# Lawson Duncan

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{{short description|American tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name            = Lawson Duncan
| image                 = 
| country               = {{USA}}
| residence             = [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina)
| birth_date            = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1964|10|26}}
| birth_place           = [Asheville, North Carolina](/source/Asheville%2C_North_Carolina), US
| height                = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
| turnedpro             = 1984
| retired               = 1991
| plays                 = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney      = [$](/source/United_States_Dollar)514,450
| singlesrecord         = 105–110
| singlestitles         = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 47 (20 May 1985)
| AustralianOpenresult  =
| FrenchOpenresult      = 4R ([1989](/source/1989_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles))
| Wimbledonresult       = 1R ([1990](/source/1990_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles))
| USOpenresult          = 2R ([1989](/source/1989_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles))
| doublesrecord         = 11–31
| doublestitles         = 0
| highestdoublesranking = No. 182 (6 April 1987)
}}

'''Lawson Duncan''' (born October 26, 1964) is a retired [American](/source/United_States) [tennis](/source/tennis) player. The right-hander reached his highest [Association of Tennis Professionals](/source/Association_of_Tennis_Professionals) singles ranking on May 20, 1985, when he became world No. 47. His best performance in a [grand slam tennis tournament](/source/grand_slam_tennis_tournament) was the [1989 French Open](/source/1989_French_Open), where he reached the fourth round.

A pioneer of the heavy [topspin](/source/topspin) game, he was an [All-America](/source/All-America) at [Clemson University](/source/Clemson_University) his freshman year before turning pro.  He plays in exhibition matches against longtime friend and former pro [Tim Wilkison](/source/Tim_Wilkison) during special banquets in the [Asheville](/source/Asheville) area.

Duncan graduated from [Asheville High School](/source/Asheville_High_School) in 1983.

Since 2006 he has taught privately at Asheville Racquet Club-Downtown, located in West Asheville, North Carolina.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tennis Pros |url=https://ashevilleracquetclub.com/tennispros/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=Asheville Racquet Club |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Grand Prix / ATP career finals==

===Singles: 6 (0–6)===
{|class="sortable wikitable" 
!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W-L
!style="width:55px"|Date
!style="width:130px"|Tournament
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:140px"|Opponent
!style="width:100px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1
| Apr 1985
| Bari, Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [Claudio Panatta](/source/Claudio_Panatta)
| 2–6, 6–1, 6–7
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–2
| Apr 1985
| Marbella, Spain
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [Horacio de la Peña](/source/Horacio_de_la_Pe%C3%B1a)
| 0–6, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–3
| May 1985
| [Madrid](/source/Madrid_Tennis_Grand_Prix), Spain
| Clay
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [Andreas Maurer](/source/Andreas_Maurer_(tennis))
| 5–7, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–4
| Jul 1988
| [Boston](/source/1988_U.S._Pro_Tennis_Championships), US
| Clay
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [Thomas Muster](/source/Thomas_Muster)
| 2–6, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–5
| May 1989
| [Charleston](/source/1989_U.S._Men's_Clay_Court_Championships), US
| Clay
| {{flagicon|USA}} [Jay Berger](/source/Jay_Berger)
| 4–6, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–6
| Jun 1990
| Florence, Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [Magnus Larsson](/source/Magnus_Larsson)
| 7–6, 5–7, 0–6
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{ATP}}
* {{ITF}}

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Category:1964 births
Category:Living people
Category:American male tennis players
Category:Clemson Tigers men's tennis players
Category:Sportspeople from Asheville, North Carolina
Category:Tennis players from North Carolina
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

{{US-tennisbio-stub}}

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