Chad Michael Clark (born October 28, 1973) is a former professional
tennis player from the United States.
Biography
Clark, who grew up in
Longview, played collegiate tennis at the
Texas Longhorns, where he was an ITA All-American for both singles and doubles in 1994 and 1995.
Professional career
Across 1996 and 1997 he competed on the professional tour, as a doubles specialist. His singles appearances were rare but he made the final round of qualifying at the
1996 Wimbledon Championships
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, losing in five sets to
Tom Kempers
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.
At the
1996 US Open he featured in the main draw of the men's doubles, with
Jeff Salzenstein.
On the ATP Tour his best performance was a semi-final appearance partnering
Kevin Ullyett at
Long Island
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in 1996.
A runner-up in four
Challenger
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finals, Clark reached his best doubles ranking in 1997, of 165 in the world.
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1973 births
Living people
American male tennis players
Texas Longhorns men's tennis players
Tennis players from Texas
Sportspeople from Longview, Texas