Full name Jeff Turpin Career record 8–13 Australian Open 1R (1984) | Country (sports) United States Career titles 0 | |
Born May 13, 1960 (age 56)
Dallas, Texas ( 1960-05-13 ) Highest ranking No. 138 (October 29, 1984) | ||
Jeff Turpin (born May 13, 1960) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography
Turpin's father Jack, a businessman, was a collegiate player at Rice University and is a member of the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame. Jeff also has two brothers who were involved in tennis. Eldest brother Scott played for Rice University and middle brother Mark competed professionally.
As a junior, Turpin was runner-up to Ivan Lendl in the boy's singles at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships, which he followed up with a semi-final appearance in the same event at the 1978 US Open.
A native of Dallas, Texas, Turpin went to Southern Methodist University and was an All-American varsity tennis player. Graduating with a business degree, Turpin turned professional in 1982.
During his professional career he featured in the main draws of the Australian Open, Wimbledon Championships and US Open. He played singles twice at Wimbledon, in 1983 and 1984.
On the Grand Prix circuit he had his best performance in the 1984 Bristol Open, where he made the quarter-finals, with wins over Mike Leach, Emilio Sánchez and fourth seed John Fitzgerald. The tournament coincided with Wimbledon qualifying, so Turpin was often required to make the trip between London and Bristol to play two matches in a day. He played a total of 10 matches in six days In doubles he and Mike De Palmer had a good win at the 1984 Livingston Open, over the world's top ranked doubles player Peter Fleming and his partner Fritz Buehning.
In 1986, Turpin retired from professional tennis and became president of T Bar M Inc, a tennis club and resort. He left in 1996 he take up the position of president of oil and gas investment company, Hallmark Energy.
He is married with three children, two daughters and a son.