Doug Burke (tennis)
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Jamaica| Country (sports) | Jamaica |
|---|---|
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Born | 25 July 1963 Kingston, Jamaica |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 1986 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $40,488 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 8–9 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 175 (14 Nov 1988) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–8 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 262 (26 Feb 1990) |
Douglas Burke (born 25 July 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Jamaica.[1]
Burke was the Canadian Junior Champion in both the Under-18s and Under-21 categories.[2]
The Jamaican born player competed in collegiate tennis for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in the early 1980s and was an NCAA All-American on five occasions, for singles in 1981 and for both singles and doubles in 1982 and 1983. He and Ken Flach were the 1982 NCAA Division II doubles champions.[2]
Burke began representing the Jamaican team in Davis Cup competition in 1987. He went on to appear in a total of 18 ties, before retiring in 1995. Of his 36 rubbers, Burke won 20, 11 in singles and nine in doubles. His partnership with fellow Canadian-Jamaican player Karl Hale, which resulted in eight wins, remains a national record.[3]
In 1988, at New York's OTB Open, Burke became the first Jamaican to reach a quarter-final on the Grand Prix tennis circuit. He had wins over Jim Gurfein and Martin Blackman, before falling in the quarter-finals to Pete Sampras.[2] The following year he was also a quarter-finalist at the BP National Championships in Wellington, beating Peter Doohan and David Lewis.[2]