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John Lloyd (born 27 August 1954) is a British former professional tennis player. Lloyd reached an ATP world ranking of 23 in July 1978, and was ranked as UK number 1 in 1984 and 1985.
Vitas Gerulaitis defeated John Lloyd in the final, 6–3, 7–6, 5–7, 3–6, 6–2 to win the December edition of the men's singles tennis tournament at the 1977 Australian Open. [1] Roscoe Tanner was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Chris Lewis. [1]
Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954), known as Chris Evert Lloyd from 1979 to 1987, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. Widely considered among the greatest tennis players of all time, Evert won 18 major singles titles, including a record seven French Open titles and a joint-record six US Open titles (tied with Serena Williams).
In December 1977, Gerulaitis won the most significant title of his career at the Australian Open, when he defeated John Lloyd in the men's singles final in five sets on New Year's Eve. [1] In 1978, Gerulaitis won the year-end championship WCT Finals for the World Championship Tennis tour, beating Eddie Dibbs 6–3, 6–2, 6–1. By 1978, he was ...
John Lloyd (rugby union) (born 1943), former head coach to Wales national rugby union team; John Lloyd (tennis) (born 1954), British tennis player; John Emrys Lloyd (1905–1987), British Olympic fencer; John Henry Lloyd (1884–1964), Negro leagues baseball player "Pop" Lloyd; John Lloyd (cricketer) (1844–1910), Welsh cricketer and barrister
John Lloyd and Wendy Turnbull defeated Steve Denton and Billie Jean King in the final, 6–7 (5–7), 7–6 (7–5), 7–5 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1983 Wimbledon Championships. [1]
The 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It consisted of four Grand Slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments and the Nations Cup , a team event. In addition eight World Championship Tennis (WCT) tournaments, a separate professional tennis circuit held from 1971 through 1977, were incorporated ...
The 1984 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. [1] [2] It was the 98th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 25 June to 8 July 1984.