Mark Wooldridge

Mark Wooldridge
Full name	Mark Wooldridge
Country (sports)	United States
Born	July 7, 1962 (age 59); Los Angeles, California
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$38,454
Singles
Career record	3–11
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 148 (February 25, 1985)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1985)
Doubles
Career record	4–16
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 101 (July 8, 1985)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1985)
US Open	1R (1985)

Last updated April 08, 2022

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

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)

Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1985	Lagos, Nigeria	Clay	Egan Adams	Peter Elter Peter Feigl	6–4, 6–4

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References

↑ Zant, John (July 16, 2015). "Dan Goldie Returns to Championship Tennis". Presidio Sports. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
↑ http://ojaitourney.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Past_Champions-070513.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
↑ "Australian Open". The Pantagraph . November 29, 1985. p. 47. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
↑ Zant, John (July 11, 2015). "Goldie Comes Up Gold in Senior Men's Tennis". Santa Barbara Independent . Retrieved May 28, 2016.

External links

Mark Wooldridge at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Mark Wooldridge at the International Tennis Federation

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[1] Zant, John (July 16, 2015). "Dan Goldie Returns to Championship Tennis". Presidio Sports. Retrieved May 28, 2016.

[2] ttp://ojaitourney.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Past_Champions-070513.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}

[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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