Hank Pfister

Hank Pfister

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Bakersfield, California
Born	(1953-10-09) October 9, 1953 Bakersfield, California
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Turned pro	1977
Retired	1988
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$873,335
Singles
Career record	259–211
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 19 (May 2, 1983)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	SF (1978, 1981, 1982)
French Open	2R (1978)
Wimbledon	4R (1978, 1980, 1982)
US Open	3R (1979, 1980)
Doubles
Career record	276–214
Career titles	11
Grand Slam doubles results
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

External links

• Hank Pfister at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Hank Pfister at the International Tennis Federation