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American tennis player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas Karp (born October 13, 1946) is an American former professional tennis player.
Full name | Thomas H. Karp |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Born | October 13, 1946 |
Singles | |
Career record | 2–4 |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1973) |
US Open | 2R (1967) |
Karp played tennis for University High School.[1] Stan Smith beat him in the Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament 1964 Boys’ High School final.[1]
Karp, a top-10 nationally ranked junior from Los Angeles, represented the U.S. Junior Davis Cup team and during the late 1960s played for the UCLA Bruins in varsity tennis.[2][3] He earned All-American honors for the Bruins in 1968, during which year he was co-captain of the team.[4] His professional career included an appearance in the singles main draw of the 1973 Wimbledon Championships.[5]
At the 1969 Maccabiah Games in Israel, he and partner Peter Fishbach were defeated by American Davis Cup player Allen Fox and Ronald Goldman in the semifinals.[6]
During the 1972 Portuguese International Championships, he defeated Nicola Pietrangeli, who had previously won twice at the French Open.
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