Adam Anderson (tennis)

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Adam Anderson
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1969-12-21) 21 December 1969 (age 53)
Sydney, Australia
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Singles
Career record0–2
Highest rankingNo. 280 (26 September 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1988, 1989)
Doubles
Career record1–3
Highest rankingNo. 311 (6 June 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1988, 1989)

Adam Anderson (born 21 December 1969) is an Australian former professional tennis player.

A left-handed player from Sydney, Anderson was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder and competed on the professional tour in the late 1980s. [1] He featured in the main draw of the 1988 and 1989 editions of the Australian Open.

Anderson, along with wife Carol, appeared in series six of the reality cooking show My Kitchen Rules in 2015. [2]

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References

  1. "AIS tennis scholars". The Canberra Times . 15 January 1987. p. 15. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. "MKR's Adam 'If it's a race to be the villain, I'd be winning'". News.com.au . 13 February 2015.