Mark Vines

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Mark Vines
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1957-02-23) February 23, 1957 (age 66)
Richmond, Virginia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Turned pro1980
Retired1984
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record8–24
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 110 (April 4, 1982)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 1R (1982)
US Open 3R (1981)
Doubles
Career record12–33
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 191 (January 2, 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 2R (1982)
US Open 1R (1981, 1983)

Mark Vines (born February 23, 1957, in Richmond, Virginia, United States) is an American former tennis player. He won one singles title, the Paris Indoors tournament in 1981. Vines reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 110 in April 1982.

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Tennis career

He played at Southern Methodist University and graduated in 1979. [2] In addition to his win in Paris, Vines reached the semi-finals of the doubles in the same tournament and the third round of the 1981 US Open.

In recent years, Vines has achieved much success on the senior tour, reaching No. 3 in the M55 circuit in October 2012. [3]

Career finals

Singles (1 title)

ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Nov 1981 Paris, FranceHard (i) Flag of France.svg Pascal Portes 6–2, 6–4, 6–3

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References

  1. "Mark Vines". ATP Profile. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
  2. "Who Is Mark Vines? He Once Dominated Paris". NYT. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  3. ITF Seniors Profile