Grant Stafford

Grant Stafford
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidenceAlpharetta, Georgia, United States
Born (1971-05-27) 27 May 1971 (age 53)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1990
Retired2000
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,307,208
Singles
Career record83-117
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 53 (31 January 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (1994)
French Open1R (1994, 1997, 1998)
Wimbledon3R (1992)
US Open2R (1991, 1997)
Doubles
Career record109–109
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 42 (14 September 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1995)
French Open2R (1998, 1999)
Wimbledon2R (1997, 1998, 1999)
US OpenQF (2000)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenSF (1999)
Wimbledon2R (1998, 2001)
Last updated on: 12 December 2021.

Grant Stafford (born 27 May 1971) is a former tennis player from South Africa.

Turning professional in 1990, Stafford won five doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his career-high singles ranking on the ATP Tour of World No. 53 in January 1994.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1989 US Open Hard Wayne Ferreira Martin Damm
Jan Kodeš		 6–3, 6–4

ATP career finals

Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (0–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–3)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 1993 Durban, South Africa World Series Hard Aaron Krickstein 3–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss 0–2 Jul 1996 Newport, United States World Series Grass Nicolás Pereira 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Apr 1997 Orlando, United States World Series Clay Michael Chang 6–4, 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (1–0)
ATP World Series (4–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (5–1)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 1994 Sun City, South Africa World Series Hard Ellis Ferreira Marius Barnard
Brent Haygarth 		3–6, 5–7
Win 1–1 Oct 1996 Tel Aviv Open, Israel World Series Hard Marcos Ondruska Noam Behr
Eyal Erlich 		6–3, 6–2
Win 2–1 Apr 1998 Orlando, United States World Series Clay Kevin Ullyett Michael Tebbutt
Mikael Tillström 		4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win 3–1 May 1998 Coral Springs, United States World Series Clay Kevin Ullyett Mark Merklein
Vince Spadea 		7–5, 6–4
Win 4–1 Jul 1998 Washington, United States Championship Series Hard Kevin Ullyett Wayne Ferreira
Patrick Galbraith 		6–3, 7–5
Win 5–1 Jan 2001 Adelaide, Australia World Series Hard David Macpherson Wayne Arthurs
Todd Woodbridge 		6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals

Singles: 5 (3–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 1990 Durban, South Africa Challenger Hard Jeremy Bates 4–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Apr 1996 West Bloomfield, United States Challenger Hard Sargis Sargsian 6–4, 6–2
Win 2–1 May 1996 Andijan, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Stéphane Simian 6–2, 6–7, 6–4
Win 3–1 May 1996 Jerusalem, Israel Challenger Hard Chris Haggard 6–4, 6–3
Loss 3–2 Sep 1996 Aruba, Aruba Challenger Hard Vince Spadea 3–6, 5–7

Doubles: 12 (6–6)

Legend
ATP Challenger (6–6)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 May 1992 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Hard Kevin Ullyett Gerardo Martinez
Tom Mercer 		7–6, 6–4
Win 2–0 May 1992 Itu, Brazil Challenger Hard Kevin Ullyett Bertrand Madsen
Tom Mercer 		6–1, 6–3
Win 3–0 Nov 1992 Aachen, Germany Challenger Carpet Christo van Rensburg Michael Mortensen
Christian Saceanu 		6–1, 6–3
Loss 3–1 Nov 1992 Munich, Germany Challenger Carpet Marcos Ondruska Sander Groen
Arne Thoms 		4–6, 6–7
Win 4–1 May 1993 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay David Nainkin Danilo Marcelino
Fernando Meligeni 		6–0, 6–1
Loss 4–2 Sep 1993 Singapore, Singapore Challenger Hard Sander Groen Jeremy Bates
Christo van Rensburg 		3–6, 4–6
Win 5–2 Oct 1993 Brest, France Challenger Hard Ellis Ferreira Mike Briggs
Trevor Kronemann 		2–6, 7–5, 7–5
Loss 5–3 Dec 1994 Naples, United States Challenger Clay Marcos Ondruska David Macpherson
Trevor Kronemann 		3–6, 6–7
Win 6–3 Aug 1996 Lexington, United States Challenger Hard Geoff Grant Chad Clark
Tamer El Sawy 		7–5, 6–1
Loss 6–4 Sep 1996 Aruba, Aruba Challenger Hard Sébastien Leblanc Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes 		2–6, 2–6
Loss 6–5 Aug 2000 Lexington, United States Challenger Hard Wesley Whitehouse Lorenzo Manta
Laurence Tieleman 		6–7(5–7), 6–7(3–7)
Loss 6–6 Apr 2001 Paget, Bermuda Challenger Clay Thomas Shimada Paul Goldstein
Andy Roddick 		6–4, 3–6, 4–6

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R 1R 4R 1R Q3 2R 1R A 2R 0 / 7 5–7 42%
French Open A A A Q1 1R A A 1R 1R A A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Wimbledon Q1 A 3R 1R 1R A 2R 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 7 3–7 30%
US Open A 2R Q1 1R 1R Q2 1R 2R Q3 A A 0 / 5 2–5 29%
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–3 3–4 0–1 1–2 2–4 0–3 0–1 1–1 0 / 22 10–22 31%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A 2R A Q1 1R A 1R Q1 A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Miami A A 2R 2R 2R Q2 1R 2R 2R A A 0 / 6 5–6 45%
Canada A A A 2R 1R A A 1R 1R A A 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Cincinnati A 2R A A A A Q2 1R A A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Stuttgart1 A A A A A A A A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–2 0–0 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–0 0–0 0 / 15 8–15 35%

Doubles

Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 1R QF A 2R 1R A 2R 1R 0 / 6 5–6 45%
French Open A A A A A A A 1R 2R 2R A 1R 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Wimbledon Q1 A Q2 Q1 A A A 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 5 3–5 38%
US Open A A A A 3R Q1 A 1R 2R 2R QF 2R 0 / 6 8–6 57%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 3–1 0–0 2–4 3–4 3–3 4–3 1–4 0 / 21 18–21 46%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A 1R A A A 1R A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Miami A A A A A 2R A 2R 2R SF 1R 1R 0 / 6 7–6 54%
Rome A A A A A A A A A 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Hamburg A A A A A A A A A 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canada A A A A 1R A A 1R 1R A A 1R 0 / 4 0–4 0%
Cincinnati A 2R A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 4–4 0–1 0–2 0 / 15 8–15 35%