Marc Flur

Marc C. Flur (born June 8, 1962) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Early life Flur was born in New York but grew up in Vermont.

College tennis Flur played collegiate tennis for Duke University. A member of the Duke Hall of Fame, he is considered to be the greatest tennis player in the history of the school. In 1983 he won both All-American selection and the ACC Player of the Year award. He was a winner of five ACC Championships, two of them in singles.

Tour career Playing for the USA, Flur took part in all four Grand Slam tournaments in 1985 and reached the second round in three of them. This included two wins over British player Jeremy Bates. The only other time he made it past the first round was in the 1987 US Open, when he defeated Christian Saceanu in five sets. At the US Open the following year, he had his best doubles result, making the third round, with partner Sammy Giammalva, Jr. Two years earlier, the pair had been runners-up in the Livingston Open, the only Grand Prix final that Flur would ever play in. As a singles player, the furthest he went was a semi-final appearance in the 1987 Livingston Open. The only other occasion that he had three wins in a tournament was at Delray Beach in 1985. One of those victories was over world number 15 Joakim Nyström.

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

Doubles: (1)