John Ross (born February 29, 1964) is a former professional

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player from the United States.

Career

Ross was a runner up in the boys' doubles at the

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, where he and partner

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lost in the final to

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and John Frawley. He also competed in the boys' singles, reaching the quarter-finals.ITF Junior Profile
/ref> He played collegiate tennis at

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and was an All-American in 1984, 1985 and 1986.ATP World Tour Profile
/ref> His best performance on the

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came in 1987, when he was the singles runner-up, to

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, at

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. En route he defeated top 100 players

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and

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. Later that year he had a win over world number 19

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in Hong Kong. In 1988, he got within two points of upsetting

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at Forest Hills. Ross made the second round of the

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and the US Open in 1988. In the second round of the US Open, he took 12th seed

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to five sets. He retired from professional tennis in 1991, to study at

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Grand Prix career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

References

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