John Boytim (born December 21, 1967) is an American former professional
tennis
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player.
Born in
New Orleans
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, Boytim was runner-up to
Buff Farrow at the
United States Amateur Championships in 1986 and played on the
University of Georgia
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's
1987 NCAA Division I Championship winning team.
Boytim turned professional in 1987 and reached a best career ranking of 267 in the world. He qualified for the main draw of the
1989 US Open, where he lost his first round match in five sets to
MaliVai Washington
MaliVai "Mal" Washington ( ) (born June 20, 1969) is an American former professional tennis player. He reached the men's singles final at Wimbledon in 1996, won four ATP titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 11 in Octobe ...
.
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1967 births
Living people
American male tennis players
Tennis players from New Orleans
Georgia Bulldogs men's tennis players
20th-century American sportsmen