Mark Farrell (tennis)

Mark Farrell (6 May 1953 – 26 November 2018)^[1] was a British professional tennis player.

Mark Farrell

Country (sports)	Great Britain
Born	(1953-05-06)6 May 1953 Liverpool, England
Died	26 November 2018(2018-11-26) (aged 65)
Plays	Left-handed
Singles
Career record	11–38
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 120 (20 Dec 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1974)
French Open	1R (1975)
Wimbledon	2R (1976)
US Open	1R (1974)
Doubles
Career record	13–31
Career titles	0
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1973)
French Open	1R (1973)
Wimbledon	2R (1973)
US Open	1R (1974)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	F (1974)
US Open	QF (1974)

Career

Farrell and Lesley Charles were mixed doubles finalists at the 1974 Wimbledon Championships.^[2] In 1974, he was also a losing finalist at a WCT event in London and represented Great Britain in a Davis Cup tie against Iran. He played the doubles rubber with John Lloyd, and they won.^[3] Farrell scored a win against Björn Borg at the 1973 NSW Championships.^[4] Two years later, he scored a victory over Stan Smith at Nottingham.^[5]

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	1974	Wimbledon	Grass	Lesley Charles	Owen Davidson Billie Jean King	3–6, 7–9

WCT career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	1974	London, Great Britain	Hard	John Lloyd	Ove Nils Bengtson Björn Borg	6–7, 3–6

References

1. "Mark Farrell: 1953-2018". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). 29 November 2018.
2. ITF Pro Circuit Profile
3. Davis Cup Profile
4. The Age, "Borg movie plan for Open", 13 July 1978, p. 25
5. ATP World Tour Profile