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Tom Karp
Thomas Karp (born October 13, 1946) is an American former professional tennis player. Biography Karp played tennis for University High School. Stan Smith beat him in the Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament 1964 Boys’ High School final. Karp, a top-10 nationally ranked junior from Los Angeles, represented the U.S. Junior Davis Cup team and during the late 1960s played for the UCLA Bruins in varsity tennis. He earned All-American honors for the Bruins in 1968, during which year he was co-captain of the team. His professional career included an appearance in the singles main draw of the 1973 Wimbledon Championships. At the 1969 Maccabiah Games in Israel, he and partner Peter Fishbach were defeated by American Davis Cup player Allen Fox and Ronald Goldman in the semifinals. During the 1972 Portuguese International Championships, he defeated Nicola Pietrangeli, who had previously won twice at the French Open The French Open (french: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Jan Kodeš defeated Alex Metreveli in the final, 6–1, 9–8(7–5), 6–3 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships. The final included a tie-break played at 8–8 in the second set; it was the first ever Wimbledon singles final to include a tie-break. 81 of the top Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) players, including defending champion Stan Smith, boycotted Wimbledon in 1973 in protest against the suspension of Nikola Pilić by the Yugoslav Tennis Association, supported by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF). This resulted in numerous qualifiers and lucky losers. Seeds Ilie Năstase ''(fourth round)'' Jan Kodeš (champion) Roger Taylor ''(semifinals)'' Alex Metreveli ''(final)'' Jimmy Connors ''(quarterfinals)'' Björn Borg ''(quarterfinals)'' Owen Davidson ''(fourth round)'' Jürgen Fassbender ''(quarterfinals)'' The original seeding list before the boycott was: # Stan Smith # Ilie Năsta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |