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American tennis player
John Sadri (born September 19, 1956) is a former tennis player from the United States. Sadri, an All-American at North Carolina State, reached the finals of the 1978 men's NCAA singles championship, losing to John McEnroe in four sets.[ 1] He reached the final of the 1979 Australian Open , won two singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 13 in September 1980. Sadri formerly ran a junior tennis academy at Russell Tennis Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Singles (1 runner-up)[ edit ]
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 (2 wins, 3 losses)[ edit ]
Result
W/L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Dec 1979
Australian Open , Melbourne
Grass
Guillermo Vilas
6–7(4–7) , 3–6, 2–6
Win
1–1
Jan 1980
Auckland , New Zealand
Hard
Tim Wilkison
6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss
1–2
Mar 1981
Denver, U.S.
Carpet (i)
Gene Mayer
4–6, 4–6
Loss
1–3
Jan 1982
Mexico City WCT , Mexico
Carpet (i)
Tomáš Šmíd
6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–7, 2–6
Win
2–3
Feb 1982
Denver , United States
Carpet (i)
Andrés Gómez
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Doubles (3 wins, 6 losses)[ edit ]
Result
W/L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Aug 1979
North Conway , U.S.
Clay
Tim Wilkison
Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas
4–6, 6–7
Loss
0–2
Jan 1980
Auckland , New Zealand
Hard
Tim Wilkison
Peter Feigl Rod Frawley
2–6, 5–7
Win
1–2
Jun 1980
Manchester , Great Britain
Grass
Tim Wilkison
Dennis Ralston Roscoe Tanner
6–3, 6–4
Loss
1–3
Oct 1980
Melbourne Indoor , Australia
Carpet (i)
Tim Wilkison
Fritz Buehning Ferdi Taygan
1–6, 2–6
Loss
1–4
Dec 1981
Sydney , Australia
Grass
Hank Pfister
Peter McNamara Paul McNamee
7–6, 6–7, 6–7
Loss
1–5
Dec 1981
Australian Open , Melbourne
Grass
Hank Pfister
Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick
3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Win
2–5
Jul 1982
Newport , U.S.
Grass
Andy Andrews
Syd Ball Rod Frawley
3–6, 7–6, 7–5
Win
3–5
Aug 1982
Stowe , U.S.
Hard
Andy Andrews
Mike Fishbach Eric Fromm
6–3, 6–4
Loss
3–6
Dec 1982
Australian Open , Melbourne
Grass
Andy Andrews
John Alexander John Fitzgerald
4–6, 6–7