Michael Grant (born February 3, 1956) is an American former professional

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player. A right-handed player from

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, Grant was ranked in the world's top 100 during his professional career. Competing on the

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, he had best career wins over

José Luis Clerc José Luis Clerc (born 16 August 1958) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 4 singles ranking on 3 August 1981, following a run of 25 consecutive matc ...

in Tokyo in 1979 and

Brian Teacher Brian David Teacher (born December 23, 1954) is a former American professional male tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking World No. 7 in 1981. Teacher is best remembered for his singles championship at the Australian Open in 1980. Hi ...

in San Juan the following year. He was a quarter-finalist at a tournament Sarasota in 1980. Grant made two appearances in the singles main draw of a grand slam tournament. He debuted at the

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and had a first round win over

Chris Delaney Chris Delaney (born July 16, 1957) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Delaney enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles. Delaney's older brother James James i ...

. At the 1980 US Open he also made the second round, by beating

Ricardo Ycaza Ricardo Ycaza (born 16 February 1958) is an Ecuadorian tennis player who was a world top 10 junior, a Davis Cup stalwart, and a world top 100 touring professional. Tennis career His most noteworthy achievement was winning the 1976 US Open Jun ...

, before he lost a five-set second round match to

Thierry Tulasne Thierry Tulasne (born 12 July 1963) is a former tennis player from France, who won five singles titles during his professional career. He reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 10 in August 1986. Since his retirement, he has ...

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* * 1956 births Living people American male tennis players Tennis players from New York (state) {{US-tennis-bio-stub