Derek Farren

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Derek Farren
Country (sports)Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Born (1970-06-02) June 2, 1970 (age 51)
Chicago, United States
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 399 (Nov 18, 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (1992)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 616 (Nov 18, 1991)

Derek Farren (born June 2, 1970) is an Irish-American former professional tennis player.

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Born to Irish parents in Chicago, Farren turned professional in 1991, after one year of collegiate tennis at Long Beach State. [1] He had a best singles ranking of 399 while competing on the professional tour and was a quarter-finalist at the 1991 Christchurch Challenger. [2] Through his parents he qualified to play Davis Cup for Ireland and featured in two ties, against Greece in 1992 and Ghana in 1993. His nephew, Connor Farren, is a professional tennis player.

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References

  1. "Men's Tennis". Los Angeles Times . 27 February 1990.
  2. "Tennis Abstract: Derek Farren Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.