Jeff Austin (tennis)

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Jeff Austin
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Residence Rolling Hills, California
Born (1951-07-05) July 5, 1951 (age 74)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record51–73
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 52 (October 15, 1973)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon 3R (1973)
US Open 2R (1971, 1975)
Doubles
Career record41–58
Career titles1
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 3R (1973, 1975)
US Open 3R (1975)

William Jeffrey Austin (born July 5, 1951) is an American former professional tennis player. [1]

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Tennis career

Austin, an All-American on four occasions, played tennis for the UCLA Bruins and was a member of their 1970 and 1971 NCAA Championship winning teams. [2]

Austin made the third round at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships, where he lost to Szabolcs Baranyi, despite winning the first two sets. [3]

In 1971, he defeated Zan Guerry and William Brown to reach the round of 16 at the Cincinnati Open, in his first of five appearances in Cincinnati.

In 1973, he won both the singles and doubles titles at the Aptos Open. [3] In 1974, Austin, along with his sister Pam, was a member of the World Team Tennis champion Denver Racquets. [4]

Personal life

Austin's sister is two-time US Open champion Tracy Austin and he is also the brother of Doug, John and Pam Austin, all tennis players.

He married fitness instructor Denise Katnich on April 30, 1983. They have two daughters. [5]

Career after tennis

Austin now works as a sports agent. He is head of the basketball division at the Octagon. [6]

Grand Prix career finals

Singles: 1 (1–0)

ResultW-LYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–01973 Aptos, United StatesHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Onny Parun 7–6, 6–4

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

ResultW-LYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–01973 Aptos, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Fred McNair Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Raymond Moore
Flag of New Zealand.svg Onny Parun 		6–2, 6–1
Loss1–11975 Little Rock, United StatesCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Charles Owens Flag of Mexico.svg Marcelo Lara
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Barry Phillips-Moore 		4–6, 3–6

References

  1. ↑ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. ↑ Frost, Marcia (2008). American Doubles the Trials... the Triumphs... the Domination. Mansion Grove House.
  3. 1 2 ATP Tour Profile
  4. ↑ "Mylan WTT Player Database (seasons completed) – as of September 25, 2014 – (Seasons 1974–2014)" (PDF). World TeamTennis . September 25, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ New York Times , "Denise and Jeff Austin, Blessed With Enthusiasm", 14 December 2012
  6. ↑ "Octagon: Jeff Austin profile". Archived from the original on January 14, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
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