Raymond Moore (tennis)

Raymond Moore
Country (sports) South Africa South Africa
Residence Palm Desert, California
Born (1946-08-24) 24 August 1946
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro 1968 (amateur tour from 1963)
Retired 1983
Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record 282–318 (Open era)
Career titles 2
Highest ranking No. 34 (24 August 1976)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 3R (1969, 1976)
French Open 4R (1972)
Wimbledon QF (1968)
US Open QF (1977)
Doubles
Career record 260–298 (Open era)
Career titles 8 (Open era)
Team competitions
Davis Cup W (1974)
Last updated on: 13 June 2012.

Raymond J. "Ray" Moore (born 24 August 1946, in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. During his career he won eight doubles titles, finishing runner-up an additional 12 times in doubles. Moore participated in 12 Davis Cup ties for South Africa from 1967 to 1977, including the 1974 South African victory, posting a 12–10 record in singles and posting an 0–1 mark in doubles.

Doubles titles (8)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 1969 Toronto, Canada Clay United States Butch Buchholz United States Ron Holmberg
Australia John Newcombe
3–6, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 1971 Auckland, New Zealand Hard New Zealand Brian Fairlie Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Ray Ruffels
3–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 1973 London/Queen's Club, UK Grass Australia Ray Keldie Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 4. 1973 Aptos, US Hard New Zealand Onny Parun United States Jeff Austin
United States Fred McNair
2–6, 1–6
Winner 1. 1974 Tokyo WCT, Japan New Zealand Onny Parun Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Winner 2. 1974 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Rhodesia Andrew Pattison South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Runner-up 5. 1975 Tucson, US Hard United States Dennis Ralston United States William Brown
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–2, 6–7, 4–6
Winner 3. 1975 Montreal, Canada Hard South Africa Cliff Drysdale Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–4, 5–7, 7–6
Runner-up 6. 1976 Palm Springs, US Hard United States Erik Van Dillen Australia Colin Dibley
United States Sandy Mayer
4–6, 7–6, 6–7
Runner-up 7. 1976 Düsseldorf, Germany Clay Australia Bob Carmichael Poland Wojtek Fibak
West Germany Karl Meiler
4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Winner 4. 1976 Maui, US Hard Australia Allan Stone United States Dick Stockton
United States Roscoe Tanner
6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 8. 1977 Johannesburg WCT, South Africa Hard United States Peter Fleming United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
3–6, 5–7, 7–6, 6–7
Winner 5. 1978 Palm Springs, US Hard United States Roscoe Tanner South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6–4, 6–4
Winner 6. 1978 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard United States Peter Fleming South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6–3, 7–6
Runner-up 9. 1979 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Romania Ilie Năstase United Kingdom Colin Dowdeswell
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
3–6, 6–7
Winner 7. 1979 Atlanta, US Hard Romania Ilie Năstase Australia Steve Docherty
United States Eliot Teltscher
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 10. 1980 New Orleans, US Carpet South Africa Robert Trogolo United States Terry Moor
United States Eliot Teltscher
6–7, 1–6
Runner-up 11. 1980 Paris Indoor, France Carpet United States Brian Gottfried Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Italy Adriano Panatta
4–6, 4–6
Winner 8. 1981 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard South Africa Bernard Mitton South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Runner-up 12. 1981 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay South Africa Andrew Pattison Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
0–6, 2–6

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