Dick Stockton (tennis)

Dick Stockton

Dick Stockton Wimbledon Circa 1990
Full name Richard LaClede Stockton
Country (sports)  United States
Residence Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Born (1951-02-18) February 18, 1951
New York, NY, USA
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro 1971
Retired 1986
Plays Right-handed (1-handed backhand)
Prize money $1,063,385
Singles
Career record 365–243 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles 8
Highest ranking No. 8 (November 1, 1977)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 3R (1977Jan)
French Open SF (1978)
Wimbledon SF (1974)
US Open QF (1976, 1977)
Other tournaments
WCT Finals F (1977)
Doubles
Career record 327–205 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles 16
Highest ranking No. 13 (August 30, 1977)

Richard LaClede "Dick" Stockton (born February 18, 1951 in Charlottesville, Virginia),[1] is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He was the head coach of the men's tennis team at the University of Virginia.[2] for three years, from 1998-2001.

Stockton's highest world ranking was World No. 8.[1] He reached the semifinals of Wimbledon in 1974, the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open in 1976 and '77 and the semifinals in the 1978 French Open. Stockton played on the U.S. Davis Cup Team five times (1973, '75, '76, '77, '79), including the U.S. Davis Cup Championship Team in 1979.[2]

Career finals

Singles: 18 (8 titles – 10 runners-up)

Outcome No. Date Championship Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 1971 Merion, U.S. Hard United States Clark Graebner 2–6, 4–6, 7–6, 5–7
Runner-up 2. 1973 Miami WCT, U.S. Hard Australia Rod Laver 6–7, 3–6, 5–7
Winner 1. 1974 Atlanta WCT, U.S. Clay Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 3. 1974 Charlotte, U.S. Clay United States Jeff Borowiak 4–6, 7–5, 6–7
Winner 2. 1974 Adelaide, Australia Grass Australia Geoff Masters 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 1975 Fort Worth WCT, U.S. Hard Australia John Alexander 6–7, 6–4, 3–6
Winner 3. 1975 San Antonio WCT, U.S. Hard United States Stan Smith 7–5, 2–6, 7–6
Runner-up 5. 1975 Washington Indoor WCT, U.S. Carpet United Kingdom Mark Cox 2–6, 6–7
Winner 4. 1976 Lagos WCT, Nigeria Clay United States Arthur Ashe 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 6. 1976 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Grass Australia Tony Roche 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 5. 1977 Philadelphia WCT, U.S. Carpet United States Jimmy Connors 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Winner 6. 1977 Toronto Indoor WCT, Canada Carpet United States Jimmy Connors 5–6, RET.
Winner 7. 1977 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Romania Ilie Năstase 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 7. 1977 Dallas WCT, U.S. – WCT Finals Carpet United States Jimmy Connors 7–6, 1–6, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 8. 1978 Birmingham WCT, U.S. Carpet Sweden Björn Borg 6–7, 5–7
Winner 8. 1978 Little Rock, U.S. Carpet United States Hank Pfister 6–4, 3–5, RET.
Runner-up 9. 1978 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet United States John McEnroe 6–2, 6–7, 2–6
Runner-up 10. 1981 South Orange, U.S. Clay Israel Shlomo Glickstein 3–6, 7–5, 4–6

Doubles: 31 (16 titles – 15 runners-up)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 1971 Merion, U.S. Hard United States Chuck McKinley United States Clark Graebner
United States Jim Osborne
6–7, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 1972 Columbus, U.S. Hard United States Chuck McKinley United States Jimmy Connors
United States Pancho Gonzales
3–6, 5–7
Winner 1. 1973 Philadelphia WCT, U.S. Carpet United States Brian Gottfried Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner 2. 1973 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard United States Brian Gottfried Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
6–7, 6–4, 6–4
Winner 3. 1973 Fort Worth, U.S. Hard United States Brian Gottfried Australia Owen Davidson
Australia John Newcombe
7–6, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 1974 Atlanta WCT, U.S. Clay United States Brian Gottfried United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith
3–6, 6–3, 6–7
Runner-up 4. 1974 Orlando WCT, U.S. Hard United States Brian Gottfried Australia Owen Davidson
Australia John Newcombe
6–7, 3–6
Winner 4. 1974 Maui, U.S. Hard United States Roscoe Tanner Australia Owen Davidson
Australia John Newcombe
6–3, 7–6
Runner-up 5. 1975 Philadelphia WCT, U.S. Carpet United States Erik Van Dillen United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 3–6, 6–7
Winner 5. 1975 Toronto Indoor WCT, Canada Carpet United States Erik Van Dillen India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj
6–4, 7–5, 6–1
Winner 6. 1975 Memphis, U.S. Carpet United States Erik Van Dillen United Kingdom Mark Cox
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
1–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner 7. 1976 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet United States Roscoe Tanner United States Brian Gottfried
South Africa Bob Hewitt
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 6. 1976 Maui, U.S. Hard United States Roscoe Tanner South Africa Raymond Moore
Australia Allan Stone
7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 8. 1976 Perth, Australia Hard United States Roscoe Tanner Australia Bob Carmichael
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
6–7, 6–1, 6–2
Winner 9. 1977 Adelaide, Australia Grass Australia Cliff Letcher Australia Syd Ball
Australia Kim Warwick
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up 7. 1977 St. Louis WCT, U.S. Carpet India Vijay Amritraj Romania Ilie Năstase
Italy Adriano Panatta
4–6, 6–3, 6–7
Runner-up 8. 1977 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet India Vijay Amritraj Poland Wojtek Fibak
Netherlands Tom Okker
4–6, 4–6
Winner 10. 1977 Masters Doubles WCT, New York City Carpet India Vijay Amritraj United States Vitas Gerulaitis
Italy Adriano Panatta
7–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–3
Winner 11. 1977 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet United States Marty Riessen United States Fred McNair
United States Sherwood Stewart
6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Runner-up 9. 1978 Birmingham WCT, U.S. Carpet South Africa Frew McMillan United States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States Sandy Mayer
6–3, 1–6, 6–7
Winner 12. 1978 New Orleans, U.S. Carpet United States Erik Van Dillen Egypt Ismail El Shafei
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
7–6, 6–3
Winner 13. 1978 Cleveland, U.S. Hard United States Erik Van Dillen United States Rick Fisher
United States Bruce Manson
6–1, 6–4
Winner 14. 1979 Birmingham, U.S. Carpet United States Stan Smith Romania Ilie Năstase
Netherlands Tom Okker
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 10. 1979 Memphis, U.S. Carpet South Africa Frew McMillan Poland Wojtek Fibak
Netherlands Tom Okker
4–6, 4–6
Winner 15. 1980 Tulsa, U.S. Hard (i) United States Robert Lutz Paraguay Francisco González
United States Van Winitsky
2–6, 7–6, 6–2
Runner-up 11. 1980 Bangkok, Thailand Carpet Netherlands Tom Okker United States Ferdi Taygan
United States Brian Teacher
6–7, 6–7
Runner-up 12. 1981 Denver, U.S. Carpet United States Mel Purcell Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison
United States Butch Walts
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 13. 1982 La Quinta, U.S. Hard United Kingdom John Lloyd United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Runner-up 14. 1982 Forest Hills WCT, U.S. Clay United States Erik Van Dillen United States Tracy Delatte
United States Johan Kriek
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner 16. 1982 Hartford WCT, U.S. Carpet United States Robert Lutz United States Mike Cahill
United States Tracy Delatte
7–6, 6–3
Runner-up 15. 1983 South Orange, U.S. Clay United Kingdom John Lloyd United States Fritz Buehning
United States Tom Cain
2–6, 5–7

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