Tristan Farron-Mahon (born 26 May 1987) is an Irish former professional tennis player.
| Country (sports) |  Ireland |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 May 1987 Dublin, Ireland |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $10,766 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 870 (2 Nov 2009) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 (Davis Cup) |
| Highest ranking | No. 501 (1 Mar 2010) |
A native of Dublin, Farron-Mahon relocated to Florida as a child for training and became a top-50 player on the ITF junior circuit.[1][2] During his junior career he partnered with Marin Čilić in doubles at Wimbledon and the pair won a title together in Roehampton.[3] He was named a National Junior Sports Star by the Irish Examiner for 2005.[4] Due to having a Swiss grandfather, there was purportedly some interest by Switzerland to have him switch allegiances.[5]
Farron-Mahon, who won three ITF Futures doubles titles, made a Davis Cup appearance for Ireland against Finland in Helsinki in 2006. He partnered Kevin Sorensen for the doubles rubber, which they lost to Tuomas Ketola and Jarkko Nieminen. In a professional career hampered by injury he attained best rankings of 870 in singles and 501 in doubles.[6]
ITF Futures finals
editDoubles: 7 (3–4)
edit| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2008 | Greece F3, Kalamata | Hard |  Bart Beks
|
 Neil Bamford Matthew Illingworth
|
3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2008 | Finland F1, Vierumäki | Clay |  Nick Trkulja
|
 Mait Künnap  Jordi Marse-Vidri
|
2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Mar 2009 | Portugal F1, Faro | Hard |  Richard Ruckelshausen
|
Agustin Boje-Ordonez Ignacio Coll Riudavets
|
3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Jul 2009 | Great Britain F8, Felixstowe | Grass |  Andreas Siljeström
|
Greg Jones Robert Smeets
|
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–4 | Jul 2009 | Great Britain F9, Frinton | Grass | Colin O'Brien
|
Neil Pauffley Marcus Willis
|
6–7(5), 7–6(3), [10–6] |
| Win | 2–4 | Aug 2009 | Latvia F1, Jūrmala | Clay |  Thomas Kromann
|
 Arturs Kazijevs Miķelis Lībietis
|
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–4 | Aug 2009 | Finland F1, Vierumäki | Clay | Andreas Siljeström
|
 Juho Paukku Patrik Rosenholm
|
6–3, 6–3 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Morgan, Nancy (12 October 1999). "12-year-old globe-trotter makes waves in America". Tampa Bay Times.
- ^ "Drive on for tennis sponsorship". Business Post. 18 June 2005.
- ^ Watterson, Johnny (29 June 2005). "Farron-Mahon bows out of singles and doubles". The Irish Times.
- ^ Leen, Tony (8 March 2006). "Irish Examiner reveals next generation of stars". Irish Examiner.
- ^ Hickey, Paddy (11 January 2006). "TENNIS: Farron-Mahon rejects Swiss advances". Irish Independent.
- ^ Hickey, Paddy (4 November 2010). "Racquets: Farron-Mahon ruled out after recurrence of foot injury". Irish Independent.