Players Profiles

Fahey, Rob

Club

Unattached

Position at club

Touring Professional

Status

Professional

World Ranking

World Ranking Points

851

World Race Ranking

World Race Points

Nationality

Australian

Left/Right Handed

Right

Nickname

Bag

Date of Birth

30/04/1968

Hobbies

Email

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Basic Certificate

Exempted

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Profile

Rob is our charismatic and dynamic current World Champion, with enormous power and spectacular athleticism. In the World Challenge in May 2004 he equalled Pierre Etchebaster's record of 6 successful defences of the World Championship. In April 2006 Rob continued his dominance of the game by retaining the World Championship crown in defeating Tim Chisholm in two days of the challenge winning 7/0.
In September 2003 he also became the World Champion Doubles holder, partnered by Steve Virgona, winning in Hobart. In September 2005 he retained this title with Steve Virgona at Fontainebleau. In March 2007 Rob retained this title again partnered by Steve Virgona playing in Boston.
In November 2000, Rob won the "grand slam" (winner of the US, Australian, French and British Opens) - a tremendous achievement!
In November 2001, Rob made history. By winning the British Open he completed the first back to back grand slam. What a fantastic feat - awesome!
By Rob's standards 2003 was a 'lean' year. With no Open title to his name since the Australian Open in 2002. This 'blimp' was rectified with his regaining the British Open title in November 2003.
Following the successful defence of his World Title in Newport in May 2004, Rob went on to retain his US Professional Singles title 2 weeks later. Rob's year has continued from strength to strength; in August 2004 he won the Australian Open title for the 9th time and retained the IRTPA Professional Singles title for the 4th consecutive time.
2005 has saw a good start to the year, Rob won the US Open Singles and Doubles titles (partnered by Ruaraidh Gunn) and has continued by winning The European Open, The Schochet Cup, The Moreton Morrell Centenary. This winning streak came to an abrupt halt at The Australian Open held at Romsey in August 2005 saw Rob lose his Australian title to Steve Virgona. This was followed by a loss in the finals of the Victorian Open to Ruaraidh Gunn. In the 2005 IRTPA Championships where Rob was going for his 5th consecutive win, he retired in the 5th set to Steve Virgona.
2006 has started with mixed results for Rob, he failed to regain the Australian Open title in January but retained the US Open title. Now based up at The Burroughs Club, he is in the World Championship training mode, leading up to the Challenge in April 2006. Again Rob showed his supreme dominance of the sport by retaining his world title winning the required 7 sets of the possible 13 set challenge in two days against Tim Chisholm. Following such an event, it is sometimes difficult to play at such a level so soon afterwards, but Rob in June 2006, has continued at the top level by winning the US Professional Singles for the fourth consecutive year.

2007 again had a mixed start, he failed again to retain the Australian Open title, but repeated his dominance in the US Open by defending his title successfully. From this tournament Rob went to Boston to defend his World Doubles title successfully, again partnered by Steve Virgona. In April he won the Premier Division title of the National League, playing for Cambridge with Neil Roxburgh. This was followed by retaining his title back in the US playing in the Schochet Cup. In September he retained his French Open title for the fourth consecutive year.

Results

Open Results prior to this site being launched
	Winner	Finalist
Australian Open	1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004	1992, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006
British Open	1995, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004	1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2002
French Open	1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004	1991, 1992, 1995
US Open	1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005	1994

Tournament History:

Opens Won: 44

Tournament	Round	Opponent	Result
The British Open Men's Doubles 2011	Winner	Sayers, Bryn, Booth, Kieran	6/2 6/1 6/0
The British Open Mens Singles 2011	Winner	Sayers, Bryn	2/6 6/0 3/6 6/4 6/4
French Open Doubles 2011	Finalist	Chisholm, Tim, Riviere, Camden	4 sets
The French Open 2011	Winner	Virgona, Steve	6/2 6/4 3/6 6/5
The US Professional Singles 2011	Finalist	Riviere, Camden	6/2 6/1 6/3
The European Open 2011	Winner	Sayers, Bryn	3/6 6/3 6/0 6/5
CENTENTARY Seacourt Silver Racquet 2011	Last 16	Bainton, Josh	5/6 3/5 ret.
The World Doubles Championships 2011	Winner	Matthews, Ben, Snow, Julian	6/0 6/3 6/2 6/3 6/4
The Australian Open Doubles 2011	Winner	Matthews, Ben, Snow, Julian	6/1 6/1 6/1
The Australian Open Singles 2011	Finalist	Virgona, Steve	6/5 6/4 6/4
The Browning Cup 2010	Last 16	Long, Darren	w/o
The British Open Doubles 2010	Winner	Chisholm, Tim, Medlow, Conor	6/1 6/3 6/3
The British Open Singles 2010	Winner	Virgona, Steve	6/3 6/4 5/6 6/4
The IRTPA Championships 2010	Winner	Virgona, Steve	6/3 6/4 6/2
The French Open Doubles 2010	Winner	Riviere, Camden, Smith, Ricardo	6/4 6/3 6/5
The French Open Singles 2010	Winner	Virgona, Steve	6/4 2/6 4/6 6/2 6/0
US Professional Singles 2010	Finalist	Riviere, Camden	6/1 6/5 6/4
The Australian Open Doubles 2010	Winner	Chapman, Chris, Booth, Kieran	3 sets
The Australian Open Singles 2010	Finalist	Gunn, Ruaraidh	6/3 6/3 6/5
The IRTPA Championships 2009	Winner	Matthews, Ben	6/4 6/3 6/4
The British Open Doubles 2009	Finalist	Wood, Nick, Virgona, Steve	6/5 6/1 6/1
The British Open Singles 2009	Winner	Virgona, Steve	5/6 6/5 6/2 6/4
French Open Singles 2009	Winner	Riviere, Camden	6/3 3/6 6/5 6/2
French Open Doubles 2009	Winner	Sayers, Bryn, Smith, Ricardo	6/0 6/1 6/2
The European Open 2009	Finalist	Riviere, Camden	3/6 3/6 6/4 2/1 ret
The Schochet Cup 2009	Winner	Virgona, Steve	6/2 6/3 6/2
The World Doubles Championship 2009	Winner	Sayers, Bryn, Smith, Ricardo	6/3 6/3 6/3 6/1 6/2
The US Open Doubles 2009	Finalist	Wood, Nick, Riviere, Camden	6/5 5/6 6/1 6/2
Australian Open Singles 2009	Winner	Gunn, Ruaraidh	6/5 6/2 6/4
The Browning Cup 2008	Last 16	Chinneck, Andy	6/5 6/5
British Open Doubles 2008	Winner	Riviere, Camden, Wood, Nick	6/5 6/2 2/6 6/4
British Open Singles 2008	Winner	Riviere, Camden	6/3 6/2 3/6 6/2
The European Open 2008	Finalist	Riviere, Camden	6/3 6/3 6/2
The French Open Doubles 2008	Finalist	Riviere, Camden, Wood, Nick	6/1 6/5
The French Open Singles 2008	Winner	Riviere, Camden	6/3 6/0 6/2
Schochet Cup - US Professional Singles 2008	Winner	Virgona, Steve	6/5 6/4 6/4
The US Open Doubles 2008	Winner	Gunn, Ruaraidh, Riviere, Camden	6/3 6/3 6/2
The US Open Singles 2008	Winner	Virgona, Steve	6/0 6/5 6/4
Australian Open Doubles 2008	Winner	Virgona, Steve, Filippelli, Frank	6/2 6/2 6/3
The Australian Open Singles 2008	Winner	Gunn, Ruaraidh	6/3 6/4 6/4
The IRTPA Championships 2007	Winner	Gunn, Ruaraidh	6/1 6/3 6/3
British Open Doubles 2007	Winner	Virgona, Steve, Willcocks, James	6/0 6/4 4/6 6/4
British Open Singles 2007	Winner	Virgona, Steve	6/0 6/2 0/6 6/2
The European Open 2007	Winner	Gunn, Ruaraidh	5/6 6/2 6/1 6/1
French Open Doubles 2007	Finalist	Riviere, Camden, Wood, Nick	6/1 6/2
French Open Singles 2007	Winner	Riviere, Camden	6/4 6/2 2/6 6/3
US Professional Singles 2007	Winner	Riviere, Camden	6/3 6/0 6/3
IRTPA Professional Doubles 2007	Winner	Gooding, Mike, Wood, Nick	6/4 6/3 6/3
World Championship Doubles 2007	Winner	Chisholm, Tim, Riviere, Camden
US Open Doubles 2007	Winner	Wood, Nick, Gooding, Mike	2/6 6/4 6/5 6/0
US Open Singles 2007	Winner	Virgona, Steve	6/2 6/3 1/6 6/1
Australian Open Doubles 2007	Finalist	Snow, Julian, Wood, Nick	6/2 3/6 6/2 6/1
Australian Open Singles 2007	Finalist	Virgona, Steve	6/4 6/1 6/1
Richmond Handicap Singles 2007	Quarter Finalist	Heughan, Tim	9/6
The RTC Browning Cup 2006	Quarter Finalist	Packham, Charlie	6/3 6/3
The British Open 2006	Winner	Virgona, Steve	6/3 6/5 6/5
The French Open 2006	Winner	Gunn, Ruaraidh	6/1 6/3 6/2
The British Open Doubles 2006	Winner	Virgona, Steve, Dawes, Jon	6/4 6/4 6/4
The French Open Doubles 2006	Winner	Sayers, Bryn, Riviere, Camden	6/0 6/3
Canford Invitational 2006	Winner	Willcocks, James	6/3 6/1
The European Open 2006	Winner	Virgona, Steve	6/3 6/3 6/0
The IRTPA Championships 2006	Winner	Riviere, Camden	6/0 6/2 0/6 6/1
US Pro Singles (Schochet Cup) 2006	Winner	Virgona, Steve	6/3 6/3 6/5
US Open 2006	Winner	Virgona, Steve	6/2 6/3 6/3
Australian Open 2006	Finalist	Gunn, Ruaraidh	6/4 3/6 5/6 6/4 6/5
British Open 2005	Winner	Gunn, Ruaraidh	6/3 6/3 6/3
French Open 2005	Winner	Virgona, Steve	6/3 4/6 6/1 6/1
IRTPA Championships 2005	Finalist	Virgona, Steve	6/2 1/6 3/6 6/4 1/0
The Schochet Cup (US Pro Singles) 2005	Winner	Wood, Nick	6/3 6/2 6/3

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