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Ashley Fisher

Australian tennis player

Field	Value
name	Ashley Fisher
image	Fisher 2009 US Open 01.jpg
country	Australia
residence	St Petersburg, Florida
birth_date
birth_place	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
height	1.83 m
turnedpro	1998
retired	17 October 2011
plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
careerprizemoney	$871,805
singlesrecord	0–0
singlestitles	0
highestsinglesranking	No. 489 (24 July 2000)
AustralianOpenresult	Q1 (2000)
doublesrecord	139–166
doublestitles	4
highestdoublesranking	No. 19 (22 June 2009)
AustralianOpenDoublesresult	QF (2006)
FrenchOpenDoublesresult	3R (2009, 2011)
WimbledonDoublesresult	QF (2004)
USOpenDoublesresult	SF (2006)
Mixed	yes
AustralianOpenMixedresult	2R (2007)
FrenchOpenMixedresult	2R (2009)
WimbledonMixedresult	2R (2001, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012)
USOpenMixedresult	1R (2007, 2009)
updated	30 April 2021

Ashley Fisher (born 25 September 1975) is a professional tennis player who comes from New South Wales in Australia. Fisher turned professional in 1998. Fisher has never played a major singles match on the ATP Tour, but has won four notable doubles titles on tour. The doubles specialist reached his highest doubles ranking of World Number 19 on 22 June 2009. He has reached the 2006 U.S. Open men's doubles semi-finals. Fisher is currently the head coach of the University of South Florida men's tennis team.

Career

Before turning professional, Fisher played college tennis at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, where he was a two time All-American for the Horned Frogs.

Fisher also reached the 2006 U.S. Open men's doubles semifinals alongside Tripp Phillips, where they lost to Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi, 6–1, 6–4. Fisher and Nikolay Davydenko were Wimbledon men's doubles quarterfinalists in 2004, where they lost to Jonas Björkman and Todd Woodbridge. He has won a total of 26 doubles titles, with 23 minor league Challengers and Futures events on the International Tennis Federation.

Fisher won his first ATP doubles title in Amersfoort with Devin Bowen, where they defeated Chris Haggard and André Sá 6–0, 6–4. His other two ATP titles were with different partners.

Personal

Fisher was born to mother Pamela and father Gary, and has two older siblings. Fisher started playing tennis at age five.

He currently resides in St. Petersburg, Florida and is coached by Glenn Irwin.

In July 2016, Fisher was promoted to head coach for the Division 1 nationally ranked University of South Florida Bulls Men's Tennis Team replacing Matt Hill.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runners-up)

Winner – Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–1)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–6)

Finals by surface
Hard (3–4)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents
Loss	0–1	[](2003-grand-prix-hassan-ii-doubles)	Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco	250 Series	Clay	USA Devin Bowen	CZE František Čermák
CZE Leoš Friedl	3–6, 5–7
Win	1–1	[](2003-priority-telecom-open-doubles)	Dutch Open, Netherlands	250 Series	Clay	USA Devin Bowen	RSA Chris Haggard
BRA André Sá	6–0, 6–4
Loss	1–2	[](2005-ho-chi-minh-city-open)	Kingfisher Open, Vietnam	250 Series	Carpet	SWE Robert Lindstedt	GER Lars Burgsmüller
GER Philipp Kohlschreiber	6–7(3–7), 4–6, 2–6
Win	2–2	[](2006-aig-japan-open-tennis-championships-men-s-doubles)	Japan Open, Japan	500 Series	Hard	USA Tripp Phillips	USA Paul Goldstein
USA Jim Thomas	6–2, 7–5
Win	3–2	[](2007-china-open-men-s-doubles)	China Open, China	250 Series	Hard	RSA Rik de Voest	RSA Chris Haggard
TPE Yen-Hsun Lu	6–7(3–7), 6–0, [10–6]
Win	4–2	[](2008-indianapolis-tennis-championships-doubles)	Indianapolis, United States	250 Series	Hard	USA Tripp Phillips	USA Scott Lipsky
USA David Martin	3–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Loss	4–3	[](2008-china-open-men-s-doubles)	China Open, China	250 Series	Hard	USA Bobby Reynolds	GBR Ross Hutchins
AUS Stephen Huss	5–7, 4–6
Loss	4–4	[](2009-sa-tennis-open-doubles)	SA Open, South Africa	250 Series	Hard	RSA Rik de Voest	USA James Cerretani
BEL Dick Norman	7–6(7–9), 2–6, [12–14]
Loss	4–5	[](2009-sony-ericsson-open-men-s-doubles)	Miami Open, United States	Masters 1000	Hard	AUS Stephen Huss	BLR Max Mirnyi
ISR Andy Ram	6–2, 7–5
Loss	4–6	[](2009-bmw-open-doubles)	BMW Open, Germany	250 Series	Clay	AUS Jordan Kerr	CZE Jan Hernych
CZE Ivo Minář	4–6, 4–6
Loss	4–7	[](2009-indianapolis-tennis-championships-doubles)	Indianapolis, United States	250 Series	Hard	AUS Jordan Kerr	RUS Dmitry Tursunov
LAT Ernests Gulbis	4–6, 6–3, [9–11]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 42 (27–15)

Legend
ATP Challenger (20–9)
ITF Futures (7–6)

Finals by surface
Hard (20–5)
Clay (7–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–3)

Result	W–L	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents
Loss	0–1	USA F2, Vero Beach	Futures	Clay	IND Nitten Kirrtane	SWE Simon Aspelin
USA Chris Tontz	3–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Finland F4, Oulu	Futures	Carpet	AUS Ashley Ford	SWE Robert Samuelsson
SWE Robert Lindstedt	3–6, 4–6
Win	1–2	Spain F2, Alicante	Futures	Clay	MEX Enrique Abaroa	AUS Todd Perry
AUS Tim Crichton	6–4, 2–6, 7–6
Loss	1–3	Indonesia F6, Jakarta	Futures	Hard	USA Minh Le	RSA Myles Wakefield
JPN Thomas Shimada	3–6, 6–7
Win	2–3	Thailand F2, Pattaya City	Futures	Hard	CAN Dave Abelson	GER Björn Jacob
POL Bartlomiej Dabrowski	6–4 ret.
Win	3–3	Bangladesh F1, Rajshahi	Futures	Hard	USA Minh Le	INA Febi Widmhiyanto
INA Hendri-Susilo Pramono	6–3, 6–0
Win	4–3	Bangladesh F2, Dhaka	Futures	Hard	USA Minh Le	RSA Rik de Voest
RSA Willem-Petrus Meyer	6–2, 6–4
Loss	4–4	France F8, Melun	Futures	Carpet	CUB José Frontera	GER Andreas Tattermusch
GER Andreas Weber	6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–7(3–7)
Win	5–4	Austria F1, Salzburg	Futures	Clay	AUS Tim Crichton	NED Djalmar Sistermans
POL Bartlomiej Dabrowski	6–7(10–8), 6–3, 6–3
Loss	5–5	Montauban, France	Challenger	Clay	AUS Tim Crichton	AUS Lee Pearson
AUS Grant Silcock	1–6, 4–6
Win	6–5	Ostend, Belgium	Challenger	Clay	AUS Tim Crichton	ARG Damián Furmanski
ARG Francisco Cabello	6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Win	7–5	Segovia, Spain	Challenger	Hard	RSA Jason Weir-Smith	RSA Damien Roberts
AUS Jordan Kerr	7–6(7–5), 6–1
Loss	7–6	Sylt, Germany	Challenger	Clay	RSA Gareth Williams	ROU Ionuț Moldovan
RUS Yuriy Schukin	4–6, 2–6
Win	8–6	Austin, United States	Challenger	Hard	AUS Tim Crichton	NED Raemon Sluiter
NED Dennis Van Scheppingen	6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–0
Loss	8–7	Yokohama, Japan	Challenger	Carpet	AUS Tim Crichton	SUI Yves Allegro
AUT Julian Knowle	3–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win	9–7	Seoul, South Korea	Challenger	Hard	AUS Tim Crichton	CZE František Čermák
CZE Ota Fukárek	6–4, 6–4
Win	10–7	Vietnam F1, Ho Chi Minh City	Futures	Hard	PAK Aisam Qureshi	CZE Michal Navrátil
CZE Jaroslav Levinský	6–4, 6–4
Win	11–7	Singapore, Singapore	Challenger	Hard	AUS Tim Crichton	USA Brandon Hawk
GBR Kyle Spencer	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	12–7	Curitiba, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	AUS Tim Crichton	POR Pedro Pereira
POR Emanuel Couto	6–3, 6–4
Loss	12–8	Tunis, Tunisia	Challenger	Clay	USA Devin Bowen	ESP Álex López Morón
ARG Andrés Schneiter	4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss	12–9	Biella, Italy	Challenger	Clay	AUS Nathan Healey	SVK Dominik Hrbatý
ITA Giorgio Galimberti	6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Win	13–9	Nottingham, United Kington	Challenger	Hard	AUS Stephen Huss	USA Scott Humphries
BAH Mark Merklein	6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss	13–10	Bermuda Challenger, Bermuda	Challenger	Clay	AUS Andrew Kratzmann	USA Robert Kendrick
BAH Mark Merklein	3–6, 1–3 ret.
Win	14–10	Waco, United States	Challenger	Hard	USA Devin Bowen	USA Ryan Havilland
USA K.J. Hippensteel	6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win	15–10	Nouméa, New Caledonia	Challenger	Hard	AUS Stephen Huss	AUS Luke Bourgeois
AUS Vince Mellino	3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win	16–10	Mexico City, Mexico	Challenger	Clay	USA Tripp Phillips	NED Rogier Wassen
ARG Federico Browne	6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Loss	16–11	Bermuda Challenger, Bermuda	Challenger	Clay	AUS Stephen Huss	AUS Jordan Kerr
BEL Tom Vanhoudt	6–4, 3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win	17–11	Seoul, South Korea	Challenger	Hard	SWE Robert Lindstedt	SWE Johan Landsberg
JPN Thomas Shimada	7–5, 7–6(7–0)
Win	18–11	Beijing, China	Challenger	Hard	USA Tripp Phillips	USA Justin Gimelstob
USA Graydon Oliver	7–5, 7–5
Win	19–11	Vancouver, Canada	Challenger	Hard	USA Tripp Phillips	USA Huntley Montgomery
USA Rajeev Ram	7–6(8–6), 1–6, 6–2
Win	20–11	Busan 2, South Korea	Challenger	Hard	USA Tripp Phillips	THA Sanchai Ratiwatana
THA Sonchat Ratiwatana	7–5, 6–3
Win	21–11	Champaign-Urbana, United States	Challenger	Hard	USA Tripp Phillips	USA Justin Gimelstob
USA Rajeev Ram	6–3, 5–7, 6–0
Win	22–11	Orlando, United States	Challenger	Hard	USA Tripp Phillips	GER Mischa Zverev
USA Alex Kuznetsov	default
Win	23–11	Vancouver, Cabada	Challenger	Hard	RSA Rik de Voest	USA Alex Kuznetsov
USA Donald Young	6–1, 6–2
Loss	23–12	Nashville, United States	Challenger	Hard	AUS Stephen Huss	USA Bobby Reynolds
USA Rajeev Ram	7–6(7–4), 1–6, [10–12]
Loss	23–13	Vancouver, Canada	Challenger	Hard	RSA Rik de Voest	USA Travis Parrott
USA Eric Butorac	4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win	24–13	Tulsa, United States	Challenger	Hard	AUS Stephen Huss	USA Bobby Reynolds
USA Rajeev Ram	7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win	25–13	Busan 2, South Korea	Challenger	Hard	RSA Rik de Voest	AHO Jean-Julien Rojer
SWE Johan Brunström	6–4, 2–6, [10–6]
Win	26–13	Sarasota, United States	Challenger	Clay	AUS Stephen Huss	USA Alex Kuznetsov
USA Alex Bogomolov Jr.	6–3, 6–4
Win	27–13	USA F12, Tampa	Futures	Clay	RSA Chris Haggard	BRA Clayton Almeida
USA Joshua Zavala]	7–6(7–1), 6–4
Loss	27–14	USA F29, Mansfield	Futures	Hard	GBR Liam Broady	MEX Hans Hach
USA Eric Quigley	5–7, 3–6
Loss	27–15	Australia F11, Wollongong	Futures	Hard	GBR Dayne Kelly	AUS Marc Polmans
AUS Steven de Waard	2–6, 6–4, [7–10]

Grand Slam performance timelines

Doubles

Tournament	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	SR	W-L
Australian Open	A	A	1R	1R	3R	3R	1R	3R	QF	2R	A	2R	A	1R	A	0 / 10	11–10
French Open	A	A	A	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	3R	A	3R	1R	0 / 11	5–11
Wimbledon	A	A	Q1	1R	1R	2R	QF	2R	3R	1R	2R	1R	A	3R	1R	0 / 11	10–11
US Open	A	A	Q2	Q1	1R	1R	2R	1R	SF	1R	3R	1R	A	1R	1R	0 / 10	7–10
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–3	2–4	4–4	4–4	3–4	9–4	1–4	3–3	3–4	0–0	4–4	0–3	0 / 41	33–41

Mixed doubles

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	SR	W-L
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	1–1
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	2R	A	A	A	0 / 2	1–2
Wimbledon	2R	A	1R	A	2R	2R	1R	A	1R	A	2R	2R	0 / 8	5–8
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	1R	A	A	A	0 / 2	0–2
Win–loss	1–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	1–1	1–1	1–4	0–0	1–3	0–0	1–1	1–1	0 / 13	7–13

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