John Sullivan (tennis)
Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Rockville Center, New York |
Born | December 22, 1966 |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $59,854 |
Singles | |
Career record | 1-2 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 371 (November 28, 1994) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1994) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 9-21 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 101 (November 8, 1993) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1994) |
French Open | 1R (1994) |
John Sullivan (born December 22, 1966) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.[1]
Career
Sullivan attended Clemson University in South Carolina in the late 1980s and was a doubles All-American in 1987.[2]
He made one ATP Tour final, the 1993 Athens International, where he and Royce Deppe were doubles runners-up.[3][2]
At the 1994 Australian Open, Sullivan made it through qualifying and was drawn up against Todd Woodbridge in the opening round.[2] He won the first two sets and took the third into a tiebreak, but lost in five sets.[2] In the men's doubles he and partner Donald Johnson defeated eighth seeds Scott Melville and Gary Muller in the first round, before losing in the second.[2] His only other Grand Slam appearance came at the 1994 French Open, where he and Kenny Thorne were beaten in the first round of the men's doubles.[2]
ATP Tour career finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1993 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Royce Deppe | Horacio De La Peña Jorge Lozano |
6–3, 1–6, 2–6 |
Challenger titles
Doubles: (2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 1992 | Gramado, Brazil | Hard | Richard Matuszewski | Nelson Aerts Fernando Roese |
7–6, 6–7, 6–3 |
2. | 1993 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | Richard Matuszewski | Doug Flach Nicolas Pereira |
7–6, 7–5 |
References
- ↑ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 ATP World Tour Profile
- ↑ Times-News, "Arrese Wins", October 10, 1993, p. 10