Grant Stafford
{{short description|South African tennis player}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Use South African English|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Grant Stafford
| image =
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| fullname =
| country = {{flagu|South Africa}}
| residence = Alpharetta, Georgia, United States
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1971|05|27}}
| birth_place = Johannesburg, South Africa
| height = {{height|m=1.88}}
| turnedpro = 1990
| retired = 2000
| plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney = $1,307,208
| singlesrecord = 83-117
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 53 (31 January 1994)
| AustralianOpenresult = 4R (1994)
| FrenchOpenresult = 1R (1994, 1997, 1998)
| Wimbledonresult = 3R (1992)
| USOpenresult = 2R (1991, 1997)
| doublesrecord = 109–109
| doublestitles = 5
| highestdoublesranking = No. 42 (14 September 1998)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = QF (1995)
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1998, 1999)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R (1997, 1998, 1999)
| USOpenDoublesresult = QF (2000)
| FrenchOpenMixedresult = SF (1999)
| WimbledonMixedresult = 2R (1998, 2001)
| updated = 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)=
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1989 | US Open | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA}} Wayne Ferreira | {{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Damm {{flagicon|CZE}} Jan Kodeš | 6–3, 6–4 |
ATP career finals
=Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–1 |1993 South African Open (tennis) |Durban, South Africa |World Series |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Aaron Krickstein |3–6, 6–7(7–9) |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–2 |1996 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships – Singles |Newport, United States |World Series |Grass |{{flagicon|VEN}} Nicolás Pereira |6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–3 |1997 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Singles |Orlando, United States |World Series |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Michael Chang |6–4, 2–6, 1–6 |
=Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)=
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|ATP Masters Series (0–0) |
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|ATP Championship Series (1–0) |
| ATP World Series (4–1) |
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| Outdoors (5–1) |
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–1 |1994 South African Open (tennis) |Sun City, South Africa |World Series |Hard |{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Ellis Ferreira |{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Marius Barnard |3–6, 5–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–1 |1996 Eisenberg Israel Open – Doubles |Tel Aviv Open, Israel |World Series |Hard |{{flagicon|RSA}} Marcos Ondruska |{{flagicon|ISR}} Noam Behr |6–3, 6–2 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2–1 |1998 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles |Orlando, United States |World Series |Clay |{{flagicon|RSA}} Kevin Ullyett |{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Tebbutt |4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|3–1 |1998 International Tennis Championships – Doubles |Coral Springs, United States |World Series |Clay |{{flagicon|RSA}} Kevin Ullyett |{{flagicon|BAH}} Mark Merklein |7–5, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|4–1 |1998 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Doubles |style="background:#D4F1C5;"|Washington, United States |style="background:#D4F1C5;"|Championship Series |Hard |{{flagicon|RSA}} Kevin Ullyett |{{flagicon|RSA}} Wayne Ferreira |6–3, 7–5 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|5–1 |2001 AAPT Championships – Doubles |Adelaide, Australia |World Series |Hard |{{flagicon|AUS}} David Macpherson |{{flagicon|AUS}} Wayne Arthurs |6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals
=Singles: 5 (3–2)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–1 |{{dts|Apr 1990}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Durban, South Africa |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|GBR}} Jeremy Bates |4–6, 1–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–1 |{{dts|Apr 1996}} |style="background:moccasin;"|West Bloomfield, United States |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|ARM}} Sargis Sargsian |6–4, 6–2 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2–1 |{{dts|May 1996}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Andijan, Uzbekistan |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Simian |6–2, 6–7, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|3–1 |{{dts|May 1996}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Jerusalem, Israel |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|RSA}} Chris Haggard |6–4, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|3–2 |{{dts|Sep 1996}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Aruba, Aruba |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Vince Spadea |3–6, 5–7 |
=Doubles: 12 (6–6)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–0 |{{dts|May 1992}} |style="background:moccasin;"|São Paulo, Brazil |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|RSA}} Kevin Ullyett |{{flagicon|MEX}} Gerardo Martinez |7–6, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2–0 |{{dts|May 1992}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Itu, Brazil |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|RSA}} Kevin Ullyett |{{flagicon|HAI}} Bertrand Madsen |6–1, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|3–0 |{{dts|Nov 1992}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Aachen, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Carpet |{{flagicon|RSA}} Christo van Rensburg |{{flagicon|DEN}} Michael Mortensen |6–1, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|3–1 |{{dts|Nov 1992}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Munich, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Carpet |{{flagicon|RSA}} Marcos Ondruska |{{flagicon|NED}} Sander Groen |4–6, 6–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|4–1 |{{dts|May 1993}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Rome, Italy |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|RSA}} David Nainkin |{{flagicon|BRA}} Danilo Marcelino |6–0, 6–1 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|4–2 |{{dts|Sep 1993}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Singapore, Singapore |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|NED}} Sander Groen |{{flagicon|GBR}} Jeremy Bates |3–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|5–2 |{{dts|Oct 1993}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Brest, France |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|RSA}} Ellis Ferreira |{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Briggs |2–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|5–3 |{{dts|Dec 1994}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Naples, United States |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|RSA}} Marcos Ondruska |{{flagicon|AUS}} David Macpherson |3–6, 6–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|6–3 |{{dts|Aug 1996}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Lexington, United States |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Geoff Grant |{{flagicon|USA}} Chad Clark |7–5, 6–1 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|6–4 |{{dts|Sep 1996}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Aruba, Aruba |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Leblanc |{{flagicon|IND}} Mahesh Bhupathi |2–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|6–5 |{{dts|Aug 2000}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Lexington, United States |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|RSA}} Wesley Whitehouse |{{flagicon|SUI}} Lorenzo Manta |6–7(5–7), 6–7(3–7) |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|6–6 |{{dts|Apr 2001}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Paget, Bermuda |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|JPN}} Thomas Shimada |{{flagicon|USA}} Paul Goldstein |6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Performance timelines
{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}
=Singles=
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center;font-size:97%
!Tournament!!1990!!1991!!1992!!1993!!1994!!1995!!1996!!1997!!1998!!1999!!2000!!SR!!W–L!!Win % |
| colspan=23 align=left|Grand Slam tournaments |
| align=left|Australian Open
|A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|4R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q3 |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R !0 / 7 !5–7 !{{tennis win percentage|won=5|lost=7|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|French Open
|A |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A !0 / 3 !0–3 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=3|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Wimbledon
|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |A |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A !0 / 7 !3–7 !{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=7|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|US Open
|A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q3 |A |A !0 / 5 !2–5 !{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=5|integer=yes}} |
| style=text-align:left|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 !{{tennis win percentage|won=10|lost=22|integer=yes}} |
|---|
| colspan=23 align=left|ATP Masters Series |
| align=left|Indian Wells
|A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |A !0 / 3 !1–3 !{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=3|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Miami
|A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |A !0 / 6 !5–6 !{{tennis win percentage|won=5|lost=6|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Canada
|A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A !0 / 4 !1–4 !{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=4|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Cincinnati
|A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A !0 / 2 !1–2 !{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=2|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Stuttgart1
|A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |A |A !0 / 0 !0–0 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}} |
| style=text-align:left|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 !{{tennis win percentage|won=8|lost=15|integer=yes}} |
=Doubles=
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center;font-size:97%
!Tournament!!1990!!1991!!1992!!1993!!1994!!1995!!1996!!1997!!1998!!1999!!2000!!2001!!SR!!W–L!!Win % |
| colspan=23 align=left|Grand Slam tournaments |
| align=left|Australian Open
|A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R !0 / 6 !5–6 !{{tennis win percentage|won=5|lost=6|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|French Open
|A |A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R !0 / 4 !2–4 !{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=4|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Wimbledon
|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R !0 / 5 !3–5 !{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=5|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|US Open
|A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=afeeee|2R !0 / 6 !8–6 !{{tennis win percentage|won=8|lost=6|integer=yes}} |
| style=text-align:left|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 !{{tennis win percentage|won=18|lost=21|integer=yes}} |
|---|
| colspan=23 align=left|ATP Masters Series |
| align=left|Indian Wells
|A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A !0 / 2 !0–2 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=2|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Miami
|A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=yellow|SF |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R !0 / 6 !7–6 !{{tennis win percentage|won=7|lost=6|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Rome
|A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A !0 / 1 !0–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Hamburg
|A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A !0 / 1 !0–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Canada
|A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R !0 / 4 !0–4 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=4|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Cincinnati
|A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A !0 / 1 !1–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=1|integer=yes}} |
| style=text-align:left|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 !{{tennis win percentage|won=8|lost=15|integer=yes}} |
External links
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- {{ITF}}
- {{Davis Cup player}}
{{US Open boys' doubles champions}}
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