Dennis Ralston
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Personal Info
- Birth Place
- Bakersfield, California, US
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Turned pro 1967 (amateur from 1958)
Retired 1977
Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF 1987 (member page)
Singles
Career record 576–251 (69.6%)
Career titles 41
Highest ranking No. 5 (1966, Lance Tingay)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open SF (1970)
French Open 4R (1966)
Wimbledon F (1966)
US Open SF (1960)
Professional majors
US Pro SF (1968)
Wembley Pro QF (1967, 1968)
French Pro 2R (1968)
Doubles
Career record 125–87
Career titles 3 (Open Era)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open SF (1971)
French Open W (1966)
Wimbledon W (1960)
US Open W (1961, 1962, 1963)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon F (1962, 1966)
US Open F (1969)
As a young player, he was coached by tennis pro Pancho Gonzales. He attended the University of Southern California (USC) and won NCAA championships under its coach George Toley. He and partner Bill Bond captured the NCAA doubles title in 1964. He was the highest-ranked American player at the end of three consecutive years in the 1960s; Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph ranked him as high as world No. 5 in 1966 (Ralston was ranked world no. 3 by the magazine Reading Eagle in 1963).
His best result at a Grand Slam singles event came in 1966 when he was seeded sixth and reached the final of the Wimbledon Championships, which he lost to fourth-seeded Manuel Santana in straight sets. At the end of that year he turned professional.
Turned pro 1967 (amateur from 1958)
Retired 1977
Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF 1987 (member page)
Singles
Career record 576–251 (69.6%)
Career titles 41
Highest ranking No. 5 (1966, Lance Tingay)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open SF (1970)
French Open 4R (1966)
Wimbledon F (1966)
US Open SF (1960)
Professional majors
US Pro SF (1968)
Wembley Pro QF (1967, 1968)
French Pro 2R (1968)
Doubles
Career record 125–87
Career titles 3 (Open Era)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open SF (1971)
French Open W (1966)
Wimbledon W (1960)
US Open W (1961, 1962, 1963)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon F (1962, 1966)
US Open F (1969)
As a young player, he was coached by tennis pro Pancho Gonzales. He attended the University of Southern California (USC) and won NCAA championships under its coach George Toley. He and partner Bill Bond captured the NCAA doubles title in 1964. He was the highest-ranked American player at the end of three consecutive years in the 1960s; Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph ranked him as high as world No. 5 in 1966 (Ralston was ranked world no. 3 by the magazine Reading Eagle in 1963).
His best result at a Grand Slam singles event came in 1966 when he was seeded sixth and reached the final of the Wimbledon Championships, which he lost to fourth-seeded Manuel Santana in straight sets. At the end of that year he turned professional.
Life & Career Details
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Turned pro 1967 (amateur from 1958)
Retired 1977
Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF 1987 (member page)
Singles
Career record 576–251 (69.6%)
Career titles 41
Highest ranking No. 5 (1966, Lance Tingay)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open SF (1970)
French Open 4R (1966)
Wimbledon F (1966)
US Open SF (1960)
Professional majors
US Pro SF (1968)
Wembley Pro QF (1967, 1968)
French Pro 2R (1968)
Doubles
Career record 125–87
Career titles 3 (Open Era)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open SF (1971)
French Open W (1966)
Wimbledon W (1960)
US Open W (1961, 1962, 1963)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon F (1962, 1966)
US Open F (1969)
As a young player, he was coached by tennis pro Pancho Gonzales. He attended the University of Southern California (USC) and won NCAA championships under its coach George Toley. He and partner Bill Bond captured the NCAA doubles title in 1964. He was the highest-ranked American player at the end of three consecutive years in the 1960s; Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph ranked him as high as world No. 5 in 1966 (Ralston was ranked world no. 3 by the magazine Reading Eagle in 1963).
His best result at a Grand Slam singles event came in 1966 when he was seeded sixth and reached the final of the Wimbledon Championships, which he lost to fourth-seeded Manuel Santana in straight sets. At the end of that year he turned professional.
Turned pro 1967 (amateur from 1958)
Retired 1977
Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF 1987 (member page)
Singles
Career record 576–251 (69.6%)
Career titles 41
Highest ranking No. 5 (1966, Lance Tingay)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open SF (1970)
French Open 4R (1966)
Wimbledon F (1966)
US Open SF (1960)
Professional majors
US Pro SF (1968)
Wembley Pro QF (1967, 1968)
French Pro 2R (1968)
Doubles
Career record 125–87
Career titles 3 (Open Era)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open SF (1971)
French Open W (1966)
Wimbledon W (1960)
US Open W (1961, 1962, 1963)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon F (1962, 1966)
US Open F (1969)
As a young player, he was coached by tennis pro Pancho Gonzales. He attended the University of Southern California (USC) and won NCAA championships under its coach George Toley. He and partner Bill Bond captured the NCAA doubles title in 1964. He was the highest-ranked American player at the end of three consecutive years in the 1960s; Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph ranked him as high as world No. 5 in 1966 (Ralston was ranked world no. 3 by the magazine Reading Eagle in 1963).
His best result at a Grand Slam singles event came in 1966 when he was seeded sixth and reached the final of the Wimbledon Championships, which he lost to fourth-seeded Manuel Santana in straight sets. At the end of that year he turned professional.
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