Fritz Buehning (born March 5, 1960) is an American former tennis player.
Born in Summit, New Jersey, Buehning grew up in Millburn, New Jersey and attended Millburn High School, where he won the New Jersey state individual tennis championship in 1977 as a junior, his final year in high school. He attended University of California, Los Angeles, where he was recognized as Pac-10 Player of the Year and an All-American and was part of a tennis team that won the NCAA championship.Best Boys Tennis Team of the Century, The Star-Ledger. Accessed December 10, 2007.
Buehning achieved top rankings of No. 21 in singles and No. 4 in doubles, ending his career as a result of a foot injury after five seasons on the tour. On professional tournaments, he won one singles title and 12 doubles titles. Partnered with Van Winitsky, he lost the 1983 US Open finals to the team of Peter Fleming and John McEnroe.
Career finals Singles: 2 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Dec 1980 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Kim Warwick 2–6, 1–6, 2–6Win 1–1 Dec 1980 Sydney, Australia Hard Brian Teacher 6–3, 6–7, 7–6Loss 1–2 Feb 1982 Richmond, U.S. Carpet (i) José Luis Clerc 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 3–6
Doubles: 27 (12 titles, 15 runner-ups) ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Aug 1979 South Orange, U.S. Clay Bruce Nichols Peter Fleming John McEnroe 1–6, 3–6Loss 0–2 Nov 1979 Bologna, Italy Carpet (i) Ferdi Taygan Peter Fleming John McEnroe 1–6, 1–6Win 1–2 Feb 1980 Richmond, U.S. Carpet (i) Johan Kriek Brian Gottfried Frew McMillan 3–6, 6–3, 7–6Loss 1–3 Mar 1980 Dayton, U.S. Carpet (i) Fred McNair Wojciech Fibak Geoff Masters 4–6, 4–6Win 2–3 May 1980 São Paulo, Brazil Carpet Anand Amritraj David Carter Chris Lewis 7–6, 6–2Loss 2–4 Jul 1980 Newport, U.S. Grass Peter Rennert Andrew Pattison Butch Walts 6–7, 4–6Loss 2–5 Aug 1980 South Orange, U.S. Clay Van Winitsky Bill Maze John McEnroe 6–7, 4–6Win 3–5 Oct 1980 Melbourne, Australia Carpet (i) Ferdi Taygan John Sadri Tim Wilkison 6–1, 6–2Win 4–5 Mar 1981 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Ferdi Taygan Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer 7–6, 1–6, 6–4Win 5–5 Aug 1981 South Orange, U.S. Hard Andrew Pattison Shlomo Glickstein David Schneider 6–1, 6–4Win 6–5 Aug 1981 Atlanta, U.S. Hard Peter Fleming Sammy Giammalva Jr. Tony Giammalva 6–4, 4–6, 6–3Loss 6–6 Nov 1981 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Russell Simpson Terry Moor John Yuill 3–6, 7–5, 4–6, 7–6, 10–12Loss 6–7 Mar 1982 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Kevin Curren Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart 5–7, 2–6Win 7–7 Aug 1982 La Costa WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Johan Kriek Bob Lutz Raúl Ramírez 3–6, 7–6, 6–3Win 8–7 Sep 1982 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet (i) Brian Teacher Martin Davis Chris Dunk 6–7, 6–2, 7–5Loss 8–8 Oct 1982 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) Pavel Složil Henri Leconte Yannick Noah 2–6, 2–6Win 9–8 Oct 1982 Amsterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Tomáš Šmíd Kevin Curren Buster Mottram 4–6, 6–3, 6–0Loss 9–9 Feb 1983 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Brian Teacher Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd 2–6, 4–6Win 10–9 Mar 1983 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Tom Gullikson Peter Fleming Pavel Složil 7–6, 4–6, 7–6Loss 10–10 Mar 1983 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Peter Fleming Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd 2–6, 7–5, 4–6Win 11–10 Jul 1983 South Orange, U.S. Clay Tom Cain John Lloyd Dick Stockton 6–2, 7–5Loss 11–11 Aug 1983 Stowe, U.S. Hard Tom Gullikson Brad Drewett Kim Warwick 6–4, 5–7, 2–6Loss 11–12 Sep 1983US Open, New York Hard Van Winitsky Peter Fleming John McEnroe 3–6, 4–6, 2–6Win 12–12 Feb 1984 Memphis, U.S. Carpet (i) Peter Fleming Heinz Günthardt Tomáš Šmíd 6–3, 6–0Loss 12–13 Mar 1984 Madrid, Spain Carpet (i) Ferdi Taygan Peter Fleming John McEnroe 3–6, 3–6Loss 12–14 Mar 1984 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Ferdi Taygan Kevin Curren Wojciech Fibak 4–6, 4–6Loss 12–15 Jul 1984 Stuttgart, West Germany Clay Ferdi Taygan Sandy Mayer Andreas Maurer 6–7, 4–6
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