Peter Doohan

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.

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 Luis 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) ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScore Loss 1987 Australian Open Grass Laurie Warder Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd 4–6, 4–6, 6–7(3–7)

ATP career finals

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups) LegendGrand 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 surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (0–0)Grass (1–3)Carpet (0–0)Titles by settingOutdoor (1–3)Indoor (0–0)

Doubles: 14 (5 titles, 9 runner-ups) LegendGrand 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 surfaceHard (3–4)Clay (0–1)Grass (2–4)Carpet (0–0)Titles by settingOutdoor (5–9)Indoor (0–0)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 1 (0–1) LegendATP Challenger (0–1)ITF Futures (0–0)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (0–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

Doubles: 1 (1–0) LegendATP Challenger (1–0)ITF Futures (0–0)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (1–0)

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

Mixed doubles