John Sullivan (tennis)

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John Sullivan
Country (sports) Flag of the United States.svg United States
Residence Rockville Centre, New York
Born (1966-12-22) December 22, 1966 (age 56)
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$59,854
Singles
Career record1-2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 371 (November 28, 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1994)
Doubles
Career record9-21
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 101 (November 8, 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1994)
French Open 1R (1994)

John Sullivan (born December 22, 1966) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. [1]

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Career

Sullivan attended Clemson University in South Carolina in the late 1980s and was a doubles All-American in 1987. [2]

He made one ATP Tour final, the 1993 Athens International, where he and Royce Deppe were doubles runners-up. [3] [2]

At the 1994 Australian Open, Sullivan made it through qualifying and was drawn up against Todd Woodbridge in the opening round. [2] He won the first two sets and took the third into a tiebreak, but lost in five sets. [2] In the men's doubles he and partner Donald Johnson defeated eighth seeds Scott Melville and Gary Muller in the first round, before losing in the second. [2] His only other Grand Slam appearance came at the 1994 French Open, where he and Kenny Thorne were beaten in the first round of the men's doubles. [2]

ATP Tour career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Oct 1993 Athens, GreeceClay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Royce Deppe Flag of Argentina.svg Horacio De La Peña
Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge Lozano
6–3, 1–6, 2–6

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1992 Gramado, Brazil Hard Flag of the United States.svg Richard Matuszewski Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Aerts
Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Roese
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
2.1993 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Flag of the United States.svg Richard Matuszewski Flag of the United States.svg Doug Flach
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Nicolás Pereira
7–6, 7–5

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References

  1. ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ATP World Tour Profile
  3. Times-News , "Arrese Wins", October 10, 1993, p. 10