Victor Eke (born 11 November 1954) is a former professional

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player from Australia.

Biography

Eke, who was born in the Sydney suburb of

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, played on the professional tour in the 1970s. As a singles player he was a finalist at the

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in 1978 and had a win over

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at a

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tournament in Hobart in 1979. More successful in doubles, he made a Grand Prix semi-final partnering

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in Bournemouth and made several main draw appearances at both the

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and

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. At the

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he and

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eliminated third seeds

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and John Marks in the first round. He played his final year on tour in 1980. Since retiring he has coached tennis in Victoria. In 1983 he and

Paul McNamee Paul McNamee (born 12 November 1954) is an Australian former doubles world No. 1 tennis player and prominent sports administrator. Junior career In his hometown, McNamee won the boys' singles tournament at the 1973 Australian Open. Professi ...

established VicTennis, which is now known as the Kids Tennis Foundation. He is currently a high performance coach at TOTAL TENNIS in Melbourne. In 2014 Victor was inducted into the Tennis Coaches Australia Victoria Hall Of Fame.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eke, Victor 1954 births Living people Australian male tennis players Tennis players from New South Wales Sportspeople from Wollongong 20th-century Australian sportsmen 21st-century Australian sportsmen Sportsmen from New South Wales