Robert Arthur Seguso (born May 1, 1963) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won four Grand Slam men's doubles titles (two Wimbledon, one French Open and one US Open). He also won the men's doubles gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, partnering Ken Flach. Seguso reached the world no. 1 doubles ranking in 1985. He won a total of 29 career doubles titles between 1984 and 1991.

Seguso played doubles with Flach on the U.S. Davis Cup team from 1985 to 1991, compiling a 10–2 record. He was also a member of the U.S. team that won the World Team Cup in 1985.

Before turning professional, Seguso played tennis for Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, where he was an NCAA Division II singles finalist in 1982 and Division I doubles finalist in 1983.

Seguso married the Canadian tennis player Carling Bassett in 1987. The couple have five children – sons Holden John (born in 1988) and Ridley Jack (1991), and daughters Carling Junior (1992), Lennon Shy and Theodora.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (4 titles, 2 runner-ups) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1985 U.S. Open Hard Ken Flach Henri Leconte Yannick Noah 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–1), 7–6(8–6), 6–0Win 1987 French Open Clay Anders Järryd Guy Forget Yannick Noah 6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–2Win 1987 Wimbledon Grass Ken Flach Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 3–6, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–4Loss 1987 U.S. Open Hard Ken Flach Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd 6–7(1–7), 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–7(2–7)Win 1988 Wimbledon (2) Grass Ken Flach John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)Loss 1989 U.S. Open (2) Hard Ken Flach John McEnroe Mark Woodforde 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 3–6

Career finals Doubles (29 titles, 20 runner-ups) Legend Grand Slam (4–2) Olympic Gold (1–0) Tennis Masters Cup (1–2) ATP Masters Series (1–1) ATP Championship Series (1–1) ATP Tour (21–14) Titles by surface Hard (12–13) Clay (7–1) Grass (4–1) Carpet (6–5) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Dec 1983 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet Ken Flach Wally Masur Kim Warwick 6–7, 4–6Win 1–1 Jun 1984 Rome, Italy Clay Ken Flach John Alexander Mike Leach 3–6, 6–3, 6–4Loss 1–2 Jul 1984 Newport, United States Grass Ken Flach David Graham Laurie Warder 4–6, 6–7Win 2–2 Jul 1984 Boston, United States Clay Ken Flach Gary Donnelly Ernie Fernandez 6–4, 6–4Win 3–2 Aug 1984 Indianapolis, United States Clay Ken Flach Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy 7–6, 7–5Win 4–2 Sep 1984 Los Angeles, United States Hard Ken Flach Wojtek Fibak Sandy Mayer 4–6, 6–4, 6–3Win 5–2 Oct 1984 Hong Kong Hard Ken Flach Mark Edmondson Paul McNamee 6–7, 6–3, 7–5Win 6–2 Nov 1984 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet Ken Flach Drew Gitlin Hank Pfister 6–1, 6–7, 6–2Win 7–2 Jan 1985 Masters Doubles WCT, London Carpet Ken Flach Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–0Loss 7–3 Feb 1985 La Quinta, United States Hard Ken Flach Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy 6–3, 6–7, 3–6Win 8–3 Apr 1985 Fort Myers, United States Hard Ken Flach Sammy Giammalva Jr. David Pate 3–6, 6–3, 6–3Loss 8–4 Apr 1985 Chicago, United States Carpet Ken Flach Johan Kriek Yannick Noah 6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 1–6, 4–6Win 9–4 May 1985 Forest Hills, United States Clay Ken Flach Givaldo Barbosa Ivan Kley 7–5, 6–2Loss 9–5 May 1985 Rome, Italy Clay Ken Flach Anders Järryd Mats Wilander 6–4, 3–6, 2–6Win 10–5 Jun 1985 London/Queen's Club, UK Grass Ken Flach Pat Cash John Fitzgerald 3–6, 6–3, 16–14Win 11–5 Jul 1985 Indianapolis, United States Clay Ken Flach Pavel Složil Kim Warwick 6–4, 6–4Loss 11–6 Aug 1985 Stratton Mountain, United States Hard Ken Flach Scott Davis David Pate 6–3, 6–7, 6–7Win 12–6 Aug 1985 Montreal, Canada Hard Ken Flach Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd 5–7, 7–6, 6–3Win 13–6 Sep 1985 U.S. Open, New York Hard Ken Flach Henri Leconte Yannick Noah 6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 6–0Win 14–6 Oct 1985 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet Ken Flach Scott Davis David Pate 4–6, 6–3, 7–6Win 15–6 Feb 1986 Memphis, United States Carpet Ken Flach Guy Forget Anders Järryd 6–4, 4–6, 7–6Win 16–6 Mar 1986 Chicago, United States Carpet Ken Flach Eddie Edwards Francisco González 6–0, 7–5Loss 16–7 Mar 1987 Miami, United States Hard Ken Flach Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg 2–6, 4–6, 4–6Win 17–7 Jun 1987 French Open, Paris Clay Anders Järryd Guy Forget Yannick Noah 6–7, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2Win 18–7 Jul 1987 Wimbledon, London Grass Ken Flach Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 3–6, 6–7, 7–6, 6–1, 6–4Loss 18–8 Jul 1987 Livingston, United States Hard Ken Flach Gary Donnelly Greg Holmes 6–7, 3–6Win 19–8 Aug 1987 Cincinnati, United States Hard Ken Flach Steve Denton John Fitzgerald 7–5, 6–3Loss 19–9 Sep 1987 U.S. Open, New York Hard Ken Flach Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd 6–7, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–7Loss 19–10 Oct 1987 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Boris Becker Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann 3–6, 2–6Loss 19–11 Nov 1987 Wembley, UK Carpet Ken Flach Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd 5–7, 4–6Loss 19–12 Dec 1987 Masters Doubles, London Carpet Ken Flach Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd 4–6, 5–7, 7–6, 3–6Loss 19–13 Mar 1988 Miami, United States Hard Ken Flach John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd 6–7, 1–6, 5–7Win 20–13 Jun 1988 London/Queen's Club, UK Grass Ken Flach Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser 6–2, 7–6Win 21–13 Jul 1988 Wimbledon, London Grass Ken Flach John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6Loss 21–14 Aug 1988 Indianapolis, United States Hard Ken Flach Rick Leach Jim Pugh 4–6, 3–6Win 22–14 Aug 1988 Toronto, Canada Hard Ken Flach Andrew Castle Tim Wilkison 7–6, 6–3Win 23–14 Sep 1988 Seoul, South Korea Hard Ken Flach Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 9–7Win 24–14 Nov 1988 Wembley, UK Carpet Ken Flach Martin Davis Brad Drewett 7–5, 6–2Loss 24–15 Nov 1988 Detroit, United States Carpet Ken Flach Rick Leach Jim Pugh 4–6, 1–6Win 25–15 Apr 1989 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard Ken Flach Kevin Curren David Pate 7–6, 7–6Win 26–15 Aug 1989 Cincinnati, United States Hard Ken Flach Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser 6–4, 6–4Loss 26–16 Sep 1989 U.S. Open, New York Hard Ken Flach John McEnroe Mark Woodforde 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 3–6Loss 26–17 Oct 1989 Orlando, United States Hard Ken Flach Scott Davis Tim Pawsat 5–7, 7–5, 4–6Loss 26–18 Mar 1991 Miami, United States Hard Ken Flach Wayne Ferreira Piet Norval 7–5, 6–7, 2–6Win 27–18 Ma 1991 Tampa, United States Clay Ken Flach David Pate Richey Reneberg 6–7, 6–4, 6–1Loss 27–19 Jul 1991 Washington, D.C., United States Hard Ken Flach Scott Davis David Pate 4–6, 2–6Win 28–19 Aug 1991 Cincinnati, United States Hard Ken Flach Grant Connell Glenn Michibata 6–7, 6–4, 7–5Win 29–19 Aug 1991 Indianapolis, United States Hard Ken Flach Kent Kinnear Sven Salumaa 7–6, 6–4Loss 29–20 Nov 1991 Doubles Championships, Johannesburg Hard (i) Ken Flach John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd 4–6, 4–6, 6–2, 4–6

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament 19831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996 Career SR Career win–loss Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian Open3R2RANHSFAAAAAAAAA0 / 38–3French OpenA1RQFQFWQFA2R2RAAA1RA1 / 817–7WimbledonA3R1RQFWWSFQF3R1RAA1RA2 / 1026–8U.S. Open3R2RWAFSFF3RSFAAAAA1 / 829–6Grand Slam SR0 / 20 / 41 / 30 / 22 / 41 / 30 / 20 / 30 / 30 / 10 / 00 / 00 / 20 / 44 / 29N/AAnnual win–loss4–23–49–26–220–213–29–26–27–30–10–00–00–20–0N/A80–24 ATP Masters SeriesIndian WellsThese Tournaments Were NotMasters Series EventsBefore 1990A2R2RAAAA0 / 21–2MiamiAF2RA1RAA0 / 35–3Monte CarloAAAAAAA0 / 00–0RomeAAAAAAA0 / 00–0HamburgAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Canada1RSF1RAAAA0 / 33–3Cincinnati2RWAAAAA1 / 26–1Stuttgart (Stockholm)A2RAAAAA0 / 10–1ParisASFAAAAA0 / 12–1Masters Series SRN/A0 / 31 / 60 / 20 / 00 / 10 / 00 / 01 / 12N/AAnnual win–lossN/A1–216–50–30–00–10–00–0N/A17–11 Year-end ranking711611612895690544511705071259N/A

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