Peter Doohan
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Peter Doohan is a former tennis player from Australia, who won one singles title (1984, Adelaide
) and five doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP
-ranking on 3 August 1987, when he became the number 43 of the world. He currently resides in Nelson Bay, Australia.
He is best known for shockingly ousting two-time defending champion and top-seeded Boris Becker
from the second round of Wimbledon in 1987.
Doohan played collegiately in the US with the University of Arkansas
, where he won the NCAA doubles title in 1982.
Doohan coached high tennis at Donoho High School in Anniston, Alabama
, for several years in the mid-1990s. He was instrumental to the subsequent tennis success of Mithila Vullaganti.
Singles Record (Grand Slam
, ATP Tour, Grand Prix and WCT
level, and Davis Cup
)|:
Singles Titles:
Doubles Record (Grand Slam
, ATP Tour, Grand Prix and WCT
level, and Davis Cup
)|:
Doubles Titles:
Prize Money:
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
) and five doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
-ranking on 3 August 1987, when he became the number 43 of the world. He currently resides in Nelson Bay, Australia.
He is best known for shockingly ousting two-time defending champion and top-seeded Boris Becker
Boris Becker
Boris Franz Becker is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17...
from the second round of Wimbledon in 1987.
Doohan played collegiately in the US with the University of Arkansas
Arkansas Razorbacks
The Razorbacks, also known as the Hogs, are the names of college sports teams at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The term Arkansas Razorbacks properly applies to any of the sports teams at the university. The Razorbacks take their name from the feral pig of the same name...
, where he won the NCAA doubles title in 1982.
Doohan coached high tennis at Donoho High School in Anniston, Alabama
Anniston, Alabama
Anniston is a city in Calhoun County in the state of Alabama, United States.As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 24,276. According to the 2005 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 23,741...
, for several years in the mid-1990s. He was instrumental to the subsequent tennis success of Mithila Vullaganti.
Singles Record (Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
, ATP Tour, Grand Prix and WCT
World Championship Tennis
World Championship Tennis was a tour for professional male tennis players established in 1968 and lasted until the emergence of the ATP Tour in 1990...
level, and Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
)|:
- 51 – 83
Singles Titles:
Doubles Record (Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
, ATP Tour, Grand Prix and WCT
World Championship Tennis
World Championship Tennis was a tour for professional male tennis players established in 1968 and lasted until the emergence of the ATP Tour in 1990...
level, and Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
)|:
- 142 – 107
Doubles Titles:
Prize Money:
- 446,667 USD