John Marks (tennis)
John M.P. Marks (born 9 December 1952) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.
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Full name | John M.P. Marks | |||||||
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Country (sports) | ![]() | |||||||
Residence | Sydney, Australia | |||||||
Born | Sydney, Australia | 9 December 1952|||||||
Turned pro | 1975 | |||||||
Retired | 1980 | |||||||
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||
Singles | ||||||||
Career record | 27–74 | |||||||
Career titles | 0 | |||||||
Highest ranking | No. 44 (3 January 1979)[1] | |||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||
Australian Open | F (1978) | |||||||
French Open | 2R (1978) | |||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (1978) | |||||||
US Open | 1R (1977, 1979) | |||||||
Doubles | ||||||||
Career record | 153–102 | |||||||
Career titles | 7 | |||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (1977Dec) | |||||||
French Open | QF (1978) | |||||||
Wimbledon | QF (1978) | |||||||
US Open | SF (1978) | |||||||
Mixed doubles | ||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||
Wimbledon | QF (1979)[2] | |||||||
Medal record
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Marks is best remembered for finishing runner-up in singles at the 1978 Australian Open, defeating Arthur Ashe in the semifinals. As a result of this slam final appearance, he achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 44, after entering the tournament ranked No. 177.[1] Marks never won a singles title during his career, but won 7 doubles titles and reached the semifinals of the men's doubles at the 1978 US Open. As a junior, Marks won the Australian Open boys' doubles in 1971, partnering Michael Phillips.
Career finals
Singles (2 runners-up )
Result | W/L | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | 1975 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | 1978 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Doubles (7 titles)
Result | W/L | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | 1975 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 1–1 | 1976 | Palma, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | 1976 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–2 | 1977 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 3–2 | 1977 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–0 |
Win | 4–2 | 1977 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–0, 7–6 |
Loss | 4–3 | 1978 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4–4 | 1978 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 5–4 | 1978 | Hong Kong | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 5–5 | 1978 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 5–6 | 1979 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6, 6–7 |
Win | 6–6 | 1979 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 6–7 | 1979 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 7–7 | 1979 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |
Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
References
- A Brit dominates Down Under: 3 January down the years, ESPN, retrieved 6 January 2013.
- Wimbledon Results Archive
External links
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