Tim Donovan

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Tim Donovan
Full nameTimothy V. Donovan
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1967-02-20) February 20, 1967 (age 54)
Pittsburgh, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Prize money$11,015
Singles
Career record3–2
Highest rankingNo. 346 (July 16, 1990)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 473 (April 22, 1991)

Timothy Donovan (born February 20, 1967) is an American former professional tennis player. [1]

Donovan is originally from Pittsburgh and is the youngest of eleven children. He played four years of collegiate tennis in the late 1980s for Brown University, where he was twice named Ivy League Player of the Year. Ranked as high as sixth in the NCAA Division I, he has since been inducted into the Brown University Hall of Fame. [2]

Competing professionally after college, Donovan reached a best world ranking of 346. In 1989 he made the quarter-finals of the 1989 Livingston Open, with wins over Sammy Giammalva Jr. and the seventh-seeded Paul Annacone. [3]

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References

  1. "Donovan Not Surprised He's In Today's Semis". Orlando Sentinel . April 14, 1990.
  2. "Timothy V. Donovan (1995) - Hall of Fame". Brown University Athletics .
  3. "Recovering McEnroe Wins". Washington Post . August 11, 1989.