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Jeff Borowiak

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Jeff Borowiak
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceSeattle, Washington, United States
Born (1949-09-25) September 25, 1949 (age 74)
Berkeley, California, United States
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Turned pro1968 (amateur tour from 1967)
Retired1986
PlaysRight-handed (1-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record276–291
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 20 (August 30, 1977)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (1982)
French Open3R (1978)
Wimbledon4R (1971, 1981)
US Open3R (1968)
Doubles
Career record146–211
Career titles3
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (1977, 1978)
Wimbledon3R (1974, 1976, 1977)
US OpenQF (1971)

Jeff Borowiak (born September 25, 1949) is a former professional tennis player from the United States, who won five singles and three doubles titles during his professional career, reaching a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 20 in August 1977.

Personal

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Borowiak is also an accomplished musician, mastering the flute and the piano. He was also indirectly involved in the formation of the group Metallica when he invested in his friend and Danish fellow player Torben Ulrich's son band Lars Rocket, which later became Metallica.[citation needed]

Tennis career

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Borowiak played number one singles on one of the greatest collegiate tennis team of all time for the UCLA Bruins. Haroon Rahim played number two singles, Jimmy Connors played at number three. Borowiak and Connors were NCAA champions, and Rahim remains the youngest player to represent his country in the Davis Cup competition.

Borowiak was ATP Comeback Player of the Year in 1981.[1]

Borowiak was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Hall of Fame.[2]

Career finals

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Singles: 11 (5 titles – 6 runners-up)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 1971 Cologne WCT, Germany Carpet United States Robert Lutz 3–6, 7–6, 3–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 1972 Bretton Woods, US Hard United States Cliff Richey 1–6, 0–6
Loss 0–3 Apr 1974 New Orleans WCT, US Hard Australia John Newcombe 4–6, 2–6
Win 1–3 Apr 1973 Charlotte WCT, US Clay United States Dick Stockton 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–5)
Win 2–3 Nov 1974 Oslo, Norway Indoor West Germany Karl Meiler 6–3, 6–2
Loss 2–4 Jan 1976 Atlanta WCT, US Carpet (i) Romania Ilie Năstase 2–6, 4–6
Win 3–4 Feb 1977 Dayton, US Carpet (i) United Kingdom Buster Mottram 6–3, 6–3
Win 4–4 Jul 1977 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay France Jean-François Caujolle 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win 5–4 Aug 1977 Toronto, Canada Clay Chile Jaime Fillol 6–0, 6–1
Loss 5–5 Mar 1981 Tampa, US Hard United States Mel Purcell 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 5–6 Nov 1981 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard United States Vitas Gerulaitis 4–6, 6–7, 1–6

Doubles: 9 (3 titles – 6 runners-up)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 1973 Osaka, Japan United States Tom Gorman Japan Jun Kamiwazumi
Australia Ken Rosewall
6–4, 7–6
Win 2–0 Feb 1974 Hempstead WCT, US Hard Australia Dick Crealy Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
6–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win 3–0 Aug 1974 Bretton Woods, US Clay Australia Rod Laver France Georges Goven
France Francois Jauffret
6–3, 6–2
Loss 3–1 Nov 1973 Oslo, Norway Indoor United States Vitas Gerulaitis West Germany Karl Meiler
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
3–6, 2–6
Loss 3–2 Oct 1975 Maui, US Hard Pakistan Haroon Rahim United States Fred McNair
United States Sherwood Stewart
6–3, 6–7, 3–6
Loss 3–3 Mar 1976 Caracas, Venezuela Clay Romania Ilie Năstase United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
5–7, 4–6
Loss 3–4 Feb 1977 Dayton, US Carpet (i) United States Andrew Pattison United States Hank Pfister
United States Butch Walts
4–6, 6–7
Loss 3–5 Oct 1977 Paris, France Hard United Kingdom Roger Taylor United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
2–6, 0–6
Loss 3–6 Aug 1978 Indianapolis, US Clay New Zealand Chris Lewis United States Gene Mayer
United States Hank Pfister
3–6, 1–6

References

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  1. ^ ATP Player Profile
  2. ^ "ITA Men's Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
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