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Peter Clarke

Country (sports)	Ireland
Born	(1979-07-08) 8 July 1979 (age 45) Dublin, Ireland
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	1998
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$74,290
Singles
Career record	3–5
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 229 (21 Oct 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (1998, 1999)
French Open	Q1 (2003)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2003)
US Open	Q3 (2003)
Doubles
Career record	1–0
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 883 (20 Nov 2000)

Peter Clarke (born 8 July 1979) is a former professional tennis player from Ireland.

Clarke made the round of 16 in the boys' singles event at the 1996 Australian Open.

He appeared in seven Davis Cup ties for Ireland, playing 12 rubbers, of which he won six.

The number one ranked Irish player for much of his career, Clarke played on the ITF Men's Circuit and ATP Challenger Circuit.

Finals

Singles

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	11 November 2001	Beaumaris, Australia	Hard	Scott Draper	1–6, 6–7
Runner-up	2.	18 November 2001	Frankston, Australia	Hard	Peter Luczak	4–6, 6–1, 4–6
Winner	1.	23 June 2002	Berkeley, United States	Hard	Lazar Magdinčev	6–2, 7–6
Runner-up	3.	17 August 2002	London, Great Britain	Hard	Mike Scheidweiler	6–4, 1–6, 1–6
Winner	2.	30 March 2003	Mobile, United States	Hard	Michael Joyce	7–6, 6–4
Winner	3.	27 April 2003	Bergamo, Italy	Clay	Andrea Stoppini	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	4 May 2003	Bournemouth, Great Britain	Clay	Tomáš Berdych	1–6, 4–6
Winner	4.	21 July 2007	Yerevan, Armenia	Hard	Mikhail Elgin	5–7, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	25 August 2007	Helsinki, Finland	Hard	Raphael Durek	Ikaika Jobe Ryan Stotland	4–6, 6–3, 2–6

References

1. ITF Pro Circuit Profile
2. ITF Junior Profile
3. Davis Cup Profile
4. New York Times, "The Hopes of Ireland Rest On a Player Rated 329th", 21 August 2003, Ron Dicker
5. ATP World Tour Profile

• 1979 births
• Living people
• Irish male tennis players
• Tennis players from Dublin (city)