Rory Chappell (13 January 1959 - 14 August 2014) was a South African 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. A left-handed player from

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...

, Chappell reached a career best singles ranking of 195 in the world and qualified for the main draw of the

1977 Wimbledon Championships The 1977 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 20 June until 2 July. It was the 91 ...

. Chappell died in 2014 at Rosebank Primary School in

, where he worked as a tennis coach. He was 55 years of age.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chappell, Rory 1959 births 2014 deaths South African male tennis players Tennis players from Johannesburg