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Russell Barlow
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<h2 id="biography">Biography</h2> <p>Barlow, a left-handed player from <a href="/facts/Toowoomba/LALVSbFH">Toowoomba</a>, twice finished runner-up at the Australian Junior Championships, in the Under-14s and Under-16s age groups. He made the quarter-finals of the boys' event at the <a href="/facts/1980_Australian_Open/xfDkUuGt">1980 Australian Open</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> </p><p>During the 1980s, Barlow competed professionally on the international circuit. He had <a href="/facts/Grand_Prix_tennis_circuit/sypB9nXe">Grand Prix</a> wins over <a href="/facts/Kim_Warwick/kb9bfW9U">Kim Warwick</a> at the <a href="/facts/GWA_Mazda_Tennis_Classic/codH1kzV">GWA Mazda Tennis Classic</a> in Brisbane in 1983, <a href="/facts/Wojciech_Fibak/4ryDy0Pc">Wojciech Fibak</a> in the <a href="/facts/1985_Grand_Prix_de_Tennis_de_Toulouse/PvQzYm5U">1985 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse</a> and <a href="/facts/Magnus_Gustafsson/IP2wVNlg">Magnus Gustafsson</a>, seventh seed at the <a href="/facts/1988_Donnay_Indoor_Championships/yeaYz5cv">1988 Donnay Indoor Championships</a> in Brussels.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> At the <a href="/facts/1988_Australian_Open/5ERUXxhU">1988 Australian Open</a> he qualified for the main draw of a <a href="/facts/Grand_Slam_(tennis)/ByjyRGUW">Grand Slam</a> for the only time and lost in the first round to West German <a href="/facts/Carl-Uwe_Steeb/wK9AKwzM">Carl-Uwe Steeb</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>As a doubles player his best result came when he made the semi-finals with <a href="/facts/Carl_Limberger/l6U2Y8xH">Carl Limberger</a> at Bordeaux in 1985. He played doubles at the Australian Open, French Open and <a href="/facts/The_Championships%2c_Wimbledon/pjbvc99T">Wimbledon Championships</a>. In 1987, his only appearance at Wimbledon, he and partner <a href="/facts/Harald_Rittersbacher/1fTbY8fR">Harald Rittersbacher</a> were drawn against top seeds <a href="/facts/Guy_Forget/YCAILC0T">Guy Forget</a> and <a href="/facts/Yannick_Noah/ttTzemhj">Yannick Noah</a> in the opening round.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p><p>In 1989 he won two <a href="/facts/ATP_Challenger_Tour/4RFI7HKT">Challenger</a> titles, the first at <a href="/facts/Croydon/5D2Assbk">Croydon</a>, in the doubles event with Swede <a href="/facts/Ville_Jansson/ds33fQtg">Ville Jansson</a>. He then claimed the singles title at Singapore, over <a href="/facts/Neil_Borwick/Qn9RTQsh">Neil Borwick</a> in the final, just weeks after he finished runner-up to the same player in <a href="/facts/Kuala_Lumpur/2dCzRWjL">Kuala Lumpur</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p><p>A member of the <a href="/facts/Association_of_Tennis_Professionals/156Psd62">ATP</a> board in the 1990s, Barlow also worked as an ATP executive in <a href="/facts/Montreal/uQQaWd1b">Montreal</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> He is now involved in coaching.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="challenger-titles">Challenger titles</h2> <h3>Singles: (1)</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>No.</th><th>Year</th><th>Tournament</th><th>Surface</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Score</th></tr><tr><td>1.</td><td>1989</td><td><a href="/facts/Singapore/CQDkhUvD">Singapore</a></td><td>Hard</td><td><a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq"></a> <a href="/facts/Neil_Borwick/Qn9RTQsh">Neil Borwick</a></td><td>7–6, 4–6, 6–3</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Doubles: (1)</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>No.</th><th>Year</th><th>Tournament</th><th>Surface</th><th>Partner</th><th>Opponents</th><th>Score</th></tr><tr><td>1.</td><td>1989</td><td><a href="/facts/Croydon/5D2Assbk">Croydon</a>, Great Britain</td><td>Carpet</td><td><a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj"></a> <a href="/facts/Ville_Jansson/ds33fQtg">Ville Jansson</a></td><td><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Mike_De_Palmer/gnppd3me">Mike De Palmer</a><a href="/facts/South_Africa/vvXQpLgq"></a> <a href="/facts/Byron_Talbot/TAbAv6nn">Byron Talbot</a></td><td>2–6, 6–3, 7–5</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/B010/overview">Russell Barlow</a> at the <a href="/facts/Association_of_Tennis_Professionals/156Psd62">Association of Tennis Professionals</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/russell-barlow/800177002/aus">Russell Barlow</a> at the <a href="/facts/International_Tennis_Federation/gnJnhXjr">International Tennis Federation</a> </li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"ITF Tennis – Juniors – Player Profile – Barlow, Russell (AUS)". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2016. <a href="http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10000086" target="_blank">http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10000086</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"G.W.A. Classic". The Canberra Times. 5 October 1983. Retrieved 19 March 2016. <a href="http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/116410361" target="_blank">http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/116410361</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – Toulouse – 07 October – 13 October 1985". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2016. <a href="http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010003376" target="_blank">http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010003376</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Belgian Indoor Brussels, Belgium (AP)". Santa Cruz Sentinel. 23 November 1988. p. 16. Retrieved 19 March 2016. <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/68335615/" target="_blank">https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/68335615/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Melbourne, Australia". Asbury Park Press. 12 January 1988. p. 38. Retrieved 19 March 2016. <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/148137166/" target="_blank">https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/148137166/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Tennis Results". United Press International. 27 June 1987. Retrieved 19 March 2016. <a href="http://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/06/27/Tennis-ResultsNEWLN35-million-All-England-Championships-at-Wimbledon-England-June-27/3197551764800/" target="_blank">http://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/06/27/Tennis-ResultsNEWLN35-million-All-England-Championships-at-Wimbledon-England-June-27/3197551764800/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Barlow triumphs over Borwick". The Straits Times. 20 August 1989. p. 32. Retrieved 19 March 2016. <a href="http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Issue/straitstimes19890820.aspx" target="_blank">http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Issue/straitstimes19890820.aspx</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Pearce, Linda (9 December 2006). "Australian tennis: on life support". The Age. Retrieved 19 March 2016. <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/news/tennis/australian-tennis-on-life-support/2006/12/08/1165081155601.html" target="_blank">http://www.theage.com.au/news/tennis/australian-tennis-on-life-support/2006/12/08/1165081155601.html</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Smith, Patrick (19 January 2008). "Australia not courting much success". The Australian. Fox Sports Australia. Retrieved 19 March 2016. <a href="http://www.foxsports.com.au/tennis/australia-not-courting-much-success/story-e6frf4mu-1111115352640" target="_blank">http://www.foxsports.com.au/tennis/australia-not-courting-much-success/story-e6frf4mu-1111115352640</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Proszenko, Adrian (24 January 2010). "Switch to football shows how game is failing the young". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 March 2016. <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/switch-to-football-shows-how-game-is-failing-the-young-20100123-mrkh.html" target="_blank">http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/switch-to-football-shows-how-game-is-failing-the-young-20100123-mrkh.html</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>