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Wikipedia / Mike Machette

Michael "Mike" Machette (born January 27, 1951) is an American former professional tennis player. He was active on the international circuit during the 1970s. He enjoyed his highest level of success in doubles. He finished runner-up at three doubles events.

Tennis career

Machette reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 90 on January 3, 1977. His best singles performances at the Grand Slam level were second-round appearances at the US Open in 1972 and 1974, and at Wimbledon in 1973 and 1978.

In doubles, Machette achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 90 on January 2, 1978. His best Grand Slam run took place at the 1972 Wimbledon Championships, where he partnered with Mexican player Raúl Ramírez to reach the quarterfinals.

At the 1976 US Open, he played doubles with American James Delaney, and they defeated Americans Steve Turner and Steve Siegel in the first round. However, they lost to the Indian brothers Anand Amritraj and Anand Amritraj in the second round. In his career, Machette reached three doubles finals on the ATP Tour, finishing as the runner-up in all of them.

Career finals

Doubles runners-up (3)

Result

W/L

Date

Tournament

Surface

Partner

Opponent

Score

Loss

0–1

Aug 1974

Merion, U.S.

Grass

Fred McNair

Roy Barth Humphrey Hose

6–7, 2–6

Loss

0–2

Sep 1977

Los Angeles, U.S.

Hard

Tom Leonard

Sandy Mayer Frew McMillan

2–6, 3–6

Loss

0–3

Apr 1978

Houston WCT, U.S.

Clay

Tom Leonard

Wojtek Fibak Tom Okker

5–7, 5–7

References