Richard Dennis Ralston is an American

United States

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 former professional tennis

Tennis

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 player. He attended the University of Southern California

University of Southern California

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 (USC) and won NCAA championships under their legendary coach, George Toley

George Toley

George Andrew Toley was an American collegiate tennis coach at the University of Southern California from 1954 to 1980...

. He was coached in his earlier years by the legendary tennis player, Pancho Gonzales

Pancho Gonzales

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. He was the highest ranked American player at the end of three consecutive years in 1960s with his highest world singles ranking of 5.

He lost in the 1966 Men's Singles Championship Finals

1966 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles

Manuel Santana defeated Dennis Ralston 6–4 11–9 6–4 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 1966 Wimbledon Championships.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below...

 of Wimbledon

The Championships, Wimbledon

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 to Manuel Santana

Manuel Santana

Manuel Martínez Santana, best known as Manolo Santana, is a former tennis champion from Spain. He was born in Madrid....

.

Ralston was a member of the Handsome Eight

Handsome Eight

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, and won 27 national doubles and singles titles, including five grand-slam doubles crowns.

Singles, 1 final (1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
Runner-Up	1966 1966 Wimbledon Championships -Men's Singles: Manolo Santana defeated Dennis Ralston 6-4 11-9 6-4-Women's Singles: Billie Jean King defeated Maria Bueno 6-3, 3-6, 6-1...	Wimbledon Championships The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...	Grass	Manuel Santana Manuel Santana Manuel Martínez Santana, best known as Manolo Santana, is a former tennis champion from Spain. He was born in Madrid....	6–4, 11–9, 6–4

Men's Doubles, 9 finals (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1960 1960 Wimbledon Championships -Men's Singles: Neale Fraser defeated Rod Laver 6-4 3-6 9-7 7-5-Women's Singles: Maria Bueno defeated Sandra Reynolds Price 8-6, 6-0...	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	Rafael Osuna Rafael Osuna Rafael Osuna Herrera is the most successful tennis player in the history of Mexico. He was born in Mexico City, Mexico, and is best remembered for his singles victory at the U.S. Open Championships in 1963, winning Wimbledon Doubles championships twice, the U.S...	Mike Davies Mike Davies (tennis) Mike Davies is a Welsh former professional tennis player. He has had a 60-year career in the tennis business, first as a tennis player, including a period as the number one ranked player in Great Britain and a member of the British Davis Cup team, then as an entrepreneur and one of the pioneers of...   Bobby Wilson Bobby Wilson (tennis) Robert Keith Wilson is a former top-ranking English tennis player. Wilson reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon four times, Forest Hills twice, and Roland Garros once during the late 1950s and early 1960s...	7–5, 6–3, 10–8
Winner	1961 1961 U.S. National Championships (tennis) List of Champions of the 1961 U.S. National Championships :-Men's Singles: Roy Emerson defeated Rod Laver 7-5 6-3 6-2-Women's Singles: Darlene Hard defeated Ann Haydon Jones 6-3, 6-4...	US Championships	Grass	Chuck McKinley Chuck McKinley Charles Robert "Chuck" McKinley Jr. was an American men’s amateur tennis player of the 1960s. He is remembered as an undersized, hard working dynamo, whose relentless effort and competitive spirit led American tennis to the top of the sport during a period heavily dominated by Australians.McKinley...	Rafael Osuna   Antonio Palafox Antonio Palafox Antonio Palafox was a Mexican male tennis player. He and compatriot Rafael Osuna won the doubles at the U.S. Open in 1962 and at Wimbledon in 1963.He is a former coach of John McEnroe.-References:...	6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 13–11
Runner-Up	1962 1962 U.S. National Championships (tennis) List of Champions of the 1962 U.S. National Championships :-Men's Singles: Rod Laver defeated Roy Emerson 6-2 6-4 5-7 6-4-Women's Singles: Margaret Court defeated Darlene Hard 9-7, 6-4...	US Championships	Grass	Chuck McKinley	Rafael Osuna   Antonio Palafox	6–4, 10–12, 1–6, 9–7, 6–3
Winner	1963 1963 U.S. National Championships (tennis) List of Champions of the 1963 U.S. National Championships :-Men's Singles: Rafael Osuna defeated Frank Froehling 7-5 6-4 6-2-Women's Singles: Maria Bueno defeated Margaret Court 7-5, 6-4...	US Championships (2)	Grass	Chuck McKinley	Rafael Osuna   Antonio Palafox	9–7, 4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 11–9
Winner	1962 1964 U.S. National Championships (tennis) List of Champions of the 1964 U.S. National Championships :-Men's Singles: Roy Emerson defeated Fred Stolle 6-4 6-2 6-4-Women's Singles: Maria Bueno defeated Carole Caldwell Graebner 6-1, 6-0...	US Championships (3)	Grass	Chuck McKinley	Mike Sangster Mike Sangster Mike Sangster was one of the leading British tennis players of the 1960s.- Birth and Early Life :Mike Sangster was born in Kingskerswell, Devon on 11 September 1940. He attended Torquay Boys' Grammar School...   Graham Stilwell Graham Stilwell Graham Stilwell is a former professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. He was born in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England....	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Winner	1966 1966 French Championships (tennis) List of Champions of the 1966 French Championships :-Men's Singles: Tony Roche defeated István Gulyás 6-1 6-4 7-5-Women's Singles: Ann Jones defeated Nancy Richey 6-3 6-1...	French Championships	Clay	Clark Graebner Clark Graebner Clark Graebner , is a retired American professional tennis player, originally from Cleveland, Ohio, who won a number of championships. He graduated from Northwestern University, where he joined the Delta Upsilon fraternity. Graebner's deceased wife, Carole, was also a successful touring tennis...	Ilie Năstase Ilie Nastase Ilie Nastase is a Romanian former professional tennis player, one of the world's top players of the 1970s. Năstase was the World No. 1 tennis player between 1973 and 1974 . He is one of the five players in history to win more than 100 ATP professional titles . He was inducted into the...   Ion Ţiriac Ion Tiriac Ion Țiriac is a Romanian former tennis player and businessman. He is also the current owner of the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open.-Sports career:...	6–3, 6–3, 6–0
Runner-Up	1966 1966 U.S. National Championships (tennis) List of Champions of the 1966 U.S. National Championships :-Men's Singles: Fred Stolle defeated John Newcombe 4-6 12-10 6-3 6-4-Women's Singles: Maria Bueno defeated Nancy Richey Gunter 6-3, 6-1...	US Championships (2)	Grass	Clark Graebner	Roy Emerson Roy Emerson Roy Stanley Emerson is an Australian former tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He is the only male player to have won singles and doubles titles at all four Grand Slam tournaments. His 28 Grand Slam titles are an all-time record for a male...   Fred Stolle Fred Stolle Frederick "Fred" Sydney Stolle is an Australian tennis player. He was born in Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia. He is the father of former Australian Davis Cup player Sandon Stolle....	6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-Up	1969	US Open (3)	Grass	Clark Graebner	Ken Rosewall Ken Rosewall Kenneth Robert Rosewall AM MBE is a former world top-ranking amateur and professional tennis player from Australia. He won 23 Majors including eight Grand Slam singles titles and before the Open Era a record fifteen Pro Slam titles . Rosewall won 9 slams in doubles with a career double grand slam...   Fred Stolle	2–6, 7–5, 13–11, 6–3
Runner-Up	1971 1971 Wimbledon Championships List of the 1971 Wimbledon champions:-Men's singles: John Newcombe def. Stan Smith, 6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4*It was Newcombe's 4th career Grand Slam title , and his 2nd Wimbledon title.-Women's singles:...	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. was a professional tennis player, born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. During his career, he won three Grand Slam titles, putting him among the best ever from the United States...	Roy Emerson Roy Emerson Roy Stanley Emerson is an Australian former tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He is the only male player to have won singles and doubles titles at all four Grand Slam tournaments. His 28 Grand Slam titles are an all-time record for a male...   Rod Laver Rod Laver Rodney George "Rod" Laver MBE is an Australian former tennis player who holds the record for titles won in career, and was the World No. 1 player for seven consecutive years, from 1964 to 1970...	4–6, 9–7, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4

Mixed Doubles, 3 finals (3 runner-ups)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Runner-Up	1962 1962 Wimbledon Championships -Men's Singles: Rod Laver defeated Marty Mulligan 6-2 6-2 6-1-Women's Singles: Karen Hantze Susman defeated Věra Pužejová Suková 6-4, 6-4...	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	Ann Haydon Jones	Margaret Osborne duPont Margaret Osborne duPont Margaret Evelyn Osborne duPont is a former World No. 1 American female tennis player.DuPont won a total of 37 singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles Grand Slam titles, which places her fourth on the all-time list despite never entering the Australian Championships. She won 25 of her Grand...   Neale Fraser Neale Fraser Neale Andrew Fraser AO MBE is a former tennis player from Australia, born in Melbourne, Victoria, the son of a Victorian judge. He began playing tennis at age 11 and attended St Kevin's College, Melbourne where he became Captain of Tennis at the school.Fraser won Wimbledon in 1960 and the US...	2-6, 6–3, 13–11
Runner-Up	1966 1966 Wimbledon Championships -Men's Singles: Manolo Santana defeated Dennis Ralston 6-4 11-9 6-4-Women's Singles: Billie Jean King defeated Maria Bueno 6-3, 3-6, 6-1...	Wimbledon Championships (2)	Grass	Billie Jean King Billie Jean King Billie Jean King is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. King has been an advocate against sexism in sports and society...	Margaret Court   Ken Fletcher Ken Fletcher Kenneth Norman Fletcher was an Australian tennis player who won numerous doubles and mixed doubles Grand Slam titles....	4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-Up	1969	US Open	Grass	Françoise Durr Françoise Durr Françoise Durr is a retired tennis player from France. She won 26 major singles titles and over 60 doubles titles....	Margaret Court   Marty Riessen Marty Riessen Marty Riessen played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as No. 11 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings...	6–4, 7–5

External links

• International Tennis Hall of Fame