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John Yancey (tennis)

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John Yancey
Full nameJohn Yancey
Country (sports) United States
Born (1970-01-18) January 18, 1970 (age 54)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$17,310
Doubles
Career record1–8
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 142 (14 February 1994)
Last updated on: 13 May 2023.

John Yancey (born January 18, 1970) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Biography

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As a junior Yancey partnered with Jonathan Stark to win the boys' doubles title at the 1988 US Open.[1]

Recruited from Grosse Pointe, Yancey played collegiate tennis at the Kentucky Wildcats. He also had an opportunity to play basketball for the Wildcats but decided to dedicate all of his efforts to tennis.[2]

In the early 1990s he played on the professional tour as a doubles specialist. Across 1993 and 1994 he appeared in the main draw of eight ATP Tour tournaments. His best result was a quarter-final appearance partnering Rich Benson at the San Marino Open in the 1993 season and the following year he reached his highest ranking of 142 in the world for doubles.[3]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1988 US Open Hard United States Jonathan Stark Italy Massimo Boscatto
Italy Stefano Pescosolido
7–6, 7–5

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals

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Doubles: 2 (0–2)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (0–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1993 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay United States Steve Campbell Spain Emilio Benfele Álvarez
Spain Pepe Imaz
7–6, 1–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 1993 Munich, Germany Challenger Carpet Australia Jon Ireland Netherlands Sander Groen
Germany Arne Thoms
3–6, 3–6

References

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  1. ^ Frost, Marcia (2008). American Doubles-- the Trials, the Triumphs, the Domination. Mansion. p. 32. ISBN 1932421165.
  2. ^ "Yancey, Adams Give U.s. Hope For Future". Sun-Sentinel. December 14, 1988. Archived from the original on June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - San Marino - 09 August - 15 August 1993". ITF. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
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