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| death_date = {{death date and age|1984|4|15|1961|7|17}}
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| death_place = near [[San Juan del Río]],<br />[[Mexico]]
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| height = 6'2" (187 cm)
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| highestsinglesranking = No. 220 (January 2, 1984)
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| doublesrecord = 8-8
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| highestdoublesranking = No. 239 (January 2, 1984)
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==Grand Prix career finals==
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{{Persondata
| NAME = Van Nostrand, John
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American tennis player
| DATE OF BIRTH = July 17, 1961
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Long Island]], [[New York]]
| DATE OF DEATH = April 15, 1984
| PLACE OF DEATH = near [[San Juan del Río]], [[Mexico]]
}}
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Revision as of 00:51, 30 August 2015

John Van Nostrand
Country (sports)United States United States
Born(1961-07-17)July 17, 1961
Long Island, New York
DiedApril 15, 1984(1984-04-15) (aged 22)
near San Juan del Río,
Mexico
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record2–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 220 (January 2, 1984)
Doubles
Career record8–8
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 239 (January 2, 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1983)

John Van Nostrand (July 17, 1961 – April 15, 1984) was a professional tennis player from the United States.[1] His sister Molly Van Nostrand 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 South Africa Brian Levine Australia Brad Drewett
United States 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 Australia Broderick Dyke Australia Peter Carter
Australia Mark Hartnett 		6–2, 6–3

References

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