Pat Serret

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Pat Serret
Full namePatrick Serret
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1960-08-02) 2 August 1960 (age 62)
Nice, France
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record1–2
Highest rankingNo. 327 (23 Mar 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q2 (1977 (Dec), 1979)
Wimbledon Q3 (1979, 1981)
Doubles
Career record3–4
Highest rankingNo. 256 (2 Feb 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon Q3 (1979)
US Open 1R (1982)

Patrick Serret (born 2 August 1960) is an Australian former professional tennis player.

Born in Nice, France, Serret moved to Australia at a young age and was a student at Canterbury Boys' High School. [1]

Serret was the boys' singles champion at the 1978 Australian Open, beating Chris Johnstone in the final.

From 1981 to 1984, Serret played collegiate tennis for the University of Arkansas, earning All-American honours in each of his four seasons. Partnering Australian teammate Peter Doohan, Serret won the 1982 NCAA Division I doubles championship. The pair also competed together in the men's doubles main draw of the 1982 US Open. [2]

Serret is married with two daughters and lives in the U.S. state of Louisiana. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Serret, Leo win singles". The Canberra Times . 3 October 1978. p. 22. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "One got away, but the other didn't". Arkansas Online . 27 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Serret, Robichaux top All-Cenla swimmers". Town Talk . 13 December 2014.
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