Dick Stockton (tennis)
American tennis player
![]() Dick Stockton Wimbledon circa 1990 | |
Full name | Richard LaClede Stockton |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Residence | Charlottesville, Virginia, US |
Born | (1951-02-18) February 18, 1951 (age 73) New York, NY, US |
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Turned pro | 1971 |
Retired | 1986 |
Plays | Right-handed (1-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,063,385 |
Singles | |
Career record | 379–264 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 8 |
Highest ranking | No. 8 (October 31, 1977) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1977Jan) |
French Open | SF (1978) |
Wimbledon | SF (1974) |
US Open | QF (1976, 1977) |
Other tournaments | |
WCT Finals | F (1977) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 328–207 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 16 |
Highest ranking | No. 13 (August 30, 1977) |
Richard "Dick" LaClede Stockton (born February 18, 1951)[1] is a former professional tennis player from the United States. In addition to his playing career, he was the head coach of the men's tennis team at the University of Virginia from 1998-2001.[2] Stockton also served as the Head Men's Tennis Coach at Piedmont College in Demorest, GA from 2018-2021.
Stockton's highest world ranking was world No. 8.[3] He reached the semifinals of Wimbledon in 1974, the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open in 1976 and 1977 and the semifinals in the 1978 French Open. Stockton played on the U.S. Davis Cup Team five times (1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979), including the U.S. Davis Cup Championship Team in 1979.[2]
Career finals
Singles: 18 (8 titles – 10 runners-up)
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | 1971 | Merion, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 4–6, 7–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–2 | 1973 | Miami WCT, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | 6–7, 3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 1–2 | Mar 1974 | Atlanta WCT, U.S. | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 1–3 | 1974 | Charlotte, U.S. | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 7–5, 6–7 |
Win | 2–3 | 1974 | Melbourne, Australia | Grass | ![]() | 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–4 | 1975 | Fort Worth WCT, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | 6–7, 6–4, 3–6 |
Win | 3–4 | 1975 | San Antonio WCT, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | 7–5, 2–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 3–5 | 1975 | Washington Indoor WCT, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() | 2–6, 6–7 |
Win | 4–5 | 1976 | Lagos WCT, Nigeria[a] | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–6 | 1976 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Grass | ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5–6 | 1977 | Philadelphia WCT, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 6–6 | 1977 | Toronto Indoor WCT, Canada | Carpet | ![]() | 5–6, RET. |
Win | 7–6 | 1977 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | ![]() | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 7–7 | 1977 | Dallas WCT, U.S. – WCT Finals | Carpet | ![]() | 7–6, 1–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 7–8 | 1978 | Birmingham WCT, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() | 6–7, 5–7 |
Win | 8–8 | 1978 | Little Rock, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() | 6–4, 3–5, RET. |
Loss | 8–9 | 1978 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() | 6–2, 6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 8–10 | 1981 | South Orange, U.S. | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
Doubles: 31 (16 titles – 15 runners-up)
Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 1971 | Merion, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 2. | 1972 | Columbus, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 1. | 1973 | Philadelphia WCT, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2. | 1973 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 3. | 1973 | Fort Worth, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 3. | 1974 | Atlanta WCT, U.S. | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
Loss | 4. | 1974 | Orlando WCT, U.S. | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 3–6 |
Win | 4. | 1974 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–6 |
Loss | 5. | 1975 | Philadelphia WCT, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, 6–7 |
Win | 5. | 1975 | Toronto Indoor WCT, Canada | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–5, 6–1 |
Win | 6. | 1975 | Memphis, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 7. | 1976 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 6. | 1976 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 8. | 1976 | Perth, Australia | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 9. | 1977 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 7. | 1977 | St. Louis WCT, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
Loss | 8. | 1977 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 10. | 1977 | Masters Doubles, New York | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–3 |
Win | 11. | 1977 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 9. | 1978 | Birmingham WCT, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 1–6, 6–7 |
Win | 12. | 1978 | New Orleans, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–3 |
Win | 13. | 1978 | Cleveland, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 14. | 1979 | Birmingham, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 10. | 1979 | Memphis, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 15. | 1980 | Tulsa, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 11. | 1980 | Bangkok, Thailand | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 6–7 |
Loss | 12. | 1981 | Denver, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 13. | 1982 | La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Loss | 14. | 1982 | Forest Hills WCT, U.S. | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 16. | 1982 | Hartford WCT, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 15. | 1983 | South Orange, U.S. | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 5–7 |
Notes
- ^ The tournament was halted at the semifinal stage due to a coup d'etat attempt in Nigeria and the final was played on April 2 during the Caracas WCT tournament.[4]
References
- ^ "Dick Stockton | Bio | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ a b virginiasports.cstv.com
- ^ "trinity.edu". Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2007.
- ^ Olaojo Aiyegbayo (July 12, 2015). "The story of Lagos' ill-fated 1976 Professional Tennis Tournament". Africa is a Country. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
External links
- Dick Stockton at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Dick Stockton at the International Tennis Federation
- Dick Stockton at the Davis Cup
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