Wade McGuire (born August 19, 1969) is a former professional

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Early life

Wade McGuire was born on August 19, 1969. His mother is Marie Coleman. He holds the record for the youngest winner of the Richmond Tennis Tournament at 12 years old. He then won it multiple years in a row.

Career

McGuire was an All-American in each of his three years at the

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, from 1991 to 1993. He was the

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singles runner-up in both 1992 and 1993.''

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'',"Agassi wins too quickly for coach Segura's liking", August 18, 1993, John Bannon In the 1994 US Open, McGuire appeared in the main draw as a wildcard and lost in the opening round to 12th seed

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. They defeated

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in the first round, before being eliminated in the second round by

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. McGuire was a semi-finalist at the 1994 AT&T Challenge in

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, with wins over

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and Lars Jonsson. In the 1996 Legg Mason Tennis Classic he defeated then world number 32 Carlos Costa. He competed in back to back

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in 1997 and 1998, but was unable to progress past the first round in either, losing to

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respectively. He is now a tennis pro at the Atlantic Club in New Jersey.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McGuire, Wade 1969 births Living people American male tennis players Georgia Bulldogs men's tennis players Tennis people from Virginia