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Peter Leslie Doohan (2 May 1961 – 21 July 2017) was an Australian tennis player who won three consecutive Australian Hard Court Championships singles titles (1984, 1985, 1986), which remains an Open era record for that tournament.
Jul 23, 2017 · By The Associated Press. July 23, 2017. Peter Doohan, an Australian former tennis professional who became known as the Becker Wrecker after upsetting Boris Becker at Wimbledon in 1987, died on...
Jul 24, 2017 · Former tennis pro Peter Doohan, who created one of the biggest shocks in Wimbledon history in 1987, has died at the age of 56. The Australian passed away on Friday, just nine weeks after being...
Jul 22, 2017 · SYDNEY (AP) — Former tennis professional Peter Doohan, whose best-known victory was over Boris Becker at Wimbledon in 1987, has died aged 56, Tennis Australia said in a statement on Saturday. Doohan was diagnosed nine weeks ago with a particularly aggressive form of motor neurone disease.
Jul 22, 2017 · Australia. Newcastle. Sport. Tennis. Peter Doohan, who famously took down reigning champion Boris Becker at Wimbledon in 1987 while ranked 70th in the world, dies just nine weeks after being diagnosed with motor neuron disease.
Jul 22, 2017 · SYDNEY (AP) — Former tennis professional Peter Doohan, whose best-known victory was over Boris Becker at Wimbledon in 1987, has died aged 56, Tennis Australia said in a statement on Saturday....
Jul 22, 2017 · SYDNEY (AP) — Former tennis professional Peter Doohan, whose best-known victory was over Boris Becker at Wimbledon in 1987, has died aged 56, Tennis Australia said in a statement on Saturday....
Jul 22, 2017 · Doohan played in 19 Grand Slam tournaments, was ranked in the world’s top 50 and played for Australia in the Davis Cup, but he will be remembered above all for his extraordinary 7-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory over Becker at The Championships in 1987. To this day it remains one of the greatest shocks in Wimbledon history.
Jul 22, 2017 · Former Australian tennis player and coach Peter Doohan has died at the age of 56. Dubbed the "Becker Wrecker" after famously defeating two-time defending champion Boris Becker in 1987 at Wimbledon, Peter reached a career-high world ranking of No.43. Peter Doohan playing at Wimbledon in 1987 where he beat Boris Becker to make it into the final 16.
Defeated two-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker in the second round at 1987 Championships and moved into the ATP top 50. Jumped from 301 in 1986 to a career year-end best of 72 on the ATP computer in 1987. Earned a career-high $101,020 in 1987. Compiled only a 4-13 match record in 1988 and earned $75,197.
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