Egan Adams Explained

Egan Adams
Fullname:Egan Adams
Birth Date:15 June 1959
Birth Place:Miami Beach, Florida
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$65,640
Singlesrecord:9–25
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 109 (January 3, 1983)
Frenchopenresult:1R (1985)
Usopenresult:1R (1982)
Doublesrecord:12–24
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 91 (April 29, 1985)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (1985)
Usopendoublesresult:1R (1985)

Egan Adams (born June 15, 1959) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Biography

Adams, a native of Miami, went to Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame High School, before competing professionally in the 1980s.[1] [2]

His best result on the Grand Prix circuit was reaching the doubles final of the 1982 Quito Open, with Rocky Royer.[3] In 1982 he also made his first US Open main draw appearance, a first round loss to Mark Edmondson, as well as the quarter-finals in Brazil, his best singles performance in a Grand Prix tournament.[4] [5]

At the 1985 French Open he featured in both the singles and men's doubles event. He lost to Andrei Chesnokov in the opening round of the singles and in the doubles he and partner Stanislav Birner had to face second seeds Ken Flach and Robert Seguso.[6] [7] He also played at the 1985 US Open, in the men's doubles with Mark Wooldridge.[8]

Adams won two Challenger titles in doubles, the second in Lagos in 1985. The title in Lagos came in the same month that he won a match against a young Thomas Muster in another Nigerian Challenger tournament.

He was a highly ranked player on the ITF senior's tour for many years.[9] [10]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1981Reus, SpainClay Robbie Venter6–7, 6–4, 6–4
2.1985Lagos, NigeriaClay Mark Wooldridge Peter Elter
Peter Feigl
6–4, 6–4

Notes and References

  1. News: Adams Wins Tournament. Bricker. Charles. October 22, 2006. Sun-Sentinel. 22 March 2016. 2016-04-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20160406113543/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2006-10-22/sports/0610210316_1_gold-ball-egan-adams-lauderdale-tennis-club. dead.
  2. News: Spartans down by 1. Forrer. Greg. April 25, 1975. St. Petersburg Times. 5–C. 22 March 2016.
  3. News: Scoreboard. November 9, 1982. The San Bernardino County Sun. 17. 22 March 2016.
  4. News: Scoreboard. September 1, 1982. Santa Cruz Sentinel. 19. 22 March 2016.
  5. Web site: ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Itaparica - 22 November - 27 November 1982. International Tennis Federation. 22 March 2016.
  6. News: Russian Teen-Ager Pulls Off Upset. May 31, 1985. Ocala Star-Banner. 1C. 22 March 2016.
  7. News: ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - French Open - 27 May - 09 June 1985. International Tennis Federation. 22 March 2016.
  8. News: Scoreboard. August 31, 1985. Detroit Free Press. 35. 22 March 2016.
  9. Web site: Four Floridians Named to USA International Teams. February 12, 2007. USTA Florida. 22 March 2016.
  10. Web site: ITF Tennis - Seniors - Player Profile - Adams, Egan (USA). International Tennis Federation. 23 March 2016.