Matthew Doyle (born 13 January 1955) is a former American and later Irish professional tour tennis player. His best result was reaching the fourth round of the US Open in 1982. He was also a long-time Irish Davis Cup player.
Doyle defeated Ricardo Acuña, Mark Edmondson and Hans Simonsson, all in four sets, to reach the Round of 16 at the 1982 US Open, where he went down to another American of Irish descent, John McEnroe, in straight sets. He won one singles tour title, the 1983 Cologne Grand Prix, and reached a career high singles ranking of world No. 65, in March, 1982. Doyle also reached the 3rd round of the 1984 Australian Open, and the second round of Wimbledon in both 1983 and 1984. In addition to reaching the Round of 16 in 1982, Doyle also reached the second round of the US Open in 1981 and 1984.
In doubles, he only got past the opening round in a Grand Slam main draw once, also at the 1982 US Open, partnering with his fellow Yale alumnus, (the late) Cary Leeds. His career doubles win–loss record for (top-tier) tour events was just 23 and 48, and his career high ranking was World No. 117. Despite this, he did manage a semi-finals showing at the 1982 Italian Open, where he partnered with Leo Palin, and one finals appearance in a tour event — a runner's-up showing in the 1982 Metz Grand Prix, partnering with David Siegler.
Of Irish ancestry, Doyle played in 17 Davis Cup ties for the Ireland Davis Cup team over 8 years. In the Irish's sole appearance in the World Group, in 1983, Doyle kept Irish hopes alive versus Italy in the first round by winning the fourth rubber over Claudio Panatta, in an away tie (played on clay). Unfortunately, however, Corrado Barazzutti was in top form and easily dispatched Sean Sorensen in the deciding fifth match, 6–0, 6–3, 6–3. (Doyle had also lost to Barazzutti in straight sets in the opening rubber.) This loss, however, set up a memorable tie versus the United States, with the winner to remain in the World Group for the following year. Played at RDS Arena to accommodate the 6000 spectators who attended, the match-up featured World No. 1 John McEnroe playing competitively for his only time in Ireland. As expected, McEnroe dominated, winning his two singles matches — as well as the doubles rubber with his partner Peter Fleming — in straight sets. Doyle stayed close in the first set versus McEnroe, succumbing in the end 7–9, before going down in the second and third sets 3–6, 3–6. Doyle did get the only consolation win, leveling the tie at one apiece by defeating Eliot Teltscher in the second rubber, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4. Doyle had a career singles Davis Cup match win–loss record of 19 and 10, and a doubles record of 8 and 7.
Doyle was work-out partner of Mats Wilander when the Swede reached his peak in 1988.[1]
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Despite playing for the Irish Davis Cup team as early as 1981, Doyle did not become a naturalized Irish citizen until 1985.[2] He is judged officially to have represented the U.S. on the tour, aside from Davis Cup, until 1985.[3]
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Matt Doyle tennis news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message Matthew Doyle born 13 January 1955 is a former American and later Irish professional tour tennis player His best result was reaching the fourth round of the US Open in 1982 He was also a long time Irish Davis Cup player Matt DoyleCountry sports United States IrelandResidenceDublin IrelandBorn 1955 01 13 13 January 1955 age 69 Redwood City California U S Height6 ft 4 in 193 cm PlaysRight handedCollegeYale UniversityPrize moneyUSD 155 442SinglesCareer record47 69Career titles1Highest rankingNo 65 15 March 1982 Grand Slam singles resultsAustralian Open3R 1984 French Open1R 1982 1983 1984 Wimbledon2R 1983 1984 US Open4R 1982 DoublesCareer record23 49Career titles0Highest rankingNo 117 3 January 1983 Grand Slam doubles resultsAustralian Open1R 1985 French Open1R 1980 1982 1986 Wimbledon1R 1980 1982 1984 US Open2R 1982 Mixed doublesCareer record1 4Career titles0Grand Slam mixed doubles resultsFrench Open1R 1984 Wimbledon2R 1982 US Open1R 1981 Team competitionsDavis CupWorld Group 1R 1983 Contents 1 Tour overview 2 Davis Cup 3 Grand Prix career finals 3 1 Singles 1 1 0 4 Post playing career 5 Personal 6 References 7 External linksTour overview editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Matt Doyle tennis news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message Doyle defeated Ricardo Acuna Mark Edmondson and Hans Simonsson all in four sets to reach the Round of 16 at the 1982 US Open where he went down to another American of Irish descent John McEnroe in straight sets He won one singles tour title the 1983 Cologne Grand Prix and reached a career high singles ranking of world No 65 in March 1982 Doyle also reached the 3rd round of the 1984 Australian Open and the second round of Wimbledon in both 1983 and 1984 In addition to reaching the Round of 16 in 1982 Doyle also reached the second round of the US Open in 1981 and 1984 In doubles he only got past the opening round in a Grand Slam main draw once also at the 1982 US Open partnering with his fellow Yale alumnus the late Cary Leeds His career doubles win loss record for top tier tour events was just 23 and 48 and his career high ranking was World No 117 Despite this he did manage a semi finals showing at the 1982 Italian Open where he partnered with Leo Palin and one finals appearance in a tour event a runner s up showing in the 1982 Metz Grand Prix partnering with David Siegler Davis Cup editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Matt Doyle tennis news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message Of Irish ancestry Doyle played in 17 Davis Cup ties for the Ireland Davis Cup team over 8 years In the Irish s sole appearance in the World Group in 1983 Doyle kept Irish hopes alive versus Italy in the first round by winning the fourth rubber over Claudio Panatta in an away tie played on clay Unfortunately however Corrado Barazzutti was in top form and easily dispatched Sean Sorensen in the deciding fifth match 6 0 6 3 6 3 Doyle had also lost to Barazzutti in straight sets in the opening rubber This loss however set up a memorable tie versus the United States with the winner to remain in the World Group for the following year Played at RDS Arena to accommodate the 6000 spectators who attended the match up featured World No 1 John McEnroe playing competitively for his only time in Ireland As expected McEnroe dominated winning his two singles matches as well as the doubles rubber with his partner Peter Fleming in straight sets Doyle stayed close in the first set versus McEnroe succumbing in the end 7 9 before going down in the second and third sets 3 6 3 6 Doyle did get the only consolation win leveling the tie at one apiece by defeating Eliot Teltscher in the second rubber 6 3 6 4 6 4 Doyle had a career singles Davis Cup match win loss record of 19 and 10 and a doubles record of 8 and 7 Grand Prix career finals editSingles 1 1 0 edit Result W L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Win 1 0 Oct 1983 Cologne West Germany Carpet nbsp Hans Dieter Beutel 1 6 6 1 6 2Post playing career editDoyle was work out partner of Mats Wilander when the Swede reached his peak in 1988 1 Personal editDespite playing for the Irish Davis Cup team as early as 1981 Doyle did not become a naturalized Irish citizen until 1985 2 He is judged officially to have represented the U S on the tour aside from Davis Cup until 1985 3 Doyle played at different times basketball golf and tennis while attending Yale University and graduated with a degree in economics 4 According to ATP com Doyle at some time resided in Dublin citation needed References edit Mats Wilander is happy being almost the top tennis 05 23 88 SI Vault Archived from the original on 3 November 2012 Retrieved 13 September 2010 http www timesonline co uk tol sport tennis article6993260 ece dead link Simon Cambers 19 January 2010 Louk Sorensen claims first Irish grand slam win in open era at Australian Open The Guardian Players ATP Tour Tennis External links editMatt Doyle at the Association of Tennis Professionals nbsp Matt Doyle at the International Tennis Federation nbsp Matt Doyle at the Davis Cup nbsp Retrieved from https 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