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Joel Ross (tennis)
Joel Ross is an American former professional tennis player. His peak rank was #288, in December 1976. Ross was Big Ten singles champion in 1971, and at the 1977 Maccabiah Games in Israel he won the men's doubles gold medal. Biography A native of Westbury, New York, he attended Westbury High School. Ross played collegiate tennis for the University of Michigan, was captain of the tennis team, and was Big Ten singles champion in 1971. His Grand Prix appearances included a loss to Guillermo Vilas at the 1976 Stockholm Open, where he took the Argentine to a first set tiebreak. He featured in the men's doubles main draw of the 1977 US Open. At the 1977 Maccabiah Games in Israel, in which he was player-coach for the Team USA tennis squad, he and partner Peter Rennert Peter Rennert (born December 26, 1958) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He achieved career-high rankings of World No. 40 in singles (in 1980), and World No. 8 in doubles (in 1983). A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 US Open – Men's Doubles
Tom Okker and Marty Riessen were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Syd Ball and Kim Warwick. Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan won in the final 6–4, 6–0 against Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References External links ATP main draw at the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:1977 US Open - Men's Doubles 1977 US Open (tennis), Men's doubles US Open (tennis) by year – Men's doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |