Country (sports) United States Career record 38–63 Height 1.90 m Plays Right-handed Career titles 0 Turned pro 1983 | College Duke University Name Marc Flur Education Duke University Prize money $204,967 Role Tennis Player Handed Right-handed | |
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Born June 8, 1962 (age 61)
Poughkeepsie, New York,
United States ( 1962-06-08 ) Residence Durham, North Carolina, United States | ||
Marc C. Flur (born June 8, 1962) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
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Early life
Flur was born in New York but grew up in Vermont.
College tennis
He played collegiate tennis for Duke University. A member of the Duke Hall of Fame, he is considered to be the greatest tennis player in the school's history. In 1983 he won both All-American selection and the ACC Player of the Year award. He was a winner of five ACC Championships, two of them in singles.
Tour career
The American took part in all four Grand Slam tournaments in 1985 and reached the second round in three of them. This included two wins over British player Jeremy Bates. The only other time he made it past the first round was in the 1987 US Open, where he defeated Christian Saceanu in five sets. At the US Open the following year, he had his best doubles result, making the third round, with partner Sammy Giammalva, Jr.. Two years earlier, the pair had been runners-up in the Livingston Open, the only Grand Prix final that Flur would ever play in. As a singles player, the furthest he went was a semi-final appearance in the 1987 Livingston Open. The only other occasion that he had three wins in a tournament was at Delray Beach in 1985. One of those victories was over world number 15 Joakim Nyström.