Born: May 1, 1963
Age: 61
Robert Seguso
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Biography
Robert Arthur Seguso (born May 1, 1963) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles (2 Wimbledon, 1 French Open and 1 US Open). He also won the men's doubles Gold Medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, partnering Ken Flach. Seguso reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1985. He won a total of 29 career doubles titles between 1984 and 1991 .
Seguso played doubles with Flach on the US Davis Cup team from 1985-91, compiling an 10-2 record. He was also a member of the US team which won the World Team Cup in 1985.
Prior to turning professional, Seguso played tennis for Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, where he was an NCAA Division II singles finalist in 1982 and Division I doubles finalist in 1983.
Seguso married the Canadian tennis player Carling Bassett in 1987. The couple have five children - sons Holden John (born in 1988) and Ridley Jack (1991), and daughters Carling Junior (1992), Lennon Shy and Theodora.
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Grand Slam men's doubles finals (6)
Wins (4)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| Winner | 1985 | U.S. Open | Ken Flach | Henri Leconte Yannick Noah |
6-7(5-7), 7-6(7-1), 7-6(8-6), 6-0 |
| Winner | 1987 | French Open | Anders Järryd | Guy Forget Yannick Noah |
6-7(5-7), 6-7(2-7), 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 |
| Winner | 1987 | Wimbledon | Ken Flach | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
3-6, 6-7(6-8), 7-6(7-3), 6-1, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 1987 | U.S. Open | Ken Flach | Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd |
6-7(1-7), 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-7(2-7) |
| Winner | 1988 | Wimbledon | Ken Flach | John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd |
6-4, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(7-3) |
| Runner-up | 1989 | U.S. Open | Ken Flach | John McEnroe Mark Woodforde |
4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 3-6 |
Doubles titles (29)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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| Runner-up | 1. | December 12, 1983 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet | Ken Flach | Wally Masur Kim Warwick |
6-7, 4-6 |
| Winner | 1. | June 11, 1984 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Ken Flach | John Alexander Mike Leach |
3-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | July 16, 1984 | Newport, United States | Grass | Ken Flach | David Graham Laurie Warder |
4-6, 6-7 |
| Winner | 2. | July 23, 1984 | Boston, United States | Clay | Ken Flach | Gary Donnelly Ernie Fernandez |
6-4, 6-4 |
| Winner | 3. | August 13, 1984 | Indianapolis, United States | Clay | Ken Flach | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy |
7-6, 7-5 |
| Winner | 4. | September 17, 1984 | Los Angeles, United States | Hard | Ken Flach | Wojtek Fibak Sandy Mayer |
4-6, 6-4, 6-3 |
| Winner | 5. | October 29, 1984 | Hong Kong | Hard | Ken Flach | Mark Edmondson Paul McNamee |
6-7, 6-3, 7-5 |
| Winner | 6. | November 6, 1984 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet | Ken Flach | Drew Gitlin Hank Pfister |
6-1, 6-7, 6-2 |
| Winner | 7. | January 6, 1985 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet | Ken Flach | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy |
6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 |
| Runner-up | 3. | February 25, 1985 | La Quinta, United States | Hard | Ken Flach | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy |
6-3, 6-7, 3-6 |
| Winner | 8. | April 1, 1985 | Fort Myers, United States | Hard | Ken Flach | Sammy Giammalva Jr. David Pate |
3-6, 6-3, 6-3 |
| Runner-up | 4. | April 8, 1985 | Chicago, United States | Carpet | Ken Flach | Johan Kriek Yannick Noah |
6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 1-6, 4-6 |
| Winner | 9. | May 13, 1985 | Forest Hills, United States | Clay | Ken Flach | Givaldo Barbosa Ivan Kley |
7-5, 6-2 |
| Runner-up | 5. | May 20, 1985 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Ken Flach | Anders Järryd Mats Wilander |
6-4, 3-6, 2-6 |
| Winner | 10. | June 17, 1985 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | Ken Flach | Pat Cash John Fitzgerald |
3-6, 6-3, 16-14 |
| Winner | 11. | July 29, 1985 | Indianapolis, United States | Clay | Ken Flach | Pavel Složil Kim Warwick |
6-4, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 6. | August 12, 1985 | Stratton Mountain, United States | Hard | Ken Flach | Scott Davis David Pate |
6-3, 6-7, 6-7 |
| Winner | 12. | August 19, 1985 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Ken Flach | Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd |
5-7, 7-6, 6-3 |
| Winner | 13. | September 9, 1985 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | Ken Flach | Henri Leconte Yannick Noah |
6-7, 7-6, 7-6, 6-0 |
| Winner | 14. | October 28, 1985 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | Ken Flach | Scott Davis David Pate |
4-6, 6-3, 7-6 |
| Winner | 15. | February 10, 1986 | Memphis, United States | Carpet | Ken Flach | Guy Forget Anders Järryd |
6-4, 4-6, 7-6 |
| Winner | 16. | March 31, 1986 | Chicago, United States | Carpet | Ken Flach | Eddie Edwards Francisco González |
6-0, 7-5 |
| Runner-up | 7. | March 9, 1987 | Miami, United States | Hard | Ken Flach | Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg |
2-6, 4-6, 4-6 |
| Winner | 17. | June 8, 1987 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Anders Järryd | Guy Forget Yannick Noah |
6-7, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 |
| Winner | 18. | July 6, 1987 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Ken Flach | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 6-1, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 8. | July 20, 1987 | Livingston, New Jersey, United States | Hard | Ken Flach | Gary Donnelly Greg Holmes |
6-7, 3-6 |
| Winner | 19. | August 24, 1987 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Ken Flach | Steve Denton John Fitzgerald |
7-5, 6-3 |
| Runner-up | 9. | September 14, 1987 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | Ken Flach | Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd |
6-7, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-7 |
| Runner-up | 10. | October 19, 1987 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Boris Becker | Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann |
3-6, 2-6 |
| Runner-up | 11. | November 16, 1987 | Wembley, England | Carpet | Ken Flach | Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd |
5-7, 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | December 13, 1987 | Masters Doubles, London | Carpet | Ken Flach | Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd |
4-6, 5-7, 7-6, 3-6 |
| Runner-up | 13. | March 28, 1988 | Miami, United States | Hard | Ken Flach | John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd |
6-7, 1-6, 5-7 |
| Winner | 20. | June 13, 1988 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | Ken Flach | Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser |
6-2, 7-6 |
| Winner | 21. | July 4, 1988 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Ken Flach | John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd |
6-4, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 |
| Runner-up | 14. | August 2, 1988 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | Ken Flach | Rick Leach Jim Pugh |
4-6, 3-6 |
| Winner | 22. | August 15, 1988 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Ken Flach | Andrew Castle Tim Wilkison |
7-6, 6-3 |
| Winner | 23. | September 26, 1988 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Ken Flach | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
6-3, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7 |
| Winner | 24. | November 14, 1988 | Wembley, England | Carpet | Ken Flach | Martin Davis Brad Drewett |
7-5, 6-2 |
| Runner-up | 15. | November 21, 1988 | Detroit, United States | Carpet | Ken Flach | Rick Leach Jim Pugh |
4-6, 1-6 |
| Winner | 25. | April 24, 1989 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard | Ken Flach | Kevin Curren David Pate |
7-6, 7-6 |
| Winner | 26. | August 21, 1989 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Ken Flach | Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser |
6-4, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 16. | September 11, 1989 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | Ken Flach | John McEnroe Mark Woodforde |
4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 3-6 |
| Runner-up | 17. | October 9, 1989 | Orlando, United States | Hard | Ken Flach | Scott Davis Tim Pawsat |
5-7, 7-5, 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 18. | March 25, 1991 | Miami, United States | Hard | Ken Flach | Wayne Ferreira Piet Norval |
7-5, 6-7, 2-6 |
| Winner | 27. | May 6, 1991 | Tampa, United States | Clay | Ken Flach | David Pate Richey Reneberg |
6-7, 6-4, 6-1 |
| Runner-up | 19. | July 22, 1991 | Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | Ken Flach | Scott Davis David Pate |
4-6, 2-6 |
| Winner | 28. | August 12, 1991 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Ken Flach | Grant Connell Glenn Michibata |
6-7, 6-4, 7-5 |
| Winner | 29. | August 19, 1991 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | Ken Flach | Kent Kinnear Sven Salumaa |
7-6, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 20. | November 24, 1991 | Doubles Championships, Johannesburg | Hard (i) | Ken Flach | John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd |
4-6, 4-6, 6-2, 4-6 |
Doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss | |
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| Grand Slams | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 3R | 2R | A | NH | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 8-3 | |
| French Open | A | 1R | QF | QF | W | QF | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1 / 8 | 17-7 | |
| Wimbledon | A | 3R | 1R | QF | W | W | SF | QF | 3R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 2 / 10 | 26-8 | |
| U.S. Open | 3R | 2R | W | A | F | SF | F | 3R | SF | A | A | A | A | A | 1 / 8 | 29-6 | |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 4 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 4 / 29 | N/A | |
| Annual Win-Loss | 4-2 | 3-4 | 9-2 | 6-2 | 20-2 | 13-2 | 9-2 | 6-2 | 7-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | N/A | 80-24 | |
| ATP Masters Series | |||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | These Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 |
A | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1-2 | |||||||
| Miami | A | F | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 5-3 | ||||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
| Canada | 1R | SF | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3-3 | ||||||||
| Cincinnati | 2R | W | A | A | A | A | A | 1 / 2 | 6-1 | ||||||||
| Stuttgart (Stockholm) | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0-1 | ||||||||
| Paris | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2-1 | ||||||||
| Masters Series SR | N/A | 0 / 3 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 12 | N/A | |||||||
| Annual Win-Loss | N/A | 1-2 | 16-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | N/A | 17-11 | |||||||
| Year End Ranking | 71 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 95 | 6 | 905 | 445 | 1170 | 507 | 1259 | N/A | ||
A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held
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