Michael Tebbutt

Michael Tebbutt (born 22 December 1970) is an Australian former tennis player.

Michael Tebbutt

Country (sports)	Australia
Born	(1970-12-22) 22 December 1970 (age 54) Sydney, Australia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro	1993
Plays	Left-handed
Prize money	$1,114,448
Singles
Career record	64–84
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 87 (3 April 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1996)
French Open	1R (1995, 1996, 1998)
Wimbledon	2R (1994, 1998)
US Open	4R (1995)
Doubles
Career record	81–109
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 28 (22 July 1996)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	3R (1994, 1996, 1999, 2000)
French Open	1R (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)
Wimbledon	QF (1996)
US Open	QF (1999)

He was educated at St Johns Park High School (Australia) and Northern Arizona University (US) before starting his career as a professional tennis player.

He was the first NAU tennis player in the NAU Athletics Hall of Fame. Tebbutt played hitting the ball with both hands, both forehand and backhand. His service was powerful and this fact made him to have his best performances in fast courts.

Michael was ranked world No. 87 in singles and No. 26 in doubles.

In singles tournaments he had wins over Pat Rafter, Lleyton Hewitt, and Tim Henman. In doubles, he had wins over Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras and the Woodies, among others. He reached the fourth round of the US Open and third round of Australian Open in singles. He reached quarter finals at three of the Grand Slams, and overall has competed in 30+ Grand Slams.

ATP : Aces 1637 matches 147 Aces per match : 11.13605

18th on list of most aces per match of all time..

Career finals

Doubles (2 wins, 4 losses)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–1)
ATP International Series Gold (1–0)
ATP International Series (1–3)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 1996	Shanghai, China	Carpet (i)	Jim Grabb	Mark Knowles Roger Smith	6–4, 2–6, 6–7
Loss	0–2	Mar 1996	Indian Wells, U.S.	Hard	Brian MacPhie	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6–1, 2–6, 2–6
Loss	0–3	Jul 1996	Newport, U.S.	Grass	Paul Kilderry	Marius Barnard Piet Norval	7–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win	1–3	Aug 1997	Indianapolis, U.S.	Hard	Mikael Tillström	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti	6–3, 6–2
Win	2–3	Mar 1998	Scottsdale, U.S.	Hard	Cyril Suk	Kent Kinnear David Wheaton	4–6, 6–1, 7–6
Loss	2–4	Apr 1998	Orlando, U.S.	Clay	Mikael Tillström	Grant Stafford Kevin Ullyett	6–4, 4–6, 5–7

External links and references

• Michael Tebbutt at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Michael Tebbutt at the International Tennis Federation
• NAU Athletics