John Lloyd (tennis)

John Lloyd

Country	United Kingdom
Residence	California, USA
Born	27 August 1954 (1954-08-27) Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	75 kg (11 st 11 lb)
Plays	Right-handed
Career prize money	$598,092
Singles
Career record	204-258
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 21 (23 July 1978)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	F (1977)
French Open	3R (1978, 1982)
Wimbledon	3R (1973, 1984, 1985)
US Open	QF (1984)
Doubles
Career record	206-239
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 34 (8 September 1986)
Mixed Doubles
Career titles	3
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open	W (1982)
Wimbledon	W (1983, 1984)
Last updated on: 11 June 2011.

John Lloyd (born 27 August 1954, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England) is a former professional tennis player and current television commentator.

During his career, he reached one Grand Slam singles final and won three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. He was the first husband of the former top woman player Chris Evert and is the younger brother of the former British Davis Cup captain David Lloyd.

John Lloyd is a fervent supporter of the football team Wolverhampton Wanderers. It is due to Lloyd's influence that Andy Murray is also a Wolves fan and is often seen wearing the Wolves shirt that was presented to him by Lloyd.

Career

At the Australian Open in 1977, Lloyd became the first British male tennis player in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam singles final. He lost in five sets to America's Vitas Gerulaitis 6–3, 7–6, 5–7, 3–6, 6–2. No other British player reached a Grand Slam final for 20 years, until Greg Rusedski reached the US Open final in 1997. Lloyd never progressed beyond the third round in singles play at Wimbledon.

Though he never won a Grand Slam singles titles, Lloyd did win three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles partnering Australia's Wendy Turnbull, beginning with the French Open mixed doubles in 1982. The pair finished runners-up in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon that year, and then went on to win the Wimbledon mixed doubles crown in both 1983 and 1984.

Lloyd's career-high singles ranking was World No. 21 in 1978. His career-high doubles ranking was World No. 34 in 1986. As a player, he competed the British Davis Cup for 11 years.

In 1979, Lloyd married the World No. 1 woman player, American Chris Evert (who became Chris Evert-Lloyd). The media-styled "golden couple" of tennis enjoyed several years in the limelight before a separation, a short-lived reconciliation, and eventual divorce in 1987. After the divorce, Lloyd refused large offers from the British tabloids eager for the "dirt" on his ex-wife.^{[citation needed]}

As his playing career came to an end, Lloyd stayed within the tennis world, finding work as a coach and television commentator, and appearing on the veterans circuit.

In 2006, Lloyd was appointed the captain of Great Britain's Davis Cup team, replacing Jeremy Bates. Lloyd's reign started very well, with successive victories taking the team back into the World Group, but after the retirement of both Greg Rusedski and Tim Henman in 2007 the team suffered five successive defeats, their worst run in Davis Cup history, to drop back down to the third tier of the competition. Lloyd resigned as coach in mid-2010.

Commentator

Since the 1990s, Lloyd has been a commentator and analyst for the BBC's tennis coverage, particularly at Wimbledon. Lloyd is known for his trademark catchphrases, using the analogy of food and drink to describe tennis shots. For example, if a shot is too weak he will claim that it was "undercooked" or "needed more mustard." Conversely, if a shot is overhit he will describe it as "overcooked," having "too much juice," or "having too much mustard."

He worked for Sky Sports on their coverage of the US Open 2009.

Career statistics

Grand Slam finals (5)

Singles (1)

Runner-ups (1)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1977	Australian Open (December)	Vitas Gerulaitis	6–3, 7–6(1), 5–7, 3–6, 6–2

Mixed doubles (4)

Wins (3)

• 1982: French Open (w/Wendy Turnbull)
• 1983: Wimbledon (w/Wendy Turnbull)
• 1984: Wimbledon (w/Wendy Turnbull)

Runner-ups (1)

• 1982: Wimbledon (w/Wendy Turnbull)

Other Career Titles

Singles (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
1.	25 August 1974	Merion	Unknown	John Whitlinger	6–0, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5

Doubles (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	6 November 1976	London	Carpet	David Lloyd	John Feaver John James	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
2.	7 October 1979	Hawaii	Hard	Nick Saviano	Rod Frawley Francisco Gonzalez	7–5, 6–4

External links

• Official ATP Profile