John Basil Fitzgerald OAM (born 28 December 1960) is a former professional

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player from Australia who played right-handed with a single-handed backhand.

Playing career

During his career, he won 6 top-tier singles titles and 30 tour doubles titles, including 7 Grand Slam doubles titles. He also achieved the career men's doubles Grand Slam (winning all four titles-the

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, Wimbledon and the US Open). He reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1991, teaming up with

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to win three out of the four Grand Slam doubles titles that year. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 25 in 1988. He was a member of the Australian team which won the

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in 1983 and 1986.

Post-playing career

Fitzgerald was formerly the captain of the Australian Davis Cup Team from 2001 to 2010 before Patrick Rafter took over after Australia's World group playoff loss to Belgium.

Honours

Fitzgerald was awarded the Medal of the

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in 1993. On Australia Day in 2020, John was inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (7 titles, 4 runners-up)

Mixed Doubles (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

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