John Van Nostrand: Difference between revisions

John Van Nostrand
Country (sports)	United States
Born	July 17, 1961; Long Island, New York
Died	April 15, 1984 (aged 22); near San Juan del Río,; Mexico
Height	6 ft 2 in (187 cm)
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	2-3
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 220 (January 2, 1984)
Doubles
Career record	8-8
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 239 (January 2, 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1983)

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit Next edit →

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Revision as of 14:12, 28 October 2013

John Van Nostrand (July 17, 1961 – April 15, 1984) was a professional tennis player from the United States.^[1] His sister Molly also played tennis professionally.

Career

Van Nostrand was a dual NCAA All-American for Pepperdine University, in 1982 and 1983.^[2]

He appeared in the main draw of one Grand Slam during his career, the 1983 Australian Open, in the men's doubles, but never got to play a point, as he and partner Jim Gurfein defaulted the match.^[2]

The American was a quarter-finalist at the 1983 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, held in Newport, Rhode Island.^[2] He beat world number 46 Mike De Palmer in the opening round and Mike Leach in the second round.^[2]

In the first tournament of the 1984 Grand Prix season, at Auckland, Van Nostrand and partner Brian Levine were doubles champions.^[2] The pair upset top seeds Broderick Dyke and Rod Frawley in the quarter-finals.^[2]

Three months later, Van Nostrand was killed in a car accident, along with fellow player Joe Heldman. They had been traveling from Mexico City to the San Luis Potosí Challenger tournament. On a mountainous road near San Juan del Río, their car went off a curve and fell 660 feet down the mountain.^[3]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Outcome	No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1.	1984	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Brian Levine	Brad Drewett Chip Hooper	7–5, 6–2

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
1.	1984	Perth, Australia	Grass	Broderick Dyke	Peter Carter Mark Hartnett	6–2, 6–3

References

^ ITF Tennis Profile
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ATP World Tour Profile
^ Sarasota Herald-Tribune, "Crash Kills Van Nostrand", April 17, 1984

Template:Persondata

[1] ITF Tennis Profile

[ATP-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ATP World Tour Profile

[3] Sarasota Herald-Tribune, "Crash Kills Van Nostrand", April 17, 1984

[1]

[2]

[3]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}
 {{Infobox tennis biography
  | name = John Van Nostrand
@@ Line 6: / Line 7: @@
  | country = {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States]]
  | residence =
- | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1961|7|17}}
+ | birth_date = {{Birth date|1961|7|17}}
  | birth_place = [[Long Island]], [[New York]]
- | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1984|4|15|1961|7|17}}
+ | death_date = {{death date and age|1984|4|15|1961|7|17}}
  | death_place = near [[San Juan del Río]],<br />[[Mexico]]
  | height = 6'2" (187 cm)
@@ Line 17: / Line 18: @@
  | singlesrecord = 2-3
  | singlestitles = 0
- | highestsinglesranking = No. 220 (2 Jan 1984)
+ | highestsinglesranking = No. 220 (January 2, 1984)
  | doublesrecord = 8-8
  | doublestitles = 1
- | highestdoublesranking = No. 239 (2 Jan 1984)
+ | highestdoublesranking = No. 239 (January 2, 1984)
  | grandslamsdoublesresults= yes
  | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1983)
 }}
-'''John Van Nostrand''' (17 July 1961 - 15 April 1984) was a professional [[tennis]] player from the [[United States]].<ref>[http://beta.itftennis.com/ProCircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10005354 ITF Tennis Profile]</ref> His sister Molly also played tennis professionally.
+'''John Van Nostrand''' (July 17, 1961 – April 15, 1984) was a professional [[tennis]] player from the [[United States]].<ref>[http://beta.itftennis.com/ProCircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10005354 ITF Tennis Profile]</ref> His sister Molly also played tennis professionally.
 ==Career==
@@ Line 35: / Line 36: @@
 In the first tournament of the [[1984 Grand Prix (tennis)|1984 Grand Prix season]], at [[Heineken Open (tennis)|Auckland]], Van Nostrand and partner [[Brian Levine]] were doubles champions.<ref name=ATP/> The pair upset top seeds [[Broderick Dyke]] and [[Rod Frawley]] in the quarter-finals.<ref name=ATP/>
-Three months later, Van Nostrand was killed in a car accident, along with fellow player Joe Heldman. They had been traveling from [[Mexico City]] to the [[San Luis Potosí Challenger]] tournament. On a mountainous road near [[San Juan del Río]], their car went off a curve and fell 660 feet down the mountain.<ref>''[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]]'', [http://www.news.google.com/newspapers?id=fPEcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tmgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5935,1532525 "Crash Kills Van Nostrand"], 17 April 1984</ref>
+Three months later, Van Nostrand was killed in a car accident, along with fellow player Joe Heldman. They had been traveling from [[Mexico City]] to the [[San Luis Potosí Challenger]] tournament. On a mountainous road near [[San Juan del Río]], their car went off a curve and fell 660 feet down the mountain.<ref>''[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]]'', [http://www.news.google.com/newspapers?id=fPEcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tmgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5935,1532525 "Crash Kills Van Nostrand"], April 17, 1984</ref>
 ==Grand Prix career finals==
@@ Line 86: / Line 87: @@
 | ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
 | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American tennis player
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = 17 July 1961
+| DATE OF BIRTH     = July 17, 1961
 | PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[Long Island]], [[New York]]
-| DATE OF DEATH     = 15 April 1984
+| DATE OF DEATH     = April 15, 1984
 | PLACE OF DEATH    = near [[San Juan del Río]], [[Mexico]]
 }}