Buff Farrow (born May 28, 1967) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Buff Farrow
Full nameBuff Farrow
Country (sports) United States
Born (1967-05-28) May 28, 1967 (age 57)
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Prize money$39,624
Singles
Career record2–4
Highest rankingNo. 224 (July 9, 1990)
Doubles
Career record2–3
Highest rankingNo. 294 (September 12, 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open2R (1988)

Biography

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Born in Wichita, Farrow won the United States Amateur Championships in 1986 and played tennis for the UCLA Bruins. His collegiate career included making both the singles semi-finals and doubles final of the 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships.[1]

Farrow competed in the men's doubles draw at the 1988 US Open with Greg Van Emburgh and made it to the second round, in what would be his only grand slam main draw appearance.

As a professional player he had the biggest win of his career at the 1993 Volvo International in New Haven, where he beat former world number one Mats Wilander, who was making a comeback to the tour.[2]

Challenger titles

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Doubles: (1)

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No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1988 Seattle, U.S. Hard   Jim Gurfein   Patrick Galbraith
  Brian Garrow
6–1, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Men's Tennis : Weiss Coasts; Garrow Outlasts Farrow in All-UCLA Semifinal". Los Angeles Times. May 28, 1988. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Wilander Downplays Comeback". Hartford Courant. August 18, 1993. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
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