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Tony Lloyd (tennis)

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Tony Lloyd
Full nameAnthony Lloyd
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (1956-12-03) 3 December 1956 (age 67)
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Singles
Career record1–2
Career titles0
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (1977)
Doubles
Career record8–8
Career titles0
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon3R (1979, 1980)

Anthony Lloyd (born 3 December 1956) is a British former professional tennis player.

Biography

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Lloyd is the youngest of three brothers who played tennis at the top level.[1] Two brothers, David Lloyd and John Lloyd, represented Great Britain in the Davis Cup.[2] All three appeared in the main singles draw of the 1977 Wimbledon Championships, which was Tony's only Grand Slam appearance in singles.[3] Given a wild card into the main draw, Lloyd was beaten in the first round by John Alexander.[3]

More noted as a doubles player, he often partnered with his brother John. The pair were runners-up at the 1979 Paris Open, an indoor Grand Prix tournament, and twice made the third round of the Wimbledon Championships, in 1979 and 1980.[3][4] During their run in 1979 they defeated number two seeds Wojtek Fibak and Tom Okker.[5]

Grand Prix career finals

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Doubles: 1 (0–1)

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Result W-L Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 1979 Paris, France Hard United Kingdom John Lloyd France Jean-Louis Haillet
France Gilles Moretton
6–7, 6–7

References

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  1. ^ "Lloyd family's services to tennis recognised". Essex Chronicle. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Father of Southend tennis stars dies aged 94". Echo. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Players Archive - Tony Lloyd". wimbledon.com. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  4. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Paris Indoor - 29 October - 04 November 1979". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  5. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Wimbledon - 25 June - 07 July 1979". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
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