Matt Doyle (tennis)
American tennis player
Matthew Doyle (1954 or 1955 – 8 February 2025) was an American-Irish professional tour tennis player. His best result was reaching the fourth round of the US Open in 1982. He was also a long-time Irish Davis Cup player. After retiring from playing, he was Ireland's coach for several years.
Early life and education
Matthew Doyle was born in California in 1954 or 1955. He was of Irish descent.
He studied economics at Yale University, graduating in 1978. Doyle played at different times basketball, golf and tennis while at university.
Tour overview
Doyle defeated Ricardo Acuña, Mark Edmondson and Hans Simonsson, all in four sets, to reach the Round of 16 at the 1982 US Open, where he went down to another American of Irish descent, John McEnroe, in straight sets. He won one singles tour title, the 1983 Cologne Grand Prix, and reached a career high singles ranking of world No.
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