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== Tennis == |
== Tennis == |
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Reid was right-handed player,<ref>(2010) [http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Re/W/Wayne-Reid.aspx "Wayne Reid"]. ATP World Tour. Retrieved August 9, 2010.</ref> who played his whole career as an amateur. Reid's most notable display as a player came when he defeated tennis legend, [[Rod Laver]], at the [[South Australian Open]], in 1960.<ref name="Sport Australia Hall of Fame">[http://www.sahof.org.au/hallOfFame/memberProfile/index.php?memberID=310&memberType=general "Wayne Reid OBE - Administration - Tennis"]. Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 9, 2010</ref> Reid played in the [[Australian Open]] five times, in [[1958 Australian Championships – Men's Singles|1958]], [[1959 Australian Championships – Men's Singles|1959]], [[1961 Australian Championships – Men's Singles|1961]], [[1965 Australian Championships – Men's Singles|1965]] and [[1967 Australian Championships – Men's Singles|1967]], where his best performance was reaching the third round in 1961, when he was seeded |
Reid was right-handed player,<ref>(2010) [http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Re/W/Wayne-Reid.aspx "Wayne Reid"]. ATP World Tour. Retrieved August 9, 2010.</ref> who played his whole career as an amateur. Reid's most notable display as a player came when he defeated tennis legend, [[Rod Laver]], at the [[South Australian Open]], in 1960.<ref name="Sport Australia Hall of Fame">[http://www.sahof.org.au/hallOfFame/memberProfile/index.php?memberID=310&memberType=general "Wayne Reid OBE - Administration - Tennis"]. Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 9, 2010</ref> Reid played in the [[Australian Open]] five times, in [[1958 Australian Championships – Men's Singles|1958]], [[1959 Australian Championships – Men's Singles|1959]], [[1961 Australian Championships – Men's Singles|1961]], [[1965 Australian Championships – Men's Singles|1965]] and [[1967 Australian Championships – Men's Singles|1967]], where his best performance was reaching the third round in 1961, when he was seeded ninth.<ref name="Tennis Archives"/> He travelled overseas only twice in his playing career,<ref name="Sport Australia Hall of Fame"/> both times to play at [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]. His best result was to reach the second round in [[1958 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|1958]] and in [[1962 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|1962]], when he was beaten by the eventual runner-up, [[Martin Mulligan]].<ref name="Tennis Archives"/> While he was in Europe in 1958 to play at Wimbledon, he also played in Spain, at the [[1958 Torneo Godó|Torneo Godó]], where he was knocked out in the third round by the eventual champion, [[Sven Davidson]].<ref name="Tennis Archives"/> Reid was forced to retire from championship tennis shortly after his 22nd birthday.<ref name="Sport Australia Hall of Fame"/> Reid did, however, play in two more Australian Opens after his retirement. |
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== Further presidencies == |
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He was also the inaugural president of the [[Confederation of Australian Sport]], a position he held for eight years.<ref name="Sport Australia Hall of Fame"/> In March 1981 he was elected president of the International Assembly of National Confederations of Sports, a position he also held for eight years.<ref>Perkin, Corrie. (March 27, 1981) [http://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=gQARAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZZIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4488,5132806&dq=melbourne-football-club&hl=en "Reid reaches top in international sports"] ''The Age''. Retrieved August 9, 2010.</ref> Reid was also a founding director of the [[Australian Institute of Sport]] and was a member of the Australian Federal Government Sports Advisory Council.<ref name="Sport Australia Hall of Fame"/> |
He was also the inaugural president of the [[Confederation of Australian Sport]], a position he held for eight years.<ref name="Sport Australia Hall of Fame"/> In March 1981 he was elected president of the International Assembly of National Confederations of Sports, a position he also held for eight years.<ref>Perkin, Corrie. (March 27, 1981) [http://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=gQARAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZZIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4488,5132806&dq=melbourne-football-club&hl=en "Reid reaches top in international sports"] ''The Age''. Retrieved August 9, 2010.</ref> Reid was also a founding director of the [[Australian Institute of Sport]] and was a member of the Australian Federal Government Sports Advisory Council.<ref name="Sport Australia Hall of Fame"/> |
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In March 2010, Reid became President and Chief Executive Officer of Indenture Investments Limited, a Canadian investments holding group with divisions including James Denverson smokeless cigarettes, entertainment, internet radio and corporate finance.<ref>(15 March 2010) [http://www.businesspress24.com/pressrelease1011340.html DGAP-News: Indenture Investments Limited – Restructured]. Business Press 24. Retrieved 11 October 2010.</ref> |
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== Honours == |
== Honours == |
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Revision as of 15:22, 11 November 2010
| Full name | Wayne Vivien Reid |
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| Country (sports) | Australia |
| Retired | 1967 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3rd round (1961) |
| Wimbledon | 2nd round (1958) |
| Last updated on: N/A. | |
Wayne Vivien Reid OBE (born 12 January 1938) is a former tennis player, and has been president of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia (LTAA), now renamed Tennis Australia, the Melbourne Football Club, the Asian Tennis Circuit, the Confederation of Australian Sport, the International Assembly of National Confederations of Sports and was a founding director of the Australian Institute of Sport.
Early life
Reid was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 12 January 1938.[1] Reid was educated at Wesley College in Melbourne.[2] While at Wesley, Reid was the Victorian Schoolboys Champion in singles and doubles tennis.[1]
Tennis
Player
Reid was right-handed player,[3] who played his whole career as an amateur. Reid's most notable display as a player came when he defeated tennis legend, Rod Laver, at the South Australian Open, in 1960.[4] Reid played in the Australian Open five times, in 1958, 1959, 1961, 1965 and 1967, where his best performance was reaching the third round in 1961, when he was seeded ninth.[1] He travelled overseas only twice in his playing career,[4] both times to play at Wimbledon. His best result was to reach the second round in 1958 and in 1962, when he was beaten by the eventual runner-up, Martin Mulligan.[1] While he was in Europe in 1958 to play at Wimbledon, he also played in Spain, at the Torneo Godó, where he was knocked out in the third round by the eventual champion, Sven Davidson.[1] Reid was forced to retire from championship tennis shortly after his 22nd birthday.[4] Reid did, however, play in two more Australian Opens after his retirement.
Administrator
Reid became president of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia (LTAA), now renamed Tennis Australia, in 1969,[5] at the age of just 31. Due to his youth Reid was able to bridge the generation gap between the officials and the players, which was especially important at the time, as 1969 was the first year of Open tennis.[4] He successfully negotiated the transition from amateur to professional tennis and has been praised for his forward and progressive thinking, an example of which was the introduction of sponsorsip to Australian tennis.[4] His tenure as president is considered to be very successful, founding the Australian Davis Cup Tennis Foundation and the Asian Tennis Circuit, of which he was foundation chairman, and having left the LTAA $367,000 better off than he when he took on the presidency.[4] Reid resigned as president in 1977.[5]
Australian rules football
Reid was elected president of the Melbourne Football Club in November 1978 to replace the retiring John Mitchell, having only been been elected to the Board in October.[6] One of the first actions of Reid's new Board was to sack coach Dennis Jones, who had been coach for only a year.[7] He appointed Carl Ditterich as captain-coach, to be Jones' replacement. Reid held the position of president for two years,[4] until he resigned at the end of the 1980 season and Sir Billy Snedden took over the presidency.
Reid was approached by five clubs to contest the 1988 election for president of the Victorian Football League, but Reid decided against running after learning that Allen Aylett, who became president, was intending to run.[4]
Further presidencies
He was also the inaugural president of the Confederation of Australian Sport, a position he held for eight years.[4] In March 1981 he was elected president of the International Assembly of National Confederations of Sports, a position he also held for eight years.[8] Reid was also a founding director of the Australian Institute of Sport and was a member of the Australian Federal Government Sports Advisory Council.[4]
In March 2010, Reid became President and Chief Executive Officer of Indenture Investments Limited, a Canadian investments holding group with divisions including James Denverson smokeless cigarettes, entertainment, internet radio and corporate finance.[9]
Honours
Reid was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his service to tennis administration in 1977.[4] He was made a life member of Tennis Australia.[5] The Wayne Reid Cup is named after Reid and is awarded for a five day Australian Under 16s event, held annually in Perth in the lead up to the Perth ITF event.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Wayne V. Reid" Tennis Archives. Retrieved August 9, 2010
- ^ "A Brief History of Wesley College Sport" Wesley College. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
- ^ (2010) "Wayne Reid". ATP World Tour. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Wayne Reid OBE - Administration - Tennis". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 9, 2010
- ^ a b c (2007) "TA's Historical Timeline" Tennis Australia. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
- ^ Phillips, Steven. (November 21, 1978) "Reid to be top Demon". The Age. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
- ^ Sheahan, Michael. (November 29, 1978) "Demons coach to be axed?". The Age. Retrieved August 9, 2010
- ^ Perkin, Corrie. (March 27, 1981) "Reid reaches top in international sports" The Age. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
- ^ (15 March 2010) DGAP-News: Indenture Investments Limited – Restructured. Business Press 24. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ "Reid Cup" Tennis Australia. Retrieved August 9, 2010.