Jared Eiseley Palmer (born July 2, 1971) is an American former professional tennis player who won 28 professional doubles titles (including his wins at the Australian Open and Wimbledon) and one singles title in his career on the ATP Tour. He also won four double titles on the challenger's circuit (two in 1992 and two in 1993). Palmer turned professional in 1991 after winning the 1991 NCAA Division 1 singles title as a sophomore playing for Stanford University.

Jared Eiseley Palmer
Country (sports) United States
ResidencePalo Alto, California, United States
Born (1971-07-02) July 2, 1971 (age 53)
New York City, US
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Turned pro1991
Retired2005
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 3,413,189
Singles
Career record69–80
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 35 (14 November 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1994)
French Open2R (1994, 1995)
Wimbledon3R (1995)
US Open4R (1995)
Doubles
Career record421–248
Career titles28
Highest rankingNo. 1 (20 March 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1995)
French OpenSF (1996)
WimbledonW (2001)
US OpenF (2001)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (2001)
Olympic Games2R (2000)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenW (2000)
French OpenSF (2002)
Wimbledon3R (2000, 2002)
US OpenW (2000)
Last updated on: 29 October 2021 [1].

Palmer's biggest doubles titles came at the 1995 Australian Open and the 2001 Wimbledon. Palmer also won the ATP Masters Series event at Indian Wells in 2000. Additionally, Palmer reached the doubles final at two other Grand Slam events, Wimbledon in 1999 and the US Open in 2001. Palmer made the finals at six additional AMS events: Canada (1994 and 2001), Miami (1994 and 2002), Hamburg (1999) and Paris (1999).

Palmer was ranked the World No. 1 men's doubles player on March 20, 2000. He was also ranked as high as World No. 35 in singles. His lone singles title on the ATP tour came at (Pinehurst in 1994). Palmer retired from tennis in 2005 after earning $3,471,164 in career prize money while on the ATP Tour.

Palmer resided in Palo Alto and Stockholm.

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1989 French Open Clay   Fabrice Santoro 3–6, 6–3, 7–9

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1989 Wimbledon Grass   Jonathan Stark   John-Laffnie de Jager
  Wayne Ferreira
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)

ATP career finals

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Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (1–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 1994 Pinehurst, United States World Series Clay   Todd Martin 6–4, 7–6
Loss 1–1 Oct 1994 Toulouse, France World Series Hard   Magnus Larsson 1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 51 (28 titles, 23 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (2–2)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (1–6)
ATP Championship Series Gold (6–3)
ATP World Series (19–12)
Titles by surface
Hard (20–9)
Clay (3–7)
Grass (2–4)
Carpet (3-3)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (22–20)
Indoor (6–3)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jan 1992 Wellington, New Zealand World Series Hard   Jonathan Stark   Michiel Schapers
  Daniel Vacek
6–3, 6–3
Loss 1–1 May 1992 Charlotte, United States World Series Clay   Bret Garnett   Steve Devries
  David Macpherson
4–6, 6–7
Win 2–1 Jul 1992 Washington, United States Championship Series Hard   Bret Garnett   Ken Flach
  Todd Witsken
6–2, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Aug 1992 New Haven, United States Championship Series Hard   Patrick McEnroe   Rick Leach
  Kelly Jones
6–7, 7–6, 2–6
Loss 2–3 Nov 1992 Antwerp, Belgium World Series Carpet   Patrick McEnroe   John Fitzgerald
  Anders Järryd
2–6, 2–6
Loss 2–4 May 1993 Atlanta, United States World Series Clay   Todd Martin   Paul Annacone
  Richey Reneberg
4–6, 6–7
Loss 2–5 May 1993 Tampa, United States World Series Clay   Kelly Jones   Todd Martin
  Derrick Rostagno
3–6, 4–6
Win 3–5 Jan 1994 Auckland, New Zealand World Series Hard   Patrick McEnroe   Grant Connell
  Patrick Galbraith
6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Win 4–5 Feb 1994 San Jose, United States World Series Hard   Rick Leach   Byron Black
  Jonathan Stark
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–6 Feb 1994 Memphis, United States Championship Series Hard   Jim Grabb   Byron Black
  Jonathan Stark
6–7, 4–6
Loss 4–7 Feb 1994 Philadelphia, United States Championship Series Carpet   Jim Grabb   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
3–6, 4–6
Loss 4–8 Mar 1994 Miami, United States Masters Series Hard   Mark Knowles   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
6–7, 6–7
Win 5–8 May 1994 Atlanta, United States World Series Clay   Richey Reneberg   Jim Pugh
  Francisco Montana
4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss 5–9 May 1994 Pinehurst, United States World Series Clay   Richey Reneberg   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 5–10 Jul 1994 Toronto, Canada Masters Series Hard   Patrick McEnroe   Byron Black
  Jonathan Stark
4–6, 4–6
Win 6–10 Oct 1994 Basel, Switzerland World Series Hard   Patrick McEnroe   Lan Bale
  John-Laffnie de Jager
6–3, 7–6
Loss 6–11 Oct 1994 Toulouse, France World Series Hard   Patrick McEnroe   Menno Oosting
  Daniel Vacek
6–7, 7–6, 3–6
Win 7–11 Jan 1995 Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard   Richey Reneberg   Daniel Nestor
  Mark Knowles
6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 8–11 Feb 1995 Memphis, United States Championship Series Hard   Richey Reneberg   Tommy Ho
  Brett Steven
4–6, 7–6, 6–1
Loss 8–12 May 1995 Atlanta, United States World Series Clay   Richey Reneberg   Sergio Casal
  Emilio Sánchez
7–6, 3–6, 6–7
Win 9–12 Oct 1995 Tel Aviv, Israel World Series Hard   Jim Grabb   Kent Kinnear
  David Wheaton
6–4, 7–5
Win 10–12 Nov 1995 Moscow, Russia World Series Carpet   Byron Black   Tommy Ho
  Brett Steven
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win 11–12 Nov 1998 Moscow, Russia World Series Carpet   Jeff Tarango   Yevgeny Kafelnikov
  Daniel Vacek
6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Win 12–12 Jan 1999 Doha, Qatar World Series Hard   Alex O'Brien   Pieter Norval
  Kevin Ullyett
6–3, 6–4
Loss 12–13 May 1999 Hamburg, Germany Masters Series Clay   Paul Haarhuis   Wayne Arthurs
  Andrew Kratzmann
6–2, 6–7, 2–6
Loss 12–14 Jun 1999 Halle, Germany World Series Grass   Paul Haarhuis   Jonas Björkman
  Patrick Rafter
3–6, 5–7
Loss 12–15 Jul 1999 London, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass   Paul Haarhuis   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Leander Paes
7–6(12–10), 3–6, 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 13–15 Aug 1999 Indianapolis, United States Championship Series Hard   Paul Haarhuis   Olivier Delaître
  Leander Paes
6–3, 6–4
Loss 13–16 Nov 1999 Paris, France Masters Series Carpet   Paul Haarhuis   Sébastien Lareau
  Alex O'Brien
6–7(7–9), 5–7
Loss 13–17 Jan 2000 Doha, Qatar International Series Hard   Alex O'Brien   Mark Knowles
  Max Mirnyi
3–6, 4–6
Win 14–17 Mar 2000 Scottsdale, United States International Series Hard   Richey Reneberg   Patrick Galbraith
  David Macpherson
6–3, 7–5
Win 15–17 Mar 2000 Indian Wells, United States Masters Series Hard   Alex O'Brien   Paul Haarhuis
  Sandon Stolle
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win 16–17 Aug 2000 Washington, United States Championship Series Hard   Alex O'Brien   Andre Agassi
  Sargis Sargsian
7–5, 6–1
Win 17–17 Mar 2001 Scottsdale, United States International Series Hard   Donald Johnson   Marcelo Ríos
  Sjeng Schalken
7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win 18–17 Apr 2001 Barcelona, Spain Championship Series Clay   Donald Johnson   Tommy Robredo
  Fernando Vicente
7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win 19–17 May 2001 Mallorca, Spain International Series Clay   Donald Johnson   Feliciano López
  Francisco Roig
7–5, 6–3
Win 20–17 Jun 2001 Nottingham, United Kingdom International Series Grass   Donald Johnson   Paul Hanley
  Andrew Kratzmann
6–4, 6–2
Win 21–17 Jul 2001 London, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass   Donald Johnson   Jiří Novák
  David Rikl
6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 21–18 Aug 2001 Montreal, Canada Masters Series Hard   Donald Johnson   Jiří Novák
  David Rikl
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 21–19 Sep 2001 New York, United States Grand Slam Hard   Donald Johnson   Wayne Black
  Kevin Ullyett
6–7(9–11), 6–2, 3–6
Win 22–19 Oct 2001 Stockholm, Sweden International Series Hard   Donald Johnson   Todd Woodbridge
  Jonas Björkman
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win 23–19 Jan 2002 Doha, Qatar International Series Hard   Donald Johnson   Jiří Novák
  David Rikl
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win 24–19 Jan 2002 Sydney, Australia International Series Hard   Donald Johnson   Sandon Stolle
  Joshua Eagle
6–4, 6–4
Loss 24–20 Mar 2002 Miami, United States Masters Series Hard   Donald Johnson   Daniel Nestor
  Mark Knowles
3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss 24–21 Jun 2002 Nottingham, United Kingdom International Series Grass   Donald Johnson   Mark Knowles
  Mike Bryan
6–0, 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win 25–21 Oct 2002 St. Petersburg, Russia International Series Hard   David Adams   Irakli Labadze
  Marat Safin
7–6(10–8), 6–3
Loss 25–22 May 2003 Munich, Germany International Series Clay   Joshua Eagle   Wayne Black
  Kevin Ullyett
3–6, 5–7
Loss 25–23 Jun 2003 Nottingham, United Kingdom International Series Grass   Joshua Eagle   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–7(4–7)
Win 26–23 Feb 2004 Milan, Italy International Series Carpet   Pavel Vízner   Daniele Bracciali
  Giorgio Galimberti
6–4, 6–4
Win 27–23 Oct 2004 Shanghai, China International Series Hard   Pavel Vízner   Rick Leach
  Brian Macphie
4–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(13–11)
Win 28–23 Oct 2004 Tokyo, Japan Championship Series Hard   Pavel Vízner   Jiří Novák
  Petr Pála
5–1 ret.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 5 (2–3)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (2–3)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 1992 Fairfield, United States Challenger Hard   Alex O'Brien 7–6, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Oct 1992 Monterrey, Mexico Challenger Hard   Alex O'Brien 2–6, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Feb 1993 Indian Wells, United States Challenger Hard   Jason Stoltenberg 2–6, 1–6
Loss 1–3 Sep 1993 Fairfield, United States Challenger Hard   Steve Devries 4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win 2–3 Oct 1998 Eckental, Germany Challenger Carpet   Wolfgang Schranz 7–6, 6–2

Doubles: 11 (9–2)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (9–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–0)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 1992 Fairfield, United States Challenger Hard   Jim Pugh   Steve Devries
  Ted Scherman
6–4, 7–6
Win 2–0 Oct 1992 Ponte Vedra, United States Challenger Hard   Jim Pugh   Nicolás Pereira
  Daniel Vacek
1–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 3–0 Sep 1993 Fairfield, United States Challenger Hard   Alex O'Brien   Matt Lucena
  Brian Macphie
6–3, 7–5
Loss 3–1 Dec 1993 Naples, United States Challenger Clay   Mark Knowles   Jim Pugh
  Francisco Montana
6–7, 6–3, 4–6
Win 4–1 Dec 1993 Paget, Bermuda Challenger Clay   Mark Knowles   Maurice Ruah
  Nicolás Pereira
6–1, 6–3
Win 5–1 Mar 1996 Agadir, Morocco Challenger Clay   Christo van Rensburg   Patrik Fredriksson
  Magnus Norman
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 6–1 May 1997 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Clay   Christo van Rensburg   Joan Balcells
  Devin Bowen
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win 7–1 Aug 1998 Bronx, United States Challenger Hard   Takao Suzuki   Ota Fukárek
  Gabriel Trifu
6–1, 6–2
Win 8–1 Sep 1998 Urbana, United States Challenger Hard   Jonathan Stark   Doug Flach
  Mark Merklein
6–4, 7–6
Win 9–1 Oct 1998 Dallas, United States Challenger Hard   Jonathan Stark   Michael Hill
  Scott Humphries
6–3, 6–4
Loss 9–2 Jun 2000 Surbiton, United Kingdom Challenger Grass   Jonathan Stark   Jeff Coetzee
  Marcos Ondruska
6–7(3–7), 6–7(6–8)

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 1R A 2R 1R A A A Q2 Q1 0 / 3 1–3 25%
French Open A A A A A Q2 2R 2R 1R Q1 A Q1 A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Wimbledon A A Q1 A Q1 2R 1R 3R 2R A Q2 Q2 A 0 / 4 4–4 50%
US Open 2R 2R A 1R 2R 2R 1R 4R 2R A 1R Q1 A 0 / 9 8–9 47%
Win–loss 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–2 2–4 6–4 2–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 19 15–19 44%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A 2R A 2R A A A A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Miami Open A A A A A 1R 3R 3R A A A A A 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Rome A A A A A A A 1R A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canada Masters A A A A A 1R 1R A A A A A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A Q1 1R 1R A A A Q1 A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Paris Masters A A A A A 3R A Q1 A A A A A 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–4 2–3 2–4 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 11 7–11 39%

Doubles

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Tournament 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A QF A 1R W A A A 2R SF A SF QF 1R 1R 1 / 9 21–8 72%
French Open A A A A 2R 3R 1R 2R SF A A 2R 1R 1R 2R 3R 2R 1R 0 / 12 13–12 52%
Wimbledon A Q1 A A 2R 1R A 3R 2R A Q1 F QF W SF 3R 3R 1R 1 / 11 26–10 72%
US Open 1R 1R A 3R 1R 1R QF 1R 2R A 1R 1R SF F QF 3R 3R 2R 0 / 16 23–16 59%
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 5–4 2–3 3–3 9–3 6–3 0–0 0–1 7–4 11–4 11–2 12–4 9–4 5–4 1–4 2 / 48 83–46 64%
National representation
Summer Olympics A Not Held A Not Held A Not Held 2R Not Held A NH 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Year-end championships
Tennis Masters Cup A A A A A A A A A A A RR RR SF A A A A 0 / 3 4–6 40%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A 1R QF 1R 1R A Q1 A 2R W QF SF 2R A 1R 1 / 10 12–9 57%
Miami Open A A A A 1R QF F QF A A A 1R QF 1R F A 2R 1R 0 / 10 16–10 62%
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A A A A A 1R SF QF SF 2R QF 1R 0 / 7 10–7 59%
Rome A A A A A A A 1R A A A 2R 2R A QF QF 2R 1R 0 / 7 6–7 46%
Hamburg A A A A A A A A A A A F 1R QF 2R 2R 1R A 0 / 6 8–6 57%
Canada Masters A A A A A QF F A A A A QF 2R F QF A QF A 0 / 7 14–7 67%
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A QF SF QF A A A QF 1R 2R QF 1R SF A 0 / 9 14–9 61%
Stuttgart A A A A A A A A A A A 2R 2R 2R Not Held 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Madrid Not Held QF SF 1R A 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Paris Masters A A A A 2R Q1 QF 1R A A A F SF QF 2R 1R 1R A 0 / 9 8–9 47%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 9–4 9–5 4–5 0–0 0–0 0–0 12–9 13–8 12–8 18–9 5–7 8–8 0–4 1 / 71 92–70 57%

Mixed doubles

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Tournament 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A A A W A 1R QF 1R A 1 / 4 7–3 70%
French Open A A A QF A A A A A A A A 2R SF 2R A QF 0 / 5 10–5 67%
Wimbledon A A A A A A A A A A A 3R 1R 3R 2R 1R 2R 0 / 6 5–6 45%
US Open 1R A 1R A A A A A A A 2R W QF A 2R 2R A 1 / 7 10–6 63%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 12–1 3–3 5–3 5–4 1–3 2–2 2 / 22 32–20 62%

References

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  1. ^ "ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – Player Profile – PALMER, Jared (USA)". International Tennis Federation. p. Activity. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
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