Travis Parrott
{{short description|American tennis player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Travis Parrott
|image =
|country={{flagu|United States}}
|residence = Portland, Oregon
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|8|16}}
|birth_place = Portland, Oregon
|height = {{height|m=1.85|precision=0}}
|turnedpro = 2003
|retired = 2012
|plays = Right-handed
|careerprizemoney = US$ 527,632
|singlesrecord = 0–0
|singlestitles = 0
|highestsinglesranking = No. 704 (June 9, 2003)
|AustralianOpenresult =
|FrenchOpenresult =
|Wimbledonresult =
|USOpenresult =
|doublesrecord = 94–109
|doublestitles = 3
|highestdoublesranking = No. 25 (June 15, 2009)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 3R (2005, 2006)
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 3R (2006)
|WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (2004, 2008)
|USOpenDoublesresult = QF (2004)
|Mixed = Yes
|mixedtitles = 1
|mixedrecord = 7–7
|AustralianOpenMixedresult = 1R (2010)
|WimbledonMixedresult = 3R (2005)
|USOpenMixedresult = W (2009)
}}
Travis Parrott (born August 16, 1980)[http://www.tennischannel.com/game/players/PlayerProfile.aspx?id=1084 Travis Parrott] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605153329/http://www.tennischannel.com/game/players/PlayerProfile.aspx?id=1084 |date=June 5, 2008 }} is an American former professional ATP tennis doubles player. He is primarily a doubles specialist. Travis is the son of Brian Parrott, a pro tennis organizer who helped bring a pair of Davis Cup events to Portland in the 1980s.{{cite web | title=Parrot Returns with Big Plans | url=http://www.miketheheadlesschicken.org/story.html | work=Portland Tribune | date=February 5, 2005 | access-date=September 9, 2009 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011103335/http://miketheheadlesschicken.org/story.html | archive-date=October 11, 2008 | df=mdy-all }}
Grand Slam results
Parrott competed in the doubles at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, where he won his first round match with his partner Filip Polášek against sixth seeded Czech duo Pavel Vízner and Martin Damm. He and Polasek and defeated South African Rik de Voest and Polish player Łukasz Kubot. In the third round, they were defeated by Leander Paes and Lukáš Dlouhý.
Parrott also participated in the 2008 French Open with Polasek, losing in the first round. He was a surprise winner of the mixed doubles 2009 US Open with Carly Gullickson as wildcards. This was the first time they'd ever played together, and Gullickson had originally planned to team with Rajeev Ram.
Doubles finals
=Wins (3)=
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| Grand Slam (0) |
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| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
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| ATP Masters Series (0) |
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| ATP International Series Gold (0) |
ATP Tour (3) |
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! No. ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Partner ! Opponents ! Score |
1.
| July 28, 2003 | Los Angeles, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Jan-Michael Gambill | {{flagicon|AUS}} Joshua Eagle | 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |
2.
| July 23, 2007 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Martín del Potro | {{flagicon|RUS}} Teymuraz Gabashvili | 3–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
3.
| October 20, 2008 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|SVK}} Filip Polášek | {{flagicon|IND}} Rohan Bopanna | 3–6, 7–64, [10–8] |
=Runners-up (6)=
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! No. ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Partner ! Opponents ! Score |
1.
| August 16, 2004 | Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | {{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Tursunov | {{flagicon|RSA}} Chris Haggard | 7–63, 6–1 |
2.
| July 4, 2005 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | {{flagicon|USA}} Graydon Oliver | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jordan Kerr | 7–65, 7–65 |
3.
| April 14, 2008 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|SVK}} Filip Polášek | {{flagicon|ARG}} Máximo González | 7–5, 7–5 |
4.
| August 4, 2008 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|SRB}} Dušan Vemić | {{flagicon|IND}} Rohan Bopanna | 7–65, 7–65 |
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| 5. | February 22, 2009 | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|SVK}} Filip Polášek | {{flagicon|USA}} Mardy Fish | 7–67, 6–1 |
6.
| June 19, 2009 | Eastbourne, United Kingdom | Grass | {{flagicon|SVK}} Filip Polášek | {{flagicon|POL}} Mariusz Fyrstenberg | 6–4, 6–4 |
Grand Slam finals
=Mixed doubles (1 title)=
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2009 | US Open | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Carly Gullickson | {{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black {{flagicon|IND}} Leander Paes | 6–2, 6–4 |
References
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External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF}}
- [https://www.espn.com/tennis/player/_/id/524/travis-parrott Travis Parrott on ESPN.com]
{{US Open mixed doubles champions}}
{{NCAA Division I tennis men's doubles champions}}
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Category:American male tennis players
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Category:Tennis players from Oregon
Category:US Open (tennis) champions