Taygan |
Kevin Curren Wojtek Fibak |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 1984 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Ferdi Taygan |
Sandy Mayer  Andreas Maurer |
6–7, 4–6 |
References
- 1 2 Best Boys Tennis Team of the Century, The Star-Ledger. Accessed December 10, 2007.
External links
- Fritz Buehning at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Fritz Buehning at the International Tennis Federation
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