Raymond Moore (tennis)

Summary

Raymond J. "Ray" Moore (born 24 August 1946) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.

Raymond Moore
Raymond More (1985)
Country (sports)South Africa South Africa
ResidencePalm Desert, California
Born (1946-08-24) 24 August 1946 (age 77)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1968 (amateur from 1963)
Retired1983
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record571-528
Career titles9
Highest rankingNo. 34 (24 August 1976)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1969, 1976)
French Open3R (1972, 1975, 1979)
WimbledonQF (1968)
US OpenQF (1977)
Doubles
Career record260–298 (Open era)
Career titles8 (Open era)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (1974)

In June 1966 he won the East Gloucestershire Championships at Cheltenham on grass, defeating Tom Okker and Dick Crealy in the final two rounds.

In May 1969, Moore won the West Berlin Open Championships, defeating Arthur Ashe and Cliff Drysdale in close five-set matches.

During his career he won eight doubles titles in the Open Era alone, finishing runner-up an additional 12 times in Open Era doubles.

Moore participated in 12 Davis Cup ties for South Africa from 1967 to 1977, including the 1974 South African victory, posting a 12–10 record in singles and posting an 0–1 mark in doubles.

In 1981, Moore teamed with Charlie Pasarell to begin the tournament that eventually became the Indian Wells Masters at the Indian Wells Gardens. They started at La Quinta Resort and Club, moved to Grand Champions Hotel, and then in 2000 opened the new Indian Wells Gardens, which holds the ATP Masters BNP Paribus Open. Moore and Pasarell sold the tournament to Larry Ellison in 2009 and Moore became the tournament director/CEO for the new owner.

Remarks on female tennis and resignation edit

On March 22, 2016, Moore resigned as CEO of the Indian Wells Masters tennis tournament, after drawing outrage over his remarks about the roles of women in tennis:[1][2]

"They don't make any decisions, and they are lucky. They are very, very lucky…If I was a lady player, I'd go down every night on my knees and thank God that Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal were born, because they have carried this sport. They really have." [3][4][2]

Career finals edit

Doubles (8 titles, 13 runner-ups) edit

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1969 Toronto, Canada Clay   Butch Buchholz   Ron Holmberg
  John Newcombe
3–6, 6–4
Loss 0–2 Jan 1971 Auckland, New Zealand Grass   Brian Fairlie   Bob Carmichael
  Ray Ruffels
3–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Jun 1973 London/Queen's Club, UK Grass   Ray Keldie   Tom Okker
  Marty Riessen
4–6, 5–7
Loss 0–4 Sep 1973 Aptos, US Hard   Onny Parun   Jeff Austin
  Fred McNair
2–6, 1–6
Loss 0–5 Mar 1974 Palm Desert, US Hard   Onny Parun   Jan Kodeš
  Vladimír Zedník
4–6, 4–6
Win 1–5 Apr 1974 Tokyo WCT, Japan Hard   Onny Parun   Juan Gisbert Sr.
  Roger Taylor
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 2–5 Nov 1974 Vienna, Austria Hard (i)   Andrew Pattison   Bob Hewitt
  Frew McMillan
6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Loss 2–6 Apr 1975 Tucson, US Hard   Dennis Ralston   William Brown
  Raúl Ramírez
6–2, 6–7, 4–6
Win 3–6 Aug 1975 Toronto, Canada Hard   Cliff Drysdale   Jan Kodeš
  Ilie Năstase
6–4, 5–7, 7–6
Loss 3–7 Mar 1976 Palm Springs, US Hard   Erik van Dillen   Colin Dibley
  Sandy Mayer
4–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss 3–8 May 1976 Düsseldorf, Germany Clay   Bob Carmichael   Wojciech Fibak
  Karl Meiler
4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 4–8 Oct 1976 Maui, US Hard   Allan Stone   Dick Stockton
  Roscoe Tanner
6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 4–9 Dec 1977 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard   Peter Fleming   Bob Lutz
  Stan Smith
3–6, 5–7, 7–6, 6–7
Win 5–9 Feb 1978 Palm Springs, US Hard   Roscoe Tanner   Bob Hewitt
  Frew McMillan
6–4, 6–4
Win 6–9 Dec 1978 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard   Peter Fleming   Bob Hewitt
  Frew McMillan
6–3, 7–6
Loss 6–10 Apr 1979 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard   Ilie Năstase   Colin Dowdeswell
  Heinz Günthardt
3–6, 6–7
Win 7–10 Sep 1979 Atlanta, US Hard   Ilie Năstase   Steve Docherty
  Eliot Teltscher
6–4, 6–2
Loss 7–11 Apr 1980 New Orleans, US Carpet   Robert Trogolo   Terry Moor
  Eliot Teltscher
6–7, 1–6
Loss 7–12 Nov 1980 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i)   Brian Gottfried   Paolo Bertolucci
  Adriano Panatta
4–6, 4–6
Win 8–12 Apr 1981 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard   Bernard Mitton   Bob Hewitt
  Frew McMillan
7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Loss 8–13 Jul 1981 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay   Andrew Pattison   Heinz Günthardt
  Balázs Taróczy
0–6, 2–6

References edit

  1. ^ "Raymond Moore: Indian Wells CEO steps down amid outrage over sexist remarks". The Guardian. 22 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Indian Wells CEO Raymond Moore resigns after remarks drew outrage". ESPN. 22 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Indian Wells CEO Raymond Moore quits after 'sexist' comments". BBC Sport. 22 March 2016.
  4. ^ Kim McCauley (20 March 2016). "Indian Wells CEO Raymond Moore goes on sexist rant about 'lady players' in tennis". SBNation.

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