Arkie Engle

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Arkie Engle
Full nameArthur Knapp Engle
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1965-12-19) 19 December 1965 (age 56)
Boston, U.S.
PlaysLeft-handed
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 287 (Dec 4, 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q1 (1989, 1990)
Doubles
Career record1–1
Highest rankingNo. 283 (Oct 16, 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon Q2 (1990)

Arthur Knapp Engle (born December 19, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player. [1]

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A left-handed player from Boston, Engle attended Harvard University and competed in varsity tennis. He earned ITA All-American honors for doubles in 1985 and was named the Region I Senior Player of the Year in 1988. [2]

Engle, now an attorney, featured briefly on the professional tour after Harvard and had a best singles ranking of 287. He was a semi-finalist at the 1989 Bossonnens Challenger and made two qualifying draw appearances at Wimbledon. In his only Grand Prix main draw he reached the doubles second round of the 1989 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships.

ATP Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Result   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
LossAug 1989 Winnetka, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Bill Benjes Flag of Sweden.svg Ville Jansson
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Warner 		7–6, 4–6, 4–6

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References

  1. ↑ Levine, David (December 28, 1987). "Indoor Tennis Championships To Begin Today". Washington Post .
  2. ↑ Lartigue, Michael J. (May 18, 1988). "Bland, Henikoff Ousted at NCAAs". The Harvard Crimson .
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