Robert Seguso
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Boca Raton, Florida |
Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
May 1, 1963
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] |
Turned pro | 1983 |
Retired | 1999 |
Plays | Right-handed (1-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) |
Medal record
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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 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles (2 Wimbledon, 1 French Open and 1 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 US Davis Cup team from 1985–91, compiling an 10–2 record. He was also a member of the US team which won the World Team Cup in 1985.
Prior to 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.
Contents
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
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 Slams | |||||||||||||||||
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 |
A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held
References
External links
- Robert Seguso at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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