- Peter Doohan
Peter Doohan (born
May 2 ,1961 inNewcastle, New South Wales ) is a formertennis player fromAustralia , who won one singles title (1984,Adelaide ) and five doubles titles during his career. The righthander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking onAugust 3 ,1987 , when he became the number 43 of the world.He is best known for shockingly ousting two-time defending champion and top-seeded
Boris Becker from the second round of Wimbledon in 1987. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEED81E3EF934A15755C0A961948260] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/wimbledon_2003/3014754.stm] [http://books.google.com/books?id=1XIlvAdMndsC&pg=PA34&lpg=PA34&dq=peter+doohan+shocks+boris+becker&source=web&ots=gBpMY2KZYB&sig=_lqq7c_bIuh-4hhsdHGJkPsCuD4]Doohan played collegiately in the US with the University of Arkansas, where he won the
NCAA doubles title in 1982.Doohan coached
high school tennis at Donoho High School inAnniston, Alabama , for several years in the mid-1990s. He was instrumental to the subsequent tennis success of Mithila Vullaganti.He currently resides in Fort Smith, Arkansas
Singles Record:: 51 - 83 Singles Titles:: 1Doubles Record:: 142 - 107 Doubles Titles:: 5
Prize Money:: 446,667
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* [http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/playerprofiles/default2.asp?playernumber=D036 Profile on ATP-site]
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