Donny Isaak

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Donny Isaak
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1969-06-10) 10 June 1969 (age 52)
Carroll, Iowa, U.S.
Prize money$15,534
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 288 (May 23, 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (1993, 1995)
US Open Q1 (1993, 1994)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 231 (Apr 11, 1994)

Donny Isaak (born June 10, 1969) is an American former professional tennis player.

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Isaak, a native of Carroll, Iowa, played collegiate tennis for the University of Southern California. He was a member of USC's 1991 NCAA championship team, as well as an NCAA singles semi-finalist and All-American that year. [1]

In the early 1990s he competed on the professional tour and reached a best singles world ranking of 288. He made a doubles main draw appearance at Indian Wells in 1991, partnering Swede David Ekerot. [2]

ATP Challenger finals

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

ResultNo.   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Sep 1992 Azores, PortugalHard Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Nyborg Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Holm
Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Utgren
6–7, 6–7
Loss2.Jul 1994 Aptos, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Michael Roberts Flag of the United States.svg Brian MacPhie
Flag of the United States.svg Alex O'Brien
2–6, 6–7

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References

  1. "USC's Isaak Reaches Today's Semifinals". Los Angeles Times . May 25, 1991.
  2. "Indian Wells 1991 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.