Plays Right-handed Name Colin Dowdeswell Handed Right-handed Career titles 1 Weight 75 kg | Career record 113–171 Height 1.85 m Prize money $327,277 Role Tennis Player | |
Born 12 May 1955 (age 69) London, England ( 1955-05-12 ) Highest ranking No. 31 (12 December 1983) | ||
Colin dowdeswell
Colin Dowdeswell (born 12 May 1955), is a former professional tennis player who represented, at different times, Rhodesia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, and who achieved rank as UK No. 1. During his time on the world tour, he won 1 singles title and 11 doubles titles. Perhaps the highlight of his career was reaching the men's doubles final of Wimbledon.
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Early life
Dowdeswell was born in London but grew up in Rhodesia and went to university in South Africa.
Tennis career highlights
Partnering Australian Allan Stone, Dowdeswell finished runner-up in doubles at Wimbledon in 1975. Unseeded, after two straight sets wins, they defeated the No. 7 seeds Tom Okker and Marty Riessen in the round of sixteen in four sets. They did likewise in eliminating the No. 3 seeds, Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan, in the quarterfinals. It took Dowdeswell and Stone then five sets to overcome the unseeded team of Dick Crealy and Niki Pilic in the semi-finals. They lost the final to another unseeded tandem, Vitas Gerulaitis and Sandy Mayer, 5–7, 6–8, 4–6.
Dowdeswell achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 31 in 1983 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 24 in 1980.
Davis Cup
Dowdeswell participated in one Davis Cup tie for Rhodesia in 1976, posting a 2–0 record in singles and an 0–1 record in doubles. He participated in six Davis Cup ties for Great Britain from 1984 to 1986, posting an 0–2 record in singles and a 5–1 record in doubles.
Life outside tennis
Dowdeswell completed his tennis career in 1986 and began a successful career in financial services and private banking with Merrill Lynch. Married with three children, he currently resides in Monaco. He has also resided in Wimbledon.