John Ross (tennis)

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John Ross
Country (sports) Flag of the United States.svg United States
Residence Gainesville, Florida
Born (1964-02-29) February 29, 1964 (age 59)
San Diego, California
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Retired1991 [1]
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$156,098
Singles
Career record24–49
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 92 (January 4, 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1988)
French Open 1R (1988)
Wimbledon 2R (1988)
US Open 2R (1988)
Doubles
Career record23–46
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 172 (May 2, 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1988)
French Open 1R (1988)
Wimbledon 1R (1988)
US Open 2R (1981, 1987)

John Ross (born February 29, 1964) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. [2]

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Career

Ross was a runner up in the boys' doubles at the 1982 Wimbledon Championships, where he and partner Rick Leach lost in the final to Pat Cash and John Frawley. He also competed in the boys' singles, reaching the quarter-finals. [3]

He played collegiate tennis at Southern Methodist University and was an All-American in 1984, 1985 and 1986. [4]

His best performance on the Grand Prix tour came in 1987, when he was the singles runner-up, to Peter Lundgren, at Rye Brook. [4] En route he defeated top 100 players Jaime Yzaga and Thomas Muster. [4] Later that year he had a win over world number 19 Slobodan Živojinović in Hong Kong. [4] In 1988, he got within two points of upsetting Stefan Edberg at Forest Hills.

Ross made the second round of the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open in 1988. [4] In the second round of the US Open, he took 12th seed Guillermo Pérez Roldán to five sets. [4]

He retired from professional tennis in 1991, to study at Harvard Business School. [1]

Grand Prix career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 1987 Rye Brook, United StatesHard Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Lundgren 7–6, 5–7, 3–6

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1986 West Palm Beach, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Derek Tarr Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Brown
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Siegel 		4–6, 6–4, 6–4

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References

  1. 1 2 Judy Moore. "John Ross retiring from tennis circuit". Gainesville Sun . p. 1C.
  2. ↑ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  3. ↑ ITF Junior Profile
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ATP World Tour Profile
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