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John Ross
Country (sports)United States United States
ResidenceGainesville, Florida
Born (1964-02-29) February 29, 1964 (age 60)
San Diego, California
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Retired1991 [1]
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$156,098
Singles
Career record24–49
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 92 (January 4, 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1988)
French Open1R (1988)
Wimbledon2R (1988)
US Open2R (1988)
Doubles
Career record23–46
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 172 (May 2, 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1988)
French Open1R (1988)
Wimbledon1R (1988)
US Open2R (1981, 1987)

John Ross (born February 29, 1964) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.[2]

Career

Ross was a runner up in the boys' doubles at the 1982 Wimbledon Championships, where he and partner Rick Leach lost in the final to Pat Cash and John Frawley. He also competed in the boys' singles, reaching the quarter-finals.[3]

He played collegiate tennis at Southern Methodist University and was an All-American in 1984, 1985 and 1986.[4]

His best performance on the Grand Prix tour came in 1987, when he was the singles runner-up, to Peter Lundgren, at Rye Brook.[4] En route he defeated top 100 players Jaime Yzaga and Thomas Muster.[4] Later that year he had a win over world number 19 Slobodan Živojinović in Hong Kong.[4] In 1988, he got within two points of upsetting Stefan Edberg at Forest Hills.

Ross made the second round of the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open in 1988.[4] In the second round of the US Open, he took 12th seed Guillermo Pérez Roldán to five sets.[4]

He retired from professional tennis in 1991, to study at Harvard Business School.[1]

Grand Prix career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1987 Rye Brook, United States Hard Sweden Peter Lundgren 7–6, 5–7, 3–6

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1986 West Palm Beach, United States Clay United States Derek Tarr United States Ricky Brown
United States Tim Siegel 		4–6, 6–4, 6–4

References

  1. ^ a b Judy Moore. "John Ross retiring from tennis circuit". Gainesville Sun. p. 1C.
  2. ^ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  3. ^ ITF Junior Profile
  4. ^ a b c d e f ATP World Tour Profile
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