Wayne Hampson

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Wayne Hampson
Country (sports) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Born (1957-08-23) 23 August 1957 (age 66)
Monto, Queensland
Australia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record11–31
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 174 (4 January 1982)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1982)
Wimbledon 1R (1980, 1983)
Doubles
Career record33–57
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 109 (25 June 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 3R (1982)
French Open 1R (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
Wimbledon 3R (1983)

Wayne Hampson (born 23 August 1957) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. [1]

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Career

Hampson competed in the main singles draw of the Australian Open three times and Wimbledon twice, without managing to register a win. [2] The closest he got was at the 1982 Australian Open, where he received a first round bye, before a five set loss in the second round to Eric Sherbeck, the last decided in a tiebreak. [2] He had more success in the doubles, making the third round at the 1982 Australian Open (with Broderick Dyke) and the 1983 Wimbledon Championships (with Chris Johnstone). [2]

He was a doubles finalist at the 1982 Melbourne Indoor tournament, the 1982 South Australian Open and the 1984 Lorraine Open, but lost them all. [2] On the singles circuit, Hampson had his best performance in 1980, making a quarter-final appearance in Perth. [2] He had a win over Kim Warwick at the Sydney Outdoor in 1981 and beat John Alexander en route to the round of 16 at Queen's in 1982. [2]

Grand Prix/WCT career finals

Doubles: 3 (0–3)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–11982 Adelaide, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broderick Dyke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pat Cash
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Johnstone
3–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss0–21982 Melbourne, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broderick Dyke Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Eddie Edwards
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Smith
6–7, 3–6
Loss0–31984 Metz, FranceHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wally Masur Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Eddie Edwards
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Danie Visser
6–3, 4–6, 2–6

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1980 Turin, ItalyClay Flag of the United States.svg Jai DiLouie Flag of the United States.svg Dave Siegler
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Robbie Venter
6–3, 6–4
2.1981 Travemünde, West GermanyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Guan Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce Derlin
Flag of New Zealand.svg David Mustard
6–3, 6–4

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References

  1. ITF Pro Circuit: Wayne Hampson
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ATP World Tour: Wayne Hampson