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Ben McKown
Country (sports)	United States
Born	January 11, 1957 (age 67); Lakeland, Florida
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	4–9
Highest ranking	No. 94 (Mar 30, 1981)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	1R (1981)

Ben McKown (born January 11, 1957) is an American former professional tennis player.^[1]

McKown, a native of Lakeland, Florida, won the national junior clay court championships in 1974 and was a junior quarter-finalist at Wimbledon the following year. He played collegiate tennis for Trinity University (Texas) and in 1979 partnered with Erick Iskersky to claim the NCAA Division I doubles championship.^[2]

In the early 1980s he competed briefly on the professional tour and reached a best ranking of 94 in the world. He made a main draw appearance at the 1981 French Open, where he lost in the first round to Jean-François Caujolle.^[3]

References

^ McDermott, Barry (April 21, 1980). "Starting Out Or Ending Up". Sports Illustrated.
^ "Curren of Texas Takes N.C.A.A. Tennis Crown". The New York Times. May 29, 1979.
^ "French Open 1981 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.

External links

Ben McKown at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Ben McKown at the International Tennis Federation

[1] McDermott, Barry (April 21, 1980). "Starting Out Or Ending Up". Sports Illustrated.

[2] "Curren of Texas Takes N.C.A.A. Tennis Crown". The New York Times. May 29, 1979.

[3] "French Open 1981 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.

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