John McCurdy (tennis)

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John McCurdy
Country (sports) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Born (1960-05-13) 13 May 1960 (age 63)
Yarrawonga, Australia
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record6-17
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 86 (1 Aug 1983)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (1982)
Wimbledon 4R (1983)
US Open 1R (1983)
Doubles
Career record12-26
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 169 (29 Oct 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 3R (1982)
French Open 1R (1983)
Wimbledon 2R (1983)

John McCurdy (born 13 May 1960) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. [1]

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Career

McCurdy made his first Grand Slam singles appearance at the 1982 Australian Open, where he had an opening round win over Sweden's Henrik Sundström, before being eliminated in the second round by John Sadri. [2]

At the 1983 Wimbledon Championships, the Australian made it as far as the fourth round, with wins over Juan Avendaño, Claudio Panatta and Cássio Motta. [2] He had only entered the main draw due to the withdrawal of American player Jay Turpin. [3]

He lost in the first round of the 1983 US Open, to Eliot Teltscher. [2]

McCurdy defeated John Frawley in the opening round of the 1983 Australian Open and was then beaten by Andy Andrews in the second round. [2]

As a doubles player, he made the third round of the Australian Open in 1982, with Peter Johnston, whom he would partner at four further Grand Slam tournaments. [2] McCurdy and Johnston were finalists at Melbourne's Black and Decker Indoor Championships in 1984. [2]

In the early 1980s, McCurdy played at reserves level for the North Melbourne Football Club. [4]

He became a tennis coach after retiring and spent a period of time as director of Tennis Victoria. [5]

Grand Prix/WCT career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Oct 1984 Melbourne Indoor, AustraliaCarpet (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Johnston Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broderick Dyke
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wally Masur
2–6, 3–6

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1982 Sydney, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Johnston Flag of the United States.svg John Benson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Johnstone
6–7, 7–6, 7–6

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References

  1. ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "John McCurdy - Overview - ATP World Tour - Tennis".
  3. New Straits Times , "Carefree McCurdy plays on", 27 June 1983
  4. The Age , "Battlers pin hopes on Roehampton", 17 June 1983
  5. Fromberg-McCurdy Tennis Academy Archived 10 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine