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| '''Peter Blair Fleming''' (born ], ] in ]) is a former professional ] player from the ]. | '''Peter Blair Fleming''' (born ], ] in ]) is a former professional ] player from the ]. | ||
| During the ], Fleming teamed up with fellow American ] to dominate the men's doubles game. The duo won 57 doubles titles together, including four at ] (], ], ] and ]), and three at the ] (1979, 1981 and 1983). | During the ], Fleming teamed up with fellow American ] to dominate the men's doubles game. The duo won 57 doubles titles together, including four at ] (], ], ] and ]), and three at the ] (1979, 1981 and 1983). This success triggered Fleming's famous quote "The best doubles pair in the world is John McEnroe and anyone", although the reality was that he provided a perfect physical, technical and mental counterbalance. | ||
| Fleming also played on three American ] winning teams (1979, 1981 and ]), and helped the US win the ] twice (1984 and ]). | Fleming also played on three American ] winning teams (1979, 1981 and ]), and helped the US win the ] twice (1984 and ]). | ||
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- This article is about Peter Fleming the tennis player. For information on the writer of the same name, click on the following link: Peter Fleming.
Peter Blair Fleming (born January 21, 1955 in Chatham, New Jersey) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
During the 1980s, Fleming teamed up with fellow American John McEnroe to dominate the men's doubles game. The duo won 57 doubles titles together, including four at Wimbledon (1979, 1981, 1983 and 1984), and three at the US Open (1979, 1981 and 1983). This success triggered Fleming's famous quote "The best doubles pair in the world is John McEnroe and anyone", although the reality was that he provided a perfect physical, technical and mental counterbalance.
Fleming also played on three American Davis Cup winning teams (1979, 1981 and 1982), and helped the US win the World Team Cup twice (1984 and 1985).
Fleming reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1984. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 8 in 1980. Over the course of his career Fleming won three top-level singles titles and sixty doubles titles.
Prior to turning professional, Fleming played tennis for UCLA, and won the NCAA doubles title in 1976.
Since retiring as a player, Fleming has become a tennis commentator for Sky Sports and the BBC.