Mark Wooldridge

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Mark Wooldridge
Full nameMark Wooldridge
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1962-07-07) July 7, 1962 (age 62)
Los Angeles, California
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$38,454
Singles
Career record3–11
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 148 (February 25, 1985)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1985)
Doubles
Career record4–16
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 101 (July 8, 1985)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1985)
US Open 1R (1985)

Mark Wooldridge (born July 7, 1962) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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Biography

Wooldridge, the son of a physicist, comes from Santa Barbara in California.

He went to the University of California at Berkeley and played No. 2 singles, before joining the tour full-time in 1983 and playing professionally for four years. [1] He won the men's singles in the Ojai Tennis Tournament in 1984. [2]

At the 1985 US Open he competed in the main draw of the men's doubles with Egan Adams, who he also partnered with to win a Challenger tournament that year in Lagos. He made his only Grand Slam singles appearance at the 1985 Australian Open and was beaten in the first round by local player Brad Drewett. In the men's doubles he and partner Menno Oosting were defeated in the opening round. [3]

Now living in Manhattan Beach, Wooldridge still plays competitive tennis, in over 50s events. [4]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1985 Lagos, NigeriaClay Flag of the United States.svg Egan Adams Flag of Germany.svg Peter Elter
Flag of Austria.svg Peter Feigl 		6–4, 6–4

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References

  1. ↑ Zant, John (July 16, 2015). "Dan Goldie Returns to Championship Tennis". Presidio Sports. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ "OJAI Records of Events Index" (PDF). The Ojai Tennis Tournament. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Australian Open". The Pantagraph . November 29, 1985. p. 47. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ Zant, John (July 11, 2015). "Goldie Comes Up Gold in Senior Men's Tennis". Santa Barbara Independent . Retrieved May 28, 2016.
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