Jeff Morrison

Jeff Morrison
Full nameJeffrey Alan Morrison
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceLexington, Kentucky, United States
Born (1979-02-04) February 4, 1979 (age 45)
Huntington, West Virginia, USA
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Turned pro2000
Retired2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Florida
Prize moneyUS$ 770,476
Singles
Career record32–58 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 85 (8 July 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2004)
French Open1R (2005)
Wimbledon3R (2002)
US Open1R (1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006)
Doubles
Career record23–35 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 81 (10 June 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2002)
French Open2R (2002)
Wimbledon1R (2002)
US Open3R (2001, 2005)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open1R (2002, 2005)
Last updated on: 10 November 2021.

Jeffrey Alan Morrison (born February 4, 1979) is a retired American professional tennis player.

Morrison was the last American male left in the singles draw at Wimbledon in 2002, going on to defeat future World No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero en route to the third round.[1]

Morrison attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for the Florida Gators men's tennis team in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) competition. He defeated James Blake of Harvard University in the NCAA Singles National Championship final in 1999. Morrison was a two-time All-American during his sophomore and junior seasons. He was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2012.[2][3]

During his career, Morrison won three Challenger events and reached as high as World No. 85 in singles and World No. 81 in doubles (both in the summer of 2002).

Performance timelines

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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

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Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q1 1R 2R A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
French Open A A A Q2 A Q1 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A A 3R A Q1 1R Q2 0 / 2 2–2 50%
US Open 1R Q1 Q3 1R 1R 1R Q1 1R 0 / 5 0–5 0%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–1 0 / 10 3–10 23%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A A A A A 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Miami A A A 2R Q2 1R 3R Q1 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Cincinnati Q1 A 1R 1R A 2R Q1 A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 0 / 8 5–8 38%

Doubles

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Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A 2R A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Wimbledon A 1R A A A Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open 3R 2R 1R 1R 3R 2R 0 / 6 6–6 50%
Win–loss 2–1 2–4 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 0 / 9 7–9 44%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami A 2R 1R A 1R A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Cincinnati 1R A A 1R 2R A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Win–loss 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 0 / 6 2–6 25%

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2003 Adelaide, Australia International Series Hard Belarus Max Mirnyi South Africa Jeff Coetzee
South Africa Chris Haggard
6–2, 4–6, 6–7(7–9)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 11 (4–7)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (3–5)
ITF Futures (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–7)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2000 USA F26, Lafayette Futures Hard South Africa Justin Bower 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 2001 USA F3, Hallandale Beach Futures Hard Russia Dmitry Tursunov 6–7(0–7), 3–6
Win 1–2 Mar 2001 USA F6, Tyler Futures Hard United States Levar Harper-Griffith 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–3 Jul 2001 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard Germany Axel Pretzsch 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–4 Jul 2001 Aptos, United States Challenger Hard United States Jeff Salzenstein 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win 2–4 Feb 2002 Dallas, United States Challenger Hard Netherlands Martin Verkerk 6–4, 6–4
Win 3–4 Jun 2002 Surbiton, United Kingdom Challenger Grass South Africa Wesley Moodie 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 3–5 Oct 2003 Fresno, United States Challenger Hard United States Alex Kim 5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 3–6 Oct 2003 Tiburon, United States Challenger Hard United States Alex Bogomolov Jr. 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win 4–6 Apr 2004 Mexico City, Mexico Challenger Hard Chinese Taipei Lu Yen-hsun 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss 4–7 Apr 2005 Mexico City, Mexico Challenger Hard United States Amer Delić 4–6, 6–3, 3–6

Doubles: 16 (11–5)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (8–4)
ITF Futures (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–4)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 1999 USA F10, Chico Futures Hard United States Jason Cook United States Brandon Hawk
United States Doug Root
7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Win 2–0 Jul 2000 USA F19, Kansas City Futures Hard United States Jeff Laski United States Trace Fielding
United States Jimmy Haney
7–5, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Nov 2000 USA F26, Lafayette Futures Hard United States Thomas Blake United States Jack Brasington
United States Doug Root
walkover
Win 3–1 Jan 2001 USA F1, Aventura Futures Hard United States Mardy Fish United States Eric Drew
United States Thomas Blake
walkover
Win 4–1 Jul 2001 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard Canada Bobby Kokavec United States Brandon Hawk
United States Robert Kendrick
6–4, 6–4
Win 5–1 Oct 2001 Tulsa, United States Challenger Hard United States Mardy Fish South Africa Jeff Coetzee
South Africa Shaun Rudman
6–2, 6–3
Loss 5–2 Oct 2001 Kerrville, United States Challenger Hard United States Mardy Fish United States Brandon Hawk
United States Robert Kendrick
3–6, 7–6(9–7), 3–6
Loss 5–3 Nov 2001 Tyler, United States Challenger Hard United States Mardy Fish Australia Stephen Huss
South Africa Paul Rosner
4–6, 2–6
Win 6–3 Nov 2001 Knoxville, United States Challenger Hard United States Mardy Fish United States Brandon Coupe
United States Kelly Gullett
6–3, 6–0
Win 7–3 Dec 2001 Urbana, United States Challenger Hard United States Mardy Fish Romania Gabriel Trifu
South Africa Paul Rosner
6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Win 8–3 May 2002 Birmingham, United States Challenger Clay United States Mardy Fish United States Glenn Weiner
South Africa Paul Rosner
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 9–3 Sep 2003 San Antonio, United States Challenger Hard United States Paul Goldstein Czech Republic Tomáš Cakl
South Africa Louis Vosloo
6–3, 6–2
Loss 9–4 Oct 2003 Fresno, United States Challenger Hard United States Paul Goldstein United States Diego Ayala
United States Travis Parrott
5–7, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 9–5 Apr 2006 Paget, Bermuda Challenger Clay United States Alex Kuznetsov Czech Republic Tomáš Cibulec
Sweden Robert Lindstedt
7–6(7–1), 3–6, [4–10]
Win 10–5 May 2006 Tunica Resorts, United States Challenger Clay United States Bobby Reynolds United States Hugo Armando
Brazil Ricardo Mello
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9]
Win 11–5 Oct 2006 Sacramento, United States Challenger Hard United States Paul Goldstein United States Amer Delić
United States Brian Wilson
6–1, 6–3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Roberts, Selena (June 28, 2002). "TENNIS; Morrison Crashes the Party with an Upset at Wimbledon". The New York Times.
  2. ^ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "Florida Announces 2012 UF Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees Archived October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine", GatorZone.com (September 7, 2011). Retrieved September 24, 2011.
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