Andrew Pattison (born 30 January 1949) is a former

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tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking was world No. 24, which he reached on 24 September 1974. Pattison won four singles tournaments, and seven doubles tournaments. Pattison has two sons, Sean and Dale. He is married to Debra Hill and they reside in Peoria, Arizona.

Career finals

Singles (4 titles, 7 runner-ups)

World Team Tennis

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, Pattison was a member of the

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(WTT) champion

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. He was named 1974 WTT Playoffs Most Valuable Player.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pattison, Andrew 1949 births Living people Zimbabwean people of British descent White South African people Sportspeople from Pretoria Tennis players from Scottsdale, Arizona Rhodesian male tennis players South African emigrants to Rhodesia Tennis people from Arizona White Zimbabwean sportspeople Zimbabwean emigrants to the United States Zimbabwean male tennis players