Steve Furlong Steve Furlong Stephen Furlong (born 10 January 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Furlong, who was born in London, grew up in Sydney and attended Narrabeen Sports High School. At the age of 16 he joined the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra as one of the top juniors in the country. A right-handed player, Furlong was runner-up to Shane Barr at the 1985 Australian Open boys' singles. His only win on the Grand Prix circuit came against Barr, at the 1986 Sydney Indoor, where he saved a match point in a second set tiebreak. He also
Furlong United Kingdom, which define the furlong in terms of the international yard of exactly 0.9144 metres, a furlong is 201.168 m. Australia does not formally define the furlong, but it does define the chain and link in terms of the international yard. In the United States, which defines the furlong, chain, rod, and link in terms of the U.S. survey foot of exactly metre, a furlong is approximately 201.1684 m long. The United States does not formally define a "survey yard". The difference of approximately two parts per million between the U.S. value and the "international" value is insignificant for