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Colin Dowdeswell (born 12 May 1955) is a former professional tennis player who represented, at different times, Rhodesia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, and who achieved rank as UK No. 1. During his time on the world tour, he won one singles title and eleven doubles titles. The highlight of his career was reaching the men's doubles final of Wimbledon.
Early life
Dowdeswell was born in London but grew up in Rhodesia. He was educated at Prince Edward School and The University of the Witswatersrand. He also received an MBA at Insead business school in 1987.
Tennis career highlights
Partnering Australian Allan Stone, Dowdeswell finished runner-up in doubles at Wimbledon in 1975. Unseeded, after two straight sets wins, they defeated the No. 7 seeds Tom Okker and Marty Riessen in the round of 16 in four sets. They did likewise in eliminating the No. 3 seeds, Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan, in the quarterfinals. It took Dowdeswell and Stone then five sets to overcome the unseeded team of Dick Crealy and Niki Pilic in the semifinals. They lost the final to another unseeded tandem, Vitas Gerulaitis and Sandy Mayer, 5–7, 6–8, 4–6.
Dowdeswell achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 31 in 1983 and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 24 in 1980.
Career finals
= Grand Prix and WCT finals (4)
=Singles: 4 (1 title)
= Grand Slam, Grand Prix, and WCT finals
=Doubles: 28 (11 titles)
Davis Cup
Dowdeswell participated in one Davis Cup tie for Rhodesia in 1976, posting a 2–0 record in singles and an 0–1 record in doubles. He participated in six Davis Cup ties for Great Britain from 1984 to 1986, posting an 0–2 record in singles and a 5–1 record in doubles.
Life outside tennis
Dowdeswell completed his tennis career in 1986 and began a career in financial services and private banking with Merrill Lynch. Married with three children, he resides in Monaco.
References
External links
Colin Dowdeswell at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Colin Dowdeswell at the International Tennis Federation
Colin Dowdeswell at the Davis Cup
Official website Archived 10 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- The Fullerton Hotel Singapura
- Colin Dowdeswell
- Shana Dowdeswell
- Dowdeswell (surname)
- Wojciech Fibak
- Ilana Kloss
- Roger Dowdeswell
- Peter Doohan
- Israel Spring International Championships
- Elizabeth Dowdeswell
- 1986 Nice International Open – Doubles
