John Marks (tennis)

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John Marks
John Marks (1977).jpg
Full nameJohn M. P. Marks
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Residence Sydney, Australia
Born (1952-12-09) 9 December 1952 (age 71)
Sydney, Australia
Turned pro1975
Retired1980
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record175-134
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 44 (3 January 1979) [1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open F (1978)
French Open 2R (1978)
Wimbledon 2R (1978)
US Open 1R (1977, 1979)
Doubles
Career record153–102
Career titles7
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1977Dec)
French Open QF (1978)
Wimbledon QF (1978)
US Open SF (1978)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon QF (1979) [2]
Medal record
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1973 Moscow Mixed doubles

John M. P. Marks (born 9 December 1952) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

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Marks won the ILTF Western Australian Championships on grass in 1978 at Perth defeating Mark Edmondson, Chris Kachel, and Bob Carmichael in a marathon five set final. Marks would finish as runner-up in the same event in 1979 losing the final to Edmondson.

Marks is best remembered for finishing runner-up in singles at the 1978 Australian Open, defeating Arthur Ashe in the semifinals. As a result of this slam final appearance, he achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 44, after entering the tournament ranked No. 177. [1]

Marks never won a Grand Slam singles title during his career, but won 7 doubles titles and reached the semifinals of the men's doubles at the 1978 US Open. As a junior, Marks won the Australian Open boys' doubles in 1971, partnering Michael Phillips.

Career finals

Singles (2 runners-up )

ResultW/LYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–11975 Sydney Outdoor, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Case 2–6, 1–6
Loss0–21978 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Vilas 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6

Doubles (7 titles, 7 runner-ups)

ResultW/LYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–01975 Sydney Outdoor, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Kachel
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter McNamara
6–1, 6–1
Loss1–11976 Palma, SpainClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of the United States.svg John Andrews
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Dibley
6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Loss1–21976 Sydney Outdoor, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Syd Ball
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Warwick
3–6, 4–6
Win2–21977 Cairo, EgyptClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bartlett Flag of the United States.svg Pat DuPré
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Lewis
7–5, 6–1, 6–3
Win3–21977 Båstad, SwedenClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of France.svg Jean-Louis Haillet
Flag of France.svg François Jauffret
6–4, 6–0
Win4–21977 Manila, PhilippinesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Kachel Flag of the United States.svg Mike Cahill
Flag of the United States.svg Terry Moor
4–6, 6–0, 7–6
Loss4–31978 Florence, ItalyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Barazzutti
Flag of Italy.svg Adriano Panatta
3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss4–41978 Sydney Indoor, AustraliaHard (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Newcombe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Roche
4–6, 3–6
Win5–41978 Hong Kong Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of the United States.svg Hank Pfister
Flag of the United States.svg Brad Rowe
5–7, 7–6, 6–1
Loss5–51978 Taipei, TaiwanCarpet (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart
Flag of the United States.svg Butch Walts
2–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss5–61979 Hamburg, GermanyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kodeš
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd
3–6, 1–6, 6–7
Win6–61979 Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ion Țiriac
Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Vilas
2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss6–71979 Båstad, SwedenClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinz Günthardt
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bob Hewitt
2–6, 2–6
Win7–71979 Taipei, TaiwanCarpet (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson Flag of the United States.svg Pat DuPré
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Lutz
6–1, 3–6, 6–4

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 SR
Australian Open 1R 1R 1R F 1R Q1 0 / 5
French Open AA 2R 1R A0 / 2
Wimbledon 1R 1R 2R 1R Q1 0 / 4
US Open A 1R A 1R A0 / 2
Strike rate0 / 20 / 40 / 30 / 40 / 00 / 13

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

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