Mark Russell Turpin (February 4, 1957 – August 6, 2021) was an American professional tennis player.

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.

[1][2] 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.