Grant Silcock

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Grant Silcock
Country (sports) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
ResidenceBrisbane
Born (1975-05-21) 21 May 1975 (age 46)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$142,184
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 536 (7 July 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (1997, 1998)
Doubles
Career record13–40
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 89 (8 July 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
French Open 2R (2002)
Wimbledon 1R (1999, 2001, 2002)
US Open 1R (1998, 2002)

Grant Silcock (born 21 May 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Silcock is currently Anglican Church Grammar School head tennis coach.

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Career

Silcock was a doubles specialist and won the Hong Kong Open in 1999, partnering James Greenhalgh. The pair upset future Grand Slam winners Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor in the semi-finals. They won the final in a walkover, as one of their opponents, Andre Agassi, withdrew with a shoulder injury. [1]

His next best result on the ATP Tour was reaching the semi-finals of the Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia in 2001, with Jordan Kerr.

He made the second round of a Grand Slam on five occasions, once with Paul Kilderry as his partner, once with Dejan Petrovic and three times with Kerr. It was the furthest he would reach in a Grand Slam tournament, although he came close to a third round appearance in the 2002 French Open when he and Kerr lost a second set tiebreak which would have given them a win over Knowles/Nestor. [2]

The Australian made the occasional singles appearances on the Challenger and Futures circuit and reached a ranking of 536 in the world. [3]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Apr 1999 Hong Kong Hard Flag of New Zealand.svg James Greenhalgh Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi
Flag of the United States.svg David Wheaton
W/O

Challenger titles

Doubles: (9)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1997 Alpirsbach, GermanyClay Flag of Germany.svg Mathias Huning Flag of Spain.svg Álex López Morón
Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Maggi
5–7, 6–4, 7–5
2.1998 Winnetka, United StatesHard Flag of South Africa.svg Myles Wakefield Flag of the United States.svg Geoff Grant
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Merklein
1–6, 7–6, 7–6
3.1999 Dallas, United StatesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Kilderry Flag of the United States.svg Mitch Sprengelmeyer
Flag of South Africa.svg Jason Weir-Smith
4–6, 6–3, 6–1
4.1999 Perth, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Kilderry Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Baccanello
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Tuckfield
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
5.2000 Montauban, FranceClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Pearson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Crichton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Fisher
6–1, 6–4
6.2001 Scheveningen, NetherlandsClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Kerr Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Coupe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Crichton
6–3, 6–4
7.2001 Cordoba, SpainHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Kerr Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Benfele Álvarez
Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra
6–3, 5–7, 6–3
8.2001 Kyiv, UkraineClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Kerr Flag of Russia.svg Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky
Flag of Russia.svg Vadim Kutsenko
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
9.2002 Bangkok, ThailandHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Ross Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Browne
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rogier Wassen
W/O

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References

  1. New Straits Times , "Agassi wins first title in Asia", 13 April 1999
  2. ITF Tennis Profile
  3. ATP World Tour Profile