Fred McNair

For other people with the same name, see Frederick McNair (disambiguation).

Frederick V. McNair IV (born July 22, 1950) is an American former professional tennis player who reached the world No. 1 doubles ranking in 1976. That year, he teamed up with Sherwood Stewart to capture the men's doubles titles at French Open, the German Open and the Masters. McNair was also a mixed doubles runner-up at the French Open in 1981, partnering Betty Stöve. In 1978, he was a member of the U.S. team that won the Davis Cup. In nine years on the professional tour, McNair won 16 doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 67.

Fred McNair

Full name	Frederick V. McNair IV
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	McLean, Virginia
Born	(1950-07-22) July 22, 1950 (age 74) Washington, D.C.
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro	1973
Plays	Right-handed (one–handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	70–156
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 79 (October 11, 1976)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1980)
French Open	2R (1974, 1976)
Wimbledon	3R (1977, 1978)
US Open	3R (1976)
Doubles
Career record	309–218
Career titles	16
Highest ranking	No. 1 (1976)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1980)
French Open	W (1976)
Wimbledon	QF (1978)
US Open	SF (1975)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	W (1976)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	F (1981)
Wimbledon	3R (1978, 1981)
US Open	QF (1977)
Medal record Representing  United States Summer Universiade 1970 Turin Doubles

History

Before turning professional, McNair played tennis for the University of North Carolina, where he was a four-time All-American and an NCAA doubles finalist in 1973.

McNair comes from a tennis playing family. His grandfather, Frederick V. McNair Jr., and father, Fred III, both played in the U.S. Championships (now known as the US Open). Fred III and Fred IV formed a father-son doubles team which won six U.S. national father and son doubles championship titles.

Since retiring from the tennis tour, McNair has become the president of McNair & Company Inc., a family practice founded by his grandfather in 1931 which uses life insurance in estate planning and executive benefits arena. He won the United States Tennis Association 35-over tennis title in 1989 and 40-over title in 1995.

McNair's father Frederick V. McNair III, grandfather Frederick V. McNair Jr., and great-grandfather Frederick V. McNair Sr., all graduated from the United States Naval Academy. His uncle Jamshidi "Jim" Bakhtiar worked as a psychiatrist and he was a fullback/placekicker at the University of Virginia. Jim was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team back on its 1957 College Football All-America Team.^[1][2] His sister Lailee Bakhtiar, née McNair, is a writer and a niece of Laleh Bakhtiar, who was an author and psychologist. The McNair siblings' other aunt was also Lailee. His maternal cousin is journalist Davar Ardalan.^[3] McNair is of Iranian descent on his maternal side.

Career finals

Doubles (16 titles, 22 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	1973	Merion, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Grass	Jeff Austin	Colin Dibley Allan Stone	6–7, 3–6
Win	1.	1973	Aptos, California, U.S.	Hard	Jeff Austin	Raymond Moore Onny Parun	6–2, 6–1
Win	2.	1973	Christchurch, New Zealand	Hard	Anand Amritraj	Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith	w/o
Win	3.	1974	Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.	Carpet	Raz Reid	Byron Bertram John Feaver	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss	2.	1974	Merion, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Grass	Mike Machette	Roy Barth Humphrey Hose	6–7, 2–6
Win	4.	1975	Richmond, Virginia, U.S.	Carpet	Hans Kary	Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta	7–6, 5–7, 7–6
Win	5.	1975	San Francisco, U.S.	Carpet	Sherwood Stewart	Allan Stone Kim Warwick	6–2, 7–6
Win	6.	1975	Maui, Hawaii, U.S.	Hard	Sherwood Stewart	Jeff Borowiak Haroon Rahim	3–6, 7–6, 6–3
Win	7.	1976	Salisbury, Maryland, U.S.	Carpet	Sherwood Stewart	Steve Krulevitz Trey Waltke	6–3, 6–2
Win	8.	1976	Bournemouth, United Kingdom	Clay	Wojciech Fibak	Juan Gisbert Sr. Manuel Orantes	4–6, 7–5, 7–5
Win	9.	1976	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Sherwood Stewart	Dick Crealy Kim Warwick	7–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win	10.	1976	French Open, Paris	Clay	Sherwood Stewart	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	7–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win	11.	1976	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Sherwood Stewart	Wojciech Fibak Juan Gisbert Sr.	6–3, 6–4
Loss	3.	1976	Indianapolis, U.S.	Clay	Sherwood Stewart	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	2–6, 2–6
Loss	4.	1976	Columbus, Ohio, U.S.	Hard	Sherwood Stewart	William Brown Brian Teacher	3–6, 4–6
Win	12.	1976	South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.	Clay	Marty Riessen	Vitas Gerulaitis Ilie Năstase	7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Loss	5.	1976	Paris Indoor, France	Hard (i)	Sherwood Stewart	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	2–6, 2–6
Win	13.	1977	Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.	Carpet	Sherwood Stewart	Bob Lutz Stan Smith	4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss	6.	1977	Rome, Italy	Clay	Sherwood Stewart	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	7–6, 6–7, 5–7
Loss	7.	1977	Washington, D.C.	Clay	Sherwood Stewart	John Alexander Phil Dent	5–7, 5–7
Loss	8.	1977	North Conway, New Hampshire, U.S.	Clay	Sherwood Stewart	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	5–7, 3–6
Loss	9.	1977	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Sherwood Stewart	Bob Hewitt Raúl Ramírez	4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss	10.	1977	San Francisco, U.S.	Carpet	Sherwood Stewart	Marty Riessen Dick Stockton	4–6, 6–1, 4–6
Loss	11.	1977	Cologne, Germany	Carpet	Sherwood Stewart	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	3–6, 5–7
Win	14.	1977	Oviedo, Spain	Hard	Sherwood Stewart	Jan Kodeš Raúl Ramírez	6–3, 6–1
Win	15.	1978	Baltimore WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Frew McMillan	Roger Taylor Antonio Zugarelli	6–3, 7–5
Loss	12.	1978	Denver, Colorado, U.S.	Carpet	Sherwood Stewart	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	3–6, 2–6
Win	16.	1978	Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands	Carpet	Raúl Ramírez	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	6–2, 6–3
Loss	13.	1978	London Queen's Club, U.K.	Grass	Raúl Ramírez	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	2–6, 5–7
Loss	14.	1978	Forest Hills WCT, U.S.	Clay	Sherwood Stewart	John Alexander Phil Dent	6–7, 6–7
Loss	15.	1978	Washington, D.C.	Clay	Raúl Ramírez	Bob Hewitt Arthur Ashe	3–6, 4–6
Loss	16.	1978	Los Angeles, U.S.	Carpet	Raúl Ramírez	John Alexander Phil Dent	3–6, 6–7
Loss	17.	1978	Mexico City, Mexico	Clay	Raúl Ramírez	Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj	4–6, 5–7
Loss	18.	1979	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.	Hard	Francisco González	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	3–6, 4–6
Loss	19.	1980	Dayton, Ohio, U.S.	Carpet	Fritz Buehning	Wojciech Fibak Geoff Masters	4–6, 4–6
Loss	20.	1981	Houston, Texas, U.S.	Clay	Anand Amritraj	Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart	4–6, 3–6
Loss	21.	1981	Vienna, Austria	Hard (i)	Sammy Giammalva Jr.	Steve Denton Tim Wilkison	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	22.	1982	Taipei, Taiwan	Carpet	Tim Wilkison	Larry Stefanki Robert Van't Hof	3–6, 6–7

References

1. Theodoulou, Michael (June 6, 2008). "US-Iran disputes cannot move Helen's mountain". The National. p. 15.
2. Ted Gangi; Josh Yonis (eds.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
3. Ardalan, Iran Davar (2010). My Name Is Iran: A Memoir. Henry Holt and Company. p. 235. ISBN 9781429923736.

External links

• Fred McNair at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Fred McNair at the International Tennis Federation
• Mid Atlantic Tennis Foundation Hall of Fame profile
• McNair & Company Inc.