| Full name | Gareth Williams |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  South Africa |
| Born | (1975-08-27)27 August 1975 (age 50) |
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $26,685 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 0Challenger, 0Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 667 (18 February 1985) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–5 |
| Career titles | 0 1Challenger, 8Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 179 (2 October 2000) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2001) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (1993) |
| Last updated on: 14 May 2022. | |
Gareth Williams (born 27 August 1975) is a former professionaltennis player from South Africa.
Born in Pretoria, Williams was a doubles specialist, who had success as a junior in 1993 when he made three juniorgrand slam finals. After finishing runner-up at both theFrench Open andWimbledon, he andNeville Godwin made a third successive final at the1993 US Open, defeating the Australian pairing ofBen Ellwood andJames Sekulov. He and Godwin also competed in several ATP Tour events, including Durban in 1993, where they made the quarter-finals.[1]
In the mid-1990s he left the professional circuit to play collegiate tennis in the United States at theUniversity of Tulsa (UT).[2]
Graduating from UT with a psychology degree, he returned to the tour and in 2000 reached his best ranking of 179 in the world for doubles. He won a Challenger title in San Antonio in 2000 withWesley Whitehouse, beating theBryan brothers in the final. At the2001 French Open he andMarcos Ondruska featured in the men's doubles main draw and lost in the first round to seventh seedsEllis Ferreira andRick Leach.[3]
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 1993 | French Open | Clay | Neville Godwin |  Steven DownsJames Greenhalgh | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1993 | Wimbledon | Grass | Neville Godwin | Steven DownsJames Greenhalgh | 7–6, 6–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 1993 | US Open | Hard | Neville Godwin |  Ben EllwoodJames Sekulov | 6–3, 6–3 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 1999 | USA F7,Berkeley | Futures | Hard | Haydn Wakefield |  Dustin Mauck Keith Pollak | 5–7, 7–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 1999 | USA F8,Danville | Futures | Hard | Haydn Wakefield | Brandon HawkDoug Root | 4–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 1999 | USA F9,Redding | Futures | Hard | Haydn Wakefield | Brandon HawkDoug Root | 2–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Aug 1999 | USA F12,St. Joseph | Futures | Hard | Jeff Williams | Cary FranklinGraydon Oliver | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Aug 1999 | USA F13,Decatur | Futures | Hard | Jeff Williams | Matthew BreenJohn James | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–3 | Aug 1999 | USA F14,Kansas City | Futures | Hard | Jeff Williams | Michael Passarella Jakub Teply | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–3 | Nov 1999 | USA F17,Hattiesburg | Futures | Hard | Jeff Williams | Zack FleishmanKelly Gullett | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–3 | Dec 1999 | USA F21,Laguna Niguel | Futures | Hard | Jeff Williams |  Oren Motevassel Alexander Waske | 2–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–3 | Jan 2000 | USA F1,Pembroke Pines | Futures | Hard | Jeff Williams | Rafael De Mesa Irak liLabadze | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–3 | Jan 2000 | USA F3,Boca Raton | Futures | Hard | Jeff Williams |  Marcos Daniel Manuel Jorquera | 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Aug 2000 | Sylt, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Ashley Fisher |  Ionut Moldovan Yuri Schukin | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–4 | Oct 2000 | San Antonio, United States | Challenger | Hard | Wesley Whitehouse | Mike BryanBob Bryan | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8–5 | Apr 2001 | USA F8,Little Rock | Futures | Hard | Matthew Breen | Jeff CoetzeeShaun Rudman | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 9–5 | Apr 2001 | USA F10,Elkin | Futures | Hard | Matthew Breen | Gavin Sontag Jerry Turek | 6–3, 6–4 |
