Wayne Arthurs (tennis)

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Wayne Arthurs (born 18 March 1971) is a retired Australian professional tennis player.

Career

His serve was his strongest weapon by far, and had been referred to as the "best in the world" by several of his fellow players, including Jim Courier,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Andre Agassi,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Thomas Johansson,<ref>[1] Template:Webarchive</ref> and Ivo Karlović.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He consistently had one of the highest ace counts on the ATP Tour and favours a serve-and-volley style of play.

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Arthurs at the 2007 Australian Open

Arthurs won 12 ATP doubles titles in his career. In February 2005 he achieved a belated breakthrough in singles by winning the ATP event in Scottsdale, United States, the Tennis Channel Open, in straight sets over Croat Mario Ančić. No other player in history had won his first ATP singles title at such an advanced age (Arthurs was almost 34 at the time). He also was a runner-up there for doubles with Paul Hanley, and lost to American team Bob and Mike Bryan. He is an Australian hero when it comes to Davis Cup, winning countless doubles rubbers for Australia. Throughout his singles career Arthurs experienced victory over no fewer than six players who have reached the number 1 world ranking: Pete Sampras, Marat Safin, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Patrick Rafter, Andy Roddick and Gustavo Kuerten. He also beat Stefan Edberg (another former number 1) in a money tournament in England on Grass – at the time, Arthurs' singles ranking was 1100 and Edberg's was 2, making for one of the biggest differences in ranking between winner and loser on the Tour that year.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In his last ever Australian Open match the Aussie retired just three games into his third-round match against American Mardy Fish due to a rare reaction to a local anaesthetic. In practice that morning he tried out a short-term local anaesthetic that worked well against his sore hip. Just before the match began, he took another shot that was supposed to last for the duration of the match. The stronger dose deadened his leg and he could not co-ordinate his movements. He refused to blame his doctors who said that this adverse reaction happens to about 1 in 1000 patients. Arthurs became emotional during the match once he realised he couldn't compete. After the in-between-game break, down 3–0 he waved to the crowd who thanked him for an outstanding career. It was the last Australian Open match of his career. At the time, he was the oldest participant in the Australian Open.

Arthurs played his final tournament at Wimbledon in 2007. He won qualifying matches to advance to the main draw of the major tournament. In the first round he came back from two sets down to finally win in five sets against Dutch teenager Thiemo de Bakker. In the second round Arthurs caused a major boilover by defeating the 11th-seeded Spaniard Tommy Robredo in straight sets. Arthurs was defeated in the third round by 19th seed Jonas Björkman in straight sets.

Following his retirement, Arthurs coached Queensland player Oliver Anderson.

In January 2019 Arthurs received the OLY post-nominal title at the Brisbane International tournament.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On 30 August 2000, Arthurs was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his strong commitment to tennis.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 [[2002 Nottingham Open – Singles|Template:Dts]] Nottingham, United Kingdom International Series Grass Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6
Win 1–1 [[2005 Tennis Channel Open – Singles|Template:Dts]] Scottsdale, United States International Series Hard Template:Flagicon Mario Ančić 7–5, 6–3

Doubles: 27 (12 titles, 15 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (3–4)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (2–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (7–11)
Titles by surface
Hard (5–9)
Clay (5–5)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (8–11)
Indoor (4–4)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 [[1994 Romanian Open|Template:Dts]] Bucharest, Romania World Series Clay Template:Flagicon Simon Youl Template:Flagicon Jordi Arrese
Template:Flagicon José Antonio Conde 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–1 [[1995 Dutch Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Amsterdam, Netherlands World Series Clay Template:Flagicon Neil Broad Template:Flagicon Marcelo Ríos
Template:Flagicon Sjeng Schalken 		6–7, 2–6
Loss 1–2 [[1995 EA Generali Open|Template:Dts]] Kitzbühel, Austria World Series Clay Template:Flagicon Jordi Arrese Template:Flagicon Francisco Montana
Template:Flagicon Greg Van Emburgh 		7–6, 3–6, 6–7
Loss 1–3 [[1996 Copenhagen Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Copenhagen, Denmark World Series Carpet Template:Flagicon Andrew Kratzmann Template:Flagicon Libor Pimek
Template:Flagicon Byron Talbot 		6–7, 6–3, 3–6
Win 2–3 [[1997 Generali Open|Template:Dts]] Kitzbühel, Austria World Series Clay Template:Flagicon Richard Fromberg Template:Flagicon Thomas Buchmayer
Template:Flagicon Thomas Strengberger 		6–4, 6–3
Win 3–3 [[1998 Paegas Czech Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Prague, Czech Republic World Series Clay Template:Flagicon Andrew Kratzmann Template:Flagicon Fredrik Bergh
Template:Flagicon Nicklas Kulti 		6–1, 6–1
Win 4–3 [[1998 Pilot Pen International – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] New Haven, United States Championship Series Hard Template:Flagicon Peter Tramacchi Template:Flagicon Sébastien Lareau
Template:Flagicon Alex O'Brien 		7–6, 1–6, 6–3
Loss 4–4 [[1998 Bournemouth International – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Bournemouth, United Kingdom World Series Clay Template:Flagicon Alberto Berasategui Template:Flagicon Neil Broad
Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett 		6–7, 3–6
Win 5–4 [[1999 ATP German Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Hamburg, Germany Masters Series Clay Template:Flagicon Andrew Kratzmann Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis
Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer 		2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win 6–4 [[1999 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Newport, United States World Series Grass Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Sargis Sargsian
Template:Flagicon Chris Woodruff 		6–7(6–8), 7–6(9–7), 6–3
Loss 6–5 [[2000 Hamburg Masters – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Hamburg, Germany Masters Series Clay Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge
Template:Flagicon Mark Woodforde 		7–6(7–4), 4–6, 3–6
Loss 6–6 [[2001 AAPT Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Adelaide, Australia World Series Hard Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge Template:Flagicon David Macpherson
Template:Flagicon Grant Stafford 		7–6(7–5), 4–6, 4–6
Loss 6–7 [[2002 Hong Kong Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Hong Kong, Hong Kong World Series Hard Template:Flagicon Andrew Kratzmann Template:Flagicon Jan-Michael Gambill
Template:Flagicon Graydon Oliver 		7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 6–8 [[2002 If Stockholm Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Stockholm, Sweden World Series Hard Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley Template:Flagicon Wayne Black
Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett 		4–6, 6–2, 6–7(4–7)
Win 7–8 [[2003 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Rotterdam, Netherlands Championship Series Hard Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley Template:Flagicon Roger Federer
Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi 		7–6(7–4), 6–2
Win 8–8 [[2003 Italian Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Rome, Italy Masters Series Clay Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra
Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro 		6–1, 6–3
Loss 8–9 [[2003 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Cincinnati, United States Masters Series Hard Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan
Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan 		5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Win 9–9 [[2003 Shanghai Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Shanghai, China World Series Hard Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley Template:Flagicon Zeng Shaoxuan
Template:Flagicon Zhu Benqiang 		6–2, 6–4
Loss 9–10 [[2003 If Stockholm Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Stockholm, Sweden World Series Hard Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman
Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge 		3–6, 4–6
Win 10–10 [[2003 BNP Paribas Masters – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Paris, France Masters Series Carpet Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra
Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro 		6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Loss 10–11 [[2004 Italian Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Rome, Italy Masters Series Clay Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi
Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi 		6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 10–12 [[2004 Mercedes-Benz Cup – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Los Angeles, United States World Series Hard Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan
Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan 		3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 10–13 [[2004 If Stockholm Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Stockholm, Sweden World Series Hard Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley Template:Flagicon Feliciano López
Template:Flagicon Fernando Verdasco 		4–6, 4–6
Win 11–13 [[2005 SAP Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] San Jose, United States International Series Hard Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley Template:Flagicon Yves Allegro
Template:Flagicon Michael Kohlmann 		7–6(7–4), 6–4
Loss 11–14 [[2005 Tennis Channel Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Scottsdale, United States International Series Hard Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan
Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan 		5–7, 4–6
Loss 11–15 [[2005 Pacific Life Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Indian Wells, United States Masters Series Hard Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor
Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles 		6–7(6–8), 6–7(2–7)
Win 12–15 [[2005 If Stockholm Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Stockholm, Sweden World Series Hard Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley Template:Flagicon Leander Paes
Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić 		5–3, 5–3

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 3 (3–0)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–0)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Template:Dts Perth, Australia Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Todd Larkham 7–5, 7–6
Win 2–0 Template:Dts Surbiton, United Kingdom Challenger Grass Template:Flagicon Laurence Tieleman 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Win 3–0 Template:Dts Wrexham, United Kingdom Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Ladislav Švarc 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 15 (3–12)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–12)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–4)
Carpet (0–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Template:Dts Salou, Spain Challenger Clay Template:Flagicon Carl Limberger Template:Flagicon Murphy Jensen
Template:Flagicon Francisco Montana 		7–5, 2–6, 5–7
Win 1–1 Template:Dts Winnetka, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Mark Petchey Template:Flagicon Patrick Rafter
Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle 		7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Template:Dts Cincinnati, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Johan de Beer
Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett 		6–7, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Template:Dts Bronx, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Grant Doyle Template:Flagicon Johan de Beer
Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett 		6–7, 6–7
Loss 1–4 Template:Dts Wolfsburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Template:Flagicon Simon Youl Template:Flagicon Rich Benson
Template:Flagicon Adam Malik 		6–7, 4–6
Loss 1–5 Template:Dts Graz, Austria Challenger Clay Template:Flagicon Simon Youl Template:Flagicon Hendrik Jan Davids
Template:Flagicon Stephen Noteboom 		6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Loss 1–6 Template:Dts Aachen, Germany Challenger Carpet Template:Flagicon Brent Larkham Template:Flagicon David Engel
Template:Flagicon Ola Kristiansson 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–7 Template:Dts Perth, Australia Challenger Grass Template:Flagicon Neil Borwick Template:Flagicon Ben Ellwood
Template:Flagicon Mark Philippoussis 		5–7, 6–7
Loss 1–8 Template:Dts Perth, Australia Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Andrew Kratzmann Template:Flagicon Joshua Eagle
Template:Flagicon Andrew Florent 		4–6, 4–6
Win 2–8 Template:Dts Edinburgh, United Kingdom Challenger Clay Template:Flagicon Grant Doyle Template:Flagicon Chris Haggard
Template:Flagicon James Holmes 		4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 2–9 Template:Dts Cairo, Egypt Challenger Clay Template:Flagicon Eyal Ran Template:Flagicon Tomás Carbonell
Template:Flagicon Francisco Roig 		3–6, 3–6
Loss 2–10 Template:Dts Bristol, United Kingdom Challenger Grass Template:Flagicon Ben Ellwood Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi
Template:Flagicon Vladimir Voltchkov 		4–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss 2–11 Template:Dts Manchester, United Kingdom Challenger Grass Template:Flagicon Ben Ellwood Template:Flagicon Mosé Navarra
Template:Flagicon Stefano Pescosolido 		1–6, 7–6, 6–7
Win 3–11 Template:Dts Rancho Mirage, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Peter Tramacchi Template:Flagicon Todd Larkham
Template:Flagicon Grant Silcock 		6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 3–12 Template:Dts Surbiton, United Kingdom Challenger Grass Template:Flagicon Chris Guccione Template:Flagicon Jordan Kerr
Template:Flagicon Jim Thomas 		2–6, 4–6

Performance timelines

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Singles

Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 Q2 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q2 Q3 A Q3 1R 1R 3R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 3R 0 / 9 6–9 Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open A A A Q1 Q2 A A A A Q1 1R 4R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R Q1 0 / 7 4–7 Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon A A A Q1 Q1 A Q2 A Q1 4R 1R 1R 4R 2R 1R 2R 1R 3R 0 / 9 10–9 Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open A A Q1 Q1 A A A A 2R 2R 4R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R Q2 A 0 / 8 5–8 Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 4–3 3–4 5–4 4–4 2–4 1–4 1–4 0–3 4–2 0 / 33 25–33 Template:Tennis win percentage
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics Not Held A Not Held A Not Held A Not Held 2R Not Held 0 / 1 1–1 Template:Tennis win percentage
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A A A A A A A A 1R 1R 4R 2R A A 0 / 4 4–4 Template:Tennis win percentage
Miami Open A A A A A A A A A A 2R 2R Q1 1R A A A A 0 / 3 2–3 Template:Tennis win percentage
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A A A A Q1 A A 1R 3R 1R A A 0 / 3 2–3 Template:Tennis win percentage
Rome A A A A A A A A A A A Q2 A 1R 1R Q1 A A 0 / 2 0–2 Template:Tennis win percentage
Hamburg A A A A A Q2 A A A A Q1 Q1 1R 1R A A A A 0 / 2 0–2 Template:Tennis win percentage
Canada Masters A A A A A A A A A A A 1R A Q1 A Q1 Q2 A 0 / 1 0–1 Template:Tennis win percentage
Cincinnati Masters A A A Q1 A A A A A 1R A 1R QF 1R 3R Q1 Q1 A 0 / 5 5–5 Template:Tennis win percentage
Paris Masters A A A A A A A A A Q1 Q1 A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0 Template:Tennis win percentage
Stuttgart A A A A A Q1 A A A Q2 Q1 A Not Held 0 / 0 0–0 Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–3 3–3 0–6 7–4 1–2 0–0 0–0 0 / 20 13–20 Template:Tennis win percentage

Doubles

Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 1R 1R A 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R 1R SF 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 16 10–16 Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open A A A A A 1R 2R 2R 1R QF 1R 1R QF SF 1R QF 1R 2R 0 / 13 16–13 Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon Q1 Q2 Q2 Q2 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 3R 2R 1R QF SF 1R 2R 2R 0 / 14 14–14 Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open A A A A A 1R A 1R A 3R 3R 3R 3R QF 1R 3R 2R A 0 / 10 14–10 Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–4 1–3 2–4 2–3 7–4 4–4 7–4 6–4 10–4 5–4 6–4 2–4 2–3 0 / 53 54–53 Template:Tennis win percentage
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics Not Held A Not Held A Not Held A Not Held 2R Not Held 0 / 1 1–1 Template:Tennis win percentage
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A A A A A A 2R 2R A 2R QF F A A 0 / 5 9–5 Template:Tennis win percentage
Miami Open A A A A A A A A A A 1R QF A A A 1R A A 0 / 3 2–3 Template:Tennis win percentage
Monte Carlo A A A A A Q1 A A A SF 1R A A QF A SF A A 0 / 4 7–4 Template:Tennis win percentage
Rome A A A A A 2R 1R A A A A 1R A W F 2R A A 1 / 6 9–5 Template:Tennis win percentage
Madrid Not Held A A Q4 QF A A 0 / 2 2–2 Template:Tennis win percentage
Hamburg A A A A A SF 1R A A W F 2R 2R QF QF QF A A 1 / 9 16–8 Template:Tennis win percentage
Canada Masters A A A A A A A A A A A QF A QF 2R QF QF A 0 / 5 6–5 Template:Tennis win percentage
Cincinnati Masters A A A Q1 A A A A A 1R A 2R 1R F 2R 2R 2R A 0 / 7 5–7 Template:Tennis win percentage
Paris Masters A A A A A A A A A QF QF A A W 1R QF A A 1 / 5 9–4 Template:Tennis win percentage
Stuttgart A A A A A 2R A A A QF SF QF Not Held 0 / 4 8–4 Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 5–3 0–2 0–0 0–0 12–4 9–6 9–7 1–2 17–5 7–7 10–9 3–2 0–0 3 / 50 73–47 Template:Tennis win percentage

Mixed doubles

Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A 2R 1R 1R 2R A A A QF 2R 0 / 6 5–6 Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open A A A A 1R 1R A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 2 0–2 Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon Q1 A A A 2R 1R 3R QF 1R 2R A A A 2R A 1R 0 / 8 8–8 Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open A A A A 1R A A A 1R A A A A A A A 0 / 2 0–2 Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–2 2–1 4–2 0–3 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 0 / 18 13–18 Template:Tennis win percentage

Personal life

Arthurs is the son of Ireland Davis Cup player Derek Arthurs.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He is a supporter of the North Melbourne Football Club.<ref> https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/why-an-investment-banker-with-roos-blood-in-his-veins-stormed-into-john-elliott-s-office-with-a-cheque-20250605-p5m5bg.html</ref>

References

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