Wade McGuire
Country | United States |
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Born |
August 19, 1969 Richmond, Virginia |
Height | 6'2" (188 cm) |
Turned pro | 1993 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $204,614 |
Singles | |
Career record | 7-20 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 163 (April 3, 1995) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1997, 1998) |
US Open | 1R (1994) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 3-5 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 221 (September 12, 1994) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
US Open | 2R (1994) |
Wade McGuire (born August 19, 1969) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.[1]
Career
McGuire was an All-American in each of his three years at the University of Georgia, from 1991 to 1993. He was the NCAA singles runner-up in both 1992 and 1993.[2]
In the 1994 US Open, McGuire appeared in the main draw as a wildcard and lost in the opening round to 12th seed Wayne Ferreira.[3] He also competed in the men's doubles with Jeff Tarango.[3] They defeated Mike Bauer and Alexander Mronz in the first round, before being eliminated in the second round by Rikard Bergh and Mark Keil.[3]
McGuire was a semi-finalist at the 1994 AT&T Challenge in Atlanta, with wins over Bryan Shelton, Marcelo Filippini and Lars Jonsson.[3] In the 1996 Legg Mason Tennis Classic he defeated then world number 32 Carlos Costa.[3]
He competed in back to back Wimbledon Championships in 1997 and 1998, but was unable to progress past the first round in either, losing to Jens Knippschild and Michael Tebbutt respectively.[3]