Mark Basham

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Mark Basham
Full nameMark Basham
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1962-04-24) April 24, 1962 (age 62)
Santa Barbara, California
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$23,813
Singles
Career record0–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 292 (April 6, 1987)
Doubles
Career record7–11
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 103 (October 10, 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (1987)
Wimbledon 1R (1988)
US Open 1R (1988)

Mark Basham (born April 24, 1962) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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Biography

Basham, a left-handed player, was born in Santa Barbara, California. He is the grandson of Arnold Jones, who represented the United States at the 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, now known as the Davis Cup. [1]

A graduate of Santa Barbara High School, Basham played collegiate tennis at UCLA in the early 1980s. He won the United States Amateur Championships in 1981, with a win over Rick Leach in the final. In both 1982 and 1984 he was a member of UCLA's NCAA Championships winning teams. He was a singles and doubles All-American in the 1984 season. In 1986 he graduated with a degree in sociology. [2]

From 1986 to 1988 he competed on the professional circuit, mostly as a doubles specialist. His singles main draw appearances on the Grand Prix tour all came in 1988, at Key Biscayne, Schenectady and Indianapolis. As a doubles player he made all of his Grand Prix appearances partnering Charles Beckman, with their best performance coming at the 1988 OTB Open in Schenectady, where they made the semi-finals. [3] He made it to 103 in the world in doubles, with appearances at the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open, as well as two Challenger titles.

He has been the Director of the Santa Barbara Tennis Club since 1996. [2]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1987 Parioli, ItalyClay Flag of the United States.svg Brett Buffington Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Cierro
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro de Minicis 		4–6, 6–2, 6–1
2.1988 Vienna, AustriaCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Charles Beckman Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Muster
Flag of Austria.svg Michael Oberleitner 		6–3, 3–6, 6–3

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References

  1. ↑ "Kiamesha Lake, N.Y." United Press International . August 22, 1981. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Tennis Pros - Mark Basham". santabarbaratennisclub.com. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  3. ↑ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Schenectady - 18 July - 24 July 1988". ITF . Retrieved February 16, 2018.
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