Steve Wood (tennis)

Steve Wood
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1962-06-25) 25 June 1962 (age 62)
Melbourne, Australia
Singles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 495 (23 June 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1987)
WimbledonQ1 (1985, 1986)

Steve Wood (born 25 June 1962) is an Australian business executive former professional tennis player.

Born in Melbourne, Wood played NCAA Division I tennis in the United States while studying business at Louisiana State University, before embarking on a brief professional tennis career.[1] He qualified for the 1987 Australian Open and in his second round match against Paul Annacone held a two set lead, but was beaten in five sets.[2]

Wood was CEO of Tennis Australia from 2005 to 2013.[3]

  1. ^ "Mixed form from Open Aussies". The Canberra Times. 22 December 1985. p. 24. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Australian Open 1987 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.
  3. ^ "Tennis Australia chief executive Steve Wood stepping down at the end of September". Fox Sports. 22 August 2013.