Mark Draper (tennis), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Mark Draper (tennis)

tennis player

Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1971

Place of Birth: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Profession: tennis player

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Mark Draper (tennis)

  • Mark Draper (born 11 February 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.Draper competed in the singles draw of three Grand Slams.
  • He lost his opening match at both of his Australian Open appearances, to Nicolas Kiefer in 1998 and Mark Woodforde in 1999.
  • However, in the 1998 Wimbledon Championships, Draper recorded a win over fourth seed Greg Rusedski.
  • Draper had lost the first set of the match but won the second and was a break up in the third when rain intervened.
  • When they returned the following day, Rusedski, who had been playing with an ankle injury from two weeks prior, was forced to withdraw.
  • The Australian was defeated by Todd Martin in the second round.He is the elder brother of fellow tennis professional Scott Draper and the pair reached the doubles quarter-finals at the 1995 Legg Mason Tennis Classic.
  • In the round of 16 they scored an upset win over two time Wimbledon finalists Grant Connell and Patrick Galbraith.
  • The brothers were given a wildcard entry in the 2000 Australian Open and they made it into the second round, with a win over South Americans Jaime Oncins and Daniel Orsanic.

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