Ian Vermaak
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| Full name | Ian C. Vermaak |
|---|---|
| Country |
 South Africa |
| Born |
28 March 1933 Empangeni, South Africa |
| Turned pro | 1953 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1960 (brief periods of activity afterwards) |
| Plays | Right-handed (1-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 10 (1959, Lance Tingay)[1] |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | F (1959) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1960) |
| Last updated on: 11 December 2012. | |
Ian Vermaak (born 28 March 1933 in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) was a tennis player competing for South Africa. As the No. 4 seed he finished runner-up to Nicola Pietrangeli in the singles final of the Amateur French Championships of Roland-Garros in 1959,[2] after having reached earlier in the season the Hamburg International German Tennis Championships final, losing to William Knight.
Vermaak was ranked World No. 10 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph in 1959.[1]
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (0-1)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1959 | French Championships | Clay (Red) |  Nicola Pietrangeli | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 425.
- ↑ "Roland-Garros 1959 (Grand Slam) - Men's singles". fft.fr. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
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