Welry (Harry)
Fritz
Male
Canada
1951-02-19
Yuma, AZ, United States of America
A left-handed player, Fritz was born in Yuma, Arizona and played collegiate tennis for East Texas State. He was a member of the university's 1972 NAIA championship team, in a year he also won the singles and doubles individual titles.[1]
Fritz's best performance on the professional tour was a runner-up finish at the Lagos Open in 1980. He also featured in the main draw of the 1980 US Open and as a doubles player made further appearances at the Australian Open and Wimbledon.
While based in Toronto he qualified to represent Canada and was for a period the top ranked Canadian player.[2] In 1982 he appeared in three Davis Cup ties for his adoptive country. This included the longest ever singles rubber in Davis Cup history, which he won over Jorge Andrew of Venezuela 16–14, 11–9, 9–11, 4–6, 11–9, for a total of 100 games.[3]
His brother Guy Fritz was also a professional tennis player and is the father of Harry's nephew Taylor Fritz.[4]
1971 - 1984
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215
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1977 - South Florida (Open)
Round 1
Robert Hale 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
7-6
7-6
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Ian G. Fletcher
w.o.
Round 1
Pierre Lauzon 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-1
6-4
Round 1
Greg Holmes 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-0
6-1
Round 1
Dale Power 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
5-2
ret.
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Patrizio Parrini
4-6
6-2
6-4
Round 2
Andy Andrews 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-0
7-6
Round 1
Carlos Gomez 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-4
6-2
Round 1
Maurice Hunter 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
7-6
7-6
Final
Glenn Michibata 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
7-6
6-2
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Richard Blond
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Dale Power
Quarterfinals
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Greg Boire
7-6
7-6
Semifinals
Bill Cowan 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-3
1-6
7-5
Round 2
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Dale Power
Semifinals
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Martin Lachapelle
7-6
6-4
Final
Rejean Genois 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
7-6
6-3
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Nigel O'Rourke
w.o.
Round 2
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Jean Claude Gosselin
Quarterfinals
Brian Millar 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Michel Lortie
6-2
6-0
Quarterfinals
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Greg Boire
6-2
6-2
Semifinals
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Martin Lachapelle
unknown
Final
Rejean Genois 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-2
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Stephane Bonneau
6-4
6-1
Round 2
Eliot Teltscher 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-3
6-1
Round 1
Robert Reininger 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Robert Hubbard
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Mattew (Matt) Anger 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
7-6
4-6
7-6
Preliminary Round
Gary Lemon 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
7-6
6-7
6-4
Round 1
Stephane Bonneau 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-1
6-3
Round 1
Gerald Mild 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-7
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Derek Segal 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
7-5
2-6
6-0
Round 1
Mark Vines 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
w.o.
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Doug Burke
6-1
6-7
6-3
Round 2
Mark Dickson 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Andrew Labelle
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Eric Bonneau
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Francois Synnaeghal
Final
Rejean Genois 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-2
6-2
5-7
1-6
6-4
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Martin Lachapelle
6-1
6-4
Round 2
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Colin McAlpin
6-1
7-5
Quarterfinals
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Robert Bettauer
Semifinals
Rejean Genois 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
Quarterfinals
Martin Dyotte 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
Semifinals
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Martin Wostenholme
6-4
4-6
6-3
Final
Rejean Genois 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
7-5
4-6
7-6
Round 1
Vijay Amritraj 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
7-5
6-2
6-3
Round 1
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-0
6-2
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Jean Claude Gosselin
6-3
6-7
8-6
Round 2
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Bruno Clermont
6-1
6-0
Quarterfinals
John Picken 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-1
2-6
7-5
Round 1
Chris P. Kachel 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
7-5
6-0
Round 1
Ray Ruffels 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Chris Lewis 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-7
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Michael (Mike) Grant
3-6
6-3
6-1
Round 2
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Pavel Hutka (Huťka)
7-5
6-4
Quarterfinals
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Peter Elter
3-6
6-1
3-2
ret.
Semifinals
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Werner Zirngibl
5-7
6-0
6-3
Final
Peter Feigl 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-2
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Guillermo Stevens
6-2
6-1
Quarterfinals
Greg Amaya 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-2
7-6
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Steve Rogul
7-6
6-2
Round 2
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Bob Blazekovic
2-6
6-2
6-1
Round 3
Mark Wooldridge 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-4
6-2
Round 1
Tony Giammalva 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-0
6-2
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Martin Lorenzoni
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Stephen Olagbegi
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Chris Mayotte 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-4
7-5
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
John (US-2) Williams
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Enrique Haro
scores
not
given
Quarterfinals
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Javier Ordaz
7-6
6-3
Semifinals
Alejandro Cortes 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
Quarterfinals
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Emilio Montano
6-2
6-4
Semifinals
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Haroon Ismail
7-6
6-4
Round 1
John Lloyd 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Manuel Orantes 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-1
6-1
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
P. Joyce
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Ulrich (Ulli) Marten 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
4-6
7-5
6-3
Round 1
Peter Feigl 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
7-6
5-7
6-3
Round 1
Frew McMillan 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-4
5-7
7-5
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Joel M. Bailey
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Ismail El Shafei 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-3
7-5
Round 1
Noel R. Phillips 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
4-6
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Jeremy Cohen
6-7
7-6
6-4
Round 2
John R. Austin 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Cary Stansbury 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-1
4-6
6-4
Round 2
Robert Trogolo 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Dick Dell
5-7
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Byron Bertram 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-3
6-7
6-4
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Ted Williams
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Cary Stansbury 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-0
6-2
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Cristofer (Chris) Delaney
6-4
6-2
Round 2
John R. Austin 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
5-7
6-4
6-4
Semifinals
Ismail El Shafei 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
4-6
6-3
6-2
Semifinals
Ismail El Shafei 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
1-6
6-4
7-5
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Syed Saeed Meer
6-1
7-6
Quarterfinals
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Jonathan R. Smith
7-5
0-6
7-5
Semifinals
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Nigel Sears
6-3
6-2
Final
Ismail El Shafei 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-1
6-4
Semifinals
Ismail El Shafei 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-0
6-3
Round 1
Raul Ramirez 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Trevor Little
6-7
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Peter Dellavedova
6-4
7-6
Round 3
Noel R. Phillips 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Russell Simpson 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-2
3-6
6-4
Round 1
Regis Brunet 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-2
7-5
Round 1
Mike Cahill 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-0
1-0
ret.
Round 2
Javier Soler 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
7-6
7-5
Round 1
Tim Clements 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
2-6
7-6
ret.
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Tony Mmoh
6-3
6-1
Round 2
Robin Drysdale 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Buster Brown
6-2
6-4
Round 2
Haroon Ismail 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
7-5
6-2
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
John K. Holladay
6-4
0-6
6-4
Round 2
Russell Simpson 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-1
6-7
6-3
Round 1
Chris Lewis 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
7-6
6-0
Round 1
John Hayes 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Sammy Martin
6-3
3-6
7-6
Round 2
David Schneider 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Sashi Menon 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Kevin Curren 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-1
6-2
Round 1
Rick Fagel 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-1
6-3
Round 1
Chris Gunning 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Noel R. Phillips 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
7-6
7-5
Round 1
Jim Delaney 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Tom Pappalardo
6-0
6-0
Round 3
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Byron Thomas jr.
6-4
7-6
Round 4
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Per Hjertquist
6-2
6-7
6-2
Quarterfinals
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Gewan Maharaj
6-2
6-3
Semifinals
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Birger Andersson
6-3
5-7
6-2
Final
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Larry Loeb
6-4
7-6
Round 1
Roberto Chavez 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
1-6
7-5
6-3
Round 2
Glen S. Holroyd 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
7-6
4-6
6-4
Round 1
Michael (Mike) Grant 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-7
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Willem Prinsloo
7-5
6-4
Round 2
Francisco Gonzalez 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
7-6
6-3
Round 1
Deon Joubert 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-1
6-4
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Günther Gnettner
6-3
7-5
Round 2
Deon Joubert 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-3
6-7
6-4
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Robbie Smith
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Willem Prinsloo 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-3
3-6
7-6
Round 1
Mike Cahill 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-4
7-6
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Sammy Martin
0-6
7-5
6-2
Round 2
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Mike Cahill
6-7
7-6
7-6
Round 3
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Howard Schoenfield
2-6
6-4
7-6
Quarterfinals
Deon Joubert 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-3
7-6
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Jim Kohlberg
6-1
6-3
Round 2
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Bruce Foxworth
6-7
6-4
6-3
Round 3
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Roger Guedes
7-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Armistead C. Neely
7-6
4-6
7-5
Semifinals
Mike Cahill 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-7
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Mark Joffey
6-7
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Carlos Fernandez de Brito
4-6
6-3
7-5
Round 3
Terry Moor 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Haroon Ismail
6-2
6-7
6-4
Round 2
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Billy Higgins
6-2
6-2
Round 3
Howard Schoenfield 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-4
3-6
6-4
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Richard Silverthorn
7-6
6-3
Round 2
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Brad Rowe
6-1
6-2
Round 3
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Marcelo Lara
7-6
6-7
7-6
Quarterfinals
John James 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
7-6
?-?
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Bill Maze
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Haroon Ismail
3-6
6-1
6-2
Round 3
Keith Richardson 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
7-5
6-1
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Gene Malin
4-6
7-6
7-6
Round 2
Alvaro Betancur 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-2
5-7
7-6
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Doug Potkay
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Armistead C. Neely 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
4-6
7-6
6-2
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Ray Pascale
7-5
6-3
Round 2
George Hardie III 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-3
3-3
ret.
Round 1
Timothy (Tim) Noonan 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Jack Jr. Bushman 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Tim Gullikson 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
3-6
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Jorge Andrew 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
7-6
7-6
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Robert H. (Bob) Stock
6-2
6-2
Round 2
Hans G. Gildemeister 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
2-6
7-6
6-3
Round 1
Richard Lawrence (Dick) Bohrnstedt 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-2
6-4
Round 1
J.W. (Woody) Blocher 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Rick Fagel 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
5-7
7-6
6-3
Round 1
Larry Parker 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
3-6
6-2
6-4
Round 1
J.W. (Woody) Blocher 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-1
7-5
Unknown
Roger Dowdeswell 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
scores
not
given
Round 1
Jerry Van Linge 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-4
6-7
7-5
Round 1
Jerry Van Linge 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-4
3-6
6-4
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Graham Silberman
6-2
6-2
Round 2
Graham Snook 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-3
5-7
6-1
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Whitney Reed
7-6
7-6
Round 2
Torben Ulrich 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-3
6-1
Round 3
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Andy Salonen
2-6
6-1
6-4
Round 4
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Nial Brash
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Rick W. Fisher 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Roy W. Sprengelmeyer 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Jonathan R. Smith 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-7
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Hugh Thomson
6-2
7-6
Round 2
Larry Turville 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-2
7-5
Round 3
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Rick W. Fisher
3-6
7-6
6-2
Round 4
Dick Dell 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
7-5
6-4
Quarterfinals
Nikola Spear 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-1
2-6
6-4
Round 3
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Matti Timonen
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Ahmed Hassan
4-6
6-2
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
Lars Elvstrom 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
3-6
6-3
6-2
2-6
8-6
Round 1
Rayno Seegers 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
7-6
7-5
Round 3
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Ken Stuart
6-4
2-2
ret.
Round 4
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Erick Baer
7-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
Tom Leonard 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-4
6-4
Round 1
N. Reevell 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
w.o.
Round 1
Clay Iles 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-4
8-9
6-2
Semifinals
Don McCormick 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-2
15-13
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
F.B. Burns
6-1
6-0
Round 2
John Paish 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-3
11-9
Round 1
Welry (Harry) Fritz 1 *
Ignacio Garcia- Atance
6-4
6-1
Round 2
Lew Hoad 1 *
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-0
6-1