Sherwood Stewart (born June 6, 1946) is a former professional
tennis
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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
Lamar University (Lamar or LU) is a public university in Beaumont, Texas. Lamar has been a member of the Texas State University System since 1995. It was the flagship institution of the former Lamar University System. As of the fall of 2021, th ...
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
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and
1982 French Open, in
Cincinnati
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in 1974, in
Monte Carlo
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in 1984, and in
Hamburg
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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
Zina Lynna Garrison (born November 16, 1963) is an American former professional tennis player. Garrison was the runner-up in singles at the 1990 Wimbledon Championships, a three-time major mixed doubles champion, and an Olympic gold and bronze m ...
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Grand Slam finals
Doubles, 6 (3 wins, 3 losses)
Mixed Doubles, 4 (2 wins, 2 losses)
Career finals
Doubles (53 wins, 48 losses)
References
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1946 births
Living people
People from Baytown, Texas
American male tennis players
Australian Open (tennis) champions
French Open champions
Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals athletes
People from Montgomery County, Texas
Tennis people from Texas
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles
Sportspeople from Harris County, Texas