Fred McNair























































Fred McNair
Full nameFrederick V. McNair IV
Country (sports)
 United States
Residence
McLean, Virginia, USA
Born
(1950-07-22) 22 July 1950 (age 68)
Washington, D.C., USA
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1973
PlaysRight-handed (one–handed backhand)
Singles
Career record70–156
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 79 (11 October 1976)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1980)
French Open2R (1974, 1976)
Wimbledon3R (1977, 1978)
US Open3R (1976)
Doubles
Career record309–218
Career titles16
Highest rankingNo. 1 (1976)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (1980)
French Open
W (1976)
WimbledonQF (1978)
US OpenSF (1975)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals
W (1976)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French OpenF (1981)
Wimbledon3R (1978, 1981)
US OpenQF (1977)






Fred McNair
Medal record

Tennis
Representing  United States

Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place1970 TurinDoubles

Frederick V. McNair IV (born July 22, 1950 in Washington, D.C.) is a former professional tennis player from the United States who reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1976. That year, he teamed up with Sherwood Stewart to capture the men's doubles titles at French Open, the German Open and the Masters. McNair was also a mixed doubles runner-up at the French Open in 1981, partnering Betty Stöve. In 1978, he was a member of the U.S. team that won the Davis Cup. In nine years on the professional tour, McNair won 16 doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking was world no. 67.


Before turning professional, McNair played tennis for the University of North Carolina, where he was a four-time All-American and an NCAA doubles finalist in 1973.


McNair comes from a tennis playing family. His grandfather, Frederick V. McNair, Jr., and father, Fred III, both played in the U.S. Championships (now known as the US Open). Fred III and Fred IV formed a father-son doubles team which won six U.S. national father and son doubles championship titles.


Since retiring from the tennis tour, McNair has become the president of McNair & Company Inc., a family practice founded by his grandfather in 1931 which uses life insurance in estate planning and executive benefits arena. He won the United States Tennis Association 35-over tennis title in 1989 and 40-over title in 1995.


McNair's father Frederick V. McNair III, his grandfather Frederick V. McNair Jr., and his great-grandfather Frederick V. McNair Sr., all graduated from the United States Naval Academy.



Doubles titles (16)


























































































































































































































































































































Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents in the final
Score in the final
Runner-up
1.
1973

Merion, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Grass

United States Jeff Austin

Australia Colin Dibley
Australia Allan Stone
6–7, 3–6
Winner
1.
1973

Aptos, California, U.S.
Hard

United States Jeff Austin

South Africa Raymond Moore
New Zealand Onny Parun
6–2, 6–1
Winner
2.
1973

Christchurch, New Zealand
Hard

India Anand Amritraj

United Kingdom Andrew Jarrett
United Kingdom Jonathan Smith
W/O
Winner
3.
1974

Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Carpet

United States Raz Reid

South Africa Byron Bertram
United Kingdom John Feaver
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up
2.
1974

Merion, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Grass

United States Mike Machette

United States Roy Barth
Venezuela Humphrey Hose
6–7, 2–6
Winner
4.
1975

Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Carpet

Austria Hans Kary

Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Italy Adriano Panatta
7–6, 5–7, 7–6
Winner
5.
1975

San Francisco
Carpet

United States Sherwood Stewart

Australia Allan Stone
Australia Kim Warwick
6–2, 7–6
Winner
6.
1975

Maui, Hawaii, U.S.
Hard

United States Sherwood Stewart

United States Jeff Borowiak
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
3–6, 7–6, 6–3
Winner
7.
1976

Salisbury, Maryland, U.S.
Carpet

United States Sherwood Stewart

United States Steve Krulevitz
United States Trey Waltke
6–3, 6–2
Winner
8.
1976

Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Clay

Poland Wojtek Fibak

Spain Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Spain Manuel Orantes
4–6, 7–5, 7–5
Winner
9.
1976

Hamburg, Germany
Clay

United States Sherwood Stewart

Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Kim Warwick
7–6, 7–6, 7–6
Winner
10.
1976

French Open, Paris
Clay

United States Sherwood Stewart

United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
7–6, 6–3, 6–1
Winner
11.
1976

Båstad, Sweden
Clay

United States Sherwood Stewart

Poland Wojtek Fibak
Spain Juan Gisbert, Sr.
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up
3.
1976

Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Clay

United States Sherwood Stewart

United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up
4.
1976

Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Hard

United States Sherwood Stewart

United States William Brown
United States Brian Teacher
3–6, 4–6
Winner
12.
1976

South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Clay

United States Marty Riessen

United States Vitas Gerulaitis
Romania Ilie Năstase
7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Runner-up
5.
1976

Paris Indoor, France
Hard (i)

United States Sherwood Stewart

Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
2–6, 2–6
Winner
13.
1977

Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Carpet

United States Sherwood Stewart

United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Runner-up
6.
1977

Rome, Italy
Clay

United States Sherwood Stewart

United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
7–6, 6–7, 5–7
Runner-up
7.
1977

Washington, D.C.
Clay

United States Sherwood Stewart

Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
5–7, 5–7
Runner-up
8.
1977

North Conway, New Hampshire, U.S.
Clay

United States Sherwood Stewart

United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
5–7, 3–6
Runner-up
9.
1977

Montreal, Canada
Hard

United States Sherwood Stewart

South Africa Bob Hewitt
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Runner-up
10.
1977

San Francisco
Carpet

United States Sherwood Stewart

United States Marty Riessen
United States Dick Stockton
4–6, 6–1, 4–6
Runner-up
11.
1977

Cologne, Germany
Carpet

United States Sherwood Stewart

South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
3–6, 5–7
Winner
14.
1977

Oviedo, Spain
Hard

United States Sherwood Stewart

Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 6–1
Winner
15.
1978

Baltimore WCT, U.S.
Carpet

South Africa Frew McMillan

United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Italy Antonio Zugarelli
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up
12.
1978

Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Carpet

United States Sherwood Stewart

South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
3–6, 2–6
Winner
16.
1978

Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands
Carpet

Mexico Raúl Ramírez

United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up
13.
1978

London/Queen's Club, United Kingdom
Grass

Mexico Raúl Ramírez

South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
2–6, 5–7
Runner-up
14.
1978

Forest Hills WCT, U.S.
Clay

United States Sherwood Stewart

Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
6–7, 6–7
Runner-up
15.
1978

Washington, D.C.
Clay

Mexico Raúl Ramírez

South Africa Bob Hewitt
United States Arthur Ashe
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up
16.
1978

Los Angeles
Carpet

Mexico Raúl Ramírez

Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
3–6, 6–7
Runner-up
17.
1978

Mexico City, Mexico
Clay

Mexico Raúl Ramírez

India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj
4–6, 5–7
Runner-up
18.
1979

Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Hard

Paraguay Francisco González

United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up
19.
1980

Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Carpet

United States Fritz Buehning

Poland Wojtek Fibak
Australia Geoff Masters
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up
20.
1981

Houston, Texas, U.S.
Clay

India Anand Amritraj

Australia Mark Edmondson
United States Sherwood Stewart
4–6, 3–6
Runner-up
21.
1981

Vienna, Austria
Hard (i)

United States Sammy Giammalva Jr.

United States Steve Denton
United States Tim Wilkison
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up
22.
1982

Taipei, Taiwan
Carpet

United States Tim Wilkison

United States Larry Stefanki
United States Robert Van't Hof
3–6, 6–7


External links



  • Fred McNair at the Association of Tennis Professionals


  • Fred McNair at the International Tennis Federation

  • Mid Atlantic Tennis Foundation Hall of Fame profile

  • McNair & Company Inc.









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