Tony Lloyd (tennis)

Tony Lloyd (born 3 December 1956) is a former British professional tennis player.

Tony Lloyd
Full nameAnthony Lloyd
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (1956-12-03) 3 December 1956
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Singles
Career record1–2
Career titles0
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (1977)
Doubles
Career record8–8
Career titles0
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon3R (1979, 1980)

Biography

Lloyd is the youngest of three brothers who played tennis at the top level.[1] Two brothers, David Lloyd and John Lloyd, represented Great Britain in the Davis Cup.[2] All three appeared in the main singles draw of the 1977 Wimbledon Championships, which was Tony's only Grand Slam appearance in singles.[3] Given a wild card into the main draw, Lloyd was beaten in the first round by John Alexander.[3]

More noted as a doubles player, he often partnered with his brother John. The pair were runners-up at the 1979 Paris Open, an indoor Grand Prix tournament, and twice made the third round of the Wimbledon Championships, in 1979 and 1980.[3][4] During their run in 1979 they defeated number two seeds Wojtek Fibak and Tom Okker.[5]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Result W-L Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 1979 Paris, France Hard United Kingdom John Lloyd France Jean-Louis Haillet
France Gilles Moretton		 6–7, 6–7

References
  1. "Lloyd family's services to tennis recognised". Essex Chronicle. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. "Father of Southend tennis stars dies aged 94". Echo. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  3. "Players Archive - Tony Lloyd". wimbledon.com. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  4. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Paris Indoor - 29 October - 04 November 1979". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  5. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Wimbledon - 25 June - 07 July 1979". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 5 March 2016.


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