Jeff Austin (tennis)

William Jeffrey Austin (born July 5, 1951) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.[1]

Tennis career

Austin, an All-American on four occasions, played tennis for the UCLA Bruins and was a member of their 1970 and 1971 NCAA Championship winning teams.[2]

He made the third round at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships, where he lost to Szabolcs Baranyi, despite winning the first two sets.[3]

In 1973 he won both the singles and doubles titles at the Aptos Open.[3]

In 1974, Austin, along with his sister Pam, was a member of the World Team Tennis champion Denver Racquets.[4]

Austin's sister is two-time US Open champion Tracy Austin and he is also the brother of Doug, John and Pam Austin, all tennis players.

He is married to fitness instructor Denise Austin.[5]

Austin now works as a sports agent. He is head of the basketball division at the Octagon.[6]

Result	No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	1973	Aptos, United States	Hard	Onny Parun	7–6, 6–4

Result	No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	1973	Aptos, United States	Hard	Fred McNair	Raymond Moore Onny Parun	6–2, 6–1
Loss	2.	1975	Little Rock, United States	Carpet	Charles Owens	Marcelo Lara Barry Phillips-Moore	4–6, 3–6

ITF Pro Circuit Profile
Frost, Marcia (2008). American Doubles the Trials... the Triumphs... the Domination. Mansion Grove House.
ATP World Tour Profile
"Mylan WTT Player Database (seasons completed) - as of September 25, 2014 - (Seasons 1974-2014)" (PDF). World TeamTennis. September 25, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
New York Times, "Denise and Jeff Austin, Blessed With Enthusiasm", 14 December 2012
"Octagon: Jeff Austin profile". Archived from the original on 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2012-12-31.

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