Gerry Perry Jr. (born June 1, 1947) is an American former
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 who was a runner-up at the 1968 US Open mixed doubles with
Tory Fretz
Tory-Ann Fretz (born August 8, 1942) is a former American amateur and professional tennis player who played in the 1950s and 1960s. She was ranked in the U.S. top ten from 1963 to 1966, and was No. 2 in the doubles rankings in 1965 and 1966.
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.
Career
In 1968, he partnered
Tory Fretz
Tory-Ann Fretz (born August 8, 1942) is a former American amateur and professional tennis player who played in the 1950s and 1960s. She was ranked in the U.S. top ten from 1963 to 1966, and was No. 2 in the doubles rankings in 1965 and 1966.
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in the mixed doubles at the
US Open, and they reached the final, losing in straight sets to
Mary-Ann Eisel
Mary–Ann Eisel (born November 25, 1946) is an American former tennis player. She was the US Open mixed doubles champion in 1968.
Personal life
Eisel was born in St. Louis, Missouri, was educated in the Ladue School District
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and
Peter Curtis.
In 1989, Perry was inducted into the USTA Missouri Valley Hall of Fame.
Grand Slam finals
Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)
References
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1947 births
Living people
American male tennis players
Sportspeople from Springfield, Missouri
Tennis people from Missouri