Marc C. Flur (born June 8, 1962) is a former professional

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player from the United States.

Early life

Flur was born in

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but grew up in

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College tennis

He played collegiate tennis for

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. A member of the Duke Hall of Fame, he is considered to be the greatest tennis player in the school's history. In 1983 he won both All-American selection and the

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Player of the Year award. He was a winner of five ACC Championships, two of them in singles.Duke University: Marc C. Flur
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Tour career

The American took part in all four

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tournaments in 1985 and reached the second round in three of them.ATP World Tour Profile
/ref> This included two wins over British player Jeremy Bates. The only other time he made it past the first round was in the 1987 US Open, where he defeated

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in five sets. At the US Open the following year, he had his best doubles result, making the third round, with partner

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Two years earlier, the pair had been runners-up in the

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, the only

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final that Flur would ever play in. As a singles player, the furthest he went was a semi-final appearance in the 1987 Livingston Open. The only other occasion that he had three wins in a tournament was at Delray Beach in 1985. One of those victories was over world number 15

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Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

Doubles: (1)

References

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