Todd Larkham

Todd Larkham (born 13 October 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He is the younger brother of Brent Larkham, a former player who coached him towards the end of his career.[1]

Todd Larkham
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceMelbourne
Born (1974-10-13) 13 October 1974
Canberra, Australia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1993
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$306,108
Singles
Career record3–14
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 136 (8 September 2003)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (2003)
French Open1R (2003)
Wimbledon2R (1997)
US Open1R (1997)
Doubles
Career record3–10
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 168 (14 December 1998)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (1996, 1998)
Wimbledon1R (1995)

Career

Larkham twice made the second round of a Grand Slam singles draw, both times as a qualifier. His first victory came against Ctislav Doseděl at the 1997 Wimbledon Championships, in four sets, after losing the first. In the 2003 Australian Open he defeated Cecil Mamiit to set up a second round meeting with tournament favourite Lleyton Hewitt. He was easily defeated by the top seeded Hewitt, only able to win two games for the match. It was the second time he faced the world number one at their home Grand Slam, having lost to Pete Sampras in the 1997 US Open.[2]

Challenger Titles

Singles: (1)
No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. 2003 Scheveningen, Netherlands Clay Diego Veronelli 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–4

Doubles: (2)
No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
1. 1998 Olbia, Italy Hard Chris Wilkinson Thomas Shimada
Filippo Veglio		 3–6, 6–3, 7–6
2. 2002 Grenoble, France Hard Michael Tebbutt Massimo Bertolini
Cristian Brandi		 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

References
  1. ATP World Tour Profile
  2. ITF Tennis Profile
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