Wayne Hampson

Wayne Hampson
Country (sports)Australia Australia
Born (1957-08-23) 23 August 1957 (age 67)
Monto, Queensland
Australia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record11–31
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 174 (4 January 1982)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1982)
Wimbledon1R (1980, 1983)
Doubles
Career record33–57
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 109 (25 June 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1982)
French Open1R (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
Wimbledon3R (1983)

Wayne Hampson (born 23 August 1957) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.[1]

Career

Hampson competed in the main singles draw of the Australian Open three times and Wimbledon twice, without managing to register a win.[2] The closest he got was at the 1982 Australian Open, 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.[2] He had more success in the doubles, making the third round at the 1982 Australian Open (with Broderick Dyke) and the 1983 Wimbledon Championships (with Chris Johnstone).[2]

He was a doubles finalist at the 1982 Melbourne Indoor tournament, the 1982 South Australian Open and the 1984 Lorraine Open, but lost them all.[2] On the singles circuit, Hampson had his best performance in 1980, making a quarter-final appearance in Perth.[2] He had a win over Kim Warwick at the Sydney Outdoor in 1981 and beat John Alexander en route to the round of 16 at Queen's in 1982.[2]

Grand Prix/WCT career finals

Doubles: 3 (0–3)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 1982 Adelaide, Australia Grass Australia Broderick Dyke Australia Pat Cash
Australia Chris Johnstone
3–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss 0–2 1982 Melbourne, Australia Grass Australia Broderick Dyke South Africa Eddie Edwards
United Kingdom Jonathan Smith
6–7, 3–6
Loss 0–3 1984 Metz, France Hard Australia Wally Masur South Africa Eddie Edwards
South Africa Danie Visser
6–3, 4–6, 2–6

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1980 Turin, Italy Clay United States Jai DiLouie United States Dave Siegler
South Africa Robbie Venter
6–3, 6–4
2. 1981 Travemünde, West Germany Clay Australia Brad Guan New Zealand Bruce Derlin
New Zealand David Mustard
6–3, 6–4

References