Peter McNamara

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

Career finals Singles (5 titles, 7 runner-ups) ResultNo.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. 1979 Berlin, Germany Clay Patrice Dominguez 6–4, 6–0, 6–7, 6–2Loss 1. 1979 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Ulrich Pinner 2–6, 4–6, 5–7Win 2. 1980 Brussels, Belgium Clay Balázs Taróczy 7–6, 6–3, 6–0Loss 2. 1980 Melbourne Indoor, Australia Carpet (i) Vitas Gerulaitis 5–7, 3–6Win 3. 1981 Hamburg, Germany Clay Jimmy Connors 7–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4Win 4. 1981 Melbourne Indoor, Australia Carpet (i) Vitas Gerulaitis 6–4, 1–6, 5–5 ret.Loss 3. 1982 Delray Beach, United States Clay Ivan Lendl 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 5–7Loss 4. 1982 Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) Ivan Lendl 2–6, 2–6Loss 5. 1982 Hamburg, Germany Clay José Higueras 4–6, 6–7, 7–6, 6–3, 6–7Loss 6. 1982 Venice, Italy Clay José Luis Clerc 6–7, 1–6Loss 7. 1982 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) John McEnroe 6–7, 5–7Win 5. 1983 Brussels, Belgium Carpet (i) Ivan Lendl 6–4, 4–6, 7–6

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