Peter Doohan (2 May 1961 – 21 July 2017) was an Australian tennis player who won three consecutive Australian Hard Court Championships singles titles (1984, 1985, 1986),[1] which remains an Open era record for that tournament. He won a further two singles titles at the South Australian Open in 1984 and San Louis Potisi tournament in Mexico in 1988. He also won five doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his highest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles ranking of world No. 43 in August 1987.

Peter Doohan

Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Nelson Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Born	(1961-05-02)2 May 1961 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Died	21 July 2017(2017-07-21) (aged 56)
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
College	University of Arkansas
Prize money	$445,192
Singles
Career record	49–81
Career titles	1 0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 43 (3 August 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (1987)
French Open	1R (1986)
Wimbledon	4R (1987)
US Open	2R (1984)
Doubles
Career record	141–106
Career titles	5 1 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 15 (9 February 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	F (1987)
French Open	2R (1989)
Wimbledon	SF (1984, 1988)
US Open	3R (1988, 1990)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	SF (1989)
French Open	3R (1989)
Wimbledon	3R (1984, 1985, 1989)
US Open	1R (1987)

Career

At the 1987 Wimbledon Championships, he unexpectedly defeated two-time defending champion and top-seeded Boris Becker in the second round, earning himself the nickname "The Becker Wrecker" at home in Australia.[2][3][4]

Doohan played collegiately in the United States with the University of Arkansas where he won the NCAA doubles title in 1982. Also a successful singles player, he won three Australian Hard Court Championships consecutively from (1984–1986). In 1984, he won the South Australian Open singles title.[5] In 1988, he won the San Louis Potosi singles title on clay[6] in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. He also coached high school tennis at Donoho High School in Anniston, Alabama, for several years in the mid-1990s.[7]

Doohan died on 21 July 2017 from motor neurone disease.[7]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1987	Australian Open	Grass	Laurie Warder	Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd	4–6, 4–6, 6–7(3–7)

ATP career finals

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Dec 1984	Adelaide, Australia	Grand Prix	Grass	Huub Van Boeckel	1–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Dec 1985	Adelaide, Australia	Grand Prix	Grass	Eddie Edwards	2–6, 4–6
Loss	1–2	Dec 1985	Melbourne, Australia	Grand Prix	Grass	Jonathan Canter	7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	1–3	Feb 1987	Sydney, Australia	Grand Prix	Grass	Miloslav Mecir	2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 14 (5 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Sep 1984	Tel Aviv, Israel	Grand Prix	Hard	Brian Levine	Colin Dowdeswell Jakob Hlasek	6–3, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Dec 1984	Adelaide, Australia	Grand Prix	Grass	Brian Levine	Broderick Dyke Wally Masur	6–4, 5–7, 1–6
Win	2–1	Jul 1985	Newport, United States	Grand Prix	Grass	Sammy Giammalva	Paul Annacone Christo Van Rensburg	6–1, 6–3
Win	3–1	Jul 1985	Livingston, United States	Grand Prix	Hard	Mike De Palmer	Eddie Edwards Danie Visser	6–3, 6–4
Loss	3–2	Mar 1986	Fort Meyers, United States	Grand Prix	Hard	Paul McNamee	Andres Gomez Ivan Lendl	5–7, 4–6
Loss	3–3	Jan 1987	Adelaide, Australia	Grand Prix	Grass	Laurie Warder	Ivan Lendl Bill Scanlon	7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	3–4	Jan 1987	Melbourne, Australia	Grand Slam	Grass	Laurie Warder	Stefan Edberg Anders Jarryd	4–6, 4–6, 6–7
Loss	3–5	Feb 1987	Sydney, Australia	Grand Prix	Grass	Laurie Warder	Brad Drewett Mark Edmondson	4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss	3–6	Aug 1987	Montreal, Canada	Masters Series	Hard	Laurie Warder	Pat Cash Stefan Edberg	7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Win	4–6	Jun 1988	Bristol, United Kingdom	Grand Prix	Grass	Laurie Warder	Marty Davis Tim Pawsat	2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss	4–7	Sep 1988	Los Angeles, United States	Grand Prix	Hard	Jim Grabb	John McEnroe Mark Woodforde	4–6, 4–6
Win	5–7	Jan 1989	Wellington, New Zealand	Grand Prix	Hard	Laurie Warder	Rill Baxter Glenn Michibata	3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss	5–8	May 1989	Munich, Germany	Grand Prix	Clay	Laurie Warder	Javier Sanchez Balazs Taroczy	6–7, 3–6
Loss	5–9	Aug 1989	Indianapolis, United States	Championship Series	Hard	Laurie Warder	Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser	6–7, 6–7

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Mar 1989	San Luis Potosi, Mexico	Challenger	Clay	Jorge Lozano	4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Sep 1990	Canberra, Australia	Challenger	Carpet	Brett Custer	David Adams Jamie Morgan	6–3, 6–4

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

Mixed Doubles

References

External links

• Peter Doohan at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Peter Doohan at the International Tennis Federation
• Peter Doohan at the Davis Cup
• Peter Doohan at Tennis Australia

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