Steve Guy
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| Last updated on: 11 August 2022. | |
Steve Guy (born 15 March 1959) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.
Career
Guy appeared in the singles draw of three Australian Opens and never progressed past the second round. He did however, in the 1989 Australian Open, win the second set against third seed Boris Becker. In doubles he competed in five Grand Slams but registered just one win, in the 1988 Australian Open, with countryman Bruce Derlin. At the 1991 Australian Open, Guy partnered Swedish great Stefan Edberg.[1]
His only
1990 Benson & Hedges Open. At the Benson & Hedges Open, which he entered as a wildcard, he upset second seed and world number 25 Miloslav Mečíř.[2]
He also played tennis for the New Zealand Davis Cup team, taking part in seven ties. He had a 3/4 record in singles and 2/1 record in doubles.[3]
ATP career finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jan 1989 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grand Prix | Hard |  Shuzo Matsuoka
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 John Letts Bruce Man-Son-Hing
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7–6, 7–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 2 (1–1)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 1988 | Nugra Santana, Indonesia | Challenger | Hard |  Shane Barr
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6–1, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 1989 | Thessaloniki, Greece | Challenger | Hard | Neil Borwick
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6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 6 (5–1)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Aug 1989 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Challenger | Hard |  Zeeshan Ali
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Peter Flintsoe
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Aug 1989 | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Challenger | Hard |  David Lewis
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Russell Barlow Gavin Pfitzner
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–0 | Oct 1990 | Singapore, Singapore | Challenger | Hard | John Letts
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Mark Keil Kent Kinnear
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6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 4–0 | Apr 1992 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | Carl Limberger
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Brian Joelson Richard Matuszewski
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7–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Jul 1992 | New Ulm, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Bruce Derlin
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 Gustavo Luza Daniel Orsanic
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3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–1 | Nov 1992 | Manila, Philippines | Challenger | Hard | Richard Fromberg
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 Massimo Ardinghi Mario Visconti
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6–3, 6–4 |
Performance timelines
| 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
| Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 |
1989 |
1990 | 1991 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q2
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Q2
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A | 1R
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1R
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1R
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A | Q3
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0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q1
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A | Q3
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Q1
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Q3
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0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |||||||||||
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Summer Olympics
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A | Not Held | Q1
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Not Held | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||||
Doubles
| Tournament | 1987 | 1988 |
1989 |
1990 | 1991 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 2R
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1R
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1R
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1R
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0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | 1R
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A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q1
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A | Q1
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Q3
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Q2
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0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% | ||||||||||||||
ATP Masters Series
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Miami
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A | 2R
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2R
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A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | ||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | ||||||||||||||
External links
- Steve Guy at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Steve Guy at the International Tennis Federation