Ross Matheson (tennis)

Ross Matheson
Country (sports) United Kingdom Great Britain
Born (1970-05-27) 27 May 1970
Glasgow, Scotland
Height 6'5" (196 cm)
Turned pro 1992
Plays Right-handed
Prize money $79,011
Singles
Career record 1-4
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 241 (12 Jun 1995)
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon 1R (1993, 1995)
Doubles
Career record 2-5
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 216 (28 Aug 1995)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (1995, 1996)

Ross Matheson (born 27 May 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Scotland.[1]

College tennis

Matheson played collegiate tennis in the United States, first at the University of Oklahoma and then Arizona State University.[2]

Professional career

Matheson had the best win of his professional career at the 1993 Stella Artois Championships (Queen's), where he defeated 13th seed Jakob Hlasek in the opening round, despite being ranked 563rd in the world.[2][3]

He appeared in the main singles draw at Wimbledon twice and was beaten in the first round on each occasion, to Joao Cunha-Silva in 1993 and David Wheaton in 1995, both in four sets.[2]

He is the club manager at AELTC (2015)

Personal life

Matheson is the son of Harry Matheson, who competed in the 1963 Wimbledon Championships. His mother Carole was also a tennis player.[2]

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. 1994 United Kingdom Bristol, Great Britain Grass Germany Arne Thoms 6-3, 6-4

Doubles: (1)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
1. 1995 United States Bronx, United States Hard Australia Jamie Holmes New Zealand Steven Downs
New Zealand James Greenhalgh
6-3, 5-7, 6-3

References

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