Brent Larkham

Brent Larkham (born 8 January 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He is the elder brother of Todd Larkham, who also played professional tennis.

Brent Larkham
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1972-01-08) 8 January 1972
Canberra
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$144,612
Singles
Career record4–9
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 108 (26 Sep 1994)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (1994)
French Open1R (1994)
Doubles
Career record3–10
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 128 (30 Oct 1995
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (1994, 1995, 1996)
Wimbledon1R (1994)

Career

Larkham had the best performance of his career at the 1994 Australian Open, where he made a surprise run to the third round, as a wildcard. He won his opening match against Japanese qualifier Ryuso Tsujino in straight sets and also didn't drop a set in his second round meeting with 27th ranked Amos Mansdorf. In the third round he played Martin Damm but couldn't beat the Czech, losing in four sets.[1]

Also in 1994, Larkham made the second round of the Stella Artois Championships (Queen's), with a win over Patrick McEnroe, who was then ranked 66 in the world. He was then eliminated by Stefan Edberg.[2]

After retiring, due to a back injury, Larkham spent some time coaching his brother Todd and has also worked with Wayne Arthurs, Richard Fromberg and Paul Hanley. He is now head coach of the tennis program at the Australian Institute of Sports in Canberra.[3]

Challenger titles

Singles: (2)
No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. 1993 Launceston, Australia Carpet Nicklas Utgren 6–3, 4–6, 7–6
2. 1994 Tampere, Finland Clay Alejo Mancisidor 7–6, 1–6, 6–3

Doubles: (3)
No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
1. 1992 Bristol, Great Britain Grass Darren Kirk Kent Kinnear
Peter Nyborg		 3–6, 7–6, 6–4
2. 1993 Perth, Australia Grass Paul Kilderry Ben Ellwood
Mark Philippoussis		 7–6, 6–3
3. 1995 Fürth, Germany Clay Andrew Kratzmann Ken Flach
Kent Kinnear		 6–4, 6–7, 7–6

References
  1. "ITF Tennis Profile". Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  2. "ATP World Tour Profile". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  3. "Tennis Australia Profile". Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
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