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1976 Fischer-Grand Prix – Singles
Wojciech Fibak won in the final 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1 against Raúl Ramírez. Seeds # Jimmy Connors ''(withdrew – back injury)'' # Raúl Ramírez ''(final)'' # Arthur Ashe ''(quarterfinals)'' # Brian Gottfried ''(quarterfinals)'' # Wojciech Fibak (champion) # Vitas Gerulaitis ''(quarterfinals)'' # Onny Parun ''(second round)'' # Cliff Richey ''(second round)'' Draw Final Section 1 Section 2 References External links 1976 Fischer-Grand Prix Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:1976 Fischer-Grand Prix - Singles 1976 Fischer-Grand Prix, Singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wojciech Fibak
Wojciech Fibak (; popularly Wojtek Fibak ; born 30 August 1952) is a Polish former professional tennis player, entrepreneur, and art collector. Fibak is best known for his doubles success with Dutch pro Tom Okker and Australian Kim Warwick, although he also reached the Top 10 in singles. Throughout his career, he won 15 ATP career singles titles as well as 52 ATP doubles titles including one Grand Slam title, the 1978 Australian Open. He was also the runner-up at the 1976 ATP Finals. Biography and personal life Born in Poznań, Poland, he won his first tournament in 1976, and between then and 1982 won 15 singles titles and 52 doubles titles. His best year was arguably 1980, when he reached the quarter-finals at the French Open, the US Open and Wimbledon Championships. Fibak's career singles win–loss record was 520–310, and he reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 10 on 25 July 1977. His highest doubles ranking was World No. 2, which he reached in Februa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zan Guerry
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John Feaver
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Balázs Taróczy
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Pavel Hutka
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Steve Turner (tennis)
Steven Turner (born October 17, 1946) is an American former professional tennis player. Raised in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, Turner turned professional at the age of 23, competing on the international tour for seven years during the 1970s. He registered a career high singles ranking of 105 in the world. Turner, who is Jewish, is a scholar of Kabbalah Kabbalah or Qabalah ( ; , ; ) is an esoteric method, discipline and school of thought in Jewish mysticism. It forms the foundation of Mysticism, mystical religious interpretations within Judaism. A traditional Kabbalist is called a Mekubbal ..., an esoteric system of Jewish mystic thought. He is a tennis pro in Manhattan and has a noticeable appearance, wearing his hair in two clumped dreadlocks, as a Jewish mystical vow. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Steven 1946 births Living people American male tennis players Jewish American tennis players Sportspeople from Manhattan Tennis players fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Andrew
Jorge Andrew (born 2 November 1951) is a former professional tennis player from Venezuela. Most of his tennis success was in doubles. During his career, he finished runner-up at three doubles events. Andrew was a member of the Venezuelan Davis Cup team from 1967 to 1984, posting a 6–25 record in singles and a 7–10 record in doubles. Career finals Doubles (3 losses) External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrew, Jorge 1951 births Living people Tennis players from Caracas Venezuelan male tennis players 20th-century Venezuelan sportsmen 21st-century Venezuelan people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimír Zedník
Vladimír Zedník (born 1 February 1947) is a former professional tennis player who represented Czechoslovakia. at atptour.com In 1975, he was a member of the Czechoslovak team which lost 3–2 in the final of the to the Swedish team led by Björn Borg
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Colin Dowdeswell
Colin Dowdeswell (born 12 May 1955) is a former professional tennis player who represented, at different times, Rhodesia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, and who achieved rank as UK No. 1. During his time on the world tour, he won one singles title and eleven doubles titles. The highlight of his career was reaching the men's doubles final of Wimbledon. Early life Dowdeswell was born in London but grew up in Rhodesia. He was educated at Prince Edward School and The University of the Witswatersrand. . Accessed 11 July 2014 He also received an MBA at Insead business school in 1987. Tennis career highlights Partnering Australian Allan Stone, Dowdeswell finished runner-up in doubles at[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Kary
Hans Kary (born 23 February 1949) is a former professional tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ... player from Austria. During his career, Kary won one singles title and three doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world no. 54 in 1976 and a career-high doubles ranking of world no. 124 in 1983. Career finals Singles (1 title, 1 runner-ups) Doubles (3 titles, 1 runner-up) External links * * * Austrian male tennis players People from Spittal an der Drau District 1949 births Living people Sportspeople from Carinthia 20th-century Austrian sportsmen {{Austria-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Phillips-Moore
Barry Phillips-Moore (9 June 1938 – 29 June 2023) was an Australian tennis player of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. In singles, Phillips-Moore twice reached the semifinals of the Australian Championships, in 1961 and 1968. In doubles, he was a quarterfinalist at Australian Championships / Australian Open eight times and the French Open once, in 1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, .... Phillips-Moore won the 1968 ATP Auckland Open defeating Onny Parun in a five-set final. Phillips-Moore won the 1971 ATP Stuttgart Open defeating István Gulyás in the final. Phillips-Moore died on 29 June 2023, at the age of 85. Career singles titles Open era finals (2) Doubles champion (1) Singles finalist (1) References External links * * 1938 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim McManus (tennis)
James Henry McManus (September 16, 1940 – January 18, 2011) was an American tennis player who reached the semifinals of the US Open men's doubles in 1968. He was active from 1958 to 1979 and won 22 career singles titles. McManus was a founding member of the Association of Tennis Professionals. Biography McManus was born to Tom and Margaret McManus on September 16, 1940, and had two brothers – Tom and Bob. McManus was married to his wife Carole for more than 30 years and had two children, Kate and Jordy. He grew up in Northern California and learned the game of tennis at the Berkeley Tennis Club where he was coached by several instructors including Tom Stow, coach of tennis legend Don Budge. Later, McManus played No. 1 singles at the University of California for Coach Chet Murphy. The team finished No. 3 in the NCAA tournament in 1961, his senior year. He and Bill Hoogs Jr. were runners-up in doubles to Allen Fox and Larry Nagler at the Ojai Tennis Tournament in 1961 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |