Open Era Grand Slam TennisJohn Paish
This page provides a comprehensive overview of John Paish’s Grand Slam career. It combines key background information and career-level statistics with a complete, filterable list of his tournament results, showing how far he progressed in each Grand Slam event across his career.
Insights
Wimbledon was the only Slam where he reached the third round
His best result was R32, and it came at Wimbledon in 1972 at age 24. Across 15 Slam appearances, every other result was R64 or R128, so Wimbledon clearly produced his deepest runs.
His Slam record was built almost entirely at Wimbledon
John Paish played 15 Grand Slam tournaments, and 10 of them were at Wimbledon. His only non-Wimbledon appearances were three French Opens, two US Opens, and one Australian Open.
1972 was his strongest Slam season by results
In 1972 he reached R32 at Wimbledon and R128 at both the French Open and US Open. That was his only year with three Slam entries and his only season featuring a result better than R64.
He stayed active in Slams across a long age span
His first listed Slam result came at Wimbledon in 1969 at age 21, and his last came at Wimbledon in 1980 at age 32. That gives him an 11-year span between first and last recorded Grand Slam appearances.
His results show a clear concentration in the opening round
He finished R128 in 11 of his 15 tournaments, compared with three R64 results and one R32. That distribution matches his 5-15 match record and 25% win rate.
Basics
| Born | 25 March 1948 |
| Gender | Male |
| Nation | United Kingdom |
| Era | Open Era |
| Grand Slam careerCareer | 1969-1975, 1978, 1980 |
Grand Slam statistics
| Tournaments | 15 |
| Best results | 1 x R32 3 x R64 11 x R128 |
| Total matches | 20 |
| W/L-record | 5-15 (25% won) |
Compared with other men
| In the Open Era | #944 of 2311 |
| With overlapping career | #282 of 464 |
| From United Kingdom | #31 of 118 |
| Born in 1948 | #13 of 25 |
| Year | Tournament | Result | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Wimbledon | R128 | 32 |
| 1978 | Wimbledon | R128 | 30 |
| 1975 | Wimbledon | R128 | 27 |
| 1974 | Wimbledon | R128 | 26 |
| 1974 | French Open | R128 | 26 |
| 1974 | Australian Open | R64 | 25 |
| 1973 | Wimbledon | R128 | 25 |
| 1973 | French Open | R64 | 25 |
| 1972 | US Open | R128 | 24 |
| 1972 | Wimbledon | R32 | 24 |
| 1972 | French Open | R128 | 24 |
| 1971 | US Open | R128 | 23 |
| 1971 | Wimbledon | R64 | 23 |
| 1970 | Wimbledon | R128 | 22 |
| 1969 | Wimbledon | R128 | 21 |