Steve Guy

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Steve Guy
Country (sports)New Zealand New Zealand
Born (1959-03-15) 15 March 1959 (age 65)
Wellington, New Zealand
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$162,353
Singles
Career record18-38
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 109 (7 November 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1987, 1988, 1989)
WimbledonQ3 (1989, 1991)
Other tournaments
Olympic GamesQ1 (1988)
Doubles
Career record28-47
Career titles1
5 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 97 (16 January 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1988)
French Open1R (1989)
WimbledonQ3 (1990)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (1989)
Last updated on: 11 August 2022.

Steve Guy (born 15 March 1959) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.

Career[edit]

Guy appeared in the singles draw of three Australian Opens and never progressed past the second round. He did however, in the 1989 Australian Open, win the second set against third seed Boris Becker. In doubles he competed in five Grand Slams but registered just one win, in the 1988 Australian Open, with countryman Bruce Derlin. At the 1991 Australian Open, Guy partnered Swedish great Stefan Edberg.[1]

His only ATP Tour title came in the doubles at the 1989 Heineken Open in Auckland. As a singles player he made quarter-finals at the 1988 Frankfurt Open, 1990 OTB International Open and the 1990 Benson & Hedges Open. At the Benson & Hedges Open, which he entered as a wildcard, he upset second seed and world number 25 Miloslav Mečíř.[2]

He also played tennis for the New Zealand Davis Cup team, taking part in seven ties. He had a 3/4 record in singles and 2/1 record in doubles.[3]

ATP career finals[edit]

Doubles: 1 (1 title)[edit]

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–0)
Indoors (0–0)


Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jan 1989 Auckland, New Zealand Grand Prix Hard Japan Shuzo Matsuoka United States John Letts
United States Bruce Man-Son-Hing
7–6, 7–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals[edit]

Singles: 2 (1–1)[edit]

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 1988 Nugra Santana, Indonesia Challenger Hard Australia Shane Barr 6–1, 5–7, 3–6
Win 1–1 Sep 1989 Thessaloniki, Greece Challenger Hard Australia Neil Borwick 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 6 (5–1)[edit]

Legend
ATP Challenger (5–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 1989 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Challenger Hard India Zeeshan Ali Denmark Morten Christensen
Denmark Peter Flintsoe
6–4, 6–4
Win 2–0 Aug 1989 Hong Kong, Hong Kong Challenger Hard New Zealand David Lewis Australia Russell Barlow
Australia Gavin Pfitzner
6–4, 6–2
Win 3–0 Oct 1990 Singapore, Singapore Challenger Hard United States John Letts United States Mark Keil
United States Kent Kinnear
6–1, 7–5
Win 4–0 Apr 1992 Jerusalem, Israel Challenger Hard Australia Carl Limberger United States Brian Joelson
United States Richard Matuszewski
7–6, 6–2
Loss 4–1 Jul 1992 New Ulm, Germany Challenger Clay New Zealand Bruce Derlin Argentina Gustavo Luza
Argentina Daniel Orsanic
3–6, 2–6
Win 5–1 Nov 1992 Manila, Philippines Challenger Hard Australia Richard Fromberg Italy Massimo Ardinghi
Italy Mario Visconti
6–3, 6–4

Performance timelines[edit]

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[edit]

Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q2 Q2 A 1R 1R 1R A Q3 0 / 3 0–3 0%
French Open A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A A Q1 A Q3 Q1 Q3 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 3 0–3 0%
National Representation
Summer Olympics A Not Held Q1 Not Held 0 / 0 0–0  – 

Doubles[edit]

Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 2R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 4 1–4 20%
French Open A A 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon Q1 A Q1 Q3 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0 / 5 1–5 17%
ATP Masters Series
Miami A 2R 2R A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 2 2–2 50%

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