# Ashley Fisher

Ashley Fisher (born 25 September 1975) is a professional tennis player who comes from New South Wales in Australia. Fisher turned professional in 1998. Fisher has never played a major singles match on the ATP Tour, but has won four notable doubles titles on tour. The doubles specialist reached his highest doubles ranking of World Number 19 on 22 June 2009. He has reached the 2006 U.S. Open men's doubles semi-finals. Fisher is currently the head coach of the University of South Florida men's tennis team.

## Career

Before turning professional, Fisher played college tennis at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, where he was a two time All-American for the Horned Frogs.
Fisher also reached the 2006 U.S. Open men's doubles semifinals alongside Tripp Phillips, where they lost to Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi, 6–1, 6–4. Fisher and Nikolay Davydenko were Wimbledon men's doubles quarterfinalists in 2004, where they lost to Jonas Björkman and Todd Woodbridge. He has won a total of 26 doubles titles, with 23 minor league Challengers and Futures events on the International Tennis Federation.
Fisher won his first ATP doubles title in Amersfoort with Devin Bowen, where they defeated Chris Haggard and André Sá 6–0, 6–4. His other two ATP titles were with different partners.

## Personal

Fisher was born to mother Pamela and father Gary, and has two older siblings. Fisher started playing tennis at age five.
He currently resides in St. Petersburg, Florida and is coached by Glenn Irwin.
In July 2016, Fisher was promoted to head coach for the Division 1 nationally ranked University of South Florida Bulls Men's Tennis Team replacing Matt Hill.

## ATP career finals
### Doubles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runners-up)

* Winner – Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–1)
* ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–0)
* ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–6)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–4)
* Clay (1–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2003 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay | Devin Bowen | František Čermák Leoš Friedl | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2003 | Dutch Open, Netherlands | 250 Series | Clay | Devin Bowen | Chris Haggard André Sá | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2005 | Kingfisher Open, Vietnam | 250 Series | Carpet | Robert Lindstedt | Lars Burgsmüller Philipp Kohlschreiber | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2006 | Japan Open, Japan | 500 Series | Hard | Tripp Phillips | Paul Goldstein Jim Thomas | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 3–2 | Sep 2007 | China Open, China | 250 Series | Hard | Rik de Voest | Chris Haggard Yen-Hsun Lu | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–0, [10–6] |
| Win | 4–2 | Jul 2008 | Indianapolis, United States | 250 Series | Hard | Tripp Phillips | Scott Lipsky David Martin | 3–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
| Loss | 4–3 | Sep 2008 | China Open, China | 250 Series | Hard | Bobby Reynolds | Ross Hutchins Stephen Huss | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Feb 2009 | SA Open, South Africa | 250 Series | Hard | Rik de Voest | James Cerretani Dick Norman | 7–6$^{(7–9)}$, 2–6, [12–14] |
| Loss | 4–5 | Apr 2009 | Miami Open, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | Stephen Huss | Max Mirnyi Andy Ram | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–6 | May 2009 | BMW Open, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | Jordan Kerr | Jan Hernych Ivo Minář | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Jul 2009 | Indianapolis, United States | 250 Series | Hard | Jordan Kerr | Dmitry Tursunov Ernests Gulbis | 4–6, 6–3, [9–11] |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Doubles: 42 (27–15)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (20–9)
* ITF Futures (7–6)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (20–5)
* Clay (7–7)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–3)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 1998 | USA F2, Vero Beach | Futures | Clay | Nitten Kirrtane | Simon Aspelin Chris Tontz | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 1998 | Finland F4, Oulu | Futures | Carpet | Ashley Ford | Robert Samuelsson Robert Lindstedt | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jul 1999 | Spain F2, Alicante | Futures | Clay | Enrique Abaroa | Todd Perry Tim Crichton | 6–4, 2–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 1999 | Indonesia F6, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Minh Le | Myles Wakefield Thomas Shimada | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 2–3 | Nov 1999 | Thailand F2, Pattaya City | Futures | Hard | Dave Abelson | Björn Jacob Bartlomiej Dabrowski | 6–4 ret. |
| Win | 3–3 | Nov 1999 | Bangladesh F1, Rajshahi | Futures | Hard | Minh Le | Febi Widmhiyanto Hendri-Susilo Pramono | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 4–3 | Dec 1999 | Bangladesh F2, Dhaka | Futures | Hard | Minh Le | Rik de Voest Willem-Petrus Meyer | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Apr 2000 | France F8, Melun | Futures | Carpet | José Frontera | Andreas Tattermusch Andreas Weber | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–4, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Win | 5–4 | May 2000 | Austria F1, Salzburg | Futures | Clay | Tim Crichton | Djalmar Sistermans Bartlomiej Dabrowski | 6–7$^{(10–8)}$, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Jul 2000 | Montauban, France | Challenger | Clay | Tim Crichton | Lee Pearson Grant Silcock | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–5 | Jul 2000 | Ostend, Belgium | Challenger | Clay | Tim Crichton | Damián Furmanski Francisco Cabello | 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–5 | Aug 2000 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Jason Weir-Smith | Damien Roberts Jordan Kerr | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–1 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Aug 2000 | Sylt, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Gareth Williams | Ionuț Moldovan Yuriy Schukin | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–6 | Oct 2000 | Austin, United States | Challenger | Hard | Tim Crichton | Raemon Sluiter Dennis Van Scheppingen | 6–1, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–0 |
| Loss | 8–7 | Nov 2000 | Yokohama, Japan | Challenger | Carpet | Tim Crichton | Yves Allegro Julian Knowle | 3–6, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |
| Win | 9–7 | Nov 2000 | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Tim Crichton | František Čermák Ota Fukárek | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–7 | Nov 2000 | Vietnam F1, Ho Chi Minh City | Futures | Hard | Aisam Qureshi | Michal Navrátil Jaroslav Levinský | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–7 | Mar 2001 | Singapore, Singapore | Challenger | Hard | Tim Crichton | Brandon Hawk Kyle Spencer | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–7 | Sep 2001 | Curitiba, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Tim Crichton | Pedro Pereira Emanuel Couto | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 12–8 | Apr 2002 | Tunis, Tunisia | Challenger | Clay | Devin Bowen | Álex López Morón Andrés Schneiter | 4–6, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
| Loss | 12–9 | Jun 2002 | Biella, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Nathan Healey | Dominik Hrbatý Giorgio Galimberti | 6–3, 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 13–9 | Nov 2002 | Nottingham, United Kington | Challenger | Hard | Stephen Huss | Scott Humphries Mark Merklein | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Loss | 13–10 | Apr 2003 | Bermuda Challenger, Bermuda | Challenger | Clay | Andrew Kratzmann | Robert Kendrick Mark Merklein | 3–6, 1–3 ret. |
| Win | 14–10 | Nov 2003 | Waco, United States | Challenger | Hard | Devin Bowen | Ryan Havilland K.J. Hippensteel | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 15–10 | Jan 2004 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | Stephen Huss | Luke Bourgeois Vince Mellino | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 16–10 | Mar 2004 | Mexico City, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Tripp Phillips | Rogier Wassen Federico Browne | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 16–11 | Apr 2004 | Bermuda Challenger, Bermuda | Challenger | Clay | Stephen Huss | Jordan Kerr Tom Vanhoudt | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
| Win | 17–11 | Sep 2004 | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Robert Lindstedt | Johan Landsberg Thomas Shimada | 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–0)}$ |
| Win | 18–11 | Sep 2004 | Beijing, China | Challenger | Hard | Tripp Phillips | Justin Gimelstob Graydon Oliver | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 19–11 | Aug 2005 | Vancouver, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Tripp Phillips | Huntley Montgomery Rajeev Ram | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 1–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 20–11 | Nov 2005 | Busan 2, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Tripp Phillips | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 21–11 | Nov 2005 | Champaign-Urbana, United States | Challenger | Hard | Tripp Phillips | Justin Gimelstob Rajeev Ram | 6–3, 5–7, 6–0 |
| Win | 22–11 | Dec 2005 | Orlando, United States | Challenger | Hard | Tripp Phillips | Mischa Zverev Alex Kuznetsov | default |
| Win | 23–11 | Aug 2007 | Vancouver, Cabada | Challenger | Hard | Rik de Voest | Alex Kuznetsov Donald Young | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 23–12 | Nov 2007 | Nashville, United States | Challenger | Hard | Stephen Huss | Bobby Reynolds Rajeev Ram | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 1–6, [10–12] |
| Loss | 23–13 | Aug 2008 | Vancouver, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Rik de Voest | Travis Parrott Eric Butorac | 4–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Win | 24–13 | Sep 2008 | Tulsa, United States | Challenger | Hard | Stephen Huss | Bobby Reynolds Rajeev Ram | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 25–13 | Nov 2008 | Busan 2, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Rik de Voest | Jean-Julien Rojer Johan Brunström | 6–4, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 26–13 | May 2011 | Sarasota, United States | Challenger | Clay | Stephen Huss | Alex Kuznetsov Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 27–13 | May 2011 | USA F12, Tampa | Futures | Clay | Chris Haggard | Clayton Almeida Joshua Zavala] | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 27–14 | Oct 2015 | USA F29, Mansfield | Futures | Hard | Liam Broady | Hans Hach Eric Quigley | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 27–15 | Nov 2015 | Australia F11, Wollongong | Futures | Hard | Dayne Kelly | Marc Polmans Steven de Waard | 2–6, 6–4, [7–10] |

## Grand Slam performance timelines

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

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SR | W-L |
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 11–10 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | 3R | 1R | 0 / 11 | 5–11 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | 0 / 11 | 10–11 |
| US Open | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | SF | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 10 | 7–10 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 9–4 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 0–3 | 0 / 41 | 33–41 |

### Mixed doubles

| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SR | W-L |
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| Wimbledon | 2R | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 8 | 5–8 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 13 | 7–13 |