Peter McNamara

Peter McNamara
	McNamara during an exhibition game in Paris, in June 2012
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	5 July 1955; Melbourne, Australia
Died	20 July 2019 (aged 64); Sonthofen, Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1974
Retired	1987
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,046,935
Singles
Career record	205–137
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 7 (14 March 1983)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	SF (1980)
French Open	QF (1982)
Wimbledon	QF (1981)
US Open	3R (1980, 1981)
Doubles
Career record	238–116
Career titles	19
Highest ranking	No. 3 (13 December 1982)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (1979)
French Open	QF (1981)
Wimbledon	W (1980, 1982)
US Open	F (1981)

Peter McNamara (5 July 1955 – 20 July 2019) was an Australian tennis player and coach.

McNamara won five singles titles and nineteen doubles titles in his career. A right-hander, McNamara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 March 1983 when he became world No. 7. McNamara and fellow Australian Paul McNamee won the 1980 and 1982 men's doubles championship at Wimbledon and the Australian Open doubles in 1979. McNamara's highest rank in doubles was No. 3.

After retiring as a player, McNamara coached professionals including Mark Philippoussis, Grigor Dimitrov, Matthew Ebden and Wang Qiang.

McNamara died on 20 July 2019, at the age of 64, from prostate cancer.

Career finals

Singles: 12 (5 titles / 7 runner-ups)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 1979	Berlin, Germany	Clay	Patrice Dominguez	6–4, 6–0, 6–7, 6–2
Loss	1–1	Jul 1979	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Ulrich Pinner	2–6, 4–6, 5–7
Win	2–1	Jun 1980	Brussels, Belgium	Clay	Balázs Taróczy	7–6, 6–3, 6–0
Loss	2–2	Oct 1980	Melbourne Indoor, Australia	Carpet (i)	Vitas Gerulaitis	5–7, 3–6
Win	3–2	May 1981	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Jimmy Connors	7–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Win	4–2	Oct 1981	Melbourne Indoor, Australia	Carpet (i)	Vitas Gerulaitis	6–4, 1–6, 5–5 ret.
Loss	4–3	Jan 1982	Delray Beach, US	Clay	Ivan Lendl	4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Loss	4–4	Apr 1982	Frankfurt, Germany	Carpet (i)	Ivan Lendl	2–6, 2–6
Loss	4–5	May 1982	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	José Higueras	4–6, 6–7, 7–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss	4–6	Jun 1982	Venice, Italy	Clay	José Luis Clerc	6–7, 1–6
Loss	4–7	Oct 1982	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet (i)	John McEnroe	6–7, 5–7
Win	5–7	Mar 1983	Brussels, Belgium	Carpet (i)	Ivan Lendl	6–4, 4–6, 7–6

Doubles: 29 (19 titles / 10 runner-ups)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Dec 1975	Sydney, Australia	Grass	Chris Kachel	Mark Edmondson John Marks	1–6, 1–6
Win	1–1	Apr 1979	Nice, France	Clay	Paul McNamee	Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd	6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Win	2–1	Apr 1979	Cairo, Egypt	Clay	Paul McNamee	Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj	7–5, 6–4
Win	3–1	Jun 1979	Brussels, Belgium	Clay	Billy Martin	Carlos Kirmayr Balázs Taróczy	5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Win	4–1	Sep 1979	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Paul McNamee	Ismail El Shafei John Feaver	7–5, 7–6
Win	5–1	Dec 1979	Sydney, Australia	Grass	Paul McNamee	Steve Docherty Christopher Lewis	7–6, 6–3
Win	6–1	Jan 1980	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Paul McNamee	Cliff Letcher Paul Kronk	7–6, 6–2
Win	7–1	Apr 1980	Houston, US	Clay	Paul McNamee	Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart	6–4, 6–4
Loss	7–2	May 1980	Forest Hills, US	Clay	Paul McNamee	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	2–6, 7–5, 2–6
Win	8–2	Jul 1980	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Paul McNamee	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	7–6, 6–3, 6–7, 6–4
Loss	8–3	Jul 1980	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	John Feaver	Heinz Günthardt Markus Günthardt	4–6, 4–6
Win	9–3	Dec 1980	Sydney, Australia	Grass	Paul McNamee	Vitas Gerulaitis Brian Gottfried	6–2, 6–4
Loss	9–4	Jan 1981	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Paul McNamee	Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick	5–7, 4–6
Win	10–4	Jan 1981	Masters Doubles WCT, London	Carpet (i)	Paul McNamee	Victor Amaya Hank Pfister	6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss	10–5	May 1981	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Paul McNamee	Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez	4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win	11–5	Jul 1981	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Paul McNamee	Mark Edmondson Mike Estep	2–6, 6–4, 7–6
Win	12–5	Aug 1981	North Conway, US	Clay	Heinz Günthardt	Pavel Složil Ferdi Taygan	6–7, 7–5, 6–4
Loss	12–6	Sep 1981	US Open, New York	Hard	Heinz Günthardt	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	def.
Win	13–6	Sep 1981	Sawgrass Doubles, US	Clay	Heinz Günthardt	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	7–6, 3–6, 7–6, 5–7, 6–4
Win	14–6	Oct 1981	Melbourne Indoor, Australia	Carpet (i)	Paul Kronk	Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	15–6	Dec 1981	Sydney, Australia	Grass	Paul McNamee	Hank Pfister John Sadri	6–7, 7–6, 7–6
Win	16–6	Mar 1982	Milan, Italy	Carpet (i)	Heinz Günthardt	Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart	7–6, 7–6
Win	17–6	Apr 1982	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Paul McNamee	Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart	6–7, 7–6, 6–3
Loss	17–7	Apr 1982	Houston, US	Clay	Mark Edmondson	Kevin Curren Steve Denton	5–7, 4–6
Win	18–7	Jul 1982	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Paul McNamee	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	6–3, 6–2
Loss	18–8	Nov 1982	São Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Ferdi Taygan	Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta	3–6, 1–6
Win	19–8	Feb 1983	Memphis, US	Carpet (i)	Paul McNamee	Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Loss	19–9	Jul 1985	Boston, US	Clay	Paul McNamee	Libor Pimek Slobodan Živojinović	6–2, 4–6, 6–7
Loss	19–10	Oct 1986	Sydney, Australia	Hard (i)	Paul McNamee	Boris Becker John Fitzgerald	4–6, 6–7