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1987 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw for men's singles at the 1987 Australian Open The 1987 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 75th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 12 through 25 January 1987; the first tournament .... Seeds Qualifiers Qualifying draw First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier Fifth qualifier Sixth qualifier Seventh qualifier Eighth qualifier Ninth qualifier Tenth qualifier Eleventh qualifier Twelfth qualifier External links 1987 Australian Open – Men's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:1987 Australian Open - Men's Singles Qualifying Men's Singles Qualifying Australian Open (tennis) by year – Qualifying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Australian Open
The 1987 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 75th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 12 through 25 January 1987; the first tournament to be held after New Year's Day since the late 1960s and also the last tournament to be played on grass before the change of surface. Change of schedule After the event did not hold a schedule in 1986 due to the Open changing dates from December to January. This allowed it to count as a Grand Prix event after the movement of the Grand Prix Masters from March to early December. As such, this edition of Australian Open was held. Seniors Men's singles Stefan Edberg defeated Pat Cash 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3 * It was Edberg's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title. Women's singles Hana Mandlíková defeated Martina Navratilova 7–5, 7–6(7–1) * It was Mandlíková's 4th career Grand Slam title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Saltz
Danny Saltz (born July 30, 1961) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Career Saltz played collegiate tennis for the University of California, Los Angeles. His first Grand Slam appearance was at the 1981 US Open, where he lost in a straight sets loss to Bruce Manson, in a match which lasted just 20 games. He fared better when he returned to the US Open in 1984, claiming the first two sets against Todd Nelson, but he was unable to win the match. The American also lost in the opening round of the 1984 Australian Open, to Eddie Edwards of South Africa. He managed to register a win at the 1987 Australian Open, beating Patrik Kühnen.''Ocala Star-Banner''"Davis Wins Aussie Match In Five Sets" January 12, 1987, p 9 In the second round he faced world number one Ivan Lendl and lost in four sets. At Auckland in 1984, Saltz became the eighth player to win a Grand Prix tournament as a qualifier when he defeated Chip Hooper in the Benson and Hedges Open fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Rasheed
Roger Rasheed (born 10 March 1969) is a former Australian rules football player, tennis player, tennis coach and tennis commentator with the Seven Network for 12 years. Rasheed is best known as Grand Slam coach of Australian former World No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt, former World No. 6 Gaël Monfils, former World No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, former World No. 3 Grigor Dimitrov and through his own website ProTennisCoach.com. In addition, Rasheed is a media personality on Channel Seven and is the founder of the Roger Rasheed Sports Foundation. Career Player Prior to his work as a coach, Rasheed was the youngest ever player to qualify for an Australian Open in 1985 at 16 years of age, a feat eclipsed by Lleyton Hewitt, whom Rasheed later coached. Rasheed also competed in the ATP Challenger Series and won four titles in 1992. He reached number 192 in ATP rankings and number 132 in the doubles rankings in 1992. Coaching In Australia, Rasheed is notable as Lleyton Hewitt's coach from 2003 unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Anderson (tennis)
Adam Anderson (born 21 December 1969) is an Australian former professional tennis player. A left-handed player from Sydney, Anderson was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder and competed on the professional tour in the late 1980s. He featured in the main draw of the 1988 and 1989 editions of the Australian Open The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Th .... Anderson, along with wife Carol, appeared in series six of the reality cooking show '' My Kitchen Rules'' in 2015. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Adam 1969 births Living people Australian male tennis players Tennis players from Sydney Australian Institute of Sport tennis players Participants in Australian reality television series 20th-century Australian sportspeople Spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Cahill (tennis)
Richard Cahill was an English professional footballer. An outside right, he played in the Football League for just one club, Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre rivers, and .... He played 21 League games for the club during the 1911–12 campaign. References Year of birth missing Year of death missing Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne English men's footballers Blackpool F.C. players Men's association football outside forwards {{England-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Baroch
Michael Baroch (born 1 June 1966) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He won the boys' doubles title at the 1984 Australian Open, with Mark Kratzmann as his partner. Baroch, who reached a career high singles ranking of 434, qualified for the main draw of the 1987 Australian Open and lost in the first round to Mark Woodforde. He also featured in qualifying draws for the Wimbledon Championships The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London, since 1877 and is pl .... Junior Grand Slam finals Doubles: 1 (1 title) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baroch, Mike 1966 births Living people Australian male tennis players Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Place of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Wood (tennis)
Steve Wood (born 25 June 1962) is an Australian business executive former professional tennis player. Born in Melbourne, Wood played NCAA Division I tennis in the United States while studying business at Louisiana State University, before embarking on a brief professional tennis career. He qualified for the 1987 Australian Open and in his second round match against Paul Annacone held a two set lead, but was beaten in five sets. Wood was CEO of Tennis Australia Tennis Australia Limited is the governing body for Tennis in Australia. It is owned by Australian states and territories. The association organises national and international Tennis tournaments including the Australian Open, the Australian Open ... from 2005 to 2013. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Steve 1962 births Living people Australian male tennis players LSU Tigers tennis players Australian expatriate tennis players in the United States Tennis players from Melbourne Australian sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Macpherson (tennis)
David Macpherson (born 3 July 1967) is a former professional male tennis player on the ATP Tour. He is the current coach of John Isner and the former coach of Bob and Mike Bryan. A product of player and coach, Tony Roche's junior tennis academy, he played lefthanded and turned professional in 1985. As a junior player Macpherson was one of Australia's top prospects in his peer group, reaching the U.S. Open Junior Doubles Tournament finals in 1983 and winning the Australia Open Junior Doubles title in 1985 (with Brett Custer). Known primarily as a doubles specialist, Macpherson's professional career was highlighted by his 1992 season with partner, Steve DeVries, where they won doubles titles in Milan, Manchester, Indian Wells, Atlanta, Charlotte and Brisbane to finish No. 8 in the year end Team Rankings and qualifying for ATP Tour World Doubles Championships. In November of that year he achieved his high personal rank of No. 11 in the doubles ranking. During his career, Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Dowlen
David Dowlen (born February 8, 1960) is an American former professional tennis player. Dowlen won the USTA National Boys 18 Championship in 1978. After, he was a leading player on the University of Houston tennis team. Dowlen enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won four doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 30 in 1984. He achieved much of his success alongside doubles partner Nduka Odizor, including beating John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe Jr. (born February 16, 1959) is an American former professional tennis player. He was known for his shot-making and volleying skills, his rivalries with Björn Borg and Jimmy Connors, and his confrontational on-court beha .... Career finals Doubles (4 wins, 3 losses) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dowlen, David American male tennis players Houston Cougars men's tennis players Tennis players from Houston Living people 1960 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Walker (tennis)
Michael Walker (born 21 April 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Wales who competed for Great Britain and Hong Kong. Professional playing career Walker, who grew up in Colwyn Bay, was given a wild card into the 1986 Wimbledon Championships and lost his opening round match, which went five sets, to Swiss player Claudio Mezzadri. He returned to Wimbledon the following year, this time competing in the men's doubles, partnering Stephen Botfield. The pair were beaten in the first round by Glenn Layendecker and Glenn Michibata. He was a member of the Great Britain Davis Cup squad in 1987, although he wasn't called on to play a match. In the 1988 Wimbledon Championships he played mixed doubles with Joy Tacon, but was again unable to reach the second round. Coaching The next part of his career was spent in Hong Kong, where he was involved in coaching. From 1988 to 1990 he was national coach of the Hong Kong Sports Institute and he was then coaching director of the Hong K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Hartnett
Mark Hartnett (born 1960s) is an Australian former professional tennis player. Hartnett, a top ranked Victorian junior, was trained at the AIS and won the boys' doubles title at the 1982 Australian Open The 1982 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 71st edition of the Australian Open and was held from Monday 29 November through Monday 13 D .... A left-handed player, he was a contemporary of Pat Cash and often partnered with the future Wimbledon winner in junior tournaments. Now a tennis coach, Hartnett runs the Pro Tennis Academy in Melbourne with his wife, former player Lisa Keller. He was named Tennis Victoria Coach of the Year in 2003. ATP Challenger finals Doubles: 1 (0–1) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hartnett, Mark 1960s births Living people Australian male tennis players Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Grand Slam (tenni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Furlong
Stephen Furlong (born 10 January 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Biography Early life Furlong, who was born in London, grew up in Sydney and attended Narrabeen Sports High School. At the age of 16 he joined the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra as one of the top juniors in the country. Tennis career A right-handed player, Furlong was runner-up to Shane Barr at the 1985 Australian Open boys' singles. His only win on the Grand Prix circuit came against Barr, at the 1986 Sydney Indoor, where he saved a match point in a second set tiebreak. He also competed on the Challenger tour and was a losing finalist to Laurie Warder at the 1988 Brisbane Challenger event. All of his main draw appearances at grand slam level were in doubles. He featured twice in the men's doubles at the Australian Open and also appeared in the mixed doubles at the 1989 Wimbledon Championships, where he made the second round with Kristine Radford Kristine Kunce (née Rad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |