Grant Silcock (born 21 May 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Silcock is currently Anglican Church Grammar School head tennis coach.
Career
Silcock was a doubles specialist and won the Hong Kong Open in 1999, partnering James Greenhalgh. The pair upset future Grand Slam winners Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor in the semi-finals. They won the final in a walkover, as one of their opponents, Andre Agassi, withdrew with a shoulder injury.[1]
His next best result on the ATP Tour was reaching the semi-finals of the Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia in 2001, with Jordan Kerr.
He made the second round of a Grand Slam on five occasions, once with Paul Kilderry as his partner, once with Dejan Petrovic and three times with Kerr. It was the furthest he would reach in a Grand Slam tournament, although he came close to a third round appearance in the 2002 French Open when he and Kerr lost a second set tiebreak which would have given them a win over Knowles/Nestor.[2]
The Australian made the occasional singles appearances on the Challenger and Futures circuit and reached a ranking of 536 in the world.[3]
ATP career finals
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 1999 | Hong Kong | Hard | ![]() |
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W/O |
Challenger titles
Doubles: (9)
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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1. | 1997 | Alpirsbach, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–4, 7–5 |
2. | 1998 | Winnetka, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
3. | 1999 | Dallas, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
4. | 1999 | Perth, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
5. | 2000 | Montauban, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
6. | 2001 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
7. | 2001 | Cordoba, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
8. | 2001 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
9. | 2002 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
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W/O |