Timothy Garcia (born December 28, 1955) is a former professional
tennis player from the United States.
Biography
Garcia grew up in
Albuquerque and began playing tennis competitively at the age of 15.
While attending the
University of New Mexico, Garcia played college tennis for the
Lobos
Lobos is the headquarters city of the Lobos Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It was founded on 2 June 1802 by José Salgado.
Background
Located 100 km from Buenos Aires, Lobos is currently a fertile agricultural area known ma ...
and earned All-American honors in 1976, when he was a semi-finalist in the NCAA singles championships. In 1978 he lost to
John McEnroe in the NCAA championships, with the Stanford player coming close to defaulting the match due to his behaviour, instead going on to win the title.
From 1978 he competed on the professional tour for three years. He made three singles main draw appearances at the
US Open and played doubles at the
1980 French Open
The 1980 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 26 May until 8 June. It was the 84th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Sla ...
.
Following his tennis career, Garcia studied at the
University of New Mexico School of Law
The University of New Mexico School of Law (UNM Law or New Mexico Law) is the law school of the University of New Mexico, a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1947, it is the first and only law school in the state.
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and became an attorney. In 2008 he was appointed by Governor
Bill Richardson to serve as a judge on the
New Mexico Court of Appeals
The New Mexico Court of Appeals (in case citation, N.M. Ct. App.) is the intermediate-level appellate court for the state of New Mexico.
History
The court of appeals was created by a constitutional amendment submitted to the electorate in a ...
, where he remained until his retirement in 2018.
Challenger titles
Doubles: (1)
References
External links
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1955 births
Living people
American male tennis players
New Mexico Lobos athletes
Tennis players from New Mexico
Sportspeople from Albuquerque, New Mexico
New Mexico state court judges
College men's tennis players in the United States