Otis Smith (tennis)

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Otis Smith
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1965-12-08) December 8, 1965 (age 58)
Los Angeles, California
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$36,612
Singles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 274 (Sep 24, 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q1 (1991)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Highest rankingNo. 216 (Jul 29, 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon Q1 (1991)

Otis Smith (born December 8, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player.

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Tennis career

A left-hander from Los Angeles, Smith competed in varsity tennis for the UCLA Bruins and recovered from a badly broken wrist in 1985 to play number one singles for the team. [1] When he finished up at the Bruins in 1987 he joined the international tour and featured regularly on the ATP Challenger Tour. He reached a best singles world ranking of 274 and featured in the qualifying draw for the 1991 Wimbledon Championships. [2]

ATP Challenger finals

Doubles: 4 (0–4)

ResultNo.   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Jul 1988 Salou, SpainClay Flag of the United States.svg Scott Patridge Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Hennemann
Flag of France.svg Jean-Marc Piacentile
4–6, 1–6
Loss2.Sep 1988 Azores, PortugalHard Flag of the United States.svg Charles Merzbacher Flag of Nigeria.svg Nduka Odizor
Flag of France.svg Éric Winogradsky
4–6, 4–6
Loss3.Sep 1990 Coquitlam, CanadaHard Flag of the Bahamas.svg Roger Smith Flag of the United States.svg Steve DeVries
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith
5–7, 5–7
Loss4.Jul 1991 Nyon, SwitzerlandClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent Van Gelderen Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Branislav Stankovič
1–6, 6–7

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References

  1. "Tennis : USC's Trophy Tug Turns to Trauma as Trojans Take Opposite Turns". Los Angeles Times . March 22, 1987.
  2. "Wimbledon 1991 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.