Bill Cowan (tennis)

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Bill Cowan
Full nameWilliam Cowan
Country (sports)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1959-04-28) 28 April 1959 (age 66)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
PlaysRight-handed, One-handed Backhand
Singles
Career record1–8
Highest rankingNo. 207 (8 December 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q2 (1980)
Wimbledon Q1 (1986, 1987)
US Open 1R (1981)
Doubles
Career record2–10
Highest rankingNo. 225 (1 October 1984)

William Cowan (born 28 April 1959) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. [1]

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Cowan, a Toronto native, featured in the singles main draw at the 1981 US Open. [2]

Between 1982 and 1984, Cowan competed in four Davis Cup ties for Canada. He won his only singles rubber, over Venezuela's Abraham Sojo, but was less successful in doubles, losing all four rubbers.

Bill Cowan is a certified Coach 4 and Club Pro 2, Cowan joins the ATI team and brings a wealth of experience and knowledge. He has a long history of working with high performance players, going back to 1989 when he started working with Rene Simpson as she hit the Top 100 rankings. Cowan has assisted players like Peter Polansky, Daniel Nestor, Maureen Drake, Gloria Liang, Carol Zhao, and Brayden Schnur.

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References

  1. "Ottawa". United Press International . 24 July 1983.
  2. "Results Thursday In the US Open tennis championship". Poughkeepsie Journal . 4 September 1981.