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Adrian Bey

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Adrian Bey
Country (sports) Rhodesia
Born(1938-05-16)May 16, 1938
Salisbury, Rhodesia
DiedJuly 2, 2019(2019-07-02) (aged 81)
Texas, United States
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record84-71
Career titles6
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1963)
Wimbledon4R (1959, 1963)
US Open3R (1961)

Adrian Bey (May 16, 1938 – July 2, 2019) was a Rhodesian-born American professional tennis player.

Bey was born and raised in Salisbury, Rhodesia and attended Prince Edward School.[1]

Debuting on the international tour in the late 1950s, Bey was a member of the inaugural Rhodesia Davis Cup team and featured in a total of five ties in the competition. Bey won eight closed championships in Rhodesia and was the country's 1963 Sportsman of the Year.[2]

In 1960, Bey won the Worcestershire Championships on grass at Malvern, defeating Alan Mills in the semifinal and Reynaldo Garrido in a close final. He twice made the round of 16 at the Wimbledon Championships, including in 1963 when he was beaten in four sets by second-seed Manuel Santana.[3]

In 1965, Bey won the Rhodesian International Championships defeating Gordon Forbes in the final in a close five set match.

In the 1970s he immigrated to the United States and worked in Texas as a tennis pro for many years, living there until his death in 2019. He was a 2010 inductee in the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "In Memoriam: Hall of Famer Adrian Bey". www.usta.com. July 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Vetter, Kathy (June 27, 1985). "Bey has fond memories of Wimbledon". The Paris News.
  3. ^ "Round of 16 spot to Donna Fales". Chattanooga Daily Times. June 29, 1963.
  4. ^ "Bey". TTMHOF.
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