Owen Thomas Phillips III (better known as Tripp Phillips) (born August 26, 1977)[1] is a former American professional tennis player.

Tripp Phillips
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceChapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
Born (1977-08-27) August 27, 1977 (age 47)
Newport News, Virginia, U.S.
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2001
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$311,162
Singles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest ranking343 (May 19, 2003)
Doubles
Career record43–53
Career titles2
15 Challenger, 13 Futures
Highest ranking29 (October 9, 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2007)
French Open1R (2006, 2007)
Wimbledon2R (2006)
US OpenSF (2006)
Mixed doubles
Career record4–1
Career titles1 (China '04)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2007)
Last updated on: 30 April 2021.

Early life

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Phillips was born in Newport News, Virginia. He started to play tennis at the age of four with his mother Brenda and father O.T. When he was 16, he was among the top 10 in America in boy's 16–18.

He attended Charlotte Country Day School and then the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he majored in sports science and was an All-American his senior year.

Phillips is married to Laura Zuger. He is currently an assistant coach for the UNC Tar Heels men's tennis team.[2]

Tennis career

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He has won two ATP doubles title in his career, the first was in Tokyo, Japan on October 2, 2006, when he and his partner, Ashley Fisher defeated American duo Paul Goldstein and Jim Thomas in straight sets, 6–2, 7–5. The second was at the 2008 Indianapolis Tennis Championships when he and Fisher defeated Scott Lipsky and David Martin, 6–3, 3–6, 10–5.

Also, he has won several ITF circuit challengers with Fisher and also in Atlantic City with his partner Ryan Sachire. In 2006 he partnered with Rogier Wassen to win the doubles title at an ITF challenger event in Mexico City.

In 2004, he played his only singles match at the ATP World Tour level. It came at the Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona, and he lost to compatriot Robby Ginepri in the first round, 6–2, 6–0.

In 2008, he paired with K. J. Hippensteel to win two matches in doubles qualifying and make the main draw at Wimbledon. They then lost in the first round of the main draw to Ross Hutchins and Stephen Huss, 6–3, 6–7(5), 7–5, 6–2.

ATP Tour career finals

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Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2006 Japan Open, Japan 500 Series Hard   Ashley Fisher   Paul Goldstein
  Jim Thomas
6–2, 7–5
Win 2–0 Jul 2008 Indianapolis, United States 250 Series Hard   Ashley Fisher   Scott Lipsky
  David Martin
3–6, 6–3, [10–5]

Mixed doubles

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2004 Beijing, China Challenger Hard   Emmanuelle Gagliardi   Justin Gimelstob
  Jill Craybas
6–1, 6–2

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 3 (1–2)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–9 Apr 2002 USA F8 Mobile Futures Hard   Lazar Magdinchev 2–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Nov 2002 USA F27 Hammond Futures Hard   Michael Joyce 6–7(8–10), 6–7(1–7)
Loss 1–2 Apr 2003 USA F9 Elkin Futures Hard   Josh Goffi 6–4, 2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 43 (28–15)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (15–8)
ITF Futures (13–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (26–13)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2001 Mexico F1, Chetumal Futures Hard   Andrew Nisker   Josef Neštický
  Jiri Vrbka
4–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Feb 2001 Mexico F2, Cancún Futures Hard   Andrew Nisker   Dimitrio Martinez-Castro
  Jacobo Hernandez
4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss 1–2 May 2001 USA F11, Vero Beach Futures Clay   Jeff Laski   Daniel Andersson
  Ryan Sachire
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 2–2 Jun 2001 Canada F1, Mississauga Futures Hard   Andrew Nisker   Steve Berke
  Kyle Porter
3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–1
Loss 2–3 Jun 2001 Canada F2, Montreal Futures Hard   Andrew Nisker   Bobby Kokavec
  Nicolas Brochu
2–6, 4–6
Win 3–3 Nov 2001 USA F24, Hattiesburg Futures Hard   Andrew Nisker   Vikrant Chadha
  Ryan Sachire
4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss 3–4 Mar 2002 New Zealand F2, Christchurch Futures Hard   Doug Root   Dirk Stegmann
  Johan Du Randt
6–7(2–7), 6–2, 4–6
Loss 3–5 Apr 2002 USA F7, Little Rock Futures Hard   Oskar Johansson   Huntley Montgomery
  Ryan Sachire
5–7, 2–6
Win 4–5 Apr 2002 USA F8, Mobile Futures Hard   Huntley Montgomery   Doug Bohaboy
  Thomas Blake
6–3, 2–6, 7–5
Win 5–5 Apr 2002 USA F9, Elkin Futures Hard   Huntley Montgomery   Rajeev Ram
  Brian Baker
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 6–5 Oct 2002 Fresno, United States Challenger Hard   Huntley Montgomery   Ignacio Hirigoyen
  Daniel Melo
6–4, 6–3
Win 7–5 Oct 2002 USA F25, Lubbock Futures Hard   Huntley Montgomery   F Ventura-Martell
  Marc Fornell Mestres
6–0, 6–2
Win 8–5 Oct 2002 USA F26, Arlington Futures Hard   Huntley Montgomery   John Paul Fruttero
  Jason Marshall
6–0, 6–4
Win 9–5 Nov 2002 USA F27, Hammond Futures Hard   Huntley Montgomery   Rajeev Ram
  Brian Baker
6–3, 6–1
Win 10–5 Jan 2003 USA F2, Kissimmee Futures Hard   Ignacio Hirigoyen   Felipe Parada
  Julio Peralta
6–4, 6–2
Win 11–5 Feb 2003 USA F3, Aventura Futures Hard   Ryan Sachire   Felipe Parada
  Julio Peralta
walkover
Win 12–5 Feb 2003 USA F4, Brownsville Futures Hard   Ryan Sachire   Lazar Magdinchev
  Dušan Vemić
6–2, 6–1
Win 13–5 Apr 2003 USA F7, Pensacola Futures Hard   Huntley Montgomery   Paul Goldstein
  Kiantki Thomas
6–7(6–8), 6–4, 7–5
Loss 13–6 Apr 2003 USA F9, Elkin Futures Hard   Huntley Montgomery   Travis Parrott
  Josh Goffi
6–2, 2–6, 5–7
Loss 13–7 May 2003 Forest Hills, United States Challenger Hard   Huntley Montgomery   Justin Gimelstob
  Scott Humphries
6–7(1–7), 6–3, 4–6
Win 14–7 Jun 2003 Atlantic City, United States Challenger Hard   Ryan Sachire   Paul Goldstein
  Brandon Coupe
7–5, 6–3
Loss 14–8 Jul 2003 Valladolid, Spain Challenger Hard   Philipp Mukhometov   Jun Kato
  Łukasz Kubot
6–4, 0–6, 1–6
Win 15–8 Aug 2003 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard   Ota Fukárek   Emilio Benfele Álvarez
  Jean-François Bachelot
6–4, 7–6(10–8)
Loss 15–9 Nov 2003 Austin, United States Challenger Hard   Josh Goffi   Lu Yen-hsun
  Jason Marshall
2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss 15–10 Jan 2004 USA F1, Tampa Futures Hard   Huntley Montgomery   Rajeev Ram
  Brian Baker
3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win 16–10 Jan 2004 USA F2, Kissimmee Futures Hard   Ryan Sachire   Scott Lipsky
  David Martin
6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Win 17–10 Mar 2004 Mexico City, Mexico Challenger Clay   Ashley Fisher   Rogier Wassen
  Federico Browne
6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Loss 17–11 Apr 2004 Leon, Mexico Challenger Hard   Frédéric Niemeyer   Bruno Echagaray
  Miguel Gallardo Valles
4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss 17–12 Jun 2004 Prostějov, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Travis Parrott   Dominik Hrbatý
  Jaroslav Levinský
4–6, 4–6
Win 18–12 Jul 2004 Córdoba, Spain Challenger Hard   Brandon Coupe   Josh Goffi
  Emilio Benfele Álvarez
7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–1)
Win 19–12 Jul 2004 Aptos, United States Challenger Hard   Huntley Montgomery   Diego Ayala
  Eric Taino
7–6(7–3), 7–5
Win 20–12 Aug 2004 Binghamton, United States Challenger Hard   Huntley Montgomery   Nathan Healey
  Rik de Voest
7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)
Win 21–12 Aug 2004 Bronx, United States Challenger Hard   Huntley Montgomery   Igor Kunitsyn
  Uros Vico
7–6(8–6), 6–7(8–10), 6–2
Win 22–12 Sep 2004 Neijing, China Challenger Hard   Ashley Fisher   Justin Gimelstob
  Graydon Oliver
7–5, 7–5
Loss 22–13 Nov 2004 Homestead, United States Challenger Hard   Huntley Montgomery   Gabriel Trifu
  Glenn Weiner
7–5, 5–7, 2–6
Win 23–13 Aug 2005 Vancouver, Canada Challenger Hard   Ashley Fisher   Rajeev Ram
  Huntley Montgomery
7–6(8–6), 1–6, 6–3
Win 24–13 Aug 2005 Binghamton, United States Challenger Hard   Huntley Montgomery   Alex Bogomolov Jr.
  Travis Rettenmaier
6–3, 6–2
Loss 24–14 Oct 2005 Southampton, Great Britain Challenger Hard   Travis Parrott   Rogier Wassen
  Jeff Coetzee
7–6(10–8), 4–6, [4–10]
Win 25–14 Nov 2005 Busan 2, South Korea Challenger Hard   Ashley Fisher   Sonchat Ratiwatana
  Sanchai Ratiwatana
7–5, 6–3
Win 26–14 Nov 2005 Champaign-Urbana, United States Challenger Hard   Ashley Fisher   Justin Gimelstob
  Rajeev Ram
6–3, 5–7, 6–0
Win 27–14 Dec 2005 Orlando, United States Challenger Hard   Ashley Fisher   Mischa Zverev
  Alex Kuznetsov
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Win 28–14 Mar 2006 Mexico City, Mexico Challenger Clay   Rogier Wassen   Alexander Waske
  Michael Kohlmann
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [13–11]
Loss 28–15 Apr 2006 Tallahassee, United States Challenger Hard   Bobby Reynolds   Rik de Voest
  Glenn Weiner
6–3, 3–6, 0–1 ret.

Grand Slam doubles performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 SR W–L Win%
Australian Open A 1R A 2R A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
French Open A A 1R 1R A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Wimbledon 1R Q1 2R 1R 1R 0 / 4 1–4 20%
US Open A A SF 3R A 0 / 2 6–2 75%
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 5–3 3–4 0–1 0 / 10 8–10 44%

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