Jeff Turpin

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Jeff Turpin
Full nameJeff Turpin
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1960-05-13) May 13, 1960 (age 63)
Dallas, Texas
Singles
Career record8–13
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 138 (October 29, 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1984)
Wimbledon 1R (1983, 1984)
Doubles
Career record19–32
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 81 (August 20, 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1984)
Wimbledon 1R (1984, 1985)
US Open 2R (1983)

Jeff Turpin (born May 13, 1960) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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Biography

Turpin's father Jack, a businessman, was a collegiate player at Rice University and is a member of the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame. Jeff also has two brothers who were involved in tennis. Eldest brother Scott played for Rice University and middle brother Mark competed professionally. [1]

A native of Dallas, Texas, Turpin graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas. [2] As a high school senior in 1978, he won the USTA Interscholastic Tennis Championships in both singles and doubles (the latter win was with Brad Stoffel, a St. Mark's teammate). [3] That summer, Turpin was runner-up to Ivan Lendl in the boys' singles at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships, which he followed up with a semi-final appearance in boys' singles at the 1978 US Open. [4]

Turpin then attended Southern Methodist University, where he was an All-American varsity tennis player. [5] Graduating with a business degree, Turpin turned professional in 1982.

During his professional tennis career he competed in the main draws of the Australian Open, Wimbledon Championships and US Open. He played singles twice at Wimbledon, in 1983 and 1984.

On the Grand Prix circuit he had his best performance in the 1984 Bristol Open, where he made the quarter-finals, with wins over Mike Leach, Emilio Sánchez and fourth seed John Fitzgerald. The tournament coincided with Wimbledon qualifying, so Turpin was often required to make the trip between London and Bristol to play two matches in a day. He played a total of 10 matches in six days. [6] In doubles, he and Mike De Palmer had a good win at the 1984 Livingston Open, over the world's top-ranked doubles player Peter Fleming and his partner Fritz Buehning. [7]

In 1986, Turpin retired from professional tennis and became president of T Bar M, a tennis club in Dallas. He left in 1996 to become president of oil and gas investment company, Hallmark Energy, a firm founded by his father, Jack Turpin.

He is married with three children: two daughters and a son. [8]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1983 Nagoya, JapanHard Flag of the United States.svg Joel Bailey Flag of the United States.svg Charles Strode
Flag of the United States.svg Morris Strode 		6–4, 3–6, 7–6
1.1984 Ashkelon, IsraelHard Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Manson Flag of Finland.svg Leo Palin
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michiel Schapers 		6–2, 6–2

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References

  1. ↑ Miller, Robert (March 8, 2015). "Donor support builds new SMU Tennis Complex". Dallas Morning News . Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "St.Mark's Alumni Athletes". St. Mark’s School of Texas. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "USTA results". Yumpu.com. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Junior Boys Singles". St Louis Post-Dispatch . July 9, 1978. p. 88. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "1982 ITCA All-American Team" (PDF). Intercollegiate Tennis Association . Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Turpin's Workload Proves Too Heavy". Schenectady Gazette . June 22, 1984. p. 32. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Livingston - 30 July - 05 August 1984". International Tennis Federation . Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Player Bio - Personal". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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