Dick Stockton (tennis)

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Dick Stockton (born February 18, 1951 in Charlottesville, Virginia)[1], was a professional tennis player from the United States. He is currently the head coach of the men's tennis team at the University of Virginia[2].

Stockton's highest world ranking was as no. 8.[3] He reached the semifinals of Wimbledon in 1974, the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open in 1976 and '77 and the semifinals in the 1978 French Open. Stockton played on the U.S. Davis Cup Team five times (1973, '75, '76, '77, '79), including the U.S. Davis Cup Championship Team in 1979.[4]

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[edit] Family life

Dick has four children, Sarah Stockton, Cole Stockton, JR Edwards, and Spencer Stockton.

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[edit] Singles titles (8)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 1974 Atlanta WCT, U.S. Clay Flag of the Czech Republic Jiri Hrebec 6–2, 6–1
2. 1974 Adelaide, Australia Grass Flag of Australia Geoff Masters 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
3. 1975 San Antonio WCT, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Stan Smith 7–5, 2–6, 7–6
4. 1976 Lagos WCT, Nigeria Clay Flag of the United States Arthur Ashe 6–3, 6–2
5. 1977 Philadelphia WCT, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
6. 1977 Toronto Indoor WCT, Canada Carpet Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 5–6, RET.
7. 1977 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Flag of Romania Ilie Nastase 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
8. 1978 Little Rock, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Hank Pfister 6–4, 3–5, RET.

[edit] Runner-ups (10)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 1971 Merion, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Clark Graebner 6–2, 6–4, 6-7, 7–5
2. 1973 Miami WCT, U.S. Hard Flag of Australia Rod Laver 7–6, 6–3, 7–5
3. 1974 Charlotte, U.S. Clay Flag of the United States Jeff Borowiak 6–4, 5–7, 7–6
4. 1975 Fort Worth WCT, U.S. Hard Flag of Australia John Alexander 7–6, 4–6, 6–3
5. 1975 Washington Indoor WCT, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United Kingdom Mark Cox 6–2, 7–6
6. 1976 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Grass Flag of Australia Tony Roche 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
7. 1977 Dallas WCT, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 6–7, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
8. 1978 Birmingham WCT, U.S. Carpet Flag of Sweden Bjorn Borg 7–6, 7–5
9. 1978 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States John McEnroe 2–6, 7–6, 6–2
10. 1981 South Orange, U.S. Clay Flag of Israel Shlomo Glickstein 6–3, 5–7, 6–4

[edit] References

  1. ^ trinity.edu
  2. ^ virginiasports.cstv.com
  3. ^ trinity.edu
  4. ^ virginiasports.cstv.com
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