Matt Prentice

{{short description|New Zealand tennis player}}

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| name = Matt Prentice

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| fullname = Matthew Prentice

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|09|23|df=yes}}

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| plays = Right-handed

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| singlesrecord = 0–2 (ATP Tour & Davis Cup)

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| highestsinglesranking = No. 1408 (10 May 2004)

| doublesrecord = 1–2 (ATP Tour & Davis Cup)

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| highestdoublesranking = No. 623 (7 March 2005)

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Matthew Prentice (born 23 September 1980) is a New Zealand former professional tennis player.

A native of Wellington, Prentice played collegiate tennis in the United States for Oklahoma State University.{{cite news |title=Tennis: Indians grab 2-1 advantage in cup tie |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/tennis-indians-grab-2-1-advantage-in-cup-tie/W7VWD4W6VTG7PZC5RE23PT53DQ/ |work=NZ Herald |date=7 February 2004 |language=en-NZ}}

Prentice made an ATP Tour main draw appearance in doubles at the 2004 Heineken Open and won two ITF Futures doubles titles during his career. In 2004 and 2005 he was a playing member of the New Zealand Davis Cup team.{{cite news |title=Tennis: Rea out, Matt prentice in |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/tennis-rea-out-matt-prentice-in/E6LMKVSFM5565SKZ42WVZNCTJM/ |work=NZ Herald |date=7 February 2004 |language=en-NZ}}