Raymond Moore (tennis)

Raymond J. "Ray" Moore (born 24 August 1946) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.

Raymond Moore
Raymond More (1985)
Country (sports)South Africa South Africa
ResidencePalm Desert, California
Born (1946-08-24) 24 August 1946
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1968 (amateur from 1963)
Retired1983
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record571-528
Career titles9
Highest rankingNo. 34 (24 August 1976)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1969, 1976)
French Open3R (1972, 1975, 1979)
WimbledonQF (1968)
US OpenQF (1977)
Doubles
Career record260–298 (Open era)
Career titles8 (Open era)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (1974)

In June 1966 he won the East Gloucestershire Championships at Cheltenham on grass, defeating Tom Okker and Dick Crealy in the final two rounds.

In May 1969, Moore won the West Berlin Open Championships, defeating Arthur Ashe and Cliff Drysdale in close five-set matches.

During his career he won eight doubles titles in the Open Era alone, finishing runner-up an additional 12 times in Open Era doubles.

Moore participated in 12 Davis Cup ties for South Africa from 1967 to 1977, including the 1974 South African victory, posting a 12–10 record in singles and posting an 0–1 mark in doubles.

In 1981, Moore teamed with Charlie Pasarell to begin the tournament that eventually became the Indian Wells Masters at the Indian Wells Gardens. They started at La Quinta Resort and Club, moved to Grand Champions Hotel, and then in 2000 opened the new Indian Wells Gardens, which holds the ATP Masters BNP Paribus Open. Moore and Pasarell sold the tournament to Larry Ellison in 2009 and Moore became the tournament director/CEO for the new owner.

Remarks on female tennis and resignation

On March 22, 2016, Moore resigned as CEO of the Indian Wells Masters tennis tournament, after drawing outrage over his remarks about the roles of women in tennis:[1][2]

"They don't make any decisions, and they are lucky. They are very, very lucky…If I was a lady player, I'd go down every night on my knees and thank God that Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal were born, because they have carried this sport. They really have." [3][4][2]

Career finals

Doubles (8 titles, 13 runner-ups)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1969 Toronto, Canada Clay United States Butch Buchholz United States Ron Holmberg
Australia John Newcombe
3–6, 6–4
Loss 0–2 Jan 1971 Auckland, New Zealand Grass New Zealand Brian Fairlie Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Ray Ruffels
3–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Jun 1973 London/Queen's Club, UK Grass Australia Ray Keldie Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
4–6, 5–7
Loss 0–4 Sep 1973 Aptos, US Hard New Zealand Onny Parun United States Jeff Austin
United States Fred McNair
2–6, 1–6
Loss 0–5 Mar 1974 Palm Desert, US Hard New Zealand Onny Parun Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník
4–6, 4–6
Win 1–5 Apr 1974 Tokyo WCT, Japan Hard New Zealand Onny Parun Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 2–5 Nov 1974 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Rhodesia Andrew Pattison South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Loss 2–6 Apr 1975 Tucson, US Hard United States Dennis Ralston United States William Brown
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–2, 6–7, 4–6
Win 3–6 Aug 1975 Toronto, Canada Hard South Africa Cliff Drysdale Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–4, 5–7, 7–6
Loss 3–7 Mar 1976 Palm Springs, US Hard United States Erik van Dillen Australia Colin Dibley
United States Sandy Mayer
4–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss 3–8 May 1976 Düsseldorf, Germany Clay Australia Bob Carmichael Poland Wojciech Fibak
West Germany Karl Meiler
4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 4–8 Oct 1976 Maui, US Hard Australia Allan Stone United States Dick Stockton
United States Roscoe Tanner
6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 4–9 Dec 1977 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard United States Peter Fleming United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
3–6, 5–7, 7–6, 6–7
Win 5–9 Feb 1978 Palm Springs, US Hard United States Roscoe Tanner South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6–4, 6–4
Win 6–9 Dec 1978 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard United States Peter Fleming South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6–3, 7–6
Loss 6–10 Apr 1979 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Romania Ilie Năstase United Kingdom Colin Dowdeswell
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
3–6, 6–7
Win 7–10 Sep 1979 Atlanta, US Hard Romania Ilie Năstase Australia Steve Docherty
United States Eliot Teltscher
6–4, 6–2
Loss 7–11 Apr 1980 New Orleans, US Carpet South Africa Robert Trogolo United States Terry Moor
United States Eliot Teltscher
6–7, 1–6
Loss 7–12 Nov 1980 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i) United States Brian Gottfried Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Italy Adriano Panatta
4–6, 4–6
Win 8–12 Apr 1981 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard South Africa Bernard Mitton South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Loss 8–13 Jul 1981 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay South Africa Andrew Pattison Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
0–6, 2–6

References

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