Wayne Pascoe (born 19 April 1955) is a former professional

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player from Australia.

Biography

A right-handed player from Adelaide, Pascoe began competing on tour in the late 1970s. As a singles player on the

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he had a win over Bill Scanlon at the Melbourne Indoor in 1980 and had his best run at the 1981 South Australian Open, where he made the quarter-finals in front of a home crowd. During his career he featured in the main draws of the

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and US Open. He reached the second round of the 1981 Wimbledon Championships as a qualifier, with a first round win over

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. His best performances at Wimbledon came in doubles, twice making the round of 16, with John Fitzgerald in 1981 and David Mustard in 1982. Pascoe, a property adviser by profession, has served on the board of Tennis NSW since 2011 and was appointed president in 2018.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pascoe, Wayne 1955 births Living people Australian male tennis players Tennis players from Adelaide Australian sports executives and administrators Tennis executives Sportsmen from South Australia 20th-century Australian sportsmen