Robert Arthur Seguso ( born Robert Arthur Seguso ; born May 1, 1963 , Minneapolis ) is a former professional American tennis player , a master of playing in pairs. Four-time winner of the Grand Slam tournaments , the 1988 Olympic champion and the former first man in the men's doubles. Winner of the 1985 World Cup team as part of the US team.
| Robert Seguso | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | May 1, 1963 (56 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Minneapolis , USA |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Place of residence | Boca Raton , Florida , USA |
| Growth | 190 cm |
| The weight | 82 kg |
| Carier start | 1983 |
| Retirement | 1991 |
| Working hand | righty |
| Prize, $ | 1 888 353 |
| Singles | |
| V / p matches | 88–92 |
| Titles | 0 |
| Highest position | March 22 ( 1987 ) |
| Grand Slam Tournaments | |
| Australia | 4th circle (1987) |
| France | 3rd circle (1986) |
| Wimbledon | 4th circle (1985) |
| USA | 2nd circle (1983, 1986, 1988) |
| Doubles | |
| V / p matches | 361-151 |
| Titles | 29th |
| Highest position | 1 ( September 9, 1985 ) |
| Grand Slam Tournaments | |
| Australia | 1/2 (1987) |
| France | victory (1987) |
| Wimbledon | victory (1987) |
| USA | victory (1985) |
Sports career
During his college years at Edwardsville, Illinois, in 1983, Robert Seguso was elected a member of the United States symbolic amateur singles and doubles. In the same year, he and Ken Flack won the National Student Championship ( NCAA ) in the second division. At the end of the year, Seguso and Flack already played in the professional rank and in December reached their first final of the Taipei Grand Prix tournament.
The next season, Seguso began by reaching the finals of the Challenger level tournament in Amarillo, Texas . Together with Flack, they achieved much more noticeable successes, having won six Grand Prix tournaments and won the right to participate in the final tournament of the year according to the World Championships Tennis (WCT) , which they also won in early January 1985 , winning the double ( at this point) the owners of the trophy Gunthardt and Tarotsi .
In addition to the WCT final tournament, Seguso and Flack win seven more tournaments in 1985, including the US Open , and by September, Seguso is in first place in the doubles ranking of tennis players. In November, at the Masters tournament , the final tournament of the year according to the APR , he and Flack lost in the semifinals to the Swedish pair Wilander - Nyustrem . They also spend their first matches for the Davis Cup , marking the start of a series of ten consecutive wins, and win with the Team World Cup in Dusseldorf . In singles, Seguso reaches the semifinals of the Grand Prix tournament in Stratton Mountain ( Vermont ), where he is blocked by John McInroy , and to the fourth round at Wimbledon . This success allows Seguso to enter the hundred strongest singles.
Successful performances by Seguso and Flack continue until March 1986 , and then there comes a long recession, including those associated with Seguso's injuries. At the same time, he continues to advance in the ranking of single tennis players, reaching the semi-finals of the tournament at Queen's Club in London (losing to Jimmy Connors ), then defeating Connors, at that time the third racket of the world, in the first round of the Wimbledon tournament, and then Macinroy, the eighth racket of the world at a tournament in Toronto . At the end of the season, he occupies almost the same place in the ranking in the singles (28) and doubles (16) categories.
In 1987, Seguso attempted to change partners. After a brief collaboration with Mackinaw he at the French Open at the last moment made a pair with the Swede Anders Yarrid ; [1] they won, in the final defeating the French Guy Forge and Yannick Noah , at that time the first racket of the world in doubles. Seguso and Flack reunite before Wimbledon, and Seguso wins the second Grand Slam tournament in a row and the third in his career. In September, Seguso and Flack reach the finals of the US Open, where they lose to Yarrid and Stefan Edberg . These successes allowed them to take part in the Masters doubles tournament for the second time; this time they reached the final, where they lost to Miloslav Mechirzh and Tomasz Schmid from Czechoslovakia . Focusing on paired games, Seguso again began to lose points in the ranking in singles, where at the beginning of the year he already occupied the 22nd line. By September, he had dropped out of the list of the hundred best single tennis players.
1988 was also a good year for Seguso and Flack. They won Wimbledon for the second time in a row, and then became the first Olympic champions after a long break in Seoul . They entered the Masters tournament for the second year in a row, but this time did not leave the group. In singles, Seguso also corrected his position by reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open , reaching the semi-finals of the Grand Prix tournaments twice (in Memphis and Indianapolis ) and adding to his track record a second victory over Jimmy Connors, now the sixth racket of the world. At the Olympics, he also performed in singles and reached the third round, where the future bronze medalist Brad Gilbert became on his way.
In 1989, Seguso and Flack once again reach the finals of the US Open, and in 1991 for the fourth time they are seeking the right to compete in the ATP doubles world championships, where they reach the finals, but in general their joint career is on the decline again: now Flack is already seriously injured by tearing two ligaments on his left leg, and they skip miss most of the 1990 season . In March 1992, they parted again.
The next two years, Seguso missed almost completely, and in 1995 he again paired up with Flack, but they did not manage to go beyond the second round in any tournament. Seguso spent his last professional match in 1996 at the Challenger in Eptos ( California ).
Participation in the finals of the Grand Slam tournaments in the men's doubles career (6)
Victories (4)
| Year | Tournament | Coating | Partner | Opponents in the finals | Final Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | US Open | Hard | Ken Flack | Henri Leconte Yannick Noah | 6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 6–0 |
| 1987 | French Open | Priming | Anders Yarrid | Yannick Noah Guy Forge | 6–7, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1987 | Wimbledon Tournament | Grass | Ken Flack | Sergio Casal Emilio Sanchez-Vicario | 3–6, 6–7 6 , 7–6 3 , 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1988 | Wimbledon Tournament (2) | Grass | Ken Flack | John Fitzgerald Anders Yarrid | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6 3 |
Lost (2)
| Year | Tournament | Coating | Partner | Opponents in the finals | Final Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | US Open | Hard | Ken Flack | Stefan Edberg Anders Yarrid | 6–7, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–7 |
| 1989 | US Open (2) | Hard | Ken Flack | Mark Woodford John mackinroy | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 3–6 |
Men's Doubles Tournament Finals (49)
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Wins (29)
| No. | date of | Tournament | Coating | Partner | Opponents in the finals | Final Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one. | Jun 11, 1984 | Italian Open Rome | Priming | Ken Flack | John Alexander Mike Leach | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2. | Jul 23, 1984 | US Professional Championship , Boston | Priming | Ken Flack | Gary Donnelly Ernie Fernandez | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 3. | Aug 13, 1984 | U.S. Indoor Court Championships , Indianapolis | Priming | Ken Flack | Heinz Günthardt Balazs Tarotsi | 7–6, 7–5 |
| four. | Sep 17, 1984 | Los Angeles , USA | Hard | Ken Flack | Sandy mayer Wojciech Fiebak | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 5. | Oct 29, 1984 | Hong Kong | Hard | Ken Flack | Paul McNami Mark Edmondson | 6–7, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 6. | Nov 6, 1984 | Taipei Tennis Grand Prix , Republic of China | Carpet | Ken Flack | Drew Gitlin Hank pfister | 6–1, 6–7, 6–2 |
| 7. | Jan 6, 1985 | WCT Final Tournament , London , UK | Carpet | Ken Flack | Heinz Günthardt Balazs Tarotsi | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 8. | Apr 1, 1985 | Fort Myers , Florida , USA | Hard | Ken Flack | Sammy Jammalva David pate | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 9. | May 13, 1985 | New York , USA | Priming | Ken Flack | Givaldo Barbosa Ivan Clay | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 10. | June 17, 1985 | Stella Artois Championships , London | Grass | Ken Flack | Pat cache John Fitzgerald | 3–6, 6–3, 16–14 |
| eleven. | Jul 29, 1985 | U.S. Indoor Court Championships , Indianapolis (2) | Priming | Ken Flack | Paul folded Kim Warwick | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 12. | Aug 19, 1985 | Canadian Open Montreal | Hard | Ken Flack | Stefan Edberg Anders Yarrid | 5–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
| 13. | Sep 9, 1985 | US Open , New York | Hard | Ken Flack | Henri Leconte Yannick Noah | 6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 6–0 |
| fourteen. | October 28, 1985 | Seiko Super Tennis , Tokyo , Japan | Carpet | Ken Flack | Scott Davis David pate | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| fifteen. | Feb 10, 1986 | Volvo US National Indoor , Memphis , United States | Carpet | Ken Flack | Guy Forge Anders Yarrid | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
| 16. | Mar 31, 1986 | Chicago , USA | Carpet | Ken Flack | Francisco Gonzalez Eddie edwards | 6–0, 7–5 |
| 17. | May 25, 1987 | French Open , Paris | Priming | Anders Yarrid | Yannick Noah Guy Forge | 6–7, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
| eighteen. | Jul 6, 1987 | Wimbledon Tournament , London | Grass | Ken Flack | Sergio Casal Emilio Sanchez-Vicario | 3–6, 6–7, 7–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| nineteen. | Aug 24, 1987 | Cincinnati Open , USA | Hard | Ken Flack | Steve Denton John Fitzgerald | 7–5, 6–3 |
| twenty. | Jun 13, 1988 | Stella Artois Championships , London (2) | Grass | Ken Flack | Dani Visser Peter Aldrich | 6–2, 7–6 |
| 21. | Jul 4, 1988 | Wimbledon Tournament (2) | Grass | Ken Flack | John Fitzgerald Anders Yarrid | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
| 22. | Aug 15, 1988 | Canadian Open Toronto (2) | Hard | Ken Flack | Andrew Castle Tim Wilkinson | 7–6, 6–3 |
| 23. | Sep 26, 1988 | Olympics , Seoul , South Korea | Hard | Ken Flack | Sergio Casal Emilio Sanchez-Vicario | 6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 9–7 |
| 24. | Nov 14, 1988 | Benson & Hedges Championships , London | Carpet | Ken Flack | Brad Drewett Martin Davis | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 25. | Apr 24, 1989 | Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships , Tokyo (2) | Hard | Ken Flack | Kevin Carren David pate | 7–6, 7–6 |
| 26. | Aug 21, 1989 | Cincinnati Open (2) | Hard | Ken Flack | Dani Visser Peter Aldrich | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 27. | May 6, 1991 | Tampa , Florida , USA | Priming | Ken Flack | David pate Richie Reneberg | 6–7, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 28. | Aug 12, 1991 | Thriftway ATP Championships , Cincinnati (3) | Hard | Ken Flack | Grant Connell Glenn Michibata | 6–7, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 29. | Aug 19, 1991 | U.S. Championship on Hard Courts , Indianapolis | Hard | Ken Flack | Kent Kinnear Sven Salumaa | 7–6, 6–4 |
Lost (20)
| No. | date of | Tournament | Coating | Partner | Opponents in the finals | Final Score |
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| one. | Dec 12, 1983 | Taipei Tennis Grand Prix , Republic of China | Carpet | Ken Flack | Wally Mazur Kim Warwick | 7–6, 6–4 |
| 2. | Jul 16, 1984 | Hall of Fame Championships , Newport , United States | Grass | Ken Flack | David graham Laurie Warder | 6–4, 7–6 |
| 3. | Feb 25, 1985 | Pilot Pen Classic , La Quinta , California , USA | Hard | Ken Flack | Heinz Günthardt Balazs Tarotsi | 3–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
| four. | Apr 8, 1985 | Chicago , USA | Carpet | Ken Flack | Johan Creek Yannick Noah | 3–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 5. | May 20, 1985 | Italian Open Rome | Priming | Ken Flack | Mats Wilander Anders Yarrid | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 6. | Aug 12, 1985 | Volvo International , Stratton Mountain , Vermont , USA | Hard | Ken Flack | Scott Davis David pate | 3–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| 7. | Mar 9, 1987 | Lipton International Players Championships , Miami , USA | Hard | Ken Flack | Paul Annacone Cristo Van Rensburg | 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 8. | Jul 20, 1987 | Livingston , New Jersey , USA | Hard | Ken Flack | Gary Donnelly Greg Holmes | 7–6, 6–3 |
| 9. | Sep 14, 1987 | US Open , New York | Hard | Ken Flack | Stefan Edberg Anders Yarrid | 7–6, 6–2, 4–6, 5–7, 7–6 |
| 10. | October 12, 1987 | Australian Indoors , Sydney | Hard (i) | Boris Becker | Mark Kratzman Darren Cahill | 3–6, 2–6 |
| eleven. | Nov 16, 1987 | Benson & Hedges Championships , London , UK | Carpet | Ken Flack | Miloslav Meciř Tomasz Schmid | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 12. | Dec 13, 1987 | Masters , London | Carpet | Ken Flack | Miloslav Mechirj Tomasz Schmid | 6–4, 7–5, 6–7 5 , 6–3 |
| 13. | Mar 28, 1988 | Lipton International Players Championships , Miami (2) | Hard | Ken Flack | John Fitzgerald Anders Yarrid | 7–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
| fourteen. | Aug 2, 1988 | U.S. Championship on Hard Courts , Indianapolis , USA | Hard | Ken Flack | Rick Leach Jim pooh | 6–4, 6–3 |
| fifteen. | Nov 21, 1988 | Detroit , USA | Carpet | Ken Flack | Rick Leach Jim pooh | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 16. | Sep 11, 1989 | US Open , New York (2) | Hard | Ken Flack | Mark Woodford John mackinroy | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 17. | October 9, 1989 | Du Pont Classic , Orlando , USA | Hard | Ken Flack | Scott Davis Tim Posat | 7–5, 5–7, 6–4 |
| eighteen. | Mar 25, 1991 | Lipton International Players Championships , Miami (3) | Hard | Ken Flack | Pete norval Wayne Ferreira | 5–7, 7–6, 6–2 |
| nineteen. | Jul 22, 1991 | Sovran Bank Classic , Washington , USA | Hard | Ken Flack | Scott Davis David pate | 6–4, 6–2 |
| twenty. | Nov 24, 1991 | APR World Championship , Johannesburg , South Africa (2) | Hard (i) | Ken Flack | John Fitzgerald Anders Yarrid | 6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
Team Tournament
Team Tournament Finals (1)
Lost (1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Team | Opponent in the final | Score |
| one. | 1991 | Davis Cup | USA A. Agassi , C. Flack , P. Sampras , R. Seguso | France G. Forge , A. Leconte | 1-3 |
Men's Doubles Central Event Results
| Tournament | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | Total | V / P for a career |
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| Australian Open | 3R | 2R | A | - | 1/2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0/3 | 5–3 |
| French Open | A | 1R | 1/4 | 1/4 | P | 1/4 | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | eighteen | 17-7 |
| Wimbledon Tournament | A | 3R | 1R | 1/4 | P | P | 1/2 | 1/4 | 3R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 2/10 | 26-8 |
| US Open | 3R | 2R | P | A | F | 1/2 | F | 3R | 1/2 | A | A | A | A | eighteen | 29-6 |
| Masters / ATP World Championship | A | A | 1/2 | A | F | Rr | A | A | F | A | A | A | A | 0/4 | 10–7 |
Personal life
In 1987, Robert Seguso married the leading Canadian tennis player Carling Bassett . [2] Until 2002, they taught with Carling at the Chris Evert Tennis Academy in Boca Raton, Florida , and then moved to Key Coloney Beach , Monroe County , where they also train at the tennis club. [3]
In 1988, Robert and Carling had a son, Holden, then in 1991 a daughter, also named Carling, and in 1993, her second son, Ridley. All three children play tennis [4] [5] [6] .
Notes
- ↑ Robert Sullivan. It's Doubles Or Nothing . Sports Illustrated (August 10, 1987). Date of treatment February 15, 2010. Archived on April 18, 2012.
- ↑ Bassett-Seguso, Carling Kathrin in the Canadian Encyclopedia
- ↑ Mic Huber. Bassett-Seguso comes full circle . Herald Tribune (July 15, 2007). Date of treatment February 15, 2010. Archived on April 18, 2012.
- ↑ Holden Seguso on the ITF website
- ↑ Carling Seguso on the ITF website
- ↑ Ridley Seguso on the ITF website