{{short description|Australian tennis player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}} {{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Wayne Hampson | image = | caption = | country = {{flagicon|AUS}} Australia | residence = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1957|8|23}} | birth_place = Monto, Queensland<br />Australia | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|cm=183}} | turnedpro = | plays = Right-handed | careerprizemoney = | singlesrecord = 11–31 | singlestitles = 0 | highestsinglesranking = No. 174 (4 January 1982) | AustralianOpenresult = 2R (1982) | Wimbledonresult = 1R (1980, 1983) | doublesrecord = 33–57 | doublestitles = 0 | highestdoublesranking = No. 109 (25 June 1984) | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1982) | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984) | WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (1983) }} '''Wayne Hampson''' (born 23 August 1957) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.<ref>[http://www.itftennis.com/ProCircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10002257 ITF Pro Circuit: Wayne Hampson]</ref>
==Career== Hampson competed in the main singles draw of the Australian Open three times and Wimbledon twice, without managing to register a win.<ref name=ATP>[http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Ha/W/Wayne-Hampson.aspx ATP World Tour: Wayne Hampson]</ref> The closest he got was at the 1982 Australian Open, where he received a first round bye, before a five set loss in the second round to Eric Sherbeck, the last decided in a tiebreak.<ref name=ATP/> He had more success in the doubles, making the third round at the 1982 Australian Open (with Broderick Dyke) and the 1983 Wimbledon Championships (with Chris Johnstone).<ref name=ATP/>
He was a doubles finalist at the 1982 Melbourne Indoor tournament, the 1982 South Australian Open and the 1984 Lorraine Open, but lost them all.<ref name=ATP/> On the singles circuit, Hampson had his best performance in 1980, making a quarter-final appearance in Perth.<ref name=ATP/> He had a win over Kim Warwick at the Sydney Outdoor in 1981 and beat John Alexander en route to the round of 16 at Queen's in 1982.<ref name=ATP/>
==Grand Prix/WCT career finals==
===Doubles: 3 (0–3)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:50px"|Date !style="width:140px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:135px"|Partner !style="width:135px"|Opponents !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |0–1 |Dec 1982 |Adelaide, Australia |Grass |{{flagicon|AUS}} Broderick Dyke |{{flagicon|AUS}} Pat Cash <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Johnstone |3–6, 7–6, 6–7 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |0–2 |Jan 1983 |Melbourne, Australia |Grass |{{flagicon|AUS}} Broderick Dyke |{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Eddie Edwards <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} Jonathan Smith |6–7, 3–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |0–3 |Mar 1984 |Metz, France |Hard |{{flagicon|AUS}} Wally Masur |{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Eddie Edwards <br /> {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Danie Visser |6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |}
==Challenger titles==
===Doubles: (2)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97% !style="width:20px"|No. !style="width:30px"|Year !style="width:165px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:130px"|Partner !style="width:130px"|Opponents !style="width:90px" class="unsortable"|Score |- |1. |1980 |Turin, Italy |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Jai DiLouie |{{flagicon|USA}} Dave Siegler<br />{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Robbie Venter |6–3, 6–4 |- |2. |1981 |Travemünde, West Germany |Clay |{{flagicon|AUS}} Brad Guan |{{flagicon|NZL}} Bruce Derlin<br />{{flagicon|NZL}} David Mustard |6–3, 6–4 |}
==References== {{reflist|1}}
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