Peter Leslie Doohan (2 May 1961 – 21 July 2017) was an Australian tennis player who won three consecutive Australian Hard Court Championships singles titles (1984, 1985, 1986), which remains an Open era record for that tournament.
Peter Leslie Doohan was born on 2 May 1961 in Newcastle, New South Wales, to Paul and Thelma Doohan.
Her sisters were Cathie Roff and Margaret Knight.
His sons include tennis coach John Doohan and American actor Hunter Doohan.
1982
Doohan played collegiately in the United States with the University of Arkansas where he won the NCAA doubles title in 1982.
1984
He won a further two singles titles at the South Australian Open in 1984 and San Louis Potosí tournament in Mexico in 1988.
He also won five doubles titles during his career.
Also a successful singles player, he won three Australian Hard Court Championships consecutively from (1984–1986).
In 1984, he won the South Australian Open singles title.
1987
The right-hander reached his highest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles ranking of world No. 43 in August 1987.
At the 1987 Wimbledon Championships, he unexpectedly defeated two-time defending champion and top-seeded Boris Becker in the second round, earning himself the nickname "The Becker Wrecker" at home in Australia.
1988
In 1988, he won the San Louis Potosí singles title on clay in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
1990
He also coached high school tennis at Donoho High School in Anniston, Alabama, for several years in the mid-1990s.
2017
Doohan died on 21 July 2017 from motor neurone disease.
