# Fred McNair

Frederick V. McNair IV (born July 22, 1950) is an American former professional tennis player who reached the world No. 1 doubles ranking in 1976. That year, he teamed up with Sherwood Stewart to capture the men's doubles titles at French Open, the German Open and the Masters. McNair was also a mixed doubles runner-up at the French Open in 1981, partnering Betty Stöve. In 1978, he was a member of the U.S. team that won the Davis Cup. In nine years on the professional tour, McNair won 16 doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 67.

## History

Before turning professional, McNair played tennis for the University of North Carolina, where he was a four-time All-American and an NCAA doubles finalist in 1973.
McNair comes from a tennis playing family. His grandfather, Frederick V. McNair Jr., and father, Fred III, both played in the U.S. Championships (now known as the US Open). Fred III and Fred IV formed a father-son doubles team which won six U.S. national father and son doubles championship titles.
Since retiring from the tennis tour, McNair has become the president of McNair & Company Inc., a family practice founded by his grandfather in 1931 which uses life insurance in estate planning and executive benefits arena. He won the United States Tennis Association 35-over tennis title in 1989 and 40-over title in 1995.
McNair's father Frederick V. McNair III, grandfather Frederick V. McNair Jr., and great-grandfather Frederick V. McNair Sr., all graduated from the United States Naval Academy. His uncle Jamshidi "Jim" Bakhtiar worked as a psychiatrist and he was a fullback/placekicker at the University of Virginia. Jim was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team back on its 1957 College Football All-America Team. His sister Lailee Bakhtiar, née McNair, is a writer and a niece of Laleh Bakhtiar, who was an author and psychologist. The McNair siblings' other aunt was also Lailee. His maternal cousin is journalist Davar Ardalan. McNair is of Iranian descent on his maternal side.

## Career finals
### Doubles (16 titles, 22 runner-ups)

| Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 1973 | Merion, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Grass | Jeff Austin | Colin Dibley Allan Stone | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 1. | 1973 | Aptos, California, U.S. | Hard | Jeff Austin | Raymond Moore Onny Parun | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 2. | 1973 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Hard | Anand Amritraj | Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith | w/o |
| Win | 3. | 1974 | Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. | Carpet | Raz Reid | Byron Bertram John Feaver | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2. | 1974 | Merion, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Grass | Mike Machette | Roy Barth Humphrey Hose | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 4. | 1975 | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | Carpet | Hans Kary | Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta | 7–6, 5–7, 7–6 |
| Win | 5. | 1975 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | Sherwood Stewart | Allan Stone Kim Warwick | 6–2, 7–6 |
| Win | 6. | 1975 | Maui, Hawaii, U.S. | Hard | Sherwood Stewart | Jeff Borowiak Haroon Rahim | 3–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 7. | 1976 | Salisbury, Maryland, U.S. | Carpet | Sherwood Stewart | Steve Krulevitz Trey Waltke | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 8. | 1976 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay | Wojciech Fibak | Juan Gisbert Sr. Manuel Orantes | 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 9. | 1976 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Sherwood Stewart | Dick Crealy Kim Warwick | 7–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 10. | 1976 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Sherwood Stewart | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 7–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 11. | 1976 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Sherwood Stewart | Wojciech Fibak Juan Gisbert Sr. | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3. | 1976 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | Sherwood Stewart | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 1976 | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | Hard | Sherwood Stewart | William Brown Brian Teacher | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 12. | 1976 | South Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | Clay | Marty Riessen | Vitas Gerulaitis Ilie Năstase | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5. | 1976 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | Sherwood Stewart | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 13. | 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | Carpet | Sherwood Stewart | Bob Lutz Stan Smith | 4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 1977 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Sherwood Stewart | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 7–6, 6–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 7. | 1977 | Washington, D.C. | Clay | Sherwood Stewart | John Alexander Phil Dent | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 8. | 1977 | North Conway, New Hampshire, U.S. | Clay | Sherwood Stewart | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 9. | 1977 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Sherwood Stewart | Bob Hewitt Raúl Ramírez | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Loss | 10. | 1977 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | Sherwood Stewart | Marty Riessen Dick Stockton | 4–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Loss | 11. | 1977 | Cologne, Germany | Carpet | Sherwood Stewart | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 14. | 1977 | Oviedo, Spain | Hard | Sherwood Stewart | Jan Kodeš Raúl Ramírez | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 15. | 1978 | Baltimore WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Frew McMillan | Roger Taylor Antonio Zugarelli | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 12. | 1978 | Denver, Colorado, U.S. | Carpet | Sherwood Stewart | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 16. | 1978 | Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands | Carpet | Raúl Ramírez | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 13. | 1978 | London Queen's Club, U.K. | Grass | Raúl Ramírez | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 14. | 1978 | Forest Hills WCT, U.S. | Clay | Sherwood Stewart | John Alexander Phil Dent | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Loss | 15. | 1978 | Washington, D.C. | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | Bob Hewitt Arthur Ashe | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 16. | 1978 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Carpet | Raúl Ramírez | John Alexander Phil Dent | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 17. | 1978 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 18. | 1979 | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | Hard | Francisco González | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 19. | 1980 | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | Carpet | Fritz Buehning | Wojciech Fibak Geoff Masters | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 20. | 1981 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Clay | Anand Amritraj | Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 21. | 1981 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Sammy Giammalva Jr. | Steve Denton Tim Wilkison | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 22. | 1982 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet | Tim Wilkison | Larry Stefanki Robert Van't Hof | 3–6, 6–7 |