Sherwood Stewart

Sherwood Stewart
Country (sports) United States
Born (1946-06-06) June 6, 1946 (age 78)
Goose Creek, Texas, USA
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$1,602,565
Singles
Career record158–224
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 60 (December 31, 1978)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1977, 1978)
French Open3R (1976)
Wimbledon3R (1975, 1978)
US Open3R (1977)
Doubles
Career record728–357
Career titles52
Highest rankingNo. 4 (March 3, 1980)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1984)
French OpenW (1976, 1982)
WimbledonSF (1982)
US OpenF (1978)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsW (1976)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenW (1987)
WimbledonW (1988)

Sherwood Stewart (born June 6, 1946) is a former professional tennis player who was active in the 1970s and 1980s. Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings on December 31, 1978, and No. 4 in doubles on January 3, 1983.

He attended Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas and graduated in 1969. He was the NCAA College Division Singles Champion in 1967 and was inducted into the Lamar University Hall of Honor.

He won 52 doubles titles, the biggest of them coming at the 1984 Australian Open, the 1976 French Open and 1982 French Open, in Cincinnati in 1974, in Monte Carlo in 1984, and in Hamburg in 1976. He was also in three additional Grand Slam doubles finals during his career.

After retiring from playing, he became a coach, most notably of Zina Garrison.[1]