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Steve Docherty

Australian tennis player

Summary

Australian tennis player

Field	Value
name	Steve Docherty
country_represented	Australia
birth_date
birth_place	Newcastle, Australia
plays	Right-handed
singlesrecord	46–76
highestsinglesranking	No. 74 (12 June 1978)
AustralianOpenresult	2R (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
Wimbledonresult	2R (1977, 1978)
USOpenresult	2R (1977, 1978)
doublesrecord	42–69
highestdoublesranking	No. 86 (26 December 1979)
AustralianOpenDoublesresult	2R (1977, 1979)
WimbledonDoublesresult	1R (1978)
USOpenDoublesresult	3R (1979)

Steve Docherty (born 6 May 1950) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Docherty enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he finished runner-up in 4 doubles events.

His most notable career achievement was when he surprised the world to defeat former world number one Arthur Ashe at Wimbledon in 1978.

After completing his tennis career, Docherty became a successful businessman, owning and operating three McDonald's franchises along the East coast of New South Wales.

Career finals

Doubles (4 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents
Loss	1.	1977	Taipei, Taiwan	Hard	USA Tom Gorman	USA Chris Delaney
USA Pat Du Pré	6–7, 6–7
Loss	2.	1979	Atlanta, U.S.	Hard	USA Eliot Teltscher	RSA Raymond Moore
ROU Ilie Năstase	4–6, 2–6
Loss	3.	1979	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Grass	USA Christopher Lewis	AUS Peter McNamara
AUS Paul McNamee	6–7, 3–6
Loss	4.	1980	Palm Harbor, U.S.	Hard	AUS John James	AUS Paul Kronk
AUS Paul McNamee	4–6, 5–7

References

"Steve Docherty vs Arthur Ashe".

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