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1976 Fischer-Grand Prix – Singles ...
Wojciech Fibak won in the final 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1 against Raúl Ramírez. Seeds # Jimmy Connors ''(withdrew – back injury)'' # Raúl Ramírez ''(final)'' # Arthur Ashe ''(quarterfinals)'' # Brian Gottfried ''(quarterfinals)'' # Wojciech Fibak (champion) # Vitas Gerulaitis ''(quarterfinals)'' # Onny Parun ''(second round)'' # Cliff Richey ''(second round)'' Draw Final Section 1 Section 2 References External links 1976 Fischer-Grand Prix Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:1976 Fischer-Grand Prix - Singles Singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wojciech Fibak
Wojciech Fibak (; popularly Wojtek Fibak ; born 30 August 1952) is a former professional tennis player and Polish entrepreneur and art collector. Fibak is best known for his doubles success with Dutch pro Tom Okker and Australian Kim Warwick, although he also reached the Top 10 in singles. Biography and personal life Born in Poznań, Poland, he won his first tournament in 1976, and between then and 1982 won 15 singles titles and 52 doubles titles. His best year was arguably 1980, when he reached the quarter-finals at the French Open, the US Open and Wimbledon. Fibak's career singles win–loss record was 520–310, and he reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 10 on 25 July 1977. His highest doubles ranking was World No. 2, which he reached in February 1979. He was consistently ranked in the top 20 in singles, and earned $2,725,403 in career prize money. The highlight of his career was winning the Australian Open Men's Doubles in 1978 with Kim Warwick. They beat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zan Guerry
Alexander "Zan" Guerry III (born February 12, 1949) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Biography Guerry, winner of the Under-16s Orange Bowl title in 1964, grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and won 13 national junior titles in the 1960s. He attended Baylor School in Chattanooga, at the same time as Roscoe Tanner, a teammate in the school's tennis team. College After finishing at Baylor in 1967, Guerry went to Rice University for four years and played in a strong varsity side which were runners-up in the NCAA Championships twice, in 1968 and 1970. He was a losing finalist, to Butch Seewagen, at the 1969 United States Amateur Championships and earned multiple All-American selections, before graduating in 1971. Following that he went to Wharton Business School and worked at the Texas Commerce Bank in Houston as a financial planner when not playing tennis. Professional career During the 1970s, Guerry competed professionally on the world tennis circuit. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Feaver
John Feaver (born 16 February 1952) is a former professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. Career After attending Millfield, Feaver enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he reached 10 doubles finals, achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 98 in October 1973, and a career-high doubles ranking of 104 in January 1983. He was a French Open doubles semi-finalist in 1982. For over 20 years (1976 to 1997), Feaver held the record for serving the most aces in a single Wimbledon Wimbledon most often refers to: * Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London * Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships Wimbledon may also refer to: Places London * ... match, 42, achieved against John Newcombe. He also represented Great Britain in the Davis Cup between 1977 and 1983. He also achieved the remarkable distinction of beating five-times Wimbledon champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balázs Taróczy
Balázs Taróczy ( hu, Taróczy Balázs; born 9 May 1954) is a retired tennis player from Hungary. The right-hander won 13 singles titles in his career, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 12 in April 1982. Tennis career Taróczy was six times a Hungarian national champion. One of the game's premier doubles players, Balazs and partner Heinz Günthardt won the 1985 Wimbledon doubles title. Though never especially proficient on the grass, the duo defeated Pat Cash/John Fitzgerald in four sets. He became the Hungarian No. 1 player in 1973 and was a member of the Hungary Davis Cup team from 1973 to 1985. Despite playing part-time, still managed to finish top 50 in the doubles world rankings at No. 45 in 1989 From September 1989 to the end of 1990, he was the coach of Goran Ivanišević Goran Ivanišević (; born 13 September 1971) is a Croatian former professional tennis player and current coach. He is the only player to win a The Championships, Wimbledo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Hutka
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Steve Turner (tennis)
Steven Turner (born October 17, 1946) is an American former professional tennis player. Raised in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, Turner turned professional at the age of 23, competing on the international tour for seven years during the 1970s. He registered a career high singles ranking of 105 in the world. Turner, who is Jewish, is a scholar of Kabbalah Kabbalah ( he, קַבָּלָה ''Qabbālā'', literally "reception, tradition") is an esoteric method, discipline and Jewish theology, school of thought in Jewish mysticism. A traditional Kabbalist is called a Mekubbal ( ''Məqūbbāl'' "rece ..., an esoteric system of Jewish mystic thought. He is a tennis pro in Manhattan and has a noticeable appearance, wearing his hair in two clumped dreadlocks, as a Jewish mystical vow. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Steven 1946 births Living people American male tennis players Jewish tennis players Sportspeople from Manhattan Tennis players from New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Andrew
Jorge Andrew (born 2 November 1951) is a former professional tennis player from Venezuela. Most of his tennis success was in doubles. During his career, he finished runner-up at three doubles events. Andrew was a member of the Venezuelan Davis Cup team from 1967 to 1984, posting a 6–25 record in singles and a 7–10 record in doubles. Career finals Doubles (3 losses) External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrew, Jorge 1951 births Living people Tennis players from Caracas Venezuelan male tennis players 20th-century Venezuelan people 21st-century Venezuelan people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimír Zedník
Vladimír Zedník (born 1 February 1947) is a former professional tennis player who represented Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 .... at atptour.com In 1975, he was a member of the Czechoslovak team which lost 3–2 in the final of the Davis Cup to the Swedish team led by Björn Borg. During his career Zedník ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Dowdeswell
Colin Dowdeswell (born 12 May 1955) is a former professional tennis player who represented, at different times, Rhodesia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, and who achieved rank as UK No. 1. During his time on the world tour, he won one singles title and eleven doubles titles. The highlight of his career was reaching the men's doubles final of Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon. Early life Dowdeswell was born in London but grew up in Rhodesia. He was educated at Prince Edward School and The University of the Witswatersrand. . Accessed 11 July 2014 Tennis career highlights Partnering Australian Allan Stone, Dowdeswell finished runner-up in doubles at The Championships, Wimbledon in 1975. Unseeded, after two straight sets wins, they defeated the No. 7 seeds Tom Okker and Marty Riessen in th ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Kary
Hans Kary (born 23 February 1949) is a former professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ... player from Austria. During his career Kary won one singles title and three doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world no. 54 in 1976 and a career-high doubles ranking of world no. 124 in 1983. Career finals Singles (1 title, 1 runner-ups) Doubles (3 titles, 1 runner-up) External links * * * Austrian male tennis players People from Spittal an der Drau District 1949 births Living people Sportspeople from Carinthia (state) {{Austria-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Phillips-Moore
Barry Phillips-Moore (born 9 June 1938) is an Australian former tennis player of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. In singles, Phillips-Moore twice reached the semifinals of the Australian Championships, in 1961 and 1968. In doubles, he was a quarterfinalist at Australian Championships / Australian Open eight times and the French Open once, in 1972. Phillips-Moore won the 1968 ATP Auckland Open defeating Onny Parun in a five-set final. Phillips-Moore won the 1971 ATP Stuttgart Open defeating István Gulyás István Gulyás ( hu, Gulyás István; 14 October 1931 – 31 July 2000) was the second Hungarian male tennis player to become a Grand Slam finalist. He was defeated in the 1966 French Open Men's final by Tony Roche Anthony Dalton Roche ... in the final. Career singles titles Open era finals (2) Doubles champion (1) Singles finalist (1) External links * * 1938 births Australian male tennis players Living people Tennis players from Adelaide S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim McManus (tennis)
James Henry McManus (September 16, 1940 – January 18, 2011) was an American tennis player who reached the semifinals of the US Open men's doubles in 1968. McManus was a founding member of the Association of Tennis Professionals. McManus was born to Tom and Margaret McManus on September 16, 1940. McManus had two brothers by the names of Tom and Bob. McManus was married to his wife Carole for over 30 years and had two children, Kate and Jordy. McManus grew up in Northern California and learned the game of tennis at the Berkeley Tennis Club where he was given lessons from a series of coaches including Tom Stow, coach of tennis legend Don Budge. Later, McManus played #1 singles at the University of California for Coach Chet Murphy. The team finished #3 in the NCAA tournament in his senior year of 1961. McManus was a founding member of the Association of Tennis Professionals The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is the governing body of the men's professional tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |