Stephen Furlong (born 10 January 1967) is a former professional

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player from Australia.

Biography

Early life

Furlong, who was born in

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, grew up in Sydney and attended Narrabeen Sports High School. At the age of 16 he joined the

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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

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boys' singles. His only win on the

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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

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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

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and also appeared in the mixed doubles at the 1989 Wimbledon Championships, where he made the second round with Kristine Radford.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Furlong, Steve 1967 births Living people Australian male tennis players Tennis players from New South Wales Tennis players from London English emigrants to Australia Australian Institute of Sport tennis players 20th-century Australian sportsmen 21st-century Australian sportsmen