Marc Flur

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Marc Flur
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Durham, North Carolina
United States
Born (1962-06-08) June 8, 1962 (age 61)
Poughkeepsie, New York
United States
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Turned pro1983
PlaysRight-handed
CollegeDuke University
Prize money$204,967
Singles
Career record38–63
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 71 (July 29, 1985)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1985)
French Open 2R (1985)
Wimbledon 2R (1985)
US Open 2R (1987)
Doubles
Career record50–67
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 60 (February 13, 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1988)
French Open 2R (1985)
Wimbledon 2R (1988)
US Open 3R (1988)

Marc C. Flur (born June 8, 1962) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. [1]

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Early life

Flur was born in New York but grew up in Vermont. [2]

College tennis

He played collegiate tennis for Duke University. A member of the Duke Hall of Fame, he is considered to be the greatest tennis player in the school's history. In 1983 he won both All-American selection and the ACC Player of the Year award. He was a winner of five ACC Championships, two of them in singles. [3]

Tour career

The American took part in all four Grand Slam tournaments in 1985 and reached the second round in three of them. [4] This included two wins over British player Jeremy Bates. [4] The only other time he made it past the first round was in the 1987 US Open, where he defeated Christian Saceanu in five sets. [4] At the US Open the following year, he had his best doubles result, making the third round, with partner Sammy Giammalva, Jr. [4] Two years earlier, the pair had been runners-up in the Livingston Open, the only Grand Prix final that Flur would ever play in. [4] As a singles player, the furthest he went was a semi-final appearance in the 1987 Livingston Open. [4] The only other occasion that he had three wins in a tournament was at Delray Beach in 1985. [4] One of those victories was over world number 15 Joakim Nyström. [4]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 1988 Livingston, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Sammy Giammalva, Jr. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Glenn Michibata 		6–2, 4–6, 5–7

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

No.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.1984 Winnetka, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Mike Leach 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: (1)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1986 New Haven, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Brad Pearce Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Pawsat 		6–2, 6–4

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References

  1. ↑ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. ↑ Providence Journal ,"Late-blooming Flur enjoys steady climb up the ladder Vermont native currently is ranked No. 80", July 14, 1985, Mike Szostak
  3. ↑ Duke University: Marc C. Flur
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ATP World Tour Profile
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