# Wayne Hampson

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{{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](/source/Australia)
 | residence =  
 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1957|8|23}}
 | birth_place = [Monto](/source/Monto), [Queensland](/source/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](/source/1982_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles))
 | Wimbledonresult = 1R ([1980](/source/1980_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles), [1983](/source/1983_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles))
 | 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](/source/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](/source/Australian_Open) three times and [Wimbledon](/source/Wimbledon_Championships) 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](/source/1982_Australian_Open), where he received a first round bye, before a five set loss in the second round to [Eric Sherbeck](/source/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](/source/1982_Australian_Open) (with [Broderick Dyke](/source/Broderick_Dyke)) and the  [1983 Wimbledon Championships](/source/1983_Wimbledon_Championships) (with [Chris Johnstone](/source/Chris_Johnstone)).<ref name=ATP/>

He was a doubles finalist at the 1982 [Melbourne Indoor](/source/Melbourne_Indoor) tournament, the [1982 South Australian Open](/source/1982_South_Australian_Open) and the [1984 Lorraine Open](/source/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](/source/Kim_Warwick) at the [Sydney Outdoor](/source/Sydney_International) in 1981 and beat [John Alexander](/source/John_Alexander_(tennis)) en route to the round of 16 at [Queen's](/source/1982_Stella_Artois_Championships) 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](/source/South_Australian_Championships), Australia
|Grass
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [Broderick Dyke](/source/Broderick_Dyke)
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [Pat Cash](/source/Pat_Cash) <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [Chris Johnstone](/source/Chris_Johnstone)
|3–6, 7–6, 6–7
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–2
|Jan 1983
|[Melbourne](/source/Melbourne_Outdoor), Australia
|Grass
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [Broderick Dyke](/source/Broderick_Dyke) 
|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [Eddie Edwards](/source/Eddie_Edwards_(tennis)) <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} [Jonathan Smith](/source/Jonathan_Smith_(tennis))
|6–7, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–3
|Mar 1984
|[Metz](/source/Lorraine_Open), France
|Hard
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [Wally Masur](/source/Wally_Masur) 
|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [Eddie Edwards](/source/Eddie_Edwards_(tennis)) <br /> {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [Danie Visser](/source/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](/source/Turin), Italy
|Clay
|{{flagicon|USA}} [Jai DiLouie](/source/Jai_DiLouie)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [Dave Siegler](/source/Dave_Siegler)<br />{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [Robbie Venter](/source/Robbie_Venter)
|6–3, 6–4
|-
|2. 
|1981
|[Travemünde](/source/Travem%C3%BCnde), West Germany
|Clay
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [Brad Guan](/source/Brad_Guan)
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [Bruce Derlin](/source/Bruce_Derlin)<br />{{flagicon|NZL}} [David Mustard](/source/David_Mustard_(tennis))
|6–3, 6–4
|}

==References==
{{reflist|1}}

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Category:1957 births
Category:Living people
Category:Australian male tennis players
Category:Tennis players from Queensland
Category:Sportsmen from Queensland
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen

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