Phil Dent

Philip Clive Dent (born 14 February 1950) is a former professional tennis player. Dent's high water mark as a pro singles player was reaching the Australian Open final in 1974, which he lost to Jimmy Connors in four sets. Dent was also the men's doubles champion at the Australian Open in 1975 (with teammate John Alexander), and the mixed-doubles champion at the US Open in 1976 (with teammate Billie Jean King).

Tennis career

As well as his victory in the 1975 Australian Open doubles, Dent reached six more men's doubles finals in Grand Slam Tournaments, finishing runner-up at the Australian Open in 1970, 1973, and 1977, the French Open in 1975 and 1979 and Wimbledon in 1977. Dent was a member of the Australian tennis teams that won the Davis Cup in 1977 and the World Team Cup in 1979.

Before turning professional, Dent won the boys' singles titles at both the Australian Open tournament and at the French Open in 1968.

During his professional career, Dent won three top-level singles titles (in Sydney and in Brisbane, Australia, both in 1979, and the former also in 1971) and 25 doubles titles (also winning the 1968 Australian Hard Courts singles event in Launceston). His career-high singles ranking was world No. 12 (in 1977). Dent retired from professional tennis in 1983.

Dent defeated Björn Borg in the third round of the 1974 Australian Open, the only Australian Open in which he competed.

After retiring as a player, Dent settled in Newport Beach, California. Dent was married to Betty Ann Grubb Stuart and their son, Taylor Dent was also a professional tennis player and citizen of the United States. Phil now lives in Texas, where he, his son, and his daughter-in-law Jennifer own a tennis academy.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1974	Australian Open	Grass	Template:Flagicon Jimmy Connors	6–7(7–9), 4–6, 6–4, 3–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1976	US Open	Grass	Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King	Template:Flagicon Frew McMillan Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve	3–6, 6–2, 7–5

Grand Slam performance timeline

Singles

Tournament	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977		1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	Career SR
Australian Open	1R	QF	2R	3R	2R	A	1R	F	2R	2R	QF	2R	2R	QF	3R	3R	4R	2R	0 / 17
French Open	A	P1	2R	3R	1R	A	3R	A	1R	A	SF		1R	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 8
Wimbledon	A	1R	3R	2R	2R	A	A	2R	4R	4R	QF		3R	2R	4R	1R	A	A	0 / 12
US Open	A	A	1R	A	2R	1R	3R	A	2R	1R	2R		1R	1R	A	1R	1R	A	0 / 11
Strike rate	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 1	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 5		0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 48

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

Career finals

Doubles (25 titles, 25 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	1970	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Bob Lutz Template:Flagicon Stan Smith	3–6, 6–8, 3–6
Loss	2.	1970	Hilversum, Netherlands	Hard	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Bill Bowrey Template:Flagicon Owen Davidson	3–6, 4–6, 2–6
Win	1.	1970	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Željko Franulović Template:Flagicon Jan Kodeš	10–8, 6–2, 6–4
Win	2.	1971	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Hard	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Mal Anderson Template:Flagicon Alex Metreveli	6–7, 2–6, 6–3, 7–6, 7–6
Win	3.	1971	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon John Newcombe Template:Flagicon Tom Okker	5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Win	4.	1971	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Frank Froehling Template:Flagicon Clark Graebner	7–6, 6–4
Loss	3.	1971	Vancouver WCT, Canada		Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson Template:Flagicon Rod Laver	7–5, 7–6, 0–6, 5–7, 6–7
Loss	4.	1972	St. Louis WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon John Newcombe Template:Flagicon Tony Roche	6–7, 2–6
Win	5.	1972	Louisville WCT, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Arthur Ashe Template:Flagicon Bob Lutz	6–4, 6–3
Loss	5.	1973	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Mal Anderson Template:Flagicon John Newcombe	3–6, 4–6, 6–7
Win	6.	1973	Toronto WCT, Canada	Carpet	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson Template:Flagicon Rod Laver	3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
Loss	6.	1973	Brussels WCT, Belgium	Carpet	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Bob Lutz Template:Flagicon Stan Smith	4–6, 6–7
Win	7.	1973	Cincinnati, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Brian Gottfried Template:Flagicon Raúl Ramírez	1–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss	7.	1974	Richmond WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Nikola Pilić Template:Flagicon Allan Stone	3–6, 6–3, 6–7
Win	8.	1974	Miami WCT, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Tom Okker Template:Flagicon Marty Riessen	4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win	9.	1974	Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco	Clay	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Manuel Orantes Template:Flagicon Tony Roche	7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Win	10.	1975	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Bob Carmichael Template:Flagicon Allan Stone	6–3, 7–6
Loss	8.	1975	Fort Worth WCT, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Bob Lutz Template:Flagicon Stan Smith	7–6, 6–7, 3–6
Win	11.	1975	San Antonio WCT, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Mark Cox Template:Flagicon Cliff Drysdale	7–6, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	9.	1975	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Bob Lutz Template:Flagicon Stan Smith	4–6, 7–6, 2–6
Win	12.	1975	Las Vegas, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Bob Carmichael Template:Flagicon Cliff Drysdale	6–1, 6–4
Loss	10.	1975	French Open, Paris	Clay	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Brian Gottfried Template:Flagicon Raúl Ramírez	4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 4–6
Win	13.	1975	Chicago, U.S.	Carpet	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Mike Cahill Template:Flagicon John Whitlinger	6–3, 6–4
Win	14.	1975	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Cliff Drysdale	Template:Flagicon Marcelo Lara Template:Flagicon Joaquín Loyo-Mayo	7–6, 6–4
Loss	11.	1975	North Conway, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Haroon Rahim Template:Flagicon Erik van Dillen	6–7, 6–7
Win	15.	1976	Atlanta WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Wojtek Fibak Template:Flagicon Karl Meiler	6–3, 6–4
Loss	12.	1976	St. Louis WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Brian Gottfried Template:Flagicon Raúl Ramírez	4–6, 2–6
Win	16.	1976	Denver WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Jimmy Connors Template:Flagicon Billy Martin	6–7, 6–2, 7–5
Loss	13.	1976	Woodlands Doubles, Texas	Hard	Template:Flagicon Allan Stone	Template:Flagicon Brian Gottfried Template:Flagicon Raúl Ramírez	1–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–7
Loss	14.	1977	Jackson, U.S.	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	Template:Flagicon Bob Hewitt Template:Flagicon Frew McMillan	2–6, 6–7
Loss	15.	1977	Houston WCT, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase Template:Flagicon Adriano Panatta	3–6, 4–6
Loss	16.	1977	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Kim Warwick	Template:Flagicon Bob Hewitt Template:Flagicon Karl Meiler	6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	17.	1977	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Ross Case Template:Flagicon Geoff Masters	3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 9–8, 4–6
Win	17.	1977	Cincinnati, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Bob Hewitt Template:Flagicon Roscoe Tanner	6–3, 7–6
Win	18.	1977	Washington, D.C., U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Fred McNair Template:Flagicon Sherwood Stewart	7–5, 7–5
Win	19.	1977	Louisville, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Chris Kachel Template:Flagicon Cliff Letcher	6–1, 6–4
Loss	18.	1977	Adelaide, Australia	Grass	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Syd Ball Template:Flagicon Kim Warwick	6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Win	20.	1977	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Grass	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Ray Ruffels Template:Flagicon Allan Stone	7–6, 2–6, 6–3
Loss	19.	1977	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Ray Ruffels Template:Flagicon Allan Stone	6–7, 6–7
Loss	20.	1978	Memphis, U.S.	Carpet	Template:Flagicon John Newcombe	Template:Flagicon Brian Gottfried Template:Flagicon Raúl Ramírez	6–3, 6–7, 2–6
Win	21.	1978	Forest Hills WCT, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Fred McNair Template:Flagicon Sherwood Stewart	7–6, 7–6
Win	22.	1978	Los Angeles, U.S.	Carpet	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Fred McNair Template:Flagicon Raúl Ramírez	6–3, 7–6
Win	23.	1978	Brisbane, Australia	Grass	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Syd Ball Template:Flagicon Allan Stone	6–3, 7–6
Win	24.	1979	Hobart, Australia	Grass	Template:Flagicon Bob Giltinan	Template:Flagicon Ion Țiriac Template:Flagicon Guillermo Vilas	8–6
Loss	18.	1979	Dayton, U.S.	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Ross Case	Template:Flagicon Cliff Drysdale Template:Flagicon Bruce Manson	6–3, 3–6, 6–7
Loss	19.	1979	French Open, Paris	Clay	Template:Flagicon Ross Case	Template:Flagicon Gene Mayer Template:Flagicon Sandy Mayer	4–6, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	23.	1979	Adelaide, Australia	Grass	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Colin Dibley Template:Flagicon Chris Kachel	7–6, 6–7, 4–6
Loss	24.	1980	Brisbane, Australia	Grass	Template:Flagicon Rod Frawley	Template:Flagicon John McEnroe Template:Flagicon Matt Mitchell	6–8
Win	25.	1982	Guarujá, Brazil	Clay	Template:Flagicon Kim Warwick	Template:Flagicon Carlos Kirmayr Template:Flagicon Cássio Motta	6–7, 6–2, 6–3
Loss	25.	1982	Denver, U.S.	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Kim Warwick	Template:Flagicon Kevin Curren Template:Flagicon Steve Denton	4–6, 4–6

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