Peter Lloyd is an Australian 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. Lloyd grew up in

Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...

and was one of two players from the ACT, along with Steve Maloney, to take up a scholarship in 1978 to attend the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

. He played collegiate tennis at Georgia for four years and was an All-SEC selection in 1980. On the professional tour, Lloyd had a best singles world ranking of 339 and featured in the qualifying draw for the

1987 Wimbledon Championships The 1987 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 101st edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from ...

. In 1995 he made his only career ATP Tour main draw appearance as a doubles wildcard pairing with Dan Granot at the AT&T Challenge in Atlanta.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lloyd, Peter Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian male tennis players Georgia Bulldogs men's tennis players Australian expatriate tennis players in the United States Tennis players from the Australian Capital Territory 20th-century Australian sportspeople