Grant Silcock (born 21 May 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Silcock is currently Anglican Church Grammar School head tennis coach.
Country (sports) | |
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Residence | Brisbane |
Born | 21 May 1975 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $142,184 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 536 (7 July 1997) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q1 (1997, 1998) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 13–40 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 89 (8 July 2002) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) |
French Open | 2R (2002) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1999, 2001, 2002) |
US Open | 1R (1998, 2002) |
Career
editSilcock was a doubles specialist and won the Hong Kong Open in 1999, partnering James Greenhalgh. The pair upset future Grand Slam winners Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor in the semi-finals. They won the final in a walkover, as one of their opponents, Andre Agassi, withdrew with a shoulder injury.[1]
His next best result on the ATP Tour was reaching the semi-finals of the Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia in 2001, with Jordan Kerr.
He made the second round of a Grand Slam on five occasions, once with Paul Kilderry as his partner, once with Dejan Petrovic and three times with Kerr. It was the furthest he would reach in a Grand Slam tournament, although he came close to a third round appearance in the 2002 French Open when he and Kerr lost a second set tiebreak which would have given them a win over Knowles/Nestor.[2]
The Australian made the occasional singles appearances on the Challenger and Futures circuit and reached a ranking of 536 in the world.[3]
ATP career finals
editDoubles: 1 (1–0)
editResult | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 1999 | Hong Kong | Hard | W/O |
Challenger titles
editDoubles: (9)
editNo. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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1. | 1997 | Alpirsbach, Germany | Clay | 5–7, 6–4, 7–5 | ||
2. | 1998 | Winnetka, United States | Hard | 1–6, 7–6, 7–6 | ||
3. | 1999 | Dallas, United States | Hard | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 | ||
4. | 1999 | Perth, Australia | Hard | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | ||
5. | 2000 | Montauban, France | Clay | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
6. | 2001 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
7. | 2001 | Cordoba, Spain | Hard | 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 | ||
8. | 2001 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Clay | 6–1, 7–6(7–3) | ||
9. | 2002 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | W/O |