Career
Mackin was a quarterfinalist in the boy"s singles at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships. He went on to capture International Tennis Federation Satellite and Future event titles in Europe, Asia and the Caribbean. His best performances on the Association of Tennis Professionals circuit came when he reached the semifinals of Challenger category events in Germany (Aschaffenburg) and in Nottingham (United Kingdom).
Mackin played in the main draw of several Association of Tennis Professionals events where he passed through the qualifying rounds with wins over players in the illustrious top 100 Association of Tennis Professionals rankings.
In 2002, at a satellite tournament on clay courts in Terrassa, Mackin defeated a young Rafael Nadal. He played in the main draw of four Wimbledon Championships but was unable to progress past the first round.
However, in 2006 he took that year"s Australian Open runner-up, Marcos Baghdatis, to five sets. Mackin took part in the 2005 and 2007 Australian Open.
He came through the qualifying rounds in 2007 however lost in the opening round to Nicolas Lapentti.
He played the opening rubber of Great Britain"s World Group fixture against Australia in 2003, losing to Mark Philippoussis. In 2005 he took part in both singles rubbers against Switzerland in Geneva. He lost in straight set to Roger Federer and also lost his second singles match in 2 close sets against Stanislas Wawrinka.
His only other appearance came in 2006, when he beat Israel"s Dekel Valtzer.
Since his retirement from the circuit in 2007 Mackin has directed and implemented tennis programs in the United Kingdom and Australia. He is currently working with Tennis Newfoundland in Canada.
His father, also named Alan, was a professional football player.
