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Arkie Engle

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Arkie Engle
Full nameArthur Knapp Engle
Country (sports) United States
Born (1965-12-19) 19 December 1965 (age 58)
Boston, U.S.
PlaysLeft-handed
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 287 (Dec 4, 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (1989, 1990)
Doubles
Career record1–1
Highest rankingNo. 283 (Oct 16, 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQ2 (1990)

Arthur Knapp Engle (born December 19, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player.[1]

A left-handed player from Boston, Engle attended Harvard University and competed in varsity tennis. He earned ITA All-American honors for doubles in 1985 and was named the Region I Senior Player of the Year in 1988.[2]

Engle, now an attorney, featured briefly on the professional tour after Harvard and had a best singles ranking of 287. He was a semi-finalist at the 1989 Bossonnens Challenger and made two qualifying draw appearances at Wimbledon. In his only Grand Prix main draw he reached the doubles second round of the 1989 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships.

ATP Challenger finals

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Doubles: 1 (0–1)

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Result    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Aug 1989 Winnetka, United States Hard United States Bill Benjes Sweden Ville Jansson
United States Scott Warner
7–6, 4–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ Levine, David (December 28, 1987). "Indoor Tennis Championships To Begin Today". Washington Post.
  2. ^ Lartigue, Michael J. (May 18, 1988). "Bland, Henikoff Ousted at NCAAs". The Harvard Crimson.
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