Glenn Wilson (tennis)

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Glenn Wilson
Full nameGlenn Wilson
Country (sports)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Born (1967-08-17) 17 August 1967 (age 57)
Prize money$27,226
Singles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 599 (6 March 1995)
Doubles
Career record2–9
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 160 (5 August 1996)

Glenn Wilson (born 17 August 1967) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.

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Biography

Wilson is originally from the small farming town of Rai Valley in Marlborough. He and his brother would practice on a floodlit asphalt court their parents had installed on their property. In 1987 he went to Iowa State University and played collegiate tennis for three and a half years. [1]

He began playing professionally in the early 1990s and eventually specialised in doubles, in which he reached 160 in the world. His only main draw appearance as a singles player came at the 1994 Tel Aviv Open, where he made it through qualifying, before losing to Andrei Cherkasov in the first round. [2] He had his best year on the doubles circuit in 1995 when he won the Prostějov Challenger with Andrei Pavel and reached the quarter-finals at the ATP Auckland Open, which was one of four main draw appearances he made in that tournament.

In 1997 he represented New Zealand in a Davis Cup tie against Indonesia in Jakarta. Wilson, aged 29, debuted in the reverse singles, a dead rubber which he won in straight sets over Suwandi Suwandi. [3] This remained his only Davis Cup court appearance. From 2000 to 2003 he acted as non playing captain of New Zealand's Davis Cup team.[ citation needed ]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1995 Prostějov, Czech RepublicClay Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Pavel Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Belloli
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Waite
7–5, 6–3

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References

  1. Maddaford, Terry (30 June 2000). "Tennis: Wilson has come a long way since his Rai Valley days". The New Zealand Herald . Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  2. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Tel Aviv - 10 October - 16 October 1994". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  3. "Asia-Oceania I (second round)". Detroit Free Press . 7 April 1997. p. 28. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.