Mike Machette

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Mike Machette
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Born (1951-01-27) January 27, 1951 (age 72)
Belvedere, California
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record32–85
Highest rankingNo. 90 (January 3, 1977)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1975, 1977 (Jan), 1977 (Dec))
French Open 1R (1977)
Wimbledon 2R (1973, 1978)
US Open 2R (1972, 1974)
Doubles
Career record63–112
Highest rankingNo. 90 (January 2, 1978)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1975, 1977 (Jan))
French Open 1R (1977)
Wimbledon QF (1972)
US Open 2R (1970, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978)

Mike Machette (born January 27, 1951) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he finished runner-up at three doubles events.

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Career finals

Doubles runners-up (3)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Loss1.1974 Merion, U.S.Grass Flag of the United States.svg Fred McNair Flag of the United States.svg Roy Barth
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Humphrey Hose
6–7, 2–6
Loss2.1977 Los Angeles, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Tom Leonard Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Mayer
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Frew McMillan
2–6, 3–6
Loss3.1978 Houston WCT, U.S.Clay Flag of the United States.svg Tom Leonard Flag of Poland.svg Wojtek Fibak
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker
5–7, 5–7

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