Jeff Morrison

Jeffrey Alan Morrison (born February 4, 1979) is a retired American professional tennis player.

Jeff Morrison
Full nameJeffrey Alan Morrison
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceLexington, Kentucky, United States
Born (1979-02-04) February 4, 1979 (age 45)
Huntington, West Virginia, USA
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Turned pro2000
Retired2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Florida
Prize moneyUS$ 770,476
Singles
Career record32–58 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 85 (8 July 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2004)
French Open1R (2005)
Wimbledon3R (2002)
US Open1R (1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006)
Doubles
Career record23–35 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 81 (10 June 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2002)
French Open2R (2002)
Wimbledon1R (2002)
US Open3R (2001, 2005)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open1R (2002, 2005)
Last updated on: 10 November 2021.

Morrison was the last American male left in the singles draw at Wimbledon in 2002, going on to defeat future World No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero en route to the third round.[1]

Morrison attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for the Florida Gators men's tennis team in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) competition. He defeated James Blake of Harvard University in the NCAA Singles National Championship final in 1999. Morrison was a two-time All-American during his sophomore and junior seasons. He was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2012.[2][3]

During his career, Morrison won three Challenger events and reached as high as World No. 85 in singles and World No. 81 in doubles (both in the summer of 2002).

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (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); (W–L) win–loss record; .

Singles

Tournament19992000200120022003200420052006SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAQ11R2RAA0 / 21–233%
French OpenAAAQ2AQ11RA0 / 10–10%
WimbledonAAA3RAQ11RQ20 / 22–250%
US Open1RQ1Q31R1R1RQ11R0 / 50–50%
Win–loss0–10–00–02–20–21–20–20–10 / 103–1023%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian WellsAAAAAA1R2R0 / 21–233%
MiamiAAA2RQ21R3RQ10 / 33–350%
CincinnatiQ1A1R1RA2RQ1A0 / 31–325%
Win–loss0–00–00–11–20–01–22–21–10 / 85–838%

Doubles

Tournament200120022003200420052006SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenA1RAAAA0 / 10–10%
French OpenA2RAAAA0 / 11–150%
WimbledonA1RAAAQ10 / 10–10%
US Open3R2R1R1R3R2R0 / 66–650%
Win–loss2–12–40–10–12–11–10 / 97–944%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
MiamiA2R1RA1RA0 / 31–325%
Cincinnati1RAA1R2RA0 / 31–325%
Win–loss0–11–10–10–11–20–00 / 62–625%

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jan 2003Adelaide, AustraliaInternational SeriesHard Max Mirnyi Jeff Coetzee
Chris Haggard
6–2, 4–6, 6–7(7–9)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 11 (4–7)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–5)
ITF Futures (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–7)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 2000USA F26, LafayetteFuturesHard Justin Bower7–6(7–4), 3–6, 0–6
Loss0–2Jan 2001USA F3, Hallandale BeachFuturesHard Dmitry Tursunov6–7(0–7), 3–6
Win1–2Mar 2001USA F6, TylerFuturesHard Levar Harper-Griffith6–3, 6–4
Loss1–3Jul 2001Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Axel Pretzsch7–6(7–5), 3–6, 4–6
Loss1–4Jul 2001Aptos, United StatesChallengerHard Jeff Salzenstein6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win2–4Feb 2002Dallas, United StatesChallengerHard Martin Verkerk6–4, 6–4
Win3–4Jun 2002Surbiton, United KingdomChallengerGrass Wesley Moodie7–6(7–4), 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
Loss3–5Oct 2003Fresno, United StatesChallengerHard Alex Kim5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Loss3–6Oct 2003Tiburon, United StatesChallengerHard Alex Bogomolov Jr.6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win4–6Apr 2004Mexico City, MexicoChallengerHard Lu Yen-hsun4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss4–7Apr 2005Mexico City, MexicoChallengerHard Amer Delić4–6, 6–3, 3–6

Doubles: 16 (11–5)

Legend
ATP Challenger (8–4)
ITF Futures (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–4)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jul 1999USA F10, ChicoFuturesHard Jason Cook Brandon Hawk
Doug Root
7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Win2–0Jul 2000USA F19, Kansas CityFuturesHard Jeff Laski Trace Fielding
Jimmy Haney
7–5, 6–3
Loss2–1Nov 2000USA F26, LafayetteFuturesHard Thomas Blake Jack Brasington
Doug Root
walkover
Win3–1Jan 2001USA F1, AventuraFuturesHard Mardy Fish Eric Drew
Thomas Blake
walkover
Win4–1Jul 2001Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Bobby Kokavec Brandon Hawk
Robert Kendrick
6–4, 6–4
Win5–1Oct 2001Tulsa, United StatesChallengerHard Mardy Fish Jeff Coetzee
Shaun Rudman
6–2, 6–3
Loss5–2Oct 2001Kerrville, United StatesChallengerHard Mardy Fish Brandon Hawk
Robert Kendrick
3–6, 7–6(9–7), 3–6
Loss5–3Nov 2001Tyler, United StatesChallengerHard Mardy Fish Stephen Huss
Paul Rosner
4–6, 2–6
Win6–3Nov 2001Knoxville, United StatesChallengerHard Mardy Fish Brandon Coupe
Kelly Gullett
6–3, 6–0
Win7–3Dec 2001Urbana, United StatesChallengerHard Mardy Fish Gabriel Trifu
Paul Rosner
6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Win8–3May 2002Birmingham, United StatesChallengerClay Mardy Fish Glenn Weiner
Paul Rosner
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win9–3Sep 2003San Antonio, United StatesChallengerHard Paul Goldstein Tomáš Cakl
Louis Vosloo
6–3, 6–2
Loss9–4Oct 2003Fresno, United StatesChallengerHard Paul Goldstein Diego Ayala
Travis Parrott
5–7, 6–4, 3–6
Loss9–5Apr 2006Paget, BermudaChallengerClay Alex Kuznetsov Tomáš Cibulec
Robert Lindstedt
7–6(7–1), 3–6, [4–10]
Win10–5May 2006Tunica Resorts, United StatesChallengerClay Bobby Reynolds Hugo Armando
Ricardo Mello
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9]
Win11–5Oct 2006Sacramento, United StatesChallengerHard Paul Goldstein Amer Delić
Brian Wilson
6–1, 6–3

See also

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