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	Template:NsDateTemplate:Ns	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	[[2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]]	Japan Open, Japan	500 Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ashley Fisher	Template:Flagicon Paul Goldstein Template:Flagicon Jim Thomas	6–2, 7–5
Win	2–0	[[2008 Indianapolis Tennis Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Indianapolis, United States	250 Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ashley Fisher	Template:Flagicon Scott Lipsky Template:Flagicon David Martin	3–6, 6–3, [10–5]

Mixed doubles

Result	W–L	Template:NsDateTemplate:Ns	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Template:Dts	Beijing, China	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Emmanuelle Gagliardi	Template:Flagicon Justin Gimelstob Template:Flagicon 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	Template:NsDateTemplate:Ns	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–9	Template:Dts	USA F8 Mobile	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Lazar Magdinchev	2–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss	1–1	Template:Dts	USA F27 Hammond	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Michael Joyce	6–7(8–10), 6–7(1–7)
Loss	1–2	Template:Dts	USA F9 Elkin	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon 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	Template:NsDateTemplate:Ns	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Template:Dts	Mexico F1, Chetumal	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Andrew Nisker	Template:Flagicon Josef Neštický Template:Flagicon Jiri Vrbka	4–6, 2–6
Win	1–1	Template:Dts	Mexico F2, Cancún	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Andrew Nisker	Template:Flagicon Dimitrio Martinez-Castro Template:Flagicon Jacobo Hernandez	4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss	1–2	Template:Dts	USA F11, Vero Beach	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jeff Laski	Template:Flagicon Daniel Andersson Template:Flagicon Ryan Sachire	4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win	2–2	Template:Dts	Canada F1, Mississauga	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Andrew Nisker	Template:Flagicon Steve Berke Template:Flagicon Kyle Porter	3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–1
Loss	2–3	Template:Dts	Canada F2, Montreal	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Andrew Nisker	Template:Flagicon Bobby Kokavec Template:Flagicon Nicolas Brochu	2–6, 4–6
Win	3–3	Template:Dts	USA F24, Hattiesburg	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Andrew Nisker	Template:Flagicon Vikrant Chadha Template:Flagicon Ryan Sachire	4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss	3–4	Template:Dts	New Zealand F2, Christchurch	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Doug Root	Template:Flagicon Dirk Stegmann Template:Flagicon Johan Du Randt	6–7(2–7), 6–2, 4–6
Loss	3–5	Template:Dts	USA F7, Little Rock	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Oskar Johansson	Template:Flagicon Huntley Montgomery Template:Flagicon Ryan Sachire	5–7, 2–6
Win	4–5	Template:Dts	USA F8, Mobile	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Huntley Montgomery	Template:Flagicon Doug Bohaboy Template:Flagicon Thomas Blake	6–3, 2–6, 7–5
Win	5–5	Template:Dts	USA F9, Elkin	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Huntley Montgomery	Template:Flagicon Rajeev Ram Template:Flagicon Brian Baker	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win	6–5	Template:Dts	Fresno, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Huntley Montgomery	Template:Flagicon Ignacio Hirigoyen Template:Flagicon Daniel Melo	6–4, 6–3
Win	7–5	Template:Dts	USA F25, Lubbock	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Huntley Montgomery	Template:Flagicon F Ventura-Martell Template:Flagicon Marc Fornell Mestres	6–0, 6–2
Win	8–5	Template:Dts	USA F26, Arlington	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Huntley Montgomery	Template:Flagicon John Paul Fruttero Template:Flagicon Jason Marshall	6–0, 6–4
Win	9–5	Template:Dts	USA F27, Hammond	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Huntley Montgomery	Template:Flagicon Rajeev Ram Template:Flagicon Brian Baker	6–3, 6–1
Win	10–5	Template:Dts	USA F2, Kissimmee	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ignacio Hirigoyen	Template:Flagicon Felipe Parada Template:Flagicon Julio Peralta	6–4, 6–2
Win	11–5	Template:Dts	USA F3, Aventura	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ryan Sachire	Template:Flagicon Felipe Parada Template:Flagicon Julio Peralta	walkover
Win	12–5	Template:Dts	USA F4, Brownsville	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ryan Sachire	Template:Flagicon Lazar Magdinchev Template:Flagicon Dušan Vemić	6–2, 6–1
Win	13–5	Template:Dts	USA F7, Pensacola	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Huntley Montgomery	Template:Flagicon Paul Goldstein Template:Flagicon Kiantki Thomas	6–7(6–8), 6–4, 7–5
Loss	13–6	Template:Dts	USA F9, Elkin	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Huntley Montgomery	Template:Flagicon Travis Parrott Template:Flagicon Josh Goffi	6–2, 2–6, 5–7
Loss	13–7	Template:Dts	Forest Hills, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Huntley Montgomery	Template:Flagicon Justin Gimelstob Template:Flagicon Scott Humphries	6–7(1–7), 6–3, 4–6
Win	14–7	Template:Dts	Atlantic City, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ryan Sachire	Template:Flagicon Paul Goldstein Template:Flagicon Brandon Coupe	7–5, 6–3
Loss	14–8	Template:Dts	Valladolid, Spain	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Philipp Mukhometov	Template:Flagicon Jun Kato Template:Flagicon Łukasz Kubot	6–4, 0–6, 1–6
Win	15–8	Template:Dts	Segovia, Spain	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ota Fukárek	Template:Flagicon Emilio Benfele Álvarez Template:Flagicon Jean-François Bachelot	6–4, 7–6(10–8)
Loss	15–9	Template:Dts	Austin, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Josh Goffi	Template:Flagicon Lu Yen-hsun Template:Flagicon Jason Marshall	2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss	15–10	Template:Dts	USA F1, Tampa	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Huntley Montgomery	Template:Flagicon Rajeev Ram Template:Flagicon Brian Baker	3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win	16–10	Template:Dts	USA F2, Kissimmee	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ryan Sachire	Template:Flagicon Scott Lipsky Template:Flagicon David Martin	6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Win	17–10	Template:Dts	Mexico City, Mexico	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Ashley Fisher	Template:Flagicon Rogier Wassen Template:Flagicon Federico Browne	6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Loss	17–11	Template:Dts	Leon, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Frédéric Niemeyer	Template:Flagicon Bruno Echagaray Template:Flagicon Miguel Gallardo Valles	4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss	17–12	Template:Dts	Prostějov, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Travis Parrott	Template:Flagicon Dominik Hrbatý Template:Flagicon Jaroslav Levinský	4–6, 4–6
Win	18–12	Template:Dts	Córdoba, Spain	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Brandon Coupe	Template:Flagicon Josh Goffi Template:Flagicon Emilio Benfele Álvarez	7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–1)
Win	19–12	Template:Dts	Aptos, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Huntley Montgomery	Template:Flagicon Diego Ayala Template:Flagicon Eric Taino	7–6(7–3), 7–5
Win	20–12	Template:Dts	Binghamton, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Huntley Montgomery	Template:Flagicon Nathan Healey Template:Flagicon Rik de Voest	7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)
Win	21–12	Template:Dts	Bronx, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Huntley Montgomery	Template:Flagicon Igor Kunitsyn Template:Flagicon Uros Vico	7–6(8–6), 6–7(8–10), 6–2
Win	22–12	Template:Dts	Neijing, China	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ashley Fisher	Template:Flagicon Justin Gimelstob Template:Flagicon Graydon Oliver	7–5, 7–5
Loss	22–13	Template:Dts	Homestead, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Huntley Montgomery	Template:Flagicon Gabriel Trifu Template:Flagicon Glenn Weiner	7–5, 5–7, 2–6
Win	23–13	Template:Dts	Vancouver, Canada	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ashley Fisher	Template:Flagicon Rajeev Ram Template:Flagicon Huntley Montgomery	7–6(8–6), 1–6, 6–3
Win	24–13	Template:Dts	Binghamton, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Huntley Montgomery	Template:Flagicon Alex Bogomolov Jr. Template:Flagicon Travis Rettenmaier	6–3, 6–2
Loss	24–14	Template:Dts	Southampton, Great Britain	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Travis Parrott	Template:Flagicon Rogier Wassen Template:Flagicon Jeff Coetzee	7–6(10–8), 4–6, [4–10]
Win	25–14	Template:Dts	Busan 2, South Korea	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ashley Fisher	Template:Flagicon Sonchat Ratiwatana Template:Flagicon Sanchai Ratiwatana	7–5, 6–3
Win	26–14	Template:Dts	Champaign-Urbana, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ashley Fisher	Template:Flagicon Justin Gimelstob Template:Flagicon Rajeev Ram	6–3, 5–7, 6–0
Win	27–14	Template:Dts	Orlando, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ashley Fisher	Template:Flagicon Mischa Zverev Template:Flagicon Alex Kuznetsov	default
Win	28–14	Template:Dts	Mexico City, Mexico	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Rogier Wassen	Template:Flagicon Alexander Waske Template:Flagicon Michael Kohlmann	6–7(4–7), 6–4, [13–11]
Loss	28–15	Template:Dts	Tallahassee, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Bobby Reynolds	Template:Flagicon Rik de Voest Template:Flagicon Glenn Weiner	6–3, 3–6, 0–1 ret.

Grand Slam doubles performance timeline

Tournament	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	SR	W–L	Win%
Australian Open	A	1R	A	2R	A	0 / 2	1–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open	A	A	1R	1R	A	0 / 2	0–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon	1R	Q1	2R	1R	1R	0 / 4	1–4	Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open	A	A	SF	3R	A	0 / 2	6–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	0–1	0–1	5–3	3–4	0–1	0 / 10	8–10	Template:Tennis win percentage

External links

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