Egan Adams (born June 15, 1959) is a former professional

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player from the United States.

Biography

Adams, a native of Miami, went to

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, before competing professionally in the 1980s. His best result on the

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was reaching the doubles final of the 1982

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, with

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. In 1982 he also made his first US Open main draw appearance, a first round loss to

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, as well as the quarter-finals in Brazil, his best singles performance in a Grand Prix tournament. At the

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he featured in both the singles and men's doubles event. He lost to

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in the opening round of the singles and in the doubles he and partner Stanislav Birner had to face second seeds

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and

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. Adams won two

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titles in doubles, the second in Lagos in 1985. The title in Lagos came in the same month that he won a match against a young

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in another Nigerian Challenger tournament. He was a highly ranked player on the ITF senior's tour for many years.

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Egan 1959 births Living people American male tennis players Tennis players from Florida Sportspeople from Miami-Dade County, Florida