Sherwood Stewart

Sherwood Stewart (born June 6, 1946) is an American former professional tennis player who was active in the 1970s and 1980s. Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings on December 31, 1978, and No. 4 in doubles on January 3, 1983.

He attended Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas and graduated in 1969. He was the NCAA College Division Singles Champion in 1967 and was inducted into the Lamar University Hall of Honor.

He won 52 doubles titles, the biggest of them coming at the 1984 Australian Open, the 1976 French Open and 1982 French Open, in Cincinnati in 1974, in Monte Carlo in 1984, and in Hamburg in 1976. He was also in three additional Grand Slam doubles finals during his career.

After retiring from playing, he became a coach, most notably of Zina Garrison.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles, 6 (3 wins, 3 losses)

Mixed Doubles, 4 (2 wins, 2 losses) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1987 Australian Open Grass Zina Garrison Anne Hobbs Andrew Castle 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3Loss 1987 French Open Clay Lori McNeil Pam Shriver Emilio Sánchez Vicario 3–6, 6–7(4–7)Win 1988 Wimbledon Grass Zina Garrison Gretchen Magers Kelly Jones 6–1, 7–6(7–3)Loss 1989 Australian Open Hard Zina Garrison Jana Novotná Jim Pugh 3–6, 4–6

Career finals Doubles: 101 (53 wins / 48 losses)