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

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.

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   Max Mirnyi   Jeff Coetzee
  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   Justin Bower 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 2001 USA F3, Hallandale Beach Futures Hard   Dmitry Tursunov 6–7(0–7), 3–6
Win 1–2 Mar 2001 USA F6, Tyler Futures Hard   Levar Harper-Griffith 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–3 Jul 2001 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard   Axel Pretzsch 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–4 Jul 2001 Aptos, United States Challenger Hard   Jeff Salzenstein 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win 2–4 Feb 2002 Dallas, United States Challenger Hard   Martin Verkerk 6–4, 6–4
Win 3–4 Jun 2002 Surbiton, United Kingdom Challenger Grass   Wesley Moodie 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 3–5 Oct 2003 Fresno, United States Challenger Hard   Alex Kim 5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 3–6 Oct 2003 Tiburon, United States Challenger Hard   Alex Bogomolov Jr. 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win 4–6 Apr 2004 Mexico City, Mexico Challenger Hard   Lu Yen-hsun 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss 4–7 Apr 2005 Mexico City, Mexico Challenger Hard   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   Jason Cook   Brandon Hawk
  Doug Root
7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Win 2–0 Jul 2000 USA F19, Kansas City Futures Hard   Jeff Laski   Trace Fielding
  Jimmy Haney
7–5, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Nov 2000 USA F26, Lafayette Futures Hard   Thomas Blake   Jack Brasington
  Doug Root
walkover
Win 3–1 Jan 2001 USA F1, Aventura Futures Hard   Mardy Fish   Eric Drew
  Thomas Blake
walkover
Win 4–1 Jul 2001 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard   Bobby Kokavec   Brandon Hawk
  Robert Kendrick
6–4, 6–4
Win 5–1 Oct 2001 Tulsa, United States Challenger Hard   Mardy Fish   Jeff Coetzee
  Shaun Rudman
6–2, 6–3
Loss 5–2 Oct 2001 Kerrville, United States Challenger Hard   Mardy Fish   Brandon Hawk
  Robert Kendrick
3–6, 7–6(9–7), 3–6
Loss 5–3 Nov 2001 Tyler, United States Challenger Hard   Mardy Fish   Stephen Huss
  Paul Rosner
4–6, 2–6
Win 6–3 Nov 2001 Knoxville, United States Challenger Hard   Mardy Fish   Brandon Coupe
  Kelly Gullett
6–3, 6–0
Win 7–3 Dec 2001 Urbana, United States Challenger Hard   Mardy Fish   Gabriel Trifu
  Paul Rosner
6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Win 8–3 May 2002 Birmingham, United States Challenger Clay   Mardy Fish   Glenn Weiner
  Paul Rosner
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 9–3 Sep 2003 San Antonio, United States Challenger Hard   Paul Goldstein   Tomáš Cakl
  Louis Vosloo
6–3, 6–2
Loss 9–4 Oct 2003 Fresno, United States Challenger Hard   Paul Goldstein   Diego Ayala
  Travis Parrott
5–7, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 9–5 Apr 2006 Paget, Bermuda Challenger Clay   Alex Kuznetsov   Tomáš Cibulec
  Robert Lindstedt
7–6(7–1), 3–6, [4–10]
Win 10–5 May 2006 Tunica Resorts, United States Challenger Clay   Bobby Reynolds   Hugo Armando
  Ricardo Mello
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9]
Win 11–5 Oct 2006 Sacramento, United States Challenger Hard   Paul Goldstein   Amer Delić
  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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