Matt Anger
Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Clyde Hill, WA, USA |
Born | Walnut Creek, CA, United States | June 20, 1963
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Turned pro | 1984 |
Retired | 1991 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $484,631 |
Singles | |
Career record | 82–106 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 23 (24 February 1986) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1983, 1985, 1987) |
French Open | 2R (1987) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1986) |
US Open | 4R (1986) |
Other tournaments | |
WCT Finals | 1R (1986) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 59–72 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 53 (20 April 1987) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1987) |
French Open | 1R (1987) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1988) |
US Open | 2R (1988) |
Last updated on: 13 January 2022. |
Matt Anger (born June 20, 1963) is an American former professional tennis player. He is now the head men's tennis coach at the University of Washington.
Professional tennis career
[edit]Anger grew up in Pleasanton, California, and played at Amador Valley High School.[1] He went on to be named the national 16-and-under singles champion in 1979 and to win the 1981 junior Wimbledon boys' singles title, resulting in a No. 1 ranking in the world by Tennis Magazine. He played collegiate tennis at USC from 1982 to 1984.[2] He was a three-time All-American in these three years and was a Pac-10 singles finalist in 1983.[3] In the same year, he led the USC Trojans to a third-place NCAA finish. The next season, he won the Pac-10 doubles championship, was a Pac-10 singles semifinalist, and helped USC win the Pac-10 conference championship. After this season, he turned to professional tennis.
The right-handed Anger reached his highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour on February 24, 1986, when he became the world No. 23. He won one singles (Johannesburg in 1985) and two doubles titles (Tokyo outdoor in 1986 and Brisbane in 1987) during his career.
Retirement from the Tour
[edit]Anger retired from the tour in 1991 and is currently the men's tennis coach at the University of Washington. He resides in Clyde Hill, Washington with his wife, Kristin, and children, Maddie and Ben.
Coaching career
[edit]Anger initially joined the coaching staff at the University of Southern California. He then moved to the University of Washington where he became the head coach in 1995. He is heading into his 24th season in 2018. He is the most successful coach in Washington history with 371 wins. His teams have missed the NCAA championships only twice and have had five runs to the NCAA round of 16 since 2001.
Anger and his team have had a winning record in 21 of 22 seasons. He was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year in 2005 when the team won its first-ever Pac-10 title. Six singles players have earned All-American honors under his coaching and 11 have earned year-end top-50 rankings. Additionally, player Alex Vlaški won the 2003 All-American Championships - the first title for a Husky since 1924 - under his coaching.
Anger was inducted into the USTA Northern California Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005 and the ITA Hall of Fame in 2014.
Junior Grand Slam finals
[edit]Singles: 1 (1 title)
[edit]Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1981 | Wimbledon | Grass | Pat Cash | 7–6, 7–5 |
ATP career finals
[edit]Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 1985 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Grand Prix | Hard | Brad Gilbert | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–1 | Nov 1986 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Grand Prix | Hard | Amos Mansdorf | 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 1986 | Tokyo, Japan | Grand Prix | Hard | Ken Flach | Jimmy Arias Greg Holmes |
6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | Oct 1987 | Brisbane, Australia | Grand Prix | Hard | Kelly Evernden | Broderick Dyke Wally Masur |
7–6, 6–2 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
[edit]Doubles: 2 (0–2)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1990 | Aptos, United States | Challenger | Hard | Marius Barnard | Jeff Brown Scott Melville |
7–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Dec 1990 | Guam, Guam | Challenger | Hard | Andrew Castle | Steve Devries Ted Scherman |
1–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
Performance timelines
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
[edit]Tournament | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | A | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | 58% | ||||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | 2R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% | ||||||||||
US Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | 4R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% | ||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 6–2 | 5–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 15 | 17–15 | 53% | ||||||||||
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||||
Miami | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% | ||||||||||
Canada | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||
Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | ||||||||||
Paris | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 13 | 5–13 | 28% |
Doubles
[edit]Tournament | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R | Q3 | A | A | Q3 | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% | ||||||||||
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | ||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 11 | 5–11 | 31% | ||||||||||
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||
Miami | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% | ||||||||||
Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||
Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | ||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 11 | 5–11 | 31% |
References
[edit]- ^ "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "Matt Anger Bio". Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ https://theojai.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1983-pac10-singles.jpeg.
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External links
[edit]- Matt Anger at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Matt Anger at the International Tennis Federation
- Profile on UW Athletics
- 1963 births
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- People from Clyde Hill, Washington
- Sportspeople from Walnut Creek, California
- Tennis players from California
- USC Trojans men's tennis players
- Washington Huskies men's tennis coaches
- Wimbledon junior champions
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles
- Sportspeople from Pleasanton, California
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- Amador Valley High School alumni
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