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Otis Smith (tennis)

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Otis Smith
Country (sports) United States
Born (1965-12-08) December 8, 1965 (age 58)
Los Angeles, California
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$36,612
Singles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 274 (Sep 24, 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (1991)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Highest rankingNo. 216 (Jul 29, 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQ1 (1991)

Otis Smith (born December 8, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player.

Tennis career

A left-hander from Los Angeles, Smith competed in varsity tennis for the UCLA Bruins and recovered from a badly broken wrist in 1985 to play number one singles for the team.[1] When he finished up at the Bruins in 1987 he joined the international tour and featured regularly on the ATP Challenger Tour. He reached a best singles world ranking of 274 and featured in the qualifying draw for the 1991 Wimbledon Championships.[2]

ATP Challenger finals

Doubles: 4 (0–4)

Result No.    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Jul 1988 Salou, Spain Clay United States Scott Patridge Brazil Marcelo Hennemann
France Jean-Marc Piacentile
4–6, 1–6
Loss 2. Sep 1988 Azores, Portugal Hard United States Charles Merzbacher Nigeria Nduka Odizor
France Éric Winogradsky
4–6, 4–6
Loss 3. Sep 1990 Coquitlam, Canada Hard The Bahamas Roger Smith United States Steve DeVries
United States Patrick Galbraith
5–7, 5–7
Loss 4. Jul 1991 Nyon, Switzerland Clay Netherlands Vincent Van Gelderen Czechoslovakia Martin Damm
Czechoslovakia Branislav Stankovič
1–6, 6–7

References

  1. ^ "Tennis : USC's Trophy Tug Turns to Trauma as Trojans Take Opposite Turns". Los Angeles Times. 22 March 1987.
  2. ^ "Wimbledon 1991 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.