John Yuill (tennis)
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John Yuill is a former professional tennis
player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles.
Doubles titles (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 1974 | Dublin, Ireland | Outdoor | Colin Dowdeswell Colin Dowdeswell Colin Dowdeswell , is a former professional tennis player who represented, at different times, Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. During his time on the world tour, he won 1 singles titles and 11 doubles titles... |
Lito Álvarez Jorge Andrew Jorge Andrew Jorge Andrew , is a former professional tennis player from Venezuela. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he finished runner-up at 3 doubles events... |
6–3, 6–2 |
2. | 1981 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Terry Moor Terry Moor Terry Moor is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles and three doubles titles during his professional career.... |
Fritz Buehning Fritz Buehning Fritz Buehning is a former American tennis player from Short Hills, New Jersey.Buehning attended Millburn High School, where he won the New Jersey state individual tennis championship in 1977 as a junior, his final year in high school... Russell Simpson |
6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–7, 12–10 |
Runner-ups (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 1975 | Birmingham ATP Birmingham The ATP Birmingham was a men's tennis tournament played in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, from 1973 until 1980. The inaugural event was held on outdoor hard courts, and all the other editions were played on indoor carpet. The tournament was a part of the World Championship Tennis series in 1977 & 1978... , U.S. |
Carpet | Colin Dowdeswell Colin Dowdeswell Colin Dowdeswell , is a former professional tennis player who represented, at different times, Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. During his time on the world tour, he won 1 singles titles and 11 doubles titles... |
Jürgen Fassbender Jürgen Fassbender Jürgen Fassbender is a retired professional tennis player for West Germany.Fassbender won one singles and sixteen doubles titles on the ATP Tour. His best Grand Slam result was reaching the quarterfinals at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships.-Singles :... Karl Meiler Karl Meiler Karl Meiler is a former tennis player from West Germany.Meiler won four singles and seventeen doubles titles during his professional career... |
1–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
2. | 1980 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Chris Lewis | Colin Dowdeswell Colin Dowdeswell Colin Dowdeswell , is a former professional tennis player who represented, at different times, Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. During his time on the world tour, he won 1 singles titles and 11 doubles titles... Frew McMillan Frew McMillan Frew Donald McMillan is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa.He won five major doubles championships including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. The most notable aspect of his game was that he had both a two-handed backhand and forehand, which simultaneously increased his... |
3–6, 4–6 |