American tennis player
Jeff Morrison Full name Jeffrey Alan Morrison Country (sports) Residence Lexington, Kentucky , United StatesBorn (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).
(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
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
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 , CanadaChallenger Hard Axel Pretzsch 7–6(7–5) , 3–6, 4–6 Loss 1–4 Jul 2001 Aptos , United StatesChallenger Hard Jeff Salzenstein 6–7(3–7) , 4–6 Win 2–4 Feb 2002 Dallas , United StatesChallenger Hard Martin Verkerk 6–4, 6–4 Win 3–4 Jun 2002 Surbiton , United KingdomChallenger Grass Wesley Moodie 7–6(7–4) , 5–7, 7–6(7–4) Loss 3–5 Oct 2003 Fresno , United StatesChallenger Hard Alex Kim 5–7, 6–7(6–8) Loss 3–6 Oct 2003 Tiburon , United StatesChallenger Hard Alex Bogomolov Jr. 6–7(4–7) , 3–6 Win 4–6 Apr 2004 Mexico City , MexicoChallenger Hard Lu Yen-hsun 4–6, 7–6(7–3) , 6–2 Loss 4–7 Apr 2005 Mexico City , MexicoChallenger Hard Amer Delić 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
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 Brandon Hawk Doug Root 7–5, 3–6, 6–1 Win 2–0 Jul 2000 USA F19, Kansas City Futures Hard 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 , CanadaChallenger Hard Bobby Kokavec Brandon Hawk Robert Kendrick 6–4, 6–4 Win 5–1 Oct 2001 Tulsa , United StatesChallenger Hard Mardy Fish Jeff Coetzee Shaun Rudman 6–2, 6–3 Loss 5–2 Oct 2001 Kerrville , United StatesChallenger Hard Mardy Fish Brandon Hawk Robert Kendrick 3–6, 7–6(9–7) , 3–6 Loss 5–3 Nov 2001 Tyler , United StatesChallenger Hard Mardy Fish Stephen Huss Paul Rosner 4–6, 2–6 Win 6–3 Nov 2001 Knoxville , United StatesChallenger Hard Mardy Fish Brandon Coupe Kelly Gullett 6–3, 6–0 Win 7–3 Dec 2001 Urbana , United StatesChallenger Hard Mardy Fish Gabriel Trifu Paul Rosner 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 Win 8–3 May 2002 Birmingham , United StatesChallenger Clay Mardy Fish Glenn Weiner Paul Rosner 6–4, 7–6(7–4) Win 9–3 Sep 2003 San Antonio , United StatesChallenger Hard Paul Goldstein Tomáš Cakl Louis Vosloo 6–3, 6–2 Loss 9–4 Oct 2003 Fresno , United StatesChallenger Hard Paul Goldstein Diego Ayala Travis Parrott 5–7, 6–4, 3–6 Loss 9–5 Apr 2006 Paget , BermudaChallenger Clay Alex Kuznetsov Tomáš Cibulec Robert Lindstedt 7–6(7–1) , 3–6, [4–10] Win 10–5 May 2006 Tunica Resorts , United StatesChallenger Clay Bobby Reynolds Hugo Armando Ricardo Mello 3–6, 7–6(7–5) , [11–9] Win 11–5 Oct 2006 Sacramento , United StatesChallenger 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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United States
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Jeff Coetzee 
Dmitry Tursunov
Axel Pretzsch
Martin Verkerk
Lu Yen-hsun
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Gabriel Trifu 
Tomáš Cakl 
Robert Lindstedt
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