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American tennis player
Jeff Morrison Full name Jeffrey Alan Morrison Country (sports) United StatesResidence
Lexington, Kentucky , United States Born (1979-02-04 ) February 4, 1979 (age 45)
Huntington, West Virginia , USAHeight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Turned pro 2000 Retired 2006 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) College
University of Florida Prize money US$ 770,476 Career record 32–58 (at
ATP Tour -level,
Grand Slam -level, and in
Davis Cup ) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 85 (8 July 2002)
Australian Open 2R (
2004 )
French Open 1R (
2005 )
Wimbledon 3R (
2002 )
US Open 1R (
1999 ,
2002 ,
2003 ,
2004 ,
2006 ) Career record 23–35 (at
ATP Tour -level,
Grand Slam -level, and in
Davis Cup ) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 81 (10 June 2002)
Australian Open 1R (
2002 )
French Open 2R (
2002 )
Wimbledon 1R (
2002 )
US Open 3R (
2001 ,
2005 )
US Open 1R (
2002 ,
2005 ) Last updated on: 10 November 2021.
Jeffrey Alan Morrison (born February 4, 1979) is a retired American professional
tennis player.
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
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(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
Doubles
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)
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)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Nov 2000
USA F26,
Lafayette
Futures
Hard
Justin Bower
7–6(7–4) , 3–6, 0–6
Loss
0–2
Jan 2001
USA F3,
Hallandale Beach
Futures
Hard
Dmitry Tursunov
6–7(0–7) , 3–6
Win
1–2
Mar 2001
USA F6,
Tyler
Futures
Hard
Levar Harper-Griffith
6–3, 6–4
Loss
1–3
Jul 2001
Granby , Canada
Challenger
Hard
Axel Pretzsch
7–6(7–5) , 3–6, 4–6
Loss
1–4
Jul 2001
Aptos , United States
Challenger
Hard
Jeff Salzenstein
6–7(3–7) , 4–6
Win
2–4
Feb 2002
Dallas , United States
Challenger
Hard
Martin Verkerk
6–4, 6–4
Win
3–4
Jun 2002
Surbiton , United Kingdom
Challenger
Grass
Wesley Moodie
7–6(7–4) , 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
Loss
3–5
Oct 2003
Fresno , United States
Challenger
Hard
Alex Kim
5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Loss
3–6
Oct 2003
Tiburon , United States
Challenger
Hard
Alex Bogomolov Jr.
6–7(4–7) , 3–6
Win
4–6
Apr 2004
Mexico City , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
Lu Yen-hsun
4–6, 7–6(7–3) , 6–2
Loss
4–7
Apr 2005
Mexico City , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
Amer Delić
4–6, 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)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Jul 1999
USA F10,
Chico
Futures
Hard
Jason Cook
Brandon Hawk
Doug Root
7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Win
2–0
Jul 2000
USA F19,
Kansas City
Futures
Hard
Jeff Laski
Trace Fielding
Jimmy Haney
7–5, 6–3
Loss
2–1
Nov 2000
USA F26,
Lafayette
Futures
Hard
Thomas Blake
Jack Brasington
Doug Root
walkover
Win
3–1
Jan 2001
USA F1,
Aventura
Futures
Hard
Mardy Fish
Eric Drew
Thomas Blake
walkover
Win
4–1
Jul 2001
Granby , Canada
Challenger
Hard
Bobby Kokavec
Brandon Hawk
Robert Kendrick
6–4, 6–4
Win
5–1
Oct 2001
Tulsa , United States
Challenger
Hard
Mardy Fish
Jeff Coetzee
Shaun Rudman
6–2, 6–3
Loss
5–2
Oct 2001
Kerrville , United States
Challenger
Hard
Mardy Fish
Brandon Hawk
Robert Kendrick
3–6, 7–6(9–7) , 3–6
Loss
5–3
Nov 2001
Tyler , United States
Challenger
Hard
Mardy Fish
Stephen Huss
Paul Rosner
4–6, 2–6
Win
6–3
Nov 2001
Knoxville , United States
Challenger
Hard
Mardy Fish
Brandon Coupe
Kelly Gullett
6–3, 6–0
Win
7–3
Dec 2001
Urbana , United States
Challenger
Hard
Mardy Fish
Gabriel Trifu
Paul Rosner
6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Win
8–3
May 2002
Birmingham , United States
Challenger
Clay
Mardy Fish
Glenn Weiner
Paul Rosner
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win
9–3
Sep 2003
San Antonio , United States
Challenger
Hard
Paul Goldstein
Tomáš Cakl
Louis Vosloo
6–3, 6–2
Loss
9–4
Oct 2003
Fresno , United States
Challenger
Hard
Paul Goldstein
Diego Ayala
Travis Parrott
5–7, 6–4, 3–6
Loss
9–5
Apr 2006
Paget , Bermuda
Challenger
Clay
Alex Kuznetsov
Tomáš Cibulec
Robert Lindstedt
7–6(7–1) , 3–6, [4–10]
Win
10–5
May 2006
Tunica Resorts , United States
Challenger
Clay
Bobby Reynolds
Hugo Armando
Ricardo Mello
3–6, 7–6(7–5) , [11–9]
Win
11–5
Oct 2006
Sacramento , United States
Challenger
Hard
Paul Goldstein
Amer Delić
Brian Wilson
6–1, 6–3
See also
References
^ Roberts, Selena (June 28, 2002).
"TENNIS; Morrison Crashes the Party with an Upset at Wimbledon" . The New York Times .
^ F Club, Hall of Fame,
Gator Greats . Retrieved December 18, 2014.
^ "
Florida Announces 2012 UF Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees
Archived October 19, 2013, at the
Wayback Machine ", GatorZone.com (September 7, 2011). Retrieved September 24, 2011.
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