Darren Kirk

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Darren Kirk
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Born (1968-07-23) 23 July 1968 (age 55)
Lincolnshire, England
Singles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 650 (9 Mar 1992)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q1 (1989, 1992)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 261 (20 Jul 1992)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon Q2 (1993)

Darren Kirk (born 23 July 1968) is a British former professional tennis player.

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Kirk, who comes from Lincolnshire, reached a best singles ranking of 650 and made a main draw appearance at the 1988 Bristol Open, as well as in qualifiers for Wimbledon. [1] He was ranked as high as 261 in the world for doubles and won an ATP Challenger doubles title in Bristol in 1992, beating a pairing of Leander Paes/Kevin Ullyett en route. [2]

ATP Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

No.   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.Jul 1992Bristol Challenger
Bristol, England
Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brent Larkham Flag of the United States.svg Kent Kinnear
Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Nyborg
3–6, 7–6, 6–4

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