New Zealand tennis player
Steve Guy (born 15 March 1959) is a former professionaltennis player fromNew Zealand.
He won theSingapore Open Championships played on grass at the Singapore Cricket Club in 1986, it was the 65th and last edition of the event.[1][2]Guy appeared in the singles draw of threeAustralian Opens and never progressed past the second round. He did however, in the1989 Australian Open, win the second set against third seedBoris Becker. In doubles he competed in five Grand Slams but registered just one win, in the1988 Australian Open, with countrymanBruce Derlin. At the1991 Australian Open, Guy partnered Swedish greatStefan Edberg.[3]
His onlyATP Tour title came in the doubles at the1989 Heineken Open inAuckland. As a singles player he made quarter-finals at the 1988 Frankfurt Open,1990 OTB International Open and the1990 Benson & Hedges Open. At the Benson & Hedges Open, which he entered as a wildcard, he upset second seed and world number 25Miloslav Mečíř.[4]
He also played tennis for theNew Zealand Davis Cup team, taking part in seven ties. He had a 3/4 record in singles and 2/1 record in doubles.[5]
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
[edit]| Legend |
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| 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 |
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| Hard (1–0) | | Clay (0–0) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) |
| | Finals by setting |
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| Outdoors (1–0) | | Indoors (0–0) |
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
[edit]| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger (1–1) | | ITF Futures (0–0) |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (1–1) | | Clay (0–0) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) |
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| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger (5–1) | | ITF Futures (0–0) |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (5–0) | | Clay (0–1) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Aug 1989 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Challenger | Hard |  Zeeshan Ali |  Morten Christensen
Peter Flintsoe | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Aug 1989 | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Challenger | Hard |  David Lewis |  Russell Barlow
Gavin Pfitzner | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–0 | Oct 1990 | Singapore, Singapore | Challenger | Hard |  John Letts | Mark Keil
Kent Kinnear | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 4–0 | Apr 1992 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | Carl Limberger | Brian Joelson
Richard Matuszewski | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Jul 1992 | New Ulm, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Bruce Derlin |  Gustavo Luza
Daniel Orsanic | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–1 | Nov 1992 | Manila, Philippines | Challenger | Hard | Richard Fromberg |  Massimo Ardinghi
Mario Visconti | 6–3, 6–4 |
Performance timelines
[edit](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.
Shuzo Matsuoka