Introduction
James Henry McManus (September 16, 1940 – January 18, 2011) was an American tennis player who reached the semifinals of the US Open men's doubles in 1968. McManus was a founding member of the Association of Tennis Professionals.
Biography
McManus was born to Tom and Margaret McManus on September 16, 1940, and had two brothers – Tom and Bob. McManus was married to his wife Carole for more than 30 years and had two children, Kate and Jordy. He grew up in Northern California and learned the game of tennis at the Berkeley Tennis Club where he was coached by several instructors including Tom Stow, coach of tennis legend Don Budge.
Later, McManus played No. 1 singles at the University of California for Coach Chet Murphy. The team finished No. 3 in the NCAA tournament in 1961, his senior year. He and Bill Hoogs Jr. were runners-up in doubles to Allen Fox and Larry Nagler at the Ojai Tennis Tournament in 1961.
McManus was a founding member of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in 1972 and a member of its original board of directors.
In 2010, he published Tennis History: Professional Tournaments – Winners & Runner-Ups. In 2015, the ATP launched the Jim McManus Memorial Fund in his honor.
Career finals (Open Era)
Doubles (10 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1969 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | Jim Osborne | Pancho Gonzales Ron Holmberg |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 1970 | Merion, U.S. | Hard | Jim Osborne | Bill Bowrey Ray Ruffels |
6–3, 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jul 1971 | Clemmons, U.S. | Clay | Jim Osborne | Jeff Austin Jimmy Connors |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 1971 | Columbus, U.S. | Hard | Jim Osborne | Jimmy Connors Roscoe Tanner |
4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–2 | Sep 1971 | Sacramento, U.S. | Hard | Jim Osborne | Bob Maud Frew McMillan |
7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–2 | Feb 1972 | Des Moines, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Jim Osborne | Georges Goven Thomaz Koch |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–2 | Feb 1972 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard (i) | Jim Osborne | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac |
6–2, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Mar 1972 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | Manuel Orantes | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol |
4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 6–3 | Jun 1972 | London/Queen's, UK | Grass | Jim Osborne | Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler |
4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Jul 1972 | Tanglewood, U.S. | Clay | Jim Osborne | Bob Hewitt Andrew Pattison |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–4 | Mar 1973 | St. Louis, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Ove Bengtson | Terry Addison Colin Dibley |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 8–4 | Jun 1973 | Eastbourne, UK | Grass | Ove Bengtson | Manuel Orantes Ion Țiriac |
6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 9–4 | Jul 1973 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | José Mandarino Tito Vázquez |
6–2, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 10–4 | Oct 1973 | New Delhi, India | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj |
6–2, 6–4 |