Tony Lloyd (tennis)

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Tony Lloyd
Full nameAnthony Lloyd
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Born (1956-12-03) 3 December 1956 (age 67)
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Singles
Career record1–2
Career titles0
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon 1R (1977)
Doubles
Career record8–8
Career titles0
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 3R (1979, 1980)

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

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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)

ResultW-LYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Nov 1979 Paris, FranceHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Lloyd Flag of France.svg Jean-Louis Haillet
Flag of France.svg Gilles Moretton
6–7, 6–7

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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. 1 2 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.