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Fred McNair

American tennis player

Summary

American tennis player

Field	Value
name	Fred McNair
fullname	Frederick V. McNair IV
country	United States
residence	McLean, Virginia, U.S.
birth_date
birth_place	Washington, D.C., U.S.
height	1.83 m
turnedpro	1973
plays	Right-handed (one–handed backhand)
singlesrecord	70–156
singlestitles	4
highestsinglesranking	No. 79 (October 11, 1976)
AustralianOpenresult	1R (1980)
FrenchOpenresult	2R (1974, 1976)
Wimbledonresult	3R (1977, 1978)
USOpenresult	3R (1976)
doublesrecord	309–218
doublestitles	16
highestdoublesranking	No. 1 (1976)
AustralianOpenDoublesresult	1R (1980)
FrenchOpenDoublesresult	W (1976)
WimbledonDoublesresult	QF (1978)
USOpenDoublesresult	SF (1975)
OthertournamentsDoubles	yes
MastersCupDoublesresult	W (1976)
FrenchOpenMixedresult	F (1981)
WimbledonMixedresult	3R (1978, 1981)
USOpenMixedresult	QF (1977)
medaltemplates-expand	yes

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Frederick V. McNair IV (born July 22, 1950) is an American former professional tennis player who reached the world No. 1 doubles ranking in 1976. That year, he teamed up with Sherwood Stewart to capture the men's doubles titles at French Open, the German Open and the Masters. McNair was also a mixed doubles runner-up at the French Open in 1981, partnering Betty Stöve. In 1978, he was a member of the U.S. team that won the Davis Cup. In nine years on the professional tour, McNair won 16 doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 67.

History

Before turning professional, McNair played tennis for the University of North Carolina, where he was a four-time All-American and an NCAA doubles finalist in 1973.

McNair comes from a tennis playing family. His grandfather, Frederick V. McNair Jr., and father, Fred III, both played in the U.S. Championships (now known as the US Open). Fred III and Fred IV formed a father-son doubles team which won six U.S. national father and son doubles championship titles.

Since retiring from the tennis tour, McNair has become the president of McNair & Company Inc., a family practice founded by his grandfather in 1931 which uses life insurance in estate planning and executive benefits arena. He won the United States Tennis Association 35-over tennis title in 1989 and 40-over title in 1995.

McNair's father Frederick V. McNair III, grandfather Frederick V. McNair Jr., and great-grandfather Frederick V. McNair Sr., all graduated from the United States Naval Academy. His uncle Jamshidi "Jim" Bakhtiar worked as a psychiatrist and he was a fullback/placekicker at the University of Virginia. Jim was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team back on its 1957 College Football All-America Team. His sister Lailee Bakhtiar, née McNair, is a writer and a niece of Laleh Bakhtiar, who was an author and psychologist. The McNair siblings' other aunt was also Lailee. His maternal cousin is journalist Davar Ardalan. McNair is of Iranian descent on his maternal side.

Career finals

Doubles (16 titles, 22 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent
Loss	1.	1973	Merion, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Grass	USA Jeff Austin	AUS Colin Dibley
AUS Allan Stone	6–7, 3–6
Win	1.	1973	Aptos, California, U.S.	Hard	USA Jeff Austin	RSA Raymond Moore
NZL Onny Parun	6–2, 6–1
Win	2.	1973	Christchurch, New Zealand	Hard	IND Anand Amritraj	GBR Andrew Jarrett
GBR Jonathan Smith	w/o
Win	3.	1974	Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.	Carpet	USA Raz Reid	RSA Byron Bertram
GBR John Feaver	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss	2.	1974	Merion, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Grass	USA Mike Machette	USA Roy Barth
VEN Humphrey Hose	6–7, 2–6
Win	4.	1975	Richmond, Virginia, U.S.	Carpet	AUT Hans Kary	ITA Paolo Bertolucci
ITA Adriano Panatta	7–6, 5–7, 7–6
Win	5.	1975	San Francisco, U.S.	Carpet	USA Sherwood Stewart	AUS Allan Stone
AUS Kim Warwick	6–2, 7–6
Win	6.	1975	Maui, Hawaii, U.S.	Hard	USA Sherwood Stewart	USA Jeff Borowiak
PAK Haroon Rahim	3–6, 7–6, 6–3
Win	7.	1976	Salisbury, Maryland, U.S.	Carpet	USA Sherwood Stewart	USA Steve Krulevitz
USA Trey Waltke	6–3, 6–2
Win	8.	1976	Bournemouth, United Kingdom	Clay	POL Wojciech Fibak	ESP Juan Gisbert Sr.
ESP Manuel Orantes	4–6, 7–5, 7–5
Win	9.	1976	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	USA Sherwood Stewart	AUS Dick Crealy
AUS Kim Warwick	7–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win	10.	1976	French Open, Paris	Clay	USA Sherwood Stewart	USA Brian Gottfried
MEX Raúl Ramírez	7–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win	11.	1976	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	USA Sherwood Stewart	POL Wojciech Fibak
ESP Juan Gisbert Sr.	6–3, 6–4
Loss	3.	1976	Indianapolis, U.S.	Clay	USA Sherwood Stewart	USA Brian Gottfried
MEX Raúl Ramírez	2–6, 2–6
Loss	4.	1976	Columbus, Ohio, U.S.	Hard	USA Sherwood Stewart	USA William Brown
USA Brian Teacher	3–6, 4–6
Win	12.	1976	South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.	Clay	USA Marty Riessen	USA Vitas Gerulaitis
ROU Ilie Năstase	7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Loss	5.	1976	Paris Indoor, France	Hard (i)	USA Sherwood Stewart	NED Tom Okker
USA Marty Riessen	2–6, 2–6
Win	13.	1977	Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.	Carpet	USA Sherwood Stewart	USA Bob Lutz
USA Stan Smith	4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss	6.	1977	Rome, Italy	Clay	USA Sherwood Stewart	USA Brian Gottfried
MEX Raúl Ramírez	7–6, 6–7, 5–7
Loss	7.	1977	Washington, D.C.	Clay	USA Sherwood Stewart	AUS John Alexander
AUS Phil Dent	5–7, 5–7
Loss	8.	1977	North Conway, New Hampshire, U.S.	Clay	USA Sherwood Stewart	USA Brian Gottfried
MEX Raúl Ramírez	5–7, 3–6
Loss	9.	1977	Montreal, Canada	Hard	USA Sherwood Stewart	RSA Bob Hewitt
MEX Raúl Ramírez	4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss	10.	1977	San Francisco, U.S.	Carpet	USA Sherwood Stewart	USA Marty Riessen
USA Dick Stockton	4–6, 6–1, 4–6
Loss	11.	1977	Cologne, Germany	Carpet	USA Sherwood Stewart	RSA Bob Hewitt
RSA Frew McMillan	3–6, 5–7
Win	14.	1977	Oviedo, Spain	Hard	USA Sherwood Stewart	TCH Jan Kodeš
MEX Raúl Ramírez	6–3, 6–1
Win	15.	1978	Baltimore WCT, U.S.	Carpet	RSA Frew McMillan	GBR Roger Taylor
ITA Antonio Zugarelli	6–3, 7–5
Loss	12.	1978	Denver, Colorado, U.S.	Carpet	USA Sherwood Stewart	RSA Bob Hewitt
RSA Frew McMillan	3–6, 2–6
Win	16.	1978	Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands	Carpet	MEX Raúl Ramírez	USA Robert Lutz
USA Stan Smith	6–2, 6–3
Loss	13.	1978	London Queen's Club, U.K.	Grass	MEX Raúl Ramírez	RSA Bob Hewitt
RSA Frew McMillan	2–6, 5–7
Loss	14.	1978	Forest Hills WCT, U.S.	Clay	USA Sherwood Stewart	AUS John Alexander
AUS Phil Dent	6–7, 6–7
Loss	15.	1978	Washington, D.C.	Clay	MEX Raúl Ramírez	RSA Bob Hewitt
USA Arthur Ashe	3–6, 4–6
Loss	16.	1978	Los Angeles, U.S.	Carpet	MEX Raúl Ramírez	AUS John Alexander
AUS Phil Dent	3–6, 6–7
Loss	17.	1978	Mexico City, Mexico	Clay	MEX Raúl Ramírez	IND Anand Amritraj
IND Vijay Amritraj	4–6, 5–7
Loss	18.	1979	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.	Hard	PAR Francisco González	USA Robert Lutz
USA Stan Smith	3–6, 4–6
Loss	19.	1980	Dayton, Ohio, U.S.	Carpet	USA Fritz Buehning	POL Wojciech Fibak
AUS Geoff Masters	4–6, 4–6
Loss	20.	1981	Houston, Texas, U.S.	Clay	IND Anand Amritraj	AUS Mark Edmondson
USA Sherwood Stewart	4–6, 3–6
Loss	21.	1981	Vienna, Austria	Hard (i)	USA Sammy Giammalva Jr.	USA Steve Denton
USA Tim Wilkison	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	22.	1982	Taipei, Taiwan	Carpet	USA Tim Wilkison	USA Larry Stefanki
USA Robert Van't Hof	3–6, 6–7

References

Theodoulou, Michael. (June 6, 2008). "US-Iran disputes cannot move Helen's mountain". The National.
"FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team".
Ardalan, Iran Davar. (2010). "My Name Is Iran: A Memoir". Henry Holt and Company.

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