Nicholas Monroe
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Residence | Austin,Texas,U.S. | |||||||||||
Born | Oklahoma City,Oklahoma,U.S. | April 12, 1982|||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
Turned pro | 2004 | |||||||||||
Retired | 2022 | |||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||
College | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |||||||||||
Prize money | US$1,498,916 | |||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 0–0 | |||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 253 (19 September 2011) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | Q2 (2007) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q1 (2008) | |||||||||||
US Open | Q1 (2008,2011) | |||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 154–214 | |||||||||||
Career titles | 4 ATP, 13 Challengers | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 30 (2 October 2017) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | 3R (2021) | |||||||||||
French Open | QF (2020) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | 3R (2017) | |||||||||||
US Open | QF (2017) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (2018) | |||||||||||
French Open | 1R (2014) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | 3R (2016) | |||||||||||
US Open | 2R (2017) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 6 February 2023. |
Benjamin Nicholas Monroe(born April 12, 1982) is an American former professionaltennis player.Monroe was a doubles specialist. He reached a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 30 on 2 October 2017 and won fourATP Tourdoubles titles and thirteenATP Challenger Tourtitles in his career.[1]
He briefly coached American playerJack Sockin the off season in 2022 and in 2023.[2][3]
College career
[edit]Monroe had a highly successful college career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2000 to 2004. His achievements include:
- University of North Carolina's Senior Male Student-Athlete of the Year (2003–2004)
- All-American Status (2003–2004)
- All-ACC Status (2002–2004)
- 2nd in all-time singles wins (100) at theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Recipient of theArthur AsheRegional Sportsmanship Award (2003–2004)
- National and Regional NCAA/ITFJohn Van NostrandSportsmanship Awards (2003–2004)
Professional career
[edit]2001
[edit]Nicholas competed in doubles in his first main-draw Futures match. He and partner (compatriot) Tripp Phillips lost in the first round of USA F21. This was the only tour event he competed in 2001.[1]
2002
[edit]Monroe reached the quarterfinals of his firstFutures tournamentin singles play, USA F11, played inPeoria, Illinoisin July.
2003
[edit]Nicholas won his first Futures doubles match, partnering Yannis Vlachos to the semifinals of Slovenia F1.[1]
2004: Turned Pro
[edit]After playing only four Futures events in 2003, Monroe played, from June, a full schedule in 2004. In his first doubles tournament of the year, he reached his first final, partneringJonathan Igbinovia.In August he reached his first singles semifinal, at Indonesia F2 inMakassar.In October, Monroe captured his first doubles Futures title, in doubles, partneringMárcio Torres,at Venezuela F3. He won a second two weeks later, Mexico F17, playing alongside Jeremy Wurtzman. Later in November, Monroe played in his firstChallenger tournament,thePuebla ChallengerinPuebla, Mexico,losing in the first round toSantiago González.In doubles, he and Wurtzman reached the semifinals. Three weeks later inGuadalajara,however, he won two Challenger matches to reach the quarterfinals.
2005
[edit]His first full year as a professional, Nicholas playedITFCircuit andUSTAPro Circuit events. He reached his first final and won his first singles title at theITFCircuit event in South Africa, when he defeated Stephen Mitchell. Highly successful in doubles, Nick won four titles in 2005: with Jeremy Wurtzman at theUSTAPro Circuit event in Orange Park, Florida; withIzak van der MerweatITFCircuit events inBotswanaandZimbabwe;and withSam Warburgat theITFCircuit event inIsrael.
Monroe competed in 29 events in 2005, all but one of which were Futures. He lost in the first round of his only main draw Challenger event singles match, toZack Fleishmanat the Cuenca Challenger. Monroe won his first singles title, South Africa F1 in late October, defeating Stephen Mitchell in the final.[1]
2006
[edit]Nicholas started the year by winning theITFCircuit title inCosta Rica.A month later, he won anotherITFtitle, this time inNigeria.He reached the semifinals of aUSTAPro Circuit event inLittle Rock,before reaching back-to-back finals in India. He lost toKaran RastogiinDelhiand defeatedSunil-Kumar SipaeyainDehradun.He reached anotherITFCircuit final in the fall in Japan, where he lost toSatoshi Iwabuchi.At the beginning of the year, Nick won consecutive doubles titles on theITFCircuit with partnerSam Warburgin Mexico andCosta Rica.[1]
2007
[edit]Nicholas began the year by attempting to qualify for the2007 Australian Open.He defeated Jeremy Chardy in his first round singles qualifying match. He reached consecutiveITFFutures events in Japan, where he lost toGouichi Motomuraboth times. He won two titles atITFFutures events in Mexico and won aUSTAPro Circuit event inRochester, New York,where he defeatedRobert Yimin the final. The fall of 2007 saw Monroe reach the semifinals ofUSTAPro Circuit events in Manchester, Texas, where he lost to eventual championMichael McClune,andWaikoloa, Hawaiiwhere he lost toLester Cook.He partnered withIzak van der Merweto win theUSTAPro Circuit doubles title inBrownsville, Texas.[1]
2012: Challenger circuit doubles success
[edit]Nicholas won the Challenger in Medellin, Colombia (doubles) with his partnerMaciek Sykut.
He also won two doubles Challengers in Mexico with German partner,Simon Stadler. [4]
2013–2015: First Three ATP doubles titles
[edit]Nicholas had his best year as a professional in 2013, finishing the year with a doublesRankingof World No. 53. In January 2013, Monroe and partnerRaven Klaasenmade it to the semifinals of the2013 Aircel Chennai Open,falling toBenoît PaireandStanislas Wawrinka,after a surprise quarterfinal win over the #1 SeedsMahesh BhupathiandDaniel Nestor. He then teamed up successfully withSimon Stadlerto play theCopa Claroin Buenos Aires, Argentina. They made it to the final, falling to the Italian pair ofFabio FogniniandSimone Bolelli.In July 2013, he won his first ATP title in doubles also with Stadler at the 250 level at the2013 Bastad Skistar Swedish Openand reached the final of the2013 Umag Openin Croatia also on clay.
2017–18: Continued doubles success: First Masters final & US Open quarterfinal, top 30 debut
[edit]Following three semi-final finishes in Chennai, Auckland and Quito all withArtem Sitak,Monroe reached a top 40 doubles ranking of No. 39 on 3 April 2017 after the biggest run of his career to the final of the2017 Miami OpenwithJack Sock.[5]He later peaked at a career-high of No. 30 on 2 October 2017 after reaching his ninth final at the2017 ATP Shenzhen OpenpartneringNikola Mektic.
PartneringArtem Sitakhe reached the third round at the2017 Wimbledon Championshipsfor their first time at this Major and in his career. WithJohn-Patrick Smithat the2017 US Open (tennis),he reached the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam also for the first time in his career.
The pair also won the title at the2018 Atlanta Open,and reached earlier in February 2018 the final at the2018 Delray Beach Open,Monroe’s tenth.
2019–2021: Thirteenth final, Second Major quarterfinal at the French Open
[edit]Monroe reached the final of the2019 Winston-Salem Openpartnering compatriotTennys Sandgren.
Partnering fellow AmericanTommy Paul,he also reached at the2020 French Openthe second doubles Grand Slam quarterfinal of his career.
He reached the third round at the2021 Australian Openfor the first time at this Major partnering compatriotFrances Tiafoe.
2022: Retirement
[edit]He entered the main draw at the2022 Wimbledon Championshipsas an alternate pair again with Tommy Paul.[6]He played his last match on the ATP tour at the2022 US Open (tennis)withKeegan Smith (tennis)ad a wildcard pair, where they lost toFabio FogniniandSimone Bolelliin the second round.
World TeamTennis
[edit]Nicholas has played three seasons withWorld TeamTennisstarting in 2006 when he debuted in the league with theSpringfield Lasers,followed by a season with theKansas City Explorersin 2012 and theWashington Kastlesin 2019. It was announced that he will re-joining theWashington Kastlesduring the 2020 WTT season set to begin July 12 atThe Greenbrier.[7]
Significant finals
[edit]ATP Masters 1000 finals
[edit]Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
[edit]Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2017 | Miami Open | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 3–6 |
ATP career finals
[edit]Doubles: 13 (4 titles, 9 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2013 | Argentina Open, Argentina |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 2013 | Swedish Open, Sweden |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, [10–3] |
Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2013 | Croatia Open, Croatia |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–5, [7–10] |
Win | 2–2 | Jul 2014 | Swedish Open, Sweden(2) |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(7–5),[10–7] |
Loss | 2–3 | Apr 2015 | Romanian Open, Romania |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, [15–17] |
Loss | 2–4 | Jul 2015 | Hall of Fame Open, United States |
250 Series | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [8–10] |
Win | 3–4 | Oct 2015 | Stockholm Open, Sweden |
250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–5 | Apr 2017 | Miami Open, United States |
Masters 1000 | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–6 | Oct 2017 | Shenzhen Open, China |
250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3–7 | Feb 2018 | Delray Beach Open, United States |
250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [8–10] |
Loss | 3–8 | May 2018 | Istanbul Open, Turkey |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [8–10] |
Win | 4–8 | Jul 2018 | Atlanta Open, United States |
250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6(7–5),[10–8] |
Loss | 4–9 | Aug 2019 | Winston-Salem Open, United States |
250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6),1–6, [3–10] |
ATP Challenger Tour finals
[edit]Doubles: 33 (13–20)
[edit]Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2005 | Joplin, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7),4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2006 | Yuba City,United States | Hard | ![]() |
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0–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Aug 2006 | Manta,Ecuador | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–4 | Jul 2007 | Winnetka,United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7),4–6 |
Loss | 0–5 | Sep 2007 | Donetsk, Ukraine | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–3, [6–10] |
Win | 1–5 | Jun 2008 | Yuba City, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–6 | Jul 2008 | Granby,Canada | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 1–6, [5–10] |
Loss | 1–7 | Sep 2008 | Waco, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
Win | 2–7 | Nov 2008 | Puebla,Mexico | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
Win | 3–7 | May 2010 | Carson,United States | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–3, [10–4] |
Loss | 3–8 | Oct 2010 | Sacramento,United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [7–10] |
Loss | 3–9 | Sep 2011 | Bangkok,Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–10 | Oct 2011 | Sacramento, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7),6–1, [5–10] |
Loss | 3–11 | Jan 2012 | Honolulu,United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 3–12 | Feb 2012 | Dallas,United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6),4–6, [17–19] |
Win | 4–12 | Apr 2012 | Barranquilla,Colombia | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
Win | 5–12 | Apr 2012 | San Luis Potosí,Mexico | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
Loss | 5–13 | May 2012 | Tunis,Tunisia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(1–7),3–6 |
Win | 6–13 | Jul 2012 | Milan,Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [11–9] |
Loss | 6–14 | Oct 2012 | Belém,Brazil | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 6–15 | Oct 2012 | San Juan,Argentina | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, [12–14] |
Win | 7–15 | Nov 2012 | Medellín,Colombia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 7–16 | May 2013 | Bordeaux,France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, [1–10] |
Win | 8–16 | Jun 2013 | Prostějov,Czech Republic | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 9–16 | Aug 2013 | San Marino,San Marino | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 9–17 | Oct 2013 | Rennes,France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
Win | 10–17 | Nov 2014 | Geneva,Switzerland | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–5, [10–6] |
Loss | 10–18 | May 2015 | Aix-en-Provence,France | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 11–18 | Jul 2015 | Winnetka, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Loss | 11–19 | Sep 2015 | Cary,United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(7–5),[4–10] |
Loss | 11–20 | Nov 2015 | Champaign,United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 12–20 | Mar 2016 | Irving,United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 5–7, [10–4] |
Win | 13–20 | Nov 2018 | Houston,United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(7–3),[10–5] |
Doubles performance timeline
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current after the2022 US Open.
Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 3–9 |
French Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | QF | 2R | 2R | 0 / 8 | 8–8 |
Wimbledon | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | NH | 1R | 2R | 0 / 9 | 6–9 |
US Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 11 | 6–11 |
Win–loss | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 0 / 37 | 23–37 |
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | NH | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | QF | F | 1R | A | NH | 1R | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | |
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | |
Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
Paris Masters | A | 2R | A | A | QF | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 7–6 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 14 | 12–14 |
Career statistics | |||||||||||||
Tournaments | 3 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 218 | |
Titles | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Finals | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
Overall win–loss | 2–3 | 15–16 | 13–23 | 17–22 | 20–29 | 32–31 | 21–28 | 10–19 | 6–9 | 11–24 | 7–11 | 154–214 | |
Year-end ranking | 79 | 53 | 65 | 55 | 52 | 30 | 65 | 100 | 74 | 98 | 182 | 42% |
References
[edit]- ^abcdef"Nicholas Monroe Player Activity".ATP World Tour.
- ^"Jack Sock Has New Coach But Loses Again · Tennis-Prose".RetrievedMarch 11,2023.
- ^"Sock Drops Monroe As Coach".March 23, 2023.
- ^"Nick Monroe Interview: Pro Doubles Player & Tennis Channel Analyst".November 25, 2020.
- ^"Monroe Riding High on Late Doubles Breakthrough | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^"Blumberg & Monroe Playing at Wimbledon".July 10, 2023.
- ^"World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020".WTT.June 16, 2020.
External links
[edit]- 1982 births
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- African-American tennis players
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- North Carolina Tar Heels men's tennis players
- Sportspeople from Oklahoma City
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- Sportspeople from Manhattan Beach, California
- Tennis players at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in tennis
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