Cliff Drysdale

Cliff Drysdale
Cliff Drysdale
Full name Eric Clifford Drysdale
Country South Africa
Residence Miami, Florida, United States
Born May 26, 1941 (1941-05-26) (age 70)
Nelspruit, South Africa
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro 1968
Retired 1980
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Official web site www.cliffdrysdale.com
Singles
Career record 308–186 (62.34%)
Career titles 5
Highest ranking No. 13 (May 10, 1974)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open QF (1971)
French Open SF (1965, 1966)
Wimbledon SF (1965, 1966)
US Open F (1965), QF (1968)
Doubles
Career record 189–160 (54.15%)
Career titles 6
Highest ranking 27 (1979)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1971)
French Open 3R (1973)
Wimbledon SF (1974, 1977)
US Open W (1972)

Cliff Drysdale (born May 26, 1941, Nelspruit (former Transvaal, present-day Mpumalanga), South Africa) is a former top-ranked professional tennis player of the 1960s and early 1970s who became a well-known tennis announcer. He was one of the Handsome Eight, signed by Lamar Hunt in 1968 for the newly formed World Championship Tennis (WCT) group. He became President of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) when it was formed by Jack Kramer, Donald Dell, and himself in 1972.

During his career, Drysdale captured five singles titles and six doubles titles including winning the 1972 U.S. Open doubles crown. He defeated Rod Laver in the first US Open in 1968. He became a naturalized United States citizen after retiring as a player. Today, he serves as a tennis commentator on ESPN. He is the founder of Cliff Drysdale Tennis (along with partners Don Henderson and Tom Brownhill) which specializes in resort, hotel, and club tennis management.[citation needed]

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