John Sadri

John Sadri
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Charlotte, North Carolina
Born	September 19, 1956; Charlotte, NC
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Turned pro	1976
Retired	1987
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$895,455
Singles
Career record	213–189
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 14 (September 29, 1980)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	F (1979)
French Open	1R (1980)
Wimbledon	QF (1984)
US Open	3R (1978)
Other tournaments
WCT Finals	QF (1980)
Doubles
Career record	106–115
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 12 (December 13, 1982)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	F (1981, 1982)
Wimbledon	SF (1979)
US Open	SF (1983)

John Sadri (born September 19, 1956) is a former tennis player from the United States. He reached the final of the 1979 Australian Open, won two singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 13 in September 1980. Sadri formerly ran a junior tennis academy at Russell Tennis Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1979	Australian Open	Grass	Guillermo Vilas	6–7^(5–7), 3–6, 2–6

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	A	NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

Singles

Tournament	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	SR
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	3R	F	QF	1R	4R	2R	4R	3R	NH	1R	0 / 9
French Open	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1
Wimbledon	A	3R	2R	3R	1R	1R	QF	2R	3R	2R	0 / 9
US Open	3R	2R	2R	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	2R	A	0 / 9
Strike Rate	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 28

Career finals

Singles (2 wins)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	1980	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Tim Wilkison	6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	2.	1982	Denver, United States	Carpet (i)	Andres Gomez	4–6, 6–1, 6–4

Doubles (3 wins)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	1980	Manchester, Great Britain	Grass	Tim Wilkison	Dennis Ralston Roscoe Tanner	6–3, 6–4
Win	2.	1982	Newport, U.S.	Grass	Andy Andrews	Syd Ball Rod Frawley	3–6, 7–6, 7–5
Win	3.	1982	Stowe, U.S.	Hard	Andy Andrews	Mike Fishbach Eric Fromm	6–3, 6–4

References

External links

John Sadri at the Association of Tennis Professionals
John Sadri at the International Tennis Federation