John Sullivan (tennis)

John Sullivan (born December 22, 1966) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.[1]

John Sullivan
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceRockville Centre, New York
Born (1966-12-22) December 22, 1966
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$59,854
Singles
Career record1-2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 371 (November 28, 1994)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1994)
Doubles
Career record9-21
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 101 (November 8, 1993)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (1994)
French Open1R (1994)

Career

Sullivan attended Clemson University in South Carolina in the late 1980s and was a doubles All-American in 1987.[2]

He made one ATP Tour final, the 1993 Athens International, where he and Royce Deppe were doubles runners-up.[3][2]

At the 1994 Australian Open, Sullivan made it through qualifying and was drawn up against Todd Woodbridge in the opening round.[2] He won the first two sets and took the third into a tiebreak, but lost in five sets.[2] In the men's doubles he and partner Donald Johnson defeated eighth seeds Scott Melville and Gary Muller in the first round, before losing in the second.[2] His only other Grand Slam appearance came at the 1994 French Open, where he and Kenny Thorne were beaten in the first round of the men's doubles.[2]

ATP Tour career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Outcome No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 1993 Athens, Greece Clay Royce Deppe Horacio De La Peña
Jorge Lozano		 6–3, 1–6, 2–6

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)
No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
1. 1992 Gramado, Brazil Hard Richard Matuszewski Nelson Aerts
Fernando Roese		 7–6, 6–7, 6–3
2. 1993 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Richard Matuszewski Doug Flach
Nicolas Pereira		 7–6, 7–5

References
  1. ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. ATP World Tour Profile
  3. Times-News, "Arrese Wins", October 10, 1993, p. 10
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