Ben Testerman
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Ben Testerman is a former professional tennis
player from the United States.
During his career he won 1 doubles title. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 22 in 1984 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 33 in 1985. His best achievement in singles competition was reaching the semi-final of the 1984 Australian Open, where he led Kevin Curran
by two sets to love before being eventually defeated in five sets.
Testerman played college tennis at the University of Tennessee
.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player from the United States.
During his career he won 1 doubles title. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 22 in 1984 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 33 in 1985. His best achievement in singles competition was reaching the semi-final of the 1984 Australian Open, where he led Kevin Curran
Kevin Curran
Kevin Malcolm Curran is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played in both the 1983 Cricket World Cup and 1987 Cricket World Cup...
by two sets to love before being eventually defeated in five sets.
Testerman played college tennis at the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
.
Singles runner-ups (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 1983 | Monterrey, Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... |
Carpet | Sammy Giammalva Jr. | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Doubles titles (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 1984 | Livingston ATP Livingston The Livingston Open is a defunct, Grand Prix tennis affiliated tennis tournament. It was played from 1984 to 1989, held in Livingston, New Jersey and played on outdoor hard courts at Newark Academy.... , U.S. |
Hard | Scott Davis | Paul Annacone Paul Annacone Paul Annacone is a former touring professional tennis player and current well-known tennis coach.-As a college player:... Glenn Michibata Glenn Michibata Glenn Michibata is a former professional tennis player and current head coach of the Princeton University Tigers collegiate tennis team.-As a pro singles player:... |
6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-ups (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 1985 | Houston, U.S. | Carpet | Hank Pfister Hank Pfister Hank Pfister is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles titles during his professional career... |
Peter Fleming John McEnroe John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title... |
3–6, 2–6 |
2. | 1985 | Cleveland ATP Cleveland Known by various names, this was a men's tennis tournament played in Cleveland, Ohio. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1978 through 1982 and in 1984 and 1985. It was played on outdoor hard courts... , U.S. |
Hard | Hank Pfister | Leo Palin Leo Palin Leo Palin is a retired professional tennis player from Finland.During his career on the ATP Tour, Palin won one doubles title, and reached one singles and one other doubles final... Olli Rahnasto Olli Rahnasto Olli Rahnasto is a retired professional tennis player from Finland.Rahnasto turned pro in 1982. During his career, he won two ATP Tour doubles titles and reached a career high doubles ranking of No. 79 in 1986. He was a member of the Finland Davis Cup team, and led the team to the World Group... |
3–6, 7–6, 6–7 |
3. | 1985 | Brisbane GWA Mazda Tennis Classic The GWA Mazda Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played in Brisbane, Australia from 1983-1985. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and was held on indoor carpet.-Men's singles:-Doubles:-References:***... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
Carpet | Bud Schultz Bud Schultz Bud Schultz , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Schultz achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 40 in 1986 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No... |
Martin Davis Martin Davis (tennis) Martin Davis , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.During his career Davis won 4 singles titles and 4 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 47 in 1985 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No... Brad Drewett Brad Drewett Brad Drewett is a retired tennis player from Australia.Drewett won the Australian Open Junior Boys title in 1975 and 1977. During his professional career, he won two singles and seven doubles titles and reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open singles in 1976. He also achieved a high... |
2–6, 2–6 |