# Tripp Phillips

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

## Early life

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.

## Tennis career

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
### Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

* 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

| 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
### Singles: 3 (1–2)

* 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)

* 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 | default |
| 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

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| 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% |

## Sources

* ↑ Player Bio: Tripp Phillips Archived November 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
* ↑ UNC Assistant coach profile