Grant Silcock (born 21 May 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Silcock is currently Anglican Church Grammar School head tennis coach.

Grant Silcock
Country (sports)Australia Australia
ResidenceBrisbane
Born (1975-05-21) 21 May 1975 (age 49)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$142,184
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 536 (7 July 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (1997, 1998)
Doubles
Career record13–40
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 89 (8 July 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
French Open2R (2002)
Wimbledon1R (1999, 2001, 2002)
US Open1R (1998, 2002)

Career

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Silcock was a doubles specialist and won the Hong Kong Open in 1999, partnering James Greenhalgh. The pair upset future Grand Slam winners Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor in the semi-finals. They won the final in a walkover, as one of their opponents, Andre Agassi, withdrew with a shoulder injury.[1]

His next best result on the ATP Tour was reaching the semi-finals of the Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia in 2001, with Jordan Kerr.

He made the second round of a Grand Slam on five occasions, once with Paul Kilderry as his partner, once with Dejan Petrovic and three times with Kerr. It was the furthest he would reach in a Grand Slam tournament, although he came close to a third round appearance in the 2002 French Open when he and Kerr lost a second set tiebreak which would have given them a win over Knowles/Nestor.[2]

The Australian made the occasional singles appearances on the Challenger and Futures circuit and reached a ranking of 536 in the world.[3]

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 1 (1–0)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 1999 Hong Kong Hard   James Greenhalgh   Andre Agassi
  David Wheaton
W/O

Challenger titles

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Doubles: (9)

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No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1997 Alpirsbach, Germany Clay   Mathias Huning   Álex López Morón
  Fabio Maggi
5–7, 6–4, 7–5
2. 1998 Winnetka, United States Hard   Myles Wakefield   Geoff Grant
  Mark Merklein
1–6, 7–6, 7–6
3. 1999 Dallas, United States Hard   Paul Kilderry   Mitch Sprengelmeyer
  Jason Weir-Smith
4–6, 6–3, 6–1
4. 1999 Perth, Australia Hard   Paul Kilderry   Paul Baccanello
  Josh Tuckfield
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
5. 2000 Montauban, France Clay   Lee Pearson   Tim Crichton
  Ashley Fisher
6–1, 6–4
6. 2001 Scheveningen, Netherlands Clay   Jordan Kerr   Brandon Coupe
  Tim Crichton
6–3, 6–4
7. 2001 Cordoba, Spain Hard   Jordan Kerr   Emilio Benfele Álvarez
  Michaël Llodra
6–3, 5–7, 6–3
8. 2001 Kyiv, Ukraine Clay   Jordan Kerr   Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky
  Vadim Kutsenko
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
9. 2002 Bangkok, Thailand Hard   Anthony Ross   Federico Browne
  Rogier Wassen
W/O

References

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