Country (sports) | New Zealand |
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Born | Christchurch, New Zealand | 13 June 1948
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Turned pro | 1968 (amateur from 1966) |
Retired | 1979 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Career record | 187–186 (Open era) |
Career titles | 2 |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1976) |
French Open | 4R (1977) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1977, 1978) |
US Open | QF (1970) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 174–156 |
Career titles | 4 |
Highest ranking | No. 27 (30 August 1977) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1977Dec, 1978) |
French Open | SF (1971) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1969, 1970, 1977) |
US Open | 2R (1972) |
Brian Fairlie (born 13 June 1948) is a New Zealand tennis player. During his career from 1968 to 1979, he won four titles in doubles, all with the Egyptian player Ismail El Shafei, and 10 singles titles in the Open era (and at least two more in 1967).[1][2]