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Jeff Arons

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Jeff Arons
Full nameJeff Arons
Country (sports) United States
Born (1960-04-07) April 7, 1960 (age 64)
Portola Valley, California, U.S.
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 277 (June 17, 1985)
Doubles
Career record2-4
Highest rankingNo. 173 (October 21, 1985)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1985)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open1R (1986)

Jeff Arons (born April 7, 1960) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Biography

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Arons, a California native, was an All-American tennis player at Stanford University. He won a gold medal partnering John Sevely in the doubles at the 1983 Summer Universiade in Edmonton, Canada.

From 1985 to 1986, Arons competed on the professional tennis tour. His best performance in a Grand Prix tournament was a quarter-final appearance in the doubles at the 1986 Toronto Indoor.[1]

Arons made two grand slam main draw appearances, in the men's doubles at the 1985 Australian Open and mixed doubles at the 1986 Wimbledon Championships.

In 1988 he co-founded Stanford based non profit summer tennis program East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring.[2]

Challenger titles

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Doubles: (1)

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No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1985 Kaduna, Nigeria Clay United States Richard Akel Zimbabwe Haroon Ismail
Greece Fotis Vazeos
6–3, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Toronto Indoor - 03 February - 09 February 1986". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring to leave Stanford campus". Palo Alto Online. June 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
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