# Peter McNamara

Peter McNamara (5 July 1955 – 20 July 2019) was an Australian tennis player and coach.
McNamara won five singles titles and nineteen doubles titles in his career. A right-hander, McNamara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 March 1983 when he became world No. 7. McNamara and fellow Australian Paul McNamee won the 1980 and 1982 men's doubles championship at Wimbledon and the Australian Open doubles in 1979. McNamara's highest rank in doubles was No. 3.
After retiring as a player, McNamara coached professionals including Mark Philippoussis, Grigor Dimitrov, Matthew Ebden and Wang Qiang.
McNamara died on 20 July 2019, at the age of 64, from prostate cancer.

## Career finals
### Singles (5 titles, 7 runner-ups)

| Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1. | 1979 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | Patrice Dominguez | 6–4, 6–0, 6–7, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1. | 1979 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Ulrich Pinner | 2–6, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2. | 1980 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | 7–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 2. | 1980 | Melbourne Indoor, Australia | Carpet (i) | Vitas Gerulaitis | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 3. | 1981 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Jimmy Connors | 7–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 4. | 1981 | Melbourne Indoor, Australia | Carpet (i) | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–4, 1–6, 5–5 ret. |
| Loss | 3. | 1982 | Delray Beach, United States | Clay | Ivan Lendl | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 4. | 1982 | Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet (i) | Ivan Lendl | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 1982 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | José Higueras | 4–6, 6–7, 7–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Loss | 6. | 1982 | Venice, Italy | Clay | José Luis Clerc | 6–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 1982 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) | John McEnroe | 6–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 5. | 1983 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet (i) | Ivan Lendl | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |

### Doubles (19 titles, 10 runner-ups)

| Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 1975 | Sydney, Australia | Grass | Chris Kachel | Mark Edmondson John Marks | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1. | 1979 | Nice, France | Clay | Paul McNamee | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd | 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 2. | 1979 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Paul McNamee | Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 3. | 1979 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Billy Martin | Carlos Kirmayr Balázs Taróczy | 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 4. | 1979 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Paul McNamee | Ismail El Shafei John Feaver | 7–5, 7–6 |
| Win | 5. | 1979 | Sydney, Australia | Grass | Paul McNamee | Steve Docherty Christopher Lewis | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 6. | 1979 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Paul McNamee | Cliff Letcher Paul Kronk | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 7. | 1980 | Houston, United States | Clay | Paul McNamee | Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2. | 1980 | Forest Hills, United States | Clay | Paul McNamee | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | 2–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
| Win | 8. | 1980 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Paul McNamee | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | 7–6, 6–3, 6–7, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3. | 1980 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | John Feaver | Heinz Günthardt Markus Günthardt | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 9. | 1980 | Sydney, Australia | Grass | Paul McNamee | Vitas Gerulaitis Brian Gottfried | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4. | 1980 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Paul McNamee | Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 10. | 1981 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet (i) | Paul McNamee | Victor Amaya Hank Pfister | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5. | 1981 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Paul McNamee | Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Win | 11. | 1981 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Paul McNamee | Mark Edmondson Mike Estep | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 12. | 1981 | North Conway, United States | Clay | Heinz Günthardt | Pavel Složil Ferdi Taygan | 6–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6. | 1981 | US Open, New York | Hard | Heinz Günthardt | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | def. |
| Win | 13. | 1981 | Sawgrass Doubles, United States | Clay | Heinz Günthardt | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | 7–6, 3–6, 7–6, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Win | 14. | 1981 | Melbourne Indoor, Australia | Carpet (i) | Paul Kronk | Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 15. | 1981 | Sydney, Australia | Grass | Paul McNamee | Hank Pfister John Sadri | 6–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 16. | 1982 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Heinz Günthardt | Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 17. | 1982 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Paul McNamee | Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart | 6–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7. | 1982 | Houston, United States | Clay | Mark Edmondson | Kevin Curren Steve Denton | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 18. | 1982 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Paul McNamee | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8. | 1982 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Ferdi Taygan | Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 19. | 1983 | Memphis, United States | Carpet (i) | Paul McNamee | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9. | 1985 | Boston, United States | Clay | Paul McNamee | Libor Pimek Slobodan Živojinović | 6–2, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 10. | 1986 | Sydney, Australia | Hard (i) | Paul McNamee | Boris Becker John Fitzgerald | 4–6, 6–7 |