Travis Parrott

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Travis Parrott (born August 16, 1980)[1] 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.[2]

Travis Parrott
Country (sports) United States
ResidencePortland, Oregon
Born (1980-08-16) August 16, 1980 (age 44)
Portland, Oregon
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2003
Retired2012
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 527,632
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 704 (June 9, 2003)
Doubles
Career record94–109
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 25 (June 15, 2009)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2005, 2006)
French Open3R (2006)
Wimbledon3R (2004, 2008)
US OpenQF (2004)
Mixed doubles
Career record7–7
Career titles1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (2010)
Wimbledon3R (2005)
US OpenW (2009)

Grand Slam results

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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

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Wins (3)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP International Series Gold (0)
ATP Tour (3)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. July 28, 2003 Los Angeles, United States Hard   Jan-Michael Gambill   Joshua Eagle
  Sjeng Schalken
6–4, 3–6, 7–5
2. July 23, 2007 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard   Juan Martín del Potro   Teymuraz Gabashvili
  Ivo Karlović
3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
3. October 20, 2008 Saint Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i)   Filip Polášek   Rohan Bopanna
  Max Mirnyi
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   Dmitry Tursunov   Chris Haggard
  Robbie Koenig
7–63, 6–1
2. July 4, 2005 Newport, U.S. Grass   Graydon Oliver   Jordan Kerr
  Jim Thomas
7–65, 7–65
3. April 14, 2008 Valencia, Spain Clay   Filip Polášek   Máximo González
  Juan Mónaco
7–5, 7–5
4. August 4, 2008 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard   Dušan Vemić   Rohan Bopanna
  Eric Butorac
7–65, 7–65
5. February 22, 2009 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Hard   Filip Polášek   Mardy Fish
  Mark Knowles
7–67, 6–1
6. June 19, 2009 Eastbourne, United Kingdom Grass   Filip Polášek   Mariusz Fyrstenberg
  Marcin Matkowski
6–4, 6–4

Grand Slam finals

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Mixed doubles (1 title)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2009 US Open Hard   Carly Gullickson   Cara Black
  Leander Paes
6–2, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ Travis Parrott Archived June 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Parrot Returns with Big Plans". Portland Tribune. February 5, 2005. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
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