Steve Faulk (born June 1, 1947) is an American former professional
tennis
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player.
Faulk, a
native, played collegiate tennis for
Louisiana State University
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and was SEC champion at No. 1 singles in 1970. He was a three-time first team All-SEC and in 1970 became the first LSU player to be an All-American.
Active on the
ILTF Circuit
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in the 1960s he won the
Gulf State Championships in 1961, then on the professional tour in the 1970s, Faulk featured in singles main draws at the
French Open
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and
US Open, as well as in doubles at
Wimbledon
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. He was runner-up to
Onny Parun
Onny Parun (born 15 April 1947) is a former tennis player of Croatian descent from New Zealand, who was among the world's top 20 for five years and who reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1971 and 1972. He made the final of the Australi ...
at the Auckland tennis championship in 1972.
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1947 births
Living people
American male tennis players
LSU Tigers tennis players
Tennis players from Louisiana
Sportspeople from New Orleans