Mark Turpin
- August 6, 2021
- 64 years
About Mark Turpin
Mark Turpin, 64, American tennis player.
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|Mark Russell Turpin (February 4, 1957 – August 6, 2021) was an American professional tennis player.
Turpin, born in Clinton, Oklahoma, was the middle son of Texas Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Jack Turpin and a brother of professional tennis player Jeff Turpin. Raised in Dallas, Turpin was a main draw qualifier for the 1978 US Open and played collegiate tennis for Southern Methodist University, earning All-American honors as a senior in 1979. He competed briefly in professional tennis and had a best singles world ranking of 211.
Grand Prix career finals
Doubles: 2 (0–2)
ATP Challenger finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Personal life
Turpin spent his life post tennis in New Braunfels, Texas. He had four children with wife Kathleen and died in 2021, at the age of 64.
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