Derek Tarr

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Derek Tarr
Country (sports) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg South Africa
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Residence Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Born (1959-09-15) September 15, 1959 (age 65)
East London, South Africa
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$128,284
Singles
Career record18–40
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 87 (September 12, 1983)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 1R (1982, 1983, 1984)
Wimbledon 2R (1984)
US Open 2R (1983)
Doubles
Career record35–60
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 80 (January 3, 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open QF (1982)
Wimbledon 1R (1984)
US Open 2R (1987)

Derek John Tarr (born September 15, 1959) is an American former professional tennis player, originally from South Africa. [1]

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Career

While at Auburn University, Tarr played tennis in the Southeastern Conference and was the singles champion in 1981. [2] In the same year he became Auburn's first ever All-American and would be selected a further two times. [2]

Tarr twice made the second round of the singles draw in a Grand Slam tournament. [2] He defeated Mike De Palmer at the 1983 US Open and beat Christophe Roger-Vasselin at the 1984 Wimbledon Championships. [2] His best performance on tour came in the 1984 Cincinnati Open, part of the Grand Prix Tennis Championship Series, where he reached the round of 16. [2] He registered upset wins over Tim Mayotte at Queen's in 1982 and Henri Leconte in the 1985 Madrid Tennis Grand Prix event. [2]

He had more success on the doubles circuit, making the quarter-finals of the 1982 French Open, with Brad Guan. [2] Tarr was also a Grand Prix semi-finalist twice, at South Orange Open in 1982 (partnering John James) and in Madrid three years later (partnering Marcos Hocevar). [2] The best win of his doubles career came in 1983 at the Sovran Bank Classic, where he and Jonathan Canter upset top seeds Mark Edmondson and Sherwood Stewart, who had just won the French Open. [2]

Tarr was based in Birmingham, Alabama during his career and became an American citizen on February 28, 1986. [2]

He has been the head coach of the UAB Blazers tennis team since 1989. [3]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (3)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1982Buchholz, West GermanyHard Flag of the United States.svg Mike Gandolfo Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Průcha
Flag of Sweden.svg Tenny Svensson 		6–4, 6–4
2.1985 West Palm, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Erik Van't Hof Flag of Mexico.svg Leonardo Lavalle
Flag of Peru.svg Jaime Yzaga 		6–2, 6–0
3.1986 West Palm, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg John Ross Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Brown
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Siegel 		4–6, 6–4, 6–4

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References

  1. ↑ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ATP World Tour Profile
  3. ↑ "UAB Sports: Derek Tarr". Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
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