Mark Vines (born February 23, 1957, in Richmond,

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) is an American former

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. He won one singles title, the Paris Indoors tournament in 1981. Vines reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 110 in April 1982.

Tennis career

He played at

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and graduated in 1979. In addition to his win in

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, Vines reached the semi-finals of the doubles in the same tournament and the third round of the 1981 US Open. In recent years, Vines has achieved much success on the senior tour, reaching No. 3 in the M55 circuit in October 2012.ITF Seniors Profile
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Career finals

Singles (1 title)

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