Doug Root

Doug Root (born December 16, 1977) is an American former professional tennis player.^[1]

Doug Root

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1977-12-16) December 16, 1977 (age 47)
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Prize money	$14,605
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 688 (Apr 1, 2002)
Doubles
Career record	0–1
Highest ranking	No. 388 (Oct 22, 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	Q1 (1999)

A native of Mendham, New Jersey, Root played prep tennis at West Morris Mendham High School.^[2]

Root competed in collegiate tennis for Duke University, where he twice earned All-American honors for doubles. He was also the ACC Rookie of the Year in 1997 and a four-time All-ACC selection. In 2000 he partnered with Ramsey Smith to make the NCAA doubles semi-finals, the best ever run by a Duke pairing.^[3]

Root featured briefly on the professional tour after college and made an ATP Tour main draw appearances in doubles at the 2000 Hall of Fame Championships in Newport. He won five doubles titles at ITF Futures level.

ITF Futures titles

Doubles: (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	Jun 1999	USA F8, Danville	Hard	Brandon Hawk	Haydn Wakefield Gareth Williams	6–4, 6–7, 6–3
2.	Jul 1999	USA F9, Redding	Hard	Brandon Hawk	Haydn Wakefield Gareth Williams	6–2, 2–6, 6–2
3.	Nov 2000	USA F26, Lafayette	Hard	Jack Brasington	Thomas Blake Jeff Morrison	W/O
4.	May 2001	Mexico F3, Aguascalientes	Hard	Frédéric Niemeyer	Cary Franklin Jeff Williams	6–3, 6–4
5.	Oct 2001	Great Britain F10, Edinburgh	Hard	Henrik Andersson	Wesley Moodie Louis Vosloo	6–2, 3–6, 7–5