Martin Wostenholme, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Martin Wostenholme

Canadian tennis player

Date of Birth: 11-Oct-1962

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Profession: tennis player

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Martin Wostenholme

  • Martin Wostenholme (born October 11, 1962) is a Canadian former touring professional tennis and Davis Cup player.
  • A right-handed predominantly base-line player, Wostenholme was from 1981 to 1984 a four-time All-Ivy Leaguer in singles at Yale University.
  • He had a career ATP singles high ranking of world No.
  • 84, which he attained in November 1985.
  • His career ATP tour win-lost record stands at 49 and 84. Wostenholme had his best results on clay; a semi-finals appearance at the Guaruja, Brazil Grand Prix event in 1988 and 1991; a quarter-finals showing in the Stuttgart Outdoor Grand Prix event in 1989; and a semi-finalist in the Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix event in 1990.
  • Wostenholme was the first Canadian to win a match at each of the four Grand Slam events, reaching the second rounds of the 1985 U.S.
  • Open, the 1986 French Open and Wimbledon Championships, and the 1990 Australian Open. In Davis Cup, Wostenholme had a career singles win-lose record of 12 and 8.
  • He was a member of Canada's first ever squad to play the World Group, in 1991/92. Wostenholme was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and resided in nearby Oakville.
  • He was inducted into the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2003.

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