Wayne Hampson (born 23 August 1957) is a former professional

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player from Australia.ITF Pro Circuit: Wayne Hampson
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Career

Hampson competed in the main singles draw of the

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three times and

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twice, without managing to register a win.ATP World Tour: Wayne Hampson
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, where he received a first round bye, before a five set loss in the second round to Eric Sherbeck, the last decided in a tiebreak. He had more success in the doubles, making the third round at the

(with

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) and the

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(with Chris Johnstone). He was a doubles finalist at the 1982

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tournament, the 1982 South Australian Open and the 1984 Lorraine Open, but lost them all. On the singles circuit, Hampson had his best performance in 1980, making a quarter-final appearance in Perth. He had a win over

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at the Sydney Outdoor in 1981 and beat John Alexander en route to the round of 16 at Queen's in 1982.

Grand Prix/WCT career finals

Doubles: 3 (0–3)

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hampson, Wayne 1957 births Living people Australian male tennis players Tennis people from Queensland Sportsmen from Queensland