American tennis player
Dick Stockton Dick Stockton Wimbledon circa 1990
Full name Richard LaClede Stockton Country (sports) United StatesResidence Charlottesville, Virginia , USBorn (1951-02-18 ) February 18, 1951 (age 73) New York , NY , USHeight 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Turned pro 1971 Retired 1986 Plays Right-handed (1-handed backhand) Prize money $ 1,063,385Career record 379–264 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup ) Career titles 8 Highest ranking No. 8 (October 31, 1977) Australian Open 3R (1977Jan ) French Open SF (1978 ) Wimbledon SF (1974 ) US Open QF (1976 , 1977 ) WCT Finals F (1977 ) Career record 328–207 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) Career titles 16 Highest ranking No. 13 (August 30, 1977)
Richard "Dick " LaClede Stockton (born February 18, 1951)[ 1] is a former professional tennis player from the United States. In addition to his playing career, he was the head coach of the men's tennis team at the University of Virginia from 1998-2001.[ 2] Stockton also served as the Head Men's Tennis Coach at Piedmont College in Demorest, GA from 2018-2021.
Stockton's highest world ranking was world No. 8.[ 3] He reached the semifinals of Wimbledon in 1974, the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open in 1976 and 1977 and the semifinals in the 1978 French Open. Stockton played on the U.S. Davis Cup Team five times (1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979), including the U.S. Davis Cup Championship Team in 1979.[ 2]
Career finals
Singles: 18 (8 titles – 10 runners-up)
Result
W-L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
1971
Merion , U.S.
Hard
Clark Graebner
2–6, 4–6, 7–6, 5–7
Loss
0–2
1973
Miami WCT , U.S.
Hard
Rod Laver
6–7, 3–6, 5–7
Win
1–2
Mar 1974
Atlanta WCT , U.S.
Clay
Jiří Hřebec
6–2, 6–1
Loss
1–3
1974
Charlotte , U.S.
Clay
Jeff Borowiak
4–6, 7–5, 6–7
Win
2–3
1974
Melbourne , Australia
Grass
Geoff Masters
6–2, 6–3, 6–2
Loss
2–4
1975
Fort Worth WCT , U.S.
Hard
John Alexander
6–7, 6–4, 3–6
Win
3–4
1975
San Antonio WCT , U.S.
Hard
Stan Smith
7–5, 2–6, 7–6
Loss
3–5
1975
Washington Indoor WCT , U.S.
Carpet
Mark Cox
2–6, 6–7
Win
4–5
1976
Lagos WCT , Nigeria [ a]
Clay
Arthur Ashe
6–3, 6–2
Loss
4–6
1976
Sydney Outdoor , Australia
Grass
Tony Roche
3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win
5–6
1977
Philadelphia WCT , U.S.
Carpet
Jimmy Connors
3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win
6–6
1977
Toronto Indoor WCT , Canada
Carpet
Jimmy Connors
5–6, RET.
Win
7–6
1977
Rotterdam , Netherlands
Carpet
Ilie Năstase
2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss
7–7
1977
Dallas WCT , U.S. – WCT Finals
Carpet
Jimmy Connors
7–6, 1–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss
7–8
1978
Birmingham WCT , U.S.
Carpet
Björn Borg
6–7, 5–7
Win
8–8
1978
Little Rock , U.S.
Carpet
Hank Pfister
6–4, 3–5, RET.
Loss
8–9
1978
San Francisco , U.S.
Carpet
John McEnroe
6–2, 6–7, 2–6
Loss
8–10
1981
South Orange , U.S.
Clay
Shlomo Glickstein
3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Doubles: 31 (16 titles – 15 runners-up)
Result
No.
Year
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
1971
Merion , U.S.
Hard
Chuck McKinley
Clark Graebner Jim Osborne
6–7, 3–6
Loss
2.
1972
Columbus , U.S.
Hard
Chuck McKinley
Jimmy Connors Pancho Gonzales
3–6, 5–7
Win
1.
1973
Philadelphia WCT , U.S.
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
Roy Emerson Rod Laver
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win
2.
1973
Las Vegas , U.S.
Hard
Brian Gottfried
Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle
6–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win
3.
1973
Fort Worth , U.S.
Hard
Brian Gottfried
Owen Davidson John Newcombe
7–6, 6–4
Loss
3.
1974
Atlanta WCT , U.S.
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Robert Lutz Stan Smith
3–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss
4.
1974
Orlando WCT , U.S.
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Owen Davidson John Newcombe
6–7, 3–6
Win
4.
1974
Maui , U.S.
Hard
Roscoe Tanner
Owen Davidson John Newcombe
6–3, 7–6
Loss
5.
1975
Philadelphia WCT , U.S.
Carpet
Erik van Dillen
Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 3–6, 6–7
Win
5.
1975
Toronto Indoor WCT , Canada
Carpet
Erik van Dillen
Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj
6–4, 7–5, 6–1
Win
6.
1975
Memphis , U.S.
Carpet
Erik van Dillen
Mark Cox Cliff Drysdale
1–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win
7.
1976
San Francisco , U.S.
Carpet
Roscoe Tanner
Brian Gottfried Bob Hewitt
6–3, 6–4
Loss
6.
1976
Maui , U.S.
Hard
Roscoe Tanner
Raymond Moore Allan Stone
7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Win
8.
1976
Perth , Australia
Hard
Roscoe Tanner
Bob Carmichael Ismail El Shafei
6–7, 6–1, 6–2
Win
9.
1977
Adelaide , Australia
Grass
Cliff Letcher
Syd Ball Kim Warwick
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss
7.
1977
St. Louis WCT , U.S.
Carpet
Vijay Amritraj
Ilie Năstase Adriano Panatta
4–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss
8.
1977
Rotterdam , Netherlands
Carpet
Vijay Amritraj
Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker
4–6, 4–6
Win
10.
1977
Masters Doubles , New York
Carpet
Vijay Amritraj
Vitas Gerulaitis Adriano Panatta
7–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–3
Win
11.
1977
San Francisco , U.S.
Carpet
Marty Riessen
Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Loss
9.
1978
Birmingham WCT , U.S.
Carpet
Frew McMillan
Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer
6–3, 1–6, 6–7
Win
12.
1978
New Orleans , U.S.
Carpet
Erik van Dillen
Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie
7–6, 6–3
Win
13.
1978
Cleveland , U.S.
Hard
Erik van Dillen
Rick Fisher Bruce Manson
6–1, 6–4
Win
14.
1979
Birmingham , U.S.
Carpet
Stan Smith
Ilie Năstase Tom Okker
6–2, 6–3
Loss
10.
1979
Memphis , U.S.
Carpet
Frew McMillan
Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker
4–6, 4–6
Win
15.
1980
Tulsa , U.S.
Hard (i)
Robert Lutz
Francisco González Van Winitsky
2–6, 7–6, 6–2
Loss
11.
1980
Bangkok , Thailand
Carpet
Tom Okker
Ferdi Taygan Brian Teacher
6–7, 6–7
Loss
12.
1981
Denver , U.S.
Carpet
Mel Purcell
Andrew Pattison Butch Walts
3–6, 4–6
Loss
13.
1982
La Quinta , U.S.
Hard
John Lloyd
Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss
14.
1982
Forest Hills WCT , U.S.
Clay
Erik van Dillen
Tracy Delatte Johan Kriek
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win
16.
1982
Hartford WCT , U.S.
Carpet
Robert Lutz
Mike Cahill Tracy Delatte
7–6, 6–3
Loss
15.
1983
South Orange , U.S.
Clay
John Lloyd
Fritz Buehning Tom Cain
2–6, 5–7
Notes
^ The tournament was halted at the semifinal stage due to a coup d'etat attempt in Nigeria and the final was played on April 2 during the Caracas WCT tournament.[ 4]
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