Peter Clarke (tennis)

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Peter Clarke
Country (sports) Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
Born (1979-07-08) 8 July 1979 (age 42)
Dublin, Ireland
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1998
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$74,290
Singles
Career record3–5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 229 (21 Oct 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (1998, 1999)
French Open Q1 (2003)
Wimbledon Q2 (2003)
US Open Q3 (2003)
Doubles
Career record1–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 883 (20 Nov 2000)

Peter Clarke (born 8 July 1979) is a former professional tennis player from Ireland. [1]

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Clarke made the round of 16 in the boys' singles event at the 1996 Australian Open. [2]

He appeared in seven Davis Cup ties for Ireland, playing 12 rubbers, of which he won six. [3]

The number one ranked Irish player for much of his career, Clarke played on the ITF Men's Circuit and ATP Challenger Circuit. [4] [5]

Finals

Singles

Legend (singles)
ITF Futures Tournaments (4–4)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.11 November 2001 Beaumaris, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Draper 1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Runner-up2.18 November 2001 Frankston, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Luczak 4–6, 6–1, 4–6
Winner1.23 June 2002 Berkeley, United StatesHard Flag of North Macedonia.svg Lazar Magdinčev 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Runner-up3.17 August 2002 London, Great BritainHard Flag of Luxembourg.svg Mike Scheidweiler 6–4, 1–6, 1–6
Winner2.30 March 2003 Mobile, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Michael Joyce 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Winner3.27 April 2003 Bergamo, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Stoppini 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up4.4 May 2003 Bournemouth, Great BritainClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych 1–6, 4–6
Winner4.21 July 2007 Yerevan, ArmeniaHard Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Elgin 5–7, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles

Legend (doubles)
ITF Futures Tournaments (0–1)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartneringOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.25 August 2007 Helsinki, FinlandHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Raphael Durek Flag of the United States.svg Ikaika Jobe
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Stotland		4–6, 6–3, 2–6

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References

  1. ↑ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. ↑ ITF Junior Profile
  3. ↑ Davis Cup Profile
  4. ↑ New York Times , "The Hopes of Ireland Rest On a Player Rated 329th", 21 August 2003, Ron Dicker
  5. ↑ ATP World Tour Profile
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