| Al Parker | |
| Country: |  United States |
| Residence: | Claxton, Georgia |
| Birth Date: | 22 December 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Savannah, Georgia |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in |
| Turnedpro: | 1991 |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | $32,734 |
| Singlesrecord: | 1–10 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 261 (August 10, 1987) |
| Usopenresult: | 1R (1986, 1987) |
| Doublesrecord: | 2–7 |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 307 (February 1, 1993) |
Middleton Albert "Al" Parker (born December 22, 1968) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.[1]
Parker attended Pinewood Christian Academy, where his tennis talents were recognized during middle school.[2]
Parker won 25 USTA titles during his junior career.[3] He made the boys' quarterfinals at the 1985 US Open and was runner-up to Javier Sánchez in the 1986 Orange Bowl (18s).[4]
He twice appeared in the men's singles draw of the US Open, in 1986, when he lost in the opening round to 13th seed Anders Järryd and 1987, when he lost a four set first round match to Tarik Benhabiles.[3] He was a silver medalist at the 1987 Pan American Games and was a finalist at a Raleigh Challenger tournament in the same year.[3]
Parker played collegiate tennis at the University of Georgia and reached the NCAA Division One singles semifinals in 1988. He was named the Academic All-American of the Year in 1990-91.[5]
In the early 1990s he played professionally but was constantly hampered by injuries.[6]
After his career, he earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.[7]