Jonathan Canter

For the English writer, see Jon Canter.

Jonathan Canter
Country (sports) United States
Born (1965-06-04) June 4, 1965 (age 59)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Turned pro1983
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$474,516
Singles
Career record68–96
Career titles1
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 36 (13 October 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1985, 1987, 1991)
French Open2R (1986, 1987)
Wimbledon2R (1986)
US Open2R (1985, 1986, 1987)
Doubles
Career record38–68
Career titles0
3 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 84 (9 July 1990)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1985, 1989)
French Open2R (1984)
Wimbledon3R (1990)
US Open3R (1989)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1991)
Last updated on: 5 June 2022.

Jonathan Canter (born June 4, 1965) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.[1]

Early years

Canter was born in Los Angeles, where his father, Stanley S. Canter, worked as a film producer. His father, who was also manager of Jimmy Connors for a time, produced films such as Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, Tarzan and the Lost City and Hornets' Nest, which he also wrote.[2][3]

He won the boys 16 and under singles in the 1979 Ojai Tennis Tournament.[4] The promising junior made the quarterfinals of the 1981 US Open and the following year, he reached further quarterfinals at the US Open and French Open. His best performances however came in the doubles. With countryman Michael Kures as his partner, Canter won the boys' doubles title at the 1982 US Open, beating Australians Pat Cash and John Frawley in the final. He also made the doubles semifinals at the 1982 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Chuck Willenborg. At the same event the following year, Canter was once again a singles quarterfinalist.[5]

Professional career

Canter never made the third round of the singles draw at a Grand Slam.[6] He twice came close, the first time at the 1986 French Open when he squandered a two set lead over Jean-Philippe Fleurian in their second-round encounter.[6] In the US Open that year, after coming from two sets down to defeat Tim Mayotte in his opening match, Canter was again at the wrong end of a second-round match decided in five sets, losing to Dan Goldie.[6]

He did, however, reach the third round on four occasions in the doubles.[6] His biggest win came during the 1990 Wimbledon Championships, where he and partner Bruce Derlin upset reigning champions John Fitzgerald and Anders Järryd.[6]

In 1985, Canter won his only Grand Prix/ATP title, at the Melbourne Outdoor tournament.[6] The following year, he would make it to No. 36 in the world.[6] His best results that season were semifinal appearances at Montreal and Toronto.[6] In Montreal, he had a win over world No. 4, Yannick Noah.[6]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1982 French Open Clay United States Michael Kures Australia Pat Cash
Australia John Frawley		 2–6, 6–7
Win 1982 US Open Hard United States Michael Kures Australia Pat Cash
Australia John Frawley		 7–6, 6–2

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–0)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Dec 1985 Melbourne, Australia Grand Prix Grass Australia Peter Doohan 5–7, 6–3, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 1989 Nagoya, Japan Challenger Hard India Ramesh Krishnan 1–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 1993 Singapore, Singapore Challenger Hard South Africa Christo Van Rensburg 2–6, 7–5, 2–6

Doubles: 5 (3–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 1989 Nagoya, Japan Challenger Hard India Ramesh Krishnan United States John Letts
United States Bruce Man-Son-Hing 		5–7, 6–4, 0–6
Loss 0–2 May 1990 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Challenger Hard New Zealand Bruce Derlin Nigeria Nduka Odizor
Kenya Paul Wekesa 		3–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 May 1990 Bangkok, Thailand Challenger Hard New Zealand Bruce Derlin Australia Neil Borwick
New Zealand David Lewis 		6–4, 6–4
Win 2–2 Dec 1991 Guam, United States Challenger Hard United States Kenny Thorne South Africa David Adams
United States Doug Eisenman 		6–1, 6–2
Win 3–2 Oct 1993 Réunion Island, France Challenger Hard United States Jeff Tarango South Africa Lan Bale
South Africa Mark Kaplan 		6–4, 3–6, 7–5

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q3 A A 1R A 1R A Q2 A 1R A A A A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
French Open A A A A 2R 2R A A A A A A A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Wimbledon Q2 Q1 Q1 1R 2R 1R A 1R Q1 Q1 A A 1R A 0 / 5 1–5 17%
US Open A 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R A 1R A A A A Q2 A 0 / 6 3–6 33%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–3 3–3 2–4 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 16 6–16 27%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A 2R 1R 2R A A A A Q2 A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Miami A A A 3R 2R 1R 2R 3R A A A A 1R Q3 0 / 6 6–6 50%
Rome A A A A A 1R A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canada A A A 2R SF 1R A 3R A A A A A A 0 / 4 7–4 64%
Cincinnati A A A A 3R 3R A A A A A A A A 0 / 2 4–2 67%
Paris A A A A A A A A A A A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 7–3 3–5 1–2 5–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 16 19–16 54%

Doubles

Tournament 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R A 3R A A A 3R A 1R A A A 0 / 4 4–4 50%
French Open A 2R A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Wimbledon 2R 1R Q3 A A A 2R 3R Q2 A A Q1 0 / 4 4–4 50%
US Open A A A A A A 3R 1R A A A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Win–loss 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 5–3 2–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 11 11–11 50%
ATP Masters Series
Miami A A 1R A A A 2R 1R 2R A A A 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Canada A A A A A A QF 1R A A A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Cincinnati A A A A A A A 1R A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 0–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 7 4–7 36%

References

  1. ^ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. ^ The News and Courier, "Defeat Won't Deter Canter", April 27, 1980, p. 12
  3. ^ Stanley S. Canter at IMDb
  4. ^ "OJAI Records of Events Index" (PDF). The Ojai Tennis Tournament. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2022.
  5. ^ ITF Junior Profile
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i ATP World Tour Profile