Billy Martin (tennis)

Billy Martin (born December 25, 1956, in Evanston, Illinois, United States), is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During his career he won 1 singles titles and 3 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 32 in 1975. Martin currently serves as the head coach for the UCLA Bruins men's tennis team, a position he has held for the past 21 years.[1] Martin, who played at UCLA, has a 14 straight top 5 NCAA team finishes and a 9 consecutive 20-win seasons. He was named ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) division 1 National Coach of the Year and is a member of ITA Hall of Fame.[2]

Singles titles (1)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 1975 Birmingham, U.S. Carpet United States Jimmy Connors 4–6, 3–6
Winner 1. 1975 Little Rock, U.S. Carpet United States George Hardie 6–2, 7–6

Doubles titles (3)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 1976 Denver WCT, U.S. Carpet United States Jimmy Connors Australia John Fitzgerald
Australia Phil Dent
7–6, 2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 2. 1977 Birmingham WCT, U.S. Carpet United States Bill Scanlon Poland Wojtek Fibak
Netherlands Tom Okker
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 1977 Monterrey WCT, Mexico Carpet United States Bill Scanlon Australia Ross Case
Poland Wojtek Fibak
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 1977 Laguna Niguel, U.S. Hard United States James Chico Hagey United States Peter Fleming
United States Trey Waltke
6–3, 6–4
Winner 2. 1979 Brussels, Belgium Clay Australia Peter McNamara Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Winner 3. 1981 Bristol, England Grass New Zealand Russell Simpson United States John Austin
South Africa Johan Kriek
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up 4. 1981 Newport, U.S. Grass South Africa Kevin Curren Australia Brad Drewett
United States Erik Van Dillen
2–6, 4–6

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