Grant Silcock (born 21 May 1975) is a former professional

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player from

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. Silcock is currently Anglican Church Grammar School head tennis coach.

Career

Silcock was a doubles specialist and won the Hong Kong Open in 1999, partnering

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. The pair upset future

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and

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in the semi-finals. They won the final in a walkover, as one of their opponents,

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, withdrew with a shoulder injury. His next best result on the

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was reaching the semi-finals of the

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in 2001, with

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. 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

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when he and Kerr lost a second set tiebreak which would have given them a win over Knowles/Nestor. The Australian made the occasional singles appearances on the

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and Futures circuit and reached a ranking of 536 in the world.ATP World Tour Profile
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ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Challenger titles

Doubles: (9)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Silcock, Grant 1975 births Living people Australian male tennis players Place of birth missing (living people)