Peter Lamb (tennis)

Peter Lamb (born 12 March 1959)[1] is a South African tennis player, who was selected for the national Davis Cup team in 1978, probably mostly to appease protesters against the Apartheid politics of the then South Africa. He was the first ever "coloured" player in the South African national tennis team.[2] He competed at Vanderbilt University and later received an MBA from Harvard Business School.[3]

Peter Lamb
Country (sports)South Africa South Africa
Born (1959-03-12) 12 March 1959
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record1–3
Highest rankingNo. 440 (22 December 1980)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (1980)
Doubles
Career record1–5
Highest rankingNo. 853 (3 January 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (1977)

References

  1. "Peter Lamb | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. Jim Jerome (20 March 1978). "Apartheid Critics Say He's Merely a Token, but Peter Lamb's Davis Cup Runneth Over". People Magazine. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  3. "Peter Lamb". 13 May 2019.


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