About Doug Root
Born 1977. Doug Root is a tennis player.
Doug Root (born December 16, 1977) is an American former professional tennis player.
A native of Mendham, New Jersey, Root played prep tennis at West Morris Mendham High School.
Root competed in collegiate tennis for Duke University, where he twice earned All-American honors for doubles. He was also the ACC Rookie of the Year in 1997 and a four-time All-ACC selection. In 2000 he partnered with Ramsey Smith to make the NCAA doubles semi-finals, the best ever run by a Duke pairing.
Root featured briefly on the professional tour after college and made an ATP Tour main draw appearances in doubles at the 2000 Hall of Fame Championships in Newport. He won five doubles titles at ITF Futures level.
ITF Futures titles Doubles: (5)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Doug Root. https://biography.guide/doug-root/
MLA: "Doug Root." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/doug-root/.
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