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Peter Doohan
Australian tennis player (1961–2017)
Australian tennis player (1961–2017)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Peter Doohan |
| country | Australia |
| residence | Nelson Bay, New South Wales, Australia |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Australia |
| height | |
| college | University of Arkansas |
| plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| careerprizemoney | $445,192 |
| singlesrecord | 49–81 |
| singlestitles | 1 |
| highestsinglesranking | No. 43 (3 August 1987) |
| AustralianOpenresult | 4R (1987) |
| FrenchOpenresult | 1R (1986) |
| Wimbledonresult | 4R (1987) |
| USOpenresult | 2R (1984) |
| doublesrecord | 141–106 |
| doublestitles | 5 |
| highestdoublesranking | No. 15 (9 February 1987) |
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult | F (1987) |
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult | 2R (1989) |
| WimbledonDoublesresult | SF (1984, 1988) |
| USOpenDoublesresult | 3R (1988, 1990) |
| AustralianOpenMixedresult | SF (1989) |
| FrenchOpenMixedresult | 3R (1989) |
| WimbledonMixedresult | 3R (1984, 1985, 1989) |
| USOpenMixedresult | 1R (1987) |
Peter Leslie 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), 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 Potosí 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.
Early and personal life
Peter Leslie Doohan was born on 2 May 1961 in Newcastle, New South Wales, to Paul and Thelma Doohan. Her sisters were Cathie Roff and Margaret Knight. His sons include tennis coach John Doohan and American actor Hunter Doohan.
Doohan died on 21 July 2017 from motor neurone disease.
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.
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 to 1986. In 1984, he won the South Australian Open singles title. In 1988, he won the San Louis Potosí singles title on clay 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.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1987 | Australian Open | Grass | AUS Laurie Warder | SWE Stefan Edberg | |
| SWE Anders Järryd | 4–6, 4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
ATP career finals
Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Championship Series (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour World Series (1–3) |
|
| Titles by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (1–3) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
|
| Titles by setting |
|---|
| Outdoor (1–3) |
| Indoor (0–0) |
|}
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | [](1984-south-australian-open-singles) | Adelaide, Australia | Grand Prix | Grass | NED Huub van Boeckel | 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | [](1985-south-australian-open-singles) | Adelaide, Australia | Grand Prix | Grass | RSA Eddie Edwards | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | [](1985-melbourne-outdoor) | Melbourne, Australia | Grand Prix | Grass | USA Jonathan Canter | 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | [](1987-family-circle-nsw-open) | Sydney, Australia | Grand Prix | Grass | CZE Miloslav Mečíř | 2–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 14 (5 titles, 9 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–1) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–1) |
| ATP World Tour Championship Series (0–1) |
| ATP World Tour World Series (5–6) |
|
| Titles by surface |
|---|
| Hard (3–4) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (2–4) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
|
| Titles by setting |
|---|
| Outdoor (5–9) |
| Indoor (0–0) |
|}
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | [](1984-tel-aviv-open-doubles) | Tel Aviv, Israel | Grand Prix | Hard | RSA Brian Levine | GBR Colin Dowdeswell | |
| SUI Jakob Hlasek | 6–3, 6–4 | |||||||
| Loss | 1–1 | [](1984-south-australian-open-doubles) | Adelaide, Australia | Grand Prix | Grass | RSA Brian Levine | AUS Broderick Dyke | |
| AUS Wally Masur | 6–4, 5–7, 1–6 | |||||||
| Win | 2–1 | [](1985-hall-of-fame-tennis-championships) | Newport, United States | Grand Prix | Grass | USA Sammy Giammalva | USA Paul Annacone | |
| RSA Christo van Rensburg | 6–1, 6–3 | |||||||
| Win | 3–1 | [](1985-livingston-open-doubles) | Livingston, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | USA Mike De Palmer | RSA Eddie Edwards | |
| RSA Danie Visser | 6–3, 6–4 | |||||||
| Loss | 3–2 | [](1986-paine-webber-classic-doubles) | Fort Meyers, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | AUS Paul McNamee | ECU Andrés Gómez | |
| USA Ivan Lendl | 5–7, 4–6 | |||||||
| Loss | 3–3 | [](1987-south-australian-open-doubles) | Adelaide, Australia | Grand Prix | Grass | AUS Laurie Warder | USA Ivan Lendl | |
| USA Bill Scanlon | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6 | |||||||
| Loss | 3–4 | [](1987-australian-open-men-s-doubles) | Melbourne, Australia | Grand Slam | Grass | AUS Laurie Warder | SWE Stefan Edberg | |
| SWE Anders Järryd | 4–6, 4–6, 6–7 | |||||||
| Loss | 3–5 | [](1987-family-circle-nsw-open) | Sydney, Australia | Grand Prix | Grass | AUS Laurie Warder | AUS Brad Drewett | |
| AUS Mark Edmondson | 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 | |||||||
| Loss | 3–6 | [](1987-player-s-canadian-open) | Montreal, Canada | Masters Series | Hard | AUS Laurie Warder | AUS Pat Cash | |
| SWE Stefan Edberg | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6 | |||||||
| Win | 4–6 | [](1988-bristol-open-doubles) | Bristol, United Kingdom | Grand Prix | Grass | AUS Laurie Warder | USA Marty Davis | |
| USA Tim Pawsat | 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 | |||||||
| Loss | 4–7 | [](1988-volvo-tennis-los-angeles-doubles) | Los Angeles, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | USA Jim Grabb | USA John McEnroe | |
| AUS Mark Woodforde | 4–6, 4–6 | |||||||
| Win | 5–7 | [](1989-bp-national-championships-doubles) | Wellington, New Zealand | Grand Prix | Hard | AUS Laurie Warder | USA Rill Baxter | |
| CAN Glenn Michibata | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | |||||||
| Loss | 5–8 | [](1989-bavarian-tennis-championships-doubles) | Munich, Germany | Grand Prix | Clay | AUS Laurie Warder | ESP Javier Sánchez | |
| HUN Balázs Taróczy | 6–7, 3–6 | |||||||
| Loss | 5–9 | [](1989-gte-u-s-men-s-hard-court-championships-doubles) | Indianapolis, United States | Championship Series | Hard | AUS Laurie Warder | RSA Pieter Aldrich | |
| RSA Danie Visser | 6–7, 6–7 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger (0–1) |
| ITF Futures (0–0) |
|
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
|}
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | MEX Jorge Lozano | 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger (1–0) |
| ITF Futures (0–0) |
|
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (1–0) |
|}
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Canberra, Australia | Challenger | Carpet | AUS Brett Custer | RSA David Adams | ||
| AUS Jamie Morgan | 6–3, 6–4 |
Performance timelines
Singles
| Tournament | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | SR | W–L | Win % | 0 / 9 | 6–9 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 6–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 19 | 10–19 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 5 | 1–5 |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | 4R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | 1R | Q3 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A |
Doubles
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | SR | W–L | Win % | 0 / 10 | 11–10 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 0 / 9 | 15–9 | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | Win–loss | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 8–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 7–3 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0 / 26 | 34–26 | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 0 / 3 | 8–3 | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 10–5 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 17 | 27–17 |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | SF | 3R | A | F | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R | Q2 | A | Q2 | SF | 1R | 2R | 3R | SF | QF | 2R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 3R | A | 3R | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | QF | 2R | A | 2R | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | F | A | A | SF | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A |
Mixed doubles
References
References
- "Display:Peter Doohan". NSW Government Sporting Hall of Fame, Australia..
- "Obituary for Peter Leslie Doohan, Nelson Bay, Australia, AR".
- "Thelma DOOHAN Obituary (2018) - Legacy Remembers".
- (27 June 1987). "Becker Is Upset at Wimbledon by Unseeded Australian". New York Times.
- Warren, Dan. (23 June 2003). "Wimbledon's greatest shocks". BBC Sport.
- Paul Fein. (2005). "You Can Quote Me on That: Greatest Tennis Quips, Insights, and Zingers". Potomac Books, Incorporated.
- "South Australian Open tournament roll of honour". The Tennis Base.
- "1988 San Luis Potosí tournament draw". The Tennis Base.
- (23 July 2017). "'Becker wrecker': Ex-Aussie tennis player Peter Doohan dies at age 56".
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