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
Residence	Rockville Centre, New York
Born	December 22, 1966
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$59,854
Singles
Career record	1-2
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 371 (November 28, 1994)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (1994)
Doubles
Career record	9-21
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 101 (November 8, 1993)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1994)
French Open	1R (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)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Oct 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	Score
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