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词条 Gerald Battrick
释义

  1. Personal life

  2. Tennis career

     Juniors  Pro tour  World Team Tennis 

  3. References

  4. External links

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|caption= Gerald Battrick holding the trophy at the 1971 Dutch Open
|name= Gerald Battrick
|country= {{GBR}}
|birth_date= {{birth date|df=y|1947|5|27}}
|birth_place= Bridgend, Wales
|death_date= {{death date and age|df=y|1998|11|26|1947|5|27}}[1]
|death_place=
|height= {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|turnedpro= 1968 (amateur tour from 1964)
|retired= 1976
|plays= Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney=
|singlesrecord= 120–159 (Grand Slam, Grand Prix & WCT level, and Davis Cup)
|singlestitles= 6
|highestsinglesranking= No. 53 (15 October 1973)
|AustralianOpenresult= 3R (1970)
|FrenchOpenresult= 4R (1968)
|Wimbledonresult= 3R (1971)
|USOpenresult= 2R (1969, 1971, 1974, 1976)
|doublesrecord= 97–134 (Grand Slam, Grand Prix & WCT level, and Davis Cup)
|doublestitles= 1
|highestdoublesranking=
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1970)
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult = QF (1968, 1970)
|WimbledonDoublesresult = QF (1975)
|USOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1973)
|OthertournamentsDoubles =
|MastersCupDoublesresult =
|updated = 18 November 2012
}}

Gerald Battrick (27 May 1947[2] – 26 November 1998) was a Welsh tennis player who reached as high as No. 3 in Britain (and World No. 53), winning at least 6 titles.

Personal life

Gerald Battrick was born on 27 May 1947 in Bridgend, Glamorgan, where his father was the Medical Officer.[3]

Tennis career

Juniors

Battrick won the junior titles of Great Britain, Belgium and France and represented Britain in the Davis Cup. In 1965 he won the French Open Boys' Singles.[2]

Pro tour

In 1971 he won the singles title at the Dutch Open in Hilversum, defeating Australian Ross Case in the final in three straight sets, and the British Hard Court Championships in Bournemouth where he won the final against Željko Franulović in four sets.

In doubles, Battrick reached the quarter-finals of the French Open in 1968 and 1970 and at Wimbledon in 1975.

World Team Tennis

Battrick played for the co-ed Pittsburgh Triangles of World TeamTennis in 1974 and 1975. He was part of the Triangles 1975 league championship team.

References

1. ^{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-gerald-battrick-1045631.html | location=London | work=The Independent | first=Bill | last=Edwards | title=Obituary: Gerald Battrick | date=January 8, 1999}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Ba/G/Gerald-Battrick.aspx|title=Gerald Battrick|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals|accessdate=2010-10-03}}
3. ^{{cite news|title=Obituary: Gerald Battrick|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-gerald-battrick-1045631.html|newspaper=The Independent|date=8 January 1999|location=London|first=Bill|last=Edwards}}

External links

  • {{ATP}}
  • {{ITF profile|10002730}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Battrick, Gerald}}

6 : Welsh male tennis players|French Championships junior (tennis) champions|1998 deaths|1947 births|Sportspeople from Bridgend|British male tennis players

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