Zan Guerry

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Zan Guerry
Full nameAlexander Guerry III
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1949-02-12) February 12, 1949 (age 75)
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, United States
Singles
Career record28–62
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 105 (January 16, 1978)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 2R (1969)
Wimbledon 2R (1973)
US Open 3R (1977)
Doubles
Career record14–27
Career titles1
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 2R (1969)
Wimbledon 1R (1973)
US Open 1R (1977)

Alexander "Zan" Guerry III (born February 12, 1949) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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Biography

Guerry, winner of the Under-16s Orange Bowl title in 1964, grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and won 13 national junior titles in the 1960s. [1] [2] He attended Baylor School in Chattanooga, at the same time as Roscoe Tanner, a teammate in the school's tennis team. [3]

College

After finishing at Baylor in 1967, Guerry went to Rice University for four years and played in a strong varsity side which were runners-up in the NCAA Championships twice, in 1968 and 1970. [3] He was a losing finalist, to Butch Seewagen, at the 1969 United States Amateur Championships and earned multiple All-American selections, before graduating in 1971. Following that he went to Wharton Business School and worked at the Texas Commerce Bank in Houston as a financial planner when not playing tennis. [4]

Professional career

During the 1970s, Guerry competed professionally on the world tennis circuit. He had a win over a young Guillermo Vilas early in his career in 1970. His only Grand Prix title came at Jackson in 1973, when he partnered South African Frew McMillan to win the Mississippi International Indoor Tennis Championship doubles tournament. [5] He made the main draws of the singles at the French Open in 1969 and Wimbledon in 1973, in addition to five appearances at the US Open. At the 1973 Wimbledon Championships he made it to the second round, where he lost a five set match to Bernard Mitton. He lost to Jimmy Connors in the third round of the 1977 US Open, which was the furthest he got in a Grand Slam tournament. In 1977 he managed to defeat Stan Smith in Washington. [4] It wasn't the first time he had beaten him in a match, having caused a greater upset while at Rice University in 1971 when he defeated the then number one ranked Smith in Houston. [6] He was inducted into the ITA Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame in 2010 and the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. [3] [6]

Business

In 1978 he joined healthcare company Chattem and served as CEO for 25 years. [7] In 2014 he was announced as Chairman. [7]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Mar 1973 Jackson, United StatesHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Chile.svg Jaime Pinto Bravo
Flag of Argentina.svg Tito Vázquez 		6–2, 6–4

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References

  1. ↑ "Guerry After Orange Title". The Tuscaloosa News . December 23, 1965. p. 7. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  2. ↑ Branton, B.B. (July 22, 2010). "Zan Guerry, "Peaches" and Tennis Titles". The Chattanoogan . Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Frierson, John (May 27, 2010). "Guerry in college tennis Hall of Fame". Chattanooga Times Free Press . Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Lorge, Barry (July 20, 1977). "Guerry Upsets Smith, Yuill Bounces Richey". The Washington Post . Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Jackson, Miss (UPI)". The Delta Democrat-Times . March 26, 1973. p. 13. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  6. 1 2 Wiedmer, Mark (May 18, 2012). "Wiedmer: Guerry, Gilbert finally in". Chattanooga Times Free Press . Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  7. 1 2 Pare, Mike (November 13, 2014). "Zan Guerry exits Chattem CEO job, now chair of former family business". Chattanooga Times Free Press . Retrieved January 18, 2016.
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