Laurie Warder

Laurie Warder
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1962-10-23) 23 October 1962 (age 62)
Sydney, Australia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$864,953
Singles
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 210 (10 August 1987)
Doubles
Career titles12
Highest rankingNo. 12 (12 October 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1993)
French OpenQF (1987, 1991, 1992)
WimbledonQF (1986, 1989)
US OpenQF (1988)

Laurie Warder (born 23 October 1962) is a former professional male tennis player from Australia who specialized in the doubles event. In 1987 he lost the doubles title at the Australian Open partnering compatriot Peter Doohan, but won the event in 1993 partnering South African Danie Visser. Warder won 12 doubles titles during his career and achieved a highest doubles ranking of No. 12 in October 1991.

Career finals

Doubles (12 titles, 18 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1983 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Australia David Graham New Zealand Chris Lewis
New Zealand Russell Simpson
6–7, 3–6
Win 1. 1984 Newport, U.S. Grass Australia David Graham United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
6–4, 7–6
Loss 2. 1985 Bari, Italy Clay United States Marcel Freeman Argentina Alejandro Ganzábal
Italy Claudio Panatta
4–6, 2–6
Win 2. 1985 Florence, Italy Clay Australia David Graham New Zealand Bruce Derlin
Australia Carl Limberger
6–1, 6–1
Loss 3. 1986 Milan, Italy Carpet South Africa Brian Levine Zimbabwe Colin Dowdeswell
South Africa Christo Steyn
3–6, 6–4, 1–6
Loss 4. 1987 Adelaide, Australia Grass Australia Peter Doohan Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
United States Bill Scanlon
7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 5. 1987 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Australia Peter Doohan Sweden Stefan Edberg
Sweden Anders Järryd
4–6, 4–6, 6–7
Loss 6. 1987 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Grass Australia Peter Doohan Australia Brad Drewett
Australia Mark Edmondson
4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win 3. 1987 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay United States Blaine Willenborg Sweden Joakim Nyström
Sweden Mats Wilander
6–0, 6–3
Loss 7. 1987 Washington, D.C., U.S. Hard United States Blaine Willenborg United States Gary Donnelly
United States Peter Fleming
2–6, 6–7
Loss 8. 1987 Montreal, Canada Hard Australia Peter Doohan Australia Pat Cash
Sweden Stefan Edberg
7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Win 4. 1988 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Australia Darren Cahill United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh
6–4, 6–4
Win 5. 1988 Bristol, England Grass Australia Peter Doohan United States Martin Davis
United States Tim Pawsat
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win 6. 1989 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Australia Peter Doohan United States Rill Baxter
Canada Glenn Michibata
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 9. 1989 Munich, West Germany Clay Australia Peter Doohan Spain Javier Sánchez
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
6–7, 7–6, 6–7
Loss 10. 1989 London/Queen's Club, England Grass United States Tim Pawsat Australia Darren Cahill
Australia Mark Kratzmann
6–7, 3–6
Loss 11. 1989 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Australia Peter Doohan South Africa Pieter Aldrich
South Africa Danie Visser
6–7, 6–7
Loss 12. 1991 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Australia John Fitzgerald Germany Udo Riglewski
Germany Michael Stich
5–7, 3–6
Win 7. 1991 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay United States Luke Jensen Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Netherlands Mark Koevermans
5–7, 7–6, 6–4
Loss 13. 1991 Rome, Italy Clay United States Luke Jensen Italy Omar Camporese
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
2–6, 3–6
Win 8. 1991 Bologna, Italy Clay United States Luke Jensen Brazil Luiz Mattar
Brazil Jaime Oncins
6–4, 7–6
Loss 14. 1991 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) United States Luke Jensen United States Jim Grabb
United States Richey Reneberg
4–6, 4–6
Loss 15. 1992 Estoril, Portugal Clay United States Luke Jensen Netherlands Hendrik Jan Davids
Belgium Libor Pimek
6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Win 9. 1992 Bologna, Italy Clay United States Luke Jensen Argentina Javier Frana
Spain Javier Sánchez
6–2, 6–3
Loss 16. 1992 Manchester, England Grass United Kingdom Jeremy Bates United States Patrick Galbraith
Australia David Macpherson
6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 17. 1993 Adelaide, Australia Hard Australia John Fitzgerald Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
4–6, 5–7
Win 10. 1993 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard South Africa Danie Visser Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd
6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Win 11. 1993 Nice, France Clay Australia David Macpherson United States Shelby Cannon
United States Scott Melville
3–4, RET.
Win 12. 1993 Bologna, Italy Clay South Africa Danie Visser United States Luke Jensen
United States Murphy Jensen
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 18. 1994 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard Australia Mark Kratzmann Australia Darren Cahill
Australia Sandon Stolle
1–6, 6–7