American tennis player
Hank Pfister Country (sports) United States Residence Bakersfield , California Born (1953-10-09 ) October 9, 1953 (age 71) Bakersfield, CaliforniaHeight 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Turned pro 1977 Retired 1988 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money $ 873,335Career record 259–211 Career titles 2 Highest ranking No. 19 (May 2, 1983) Australian Open SF (1978 , 1981 , 1982 ) French Open 2R (1978 ) Wimbledon 4R (1978 , 1980 , 1982 ) US Open 3R (1979 , 1980 ) Career record 276–214 Career titles 11 Australian Open F (1981) French Open W (1978, 1980)Wimbledon QF (1980) US Open F (1982)
Hank Pfister (born October 9, 1953) is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles titles (1981, Maui and 1982, Newport ) during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on May 2, 1983, when he became world No. 19.
Being tall of stature, sturdy of build and possessing a very fast serve, his style was highlighted by use of the serve and volley game.
Career finals
Doubles (11 wins, 16 losses)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
1976
Birmingham, Alabama , U.S.
Carpet
Dennis Ralston
Jimmy Connors Erik van Dillen
6–7, 4–6
Win
1.
1976
Hong Kong
Hard
Butch Walts
Anand Amritraj Ilie Năstase
6–4, 6–2
Win
2.
1977
Dayton, Ohio , U.S.
Carpet
Butch Walts
Jeff Borowiak Andrew Pattison
6–4, 7–6
Loss
2.
1978
Dayton, Ohio , U.S.
Carpet
Butch Walts
Brian Gottfried Geoff Masters
3–6, 4–6
Loss
3.
1978
San Jose, California , U.S.
Carpet
Brad Rowe
Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer
3–6, 4–6
Win
3.
1978
French Open , Paris
Clay
Gene Mayer
Manuel Orantes José Higueras
6–3, 6–2, 6–2
Win
4.
1978
Indianapolis, Indiana , U.S.
Clay
Gene Mayer
Jeff Borowiak Chris Lewis
6–3, 6–1
Loss
4.
1978
Hong Kong
Hard
Brad Rowe
Mark Edmondson John Marks
7–5, 6–7, 1–6
Win
5.
1978
Sydney Outdoor, Australia
Grass
Sherwood Stewart
Syd Ball Bob Carmichael
6–4, 6–4
Loss
5.
1979
San Jose, California, U.S.
Carpet
Brad Rowe
Peter Fleming John McEnroe
3–6, 4–6
Win
6.
1980
French Open, Paris
Clay
Victor Amaya
Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
Loss
6.
1980
Maui, Hawaii , U.S.
Hard
Victor Amaya
Peter Fleming John McEnroe
6–7, 7–6, 2–6
Win
7.
1980
Tokyo Indoor
Carpet
Victor Amaya
Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart
6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Loss
7.
1981
Masters Doubles WCT, London
Carpet
Victor Amaya
Peter McNamara Paul McNamee
3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Win
8.
1981
Tokyo Indoor
Carpet
Victor Amaya
Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy
6–4, 6–2
Loss
8.
1981
Sydney Outdoor, Australia
Grass
John Sadri
Peter McNamara Paul McNamee
7–6, 6–7, 6–7
Loss
9.
1981
Australian Open , Melbourne
Grass
John Sadri
Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick
3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Win
9.
1982
Monterrey, Mexico
Carpet
Victor Amaya
Tracy Delatte Mel Purcell
6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Loss
10.
1982
Tampa, Florida , U.S.
Hard
Brian Gottfried
Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson
2–6, 3–6
Loss
11.
1982
Queen's Club , London, UK
Grass
Victor Amaya
John McEnroe Peter Rennert
6–7, 5–7
Loss
12.
1982
Columbus, Ohio , U.S.
Hard
Victor Amaya
Tim Gullikson Bernard Mitton
6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Win
10.
1982
Cleveland, Ohio , U.S.
Hard
Victor Amaya
Matt Mitchell Craig Wittus
6–4, 7–6
Loss
13.
1982
US Open , New York City
Hard
Victor Amaya
Kevin Curren Steve Denton
2–6, 7–6, 7–5, 2–6, 4–6
Win
11.
1982
Los Angeles-2 WCT, U.S.
Carpet
Kevin Curren
Andy Andrews Drew Gitlin
4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Loss
14.
1984
Taipei, Taiwan
Carpet
Drew Gitlin
Ken Flach Robert Seguso
1–6, 7–6, 2–6
Loss
15.
1985
Houston, Texas , U.S.
Carpet
Ben Testerman
Peter Fleming John McEnroe
3–6, 2–6
Loss
16.
1985
Cleveland, Ohio , U.S.
Hard
Ben Testerman
Leo Palin Olli Rahnasto
3–6, 7–6, 6–7
Singles (2 wins)
Result
W/L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Sep 1981
Maui, U.S.
Hard
Tim Mayotte
6–4, 6–4
Win
2–0
Jul 1982
Newport , U.S.
Grass
Mike Estep
6–1, 7–5
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