Rocky Royer (born June 27, 1958) is an American former professional

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player.

Biography

Born in

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, Royer played collegiate tennis at

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for four years. In the early 1980s he competed on the professional tour, winning two Challenger titles. On the

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his best performances came in 1982 when he was a quarter-finalist at Bahia and in the same year finished runner-up in the doubles at the

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. Royer now works as a tennis coach in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Challenger titles

Singles: (2)

References

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