Mark Russell Turpin (February 4, 1957 – August 6, 2021) was an American professional tennis player.
Turpin, born in Clinton, Oklahoma, was the middle son of Texas Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Jack Turpin and a brother of professional tennis player Jeff Turpin. Raised in Dallas, Turpin was a main draw qualifier for the 1978 US Open and played collegiate tennis for Southern Methodist University, earning All-American honors as a senior in 1979. He competed briefly in professional tennis and had a best singles world ranking of 211.
Grand Prix career finals Doubles: 2 (0–2) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Nov 1979Hong Kong OpenHard Steve Denton Pat DuPré Bob Lutz3–6, 4–6Loss0–2Jan 1980San Juan OpenHard Robert Trogolo Paul McNamee Paul Kronk6–7, 3–6
ATP Challenger finals Doubles: 1 (0–1) ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLossAustin, U.S.Hard Steve Denton Anand Amritraj John Austin1–6, 2–6
Personal life Turpin spent his life post tennis in New Braunfels, Texas. He had four children with wife Kathleen and died in 2021, at the age of 64.
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