John M.P. Marks (born 9 December 1952) is a former professional
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
player from
Australia
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.
Marks is best remembered for finishing runner-up in singles at the
1978 Australian Open
The 1978 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne, Australia and was held from 25 December 1978 to 3 January 1979. It was the 67th edition of the Australian Open and the ...
, defeating
Arthur Ashe
Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam singles titles. He started to play tennis at six years old. He was the first black player selected to the Unite ...
in the semifinals. As a result of this slam final appearance, he achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 44, after entering the tournament ranked No. 177.
Marks never won a singles title during his career, but won 7 doubles titles and reached the semifinals of the men's doubles at the
1978 US Open. As a junior, Marks won the
Australian Open
The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Th ...
boys' doubles in 1971, partnering Michael Phillips.
Career finals
Singles (2 runners-up )
Doubles (7 titles, 7 runner-ups)
Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
Singles
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
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1952 births
Living people
Australian male tennis players
Australian Open (tennis) junior champions
Sportsmen from New South Wales
Tennis players from Sydney
Australian Institute of Sport coaches
Universiade medalists in tennis
Universiade bronze medalists for Australia
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles
Medalists at the 1973 Summer Universiade