Gerald Battrick

Gerald Battrick

Gerald Battrick holding the trophy at the 1971 Dutch Open
Country	United Kingdom
Born	(1947-05-27)27 May 1947 Bridgend, Wales
Died	26 November 1998(1998-11-26) (aged 51)[1]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1968 (amateur tour from 1964)
Retired	1976
Plays	Right-handed (1-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	120-159 (Grand Slam, Grand Prix, and WCT level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles	6
Highest ranking	No. 53 (15 October 1973)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (1970)
French Open	4R (1968)
Wimbledon	3R (1971)
US Open	2R (1969, 1971, 1974, 1976)
Doubles
Career record	97-134 (Grand Slam, Grand Prix and WCT level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles	1
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1970)
French Open	QF (1968, 1970)
Wimbledon	QF (1975)
US Open	2R (1973)
Last updated on: November 18, 2012.

Gerald Battrick (May 27, 1947^[2] – August 1, 1999) 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 May 27, 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.

References

External links

• The Independent – Obituary