Cliff Drysdale
 |
|
| Full name | Eric Clifford Drysdale |
|---|---|
| Country | South Africa |
| Residence | Miami, Florida, United States |
| Born | May 26, 1941 Nelspruit, South Africa |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg) |
| Turned pro | 1968 |
| Retired | 1980 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Official web site | www.cliffdrysdale.com |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 308–186 (62.34%) |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 13 (May 10, 1974) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1971) |
| French Open | SF (1965, 1966) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1965, 1966) |
| US Open | F (1965), QF (1968) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 189–160 (54.15%) |
| Career titles | 6 |
| Highest ranking | 27 (1979) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1971) |
| French Open | 3R (1973) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1974, 1977) |
| US Open | W (1972) |
Cliff Drysdale (born May 26, 1941, Nelspruit (former Transvaal, present-day Mpumalanga), South Africa) is a former top-ranked professional tennis player of the 1960s and early 1970s who became a well-known tennis announcer. He was one of the Handsome Eight, signed by Lamar Hunt in 1968 for the newly formed World Championship Tennis (WCT) group. He became President of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) when it was formed by Jack Kramer, Donald Dell, and himself in 1972.
During his career, Drysdale captured five singles titles and six doubles titles including winning the 1972 U.S. Open doubles crown. He defeated Rod Laver in the first US Open in 1968. He became a naturalized United States citizen after retiring as a player. Today, he serves as a tennis commentator on ESPN. He is the founder of Cliff Drysdale Tennis (along with partners Don Henderson and Tom Brownhill) which specializes in resort, hotel, and club tennis management.[citation needed]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Cliff Drysdale at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Cliff Drysdale at the Internet Movie Database
- Grand Slam Sports with a profile of Drysdale
- Biography and images of Cliff on the Cliff Drysdale site
- Legends of Tennis:Cliff Drysdale
- Red Ledges Cliff Drysdale Tennis Academy in Utah
- ESPN's Cliff Drysdale to emcee "Legends Ball"
- In action photo
- Cliff Drysdale ESPN Bio
  |
This biographical article relating to South African tennis is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1941 births
- Living people
- People from Nelspruit
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- Sportspeople from Miami, Florida
- South African emigrants to the United States
- South African male tennis players
- Tennis commentators
- Tennis people from Florida
- Tennis people from Texas
- African tennis biography stubs
- South African sportspeople stubs
