As a doubles player, he made the third round of the Australian Open in 1982, with Peter Johnston, whom he would partner at four further Grand Slam tournaments.[2] McCurdy and Johnston were finalists at Melbourne's Black and Decker Indoor Championships in 1984.[2]
^The Age, "Battlers pin hopes on Roehampton", 17 June 1983
^Fromberg-McCurdy Tennis Academy 10 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
January 01, 1970
john, mccurdy, tennis, john, mccurdy, born, 1960, former, professional, tennis, player, from, australia, john, mccurdycountry, sports, australiaborn, 1960, 1960, yarrawonga, australiaheight6, playsright, handedsinglescareer, record6, 17career, titles0highest, . John McCurdy born 13 May 1960 is a former professional tennis player from Australia 1 John McCurdyCountry sports AustraliaBorn 1960 05 13 13 May 1960 age 63 Yarrawonga AustraliaHeight6 ft 2 in 188 cm PlaysRight handedSinglesCareer record6 17Career titles0Highest rankingNo 86 1 Aug 1983 Grand Slam singles resultsAustralian Open3R 1982 Wimbledon4R 1983 US Open1R 1983 DoublesCareer record12 26Career titles0Highest rankingNo 169 29 Oct 1984 Grand Slam doubles resultsAustralian Open3R 1982 French Open1R 1983 Wimbledon2R 1983 Contents 1 Career 2 Grand Prix WCT career finals 2 1 Doubles 1 0 1 3 Challenger titles 3 1 Doubles 1 4 ReferencesCareer editMcCurdy made his first Grand Slam singles appearance at the 1982 Australian Open where he had an opening round win over Sweden s Henrik Sundstrom before being eliminated in the second round by John Sadri 2 At the 1983 Wimbledon Championships the Australian made it as far as the fourth round with wins over Juan Avendano Claudio Panatta and Cassio Motta 2 He had only entered the main draw due to the withdrawal of American player Jay Turpin 3 He lost in the first round of the 1983 US Open to Eliot Teltscher 2 McCurdy defeated John Frawley in the opening round of the 1983 Australian Open and was then beaten by Andy Andrews in the second round 2 As a doubles player he made the third round of the Australian Open in 1982 with Peter Johnston whom he would partner at four further Grand Slam tournaments 2 McCurdy and Johnston were finalists at Melbourne s Black and Decker Indoor Championships in 1984 2 In the early 1980s McCurdy played at reserves level for the North Melbourne Football Club 4 He became a tennis coach after retiring and spent a period of time as director of Tennis Victoria 5 Grand Prix WCT career finals editDoubles 1 0 1 edit Result W L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0 1 Oct 1984 Melbourne Indoor Australia Carpet i nbsp Peter Johnston nbsp Broderick Dyke nbsp Wally Masur 2 6 3 6Challenger titles editDoubles 1 edit No Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score 1 1982 Sydney Australia Hard nbsp Peter Johnston nbsp John Benson nbsp Chris Johnstone 6 7 7 6 7 6References edit ITF Pro Circuit Profile a b c d e f John McCurdy Overview ATP World Tour Tennis New Straits Times Carefree McCurdy plays on 27 June 1983 The Age Battlers pin hopes on Roehampton 17 June 1983 Fromberg McCurdy Tennis Academy Archived 10 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John McCurdy tennis amp oldid 1192328931, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
