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Country (sports) | South Africa |
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Residence | Alpharetta, Georgia, United States |
Born | (1971-05-27) 27 May 1971 (age 53) Johannesburg, South Africa |
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Turned pro | 1990 |
Retired | 2000 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,307,208 |
Singles | |
Career record | 83-117 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 53 (31 January 1994) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (1994) |
French Open | 1R (1994, 1997, 1998) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1992) |
US Open | 2R (1991, 1997) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 109–109 |
Career titles | 5 |
Highest ranking | No. 42 (14 September 1998) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1995) |
French Open | 2R (1998, 1999) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1997, 1998, 1999) |
US Open | QF (2000) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | SF (1999) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1998, 2001) |
Last updated on: 12 December 2021. |
Grant Stafford (born 27 May 1971) is a former tennis player from South Africa.
Turning professional in 1990, Stafford won five doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his career-high singles ranking on the ATP Tour of World No. 53 in January 1994.
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partnet | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1989 | US Open | Hard | Wayne Ferreira | Martin Damm Jan Kodeš |
6–3, 6–4 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1993 | Durban, South Africa | World Series | Hard | Aaron Krickstein | 3–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 1996 | Newport, United States | World Series | Grass | Nicolás Pereira | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Apr 1997 | Orlando, United States | World Series | Clay | Michael Chang | 6–4, 2–6, 1–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1994 | Sun City, South Africa | World Series | Hard | Ellis Ferreira | Marius Barnard Brent Haygarth |
3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 1–1 | Oct 1996 | Tel Aviv Open, Israel | World Series | Hard | Marcos Ondruska | Noam Behr Eyal Erlich |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2–1 | Apr 1998 | Orlando, United States | World Series | Clay | Kevin Ullyett | Michael Tebbutt Mikael Tillström |
4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 3–1 | May 1998 | Coral Springs, United States | World Series | Clay | Kevin Ullyett | Mark Merklein Vince Spadea |
7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 4–1 | Jul 1998 | Washington, United States | Championship Series | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Wayne Ferreira Patrick Galbraith |
6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 5–1 | Jan 2001 | Adelaide, Australia | World Series | Hard | David Macpherson | Wayne Arthurs Todd Woodbridge |
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1990 | Durban, South Africa | Challenger | Hard | Jeremy Bates | 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Apr 1996 | West Bloomfield, United States | Challenger | Hard | Sargis Sargsian | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 2–1 | May 1996 | Andijan, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Stéphane Simian | 6–2, 6–7, 6–4 |
Win | 3–1 | May 1996 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | Chris Haggard | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–2 | Sep 1996 | Aruba, Aruba | Challenger | Hard | Vince Spadea | 3–6, 5–7 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 1992 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Gerardo Martinez Tom Mercer |
7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | May 1992 | Itu, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Bertrand Madsen Tom Mercer |
6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 3–0 | Nov 1992 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Christo van Rensburg | Michael Mortensen Christian Saceanu |
6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–1 | Nov 1992 | Munich, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Marcos Ondruska | Sander Groen Arne Thoms |
4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 4–1 | May 1993 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | David Nainkin | Danilo Marcelino Fernando Meligeni |
6–0, 6–1 |
Loss | 4–2 | Sep 1993 | Singapore, Singapore | Challenger | Hard | Sander Groen | Jeremy Bates Christo van Rensburg |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5–2 | Oct 1993 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard | Ellis Ferreira | Mike Briggs Trevor Kronemann |
2–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
Loss | 5–3 | Dec 1994 | Naples, United States | Challenger | Clay | Marcos Ondruska | David Macpherson Trevor Kronemann |
3–6, 6–7 |
Win | 6–3 | Aug 1996 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Geoff Grant | Chad Clark Tamer El Sawy |
7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 6–4 | Sep 1996 | Aruba, Aruba | Challenger | Hard | Sébastien Leblanc | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 6–5 | Aug 2000 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Wesley Whitehouse | Lorenzo Manta Laurence Tieleman |
6–7(5–7), 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 6–6 | Apr 2001 | Paget, Bermuda | Challenger | Clay | Thomas Shimada | Paul Goldstein Andy Roddick |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | Q3 | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | 42% | ||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | ||||||||
Wimbledon | Q1 | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% | ||||||||
US Open | A | 2R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 2R | Q3 | A | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% | ||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 22 | 10–22 | 31% | ||||||||
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | 2R | A | Q1 | 1R | A | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | ||||||||
Miami | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% | ||||||||
Canada | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | ||||||||
Cincinnati | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||
Stuttgart1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 15 | 8–15 | 35% |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% | |||||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | |||||||
Wimbledon | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% | |||||||
US Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | Q1 | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | 0 / 6 | 8–6 | 57% | |||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 1–4 | 0 / 21 | 18–21 | 46% | |||||||
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||||
Miami | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | SF | 1R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | 54% | |||||||
Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||
Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||
Canada | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% | |||||||
Cincinnati | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0 / 15 | 8–15 | 35% |
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