Country (sports) United States Height 1.88 m Retired 1986 Role Tennis Player Education Trinity University | Name Dick Stockton Turned pro 1971 Prize money $1,063,385 Weight 82 kg | |
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Full name Richard LaClede Stockton Residence Charlottesville, Virginia, USA Born February 18, 1951 (age 73)
New York, NY, USA ( 1951-02-18 ) Plays Right-handed (1-handed backhand) Career record 365–243 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) | ||
Richard LaClede Stockton (born February 18, 1951 in Charlottesville, Virginia), is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He was the head coach of the men's tennis team at the University of Virginia. for three years, from 1998-2001.
Stockton's highest world ranking was World No. 8. He reached the semifinals of Wimbledon in 1974, the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open in 1976 and '77 and the semifinals in the 1978 French Open. Stockton played on the U.S. Davis Cup Team five times (1973, '75, '76, '77, '79), including the U.S. Davis Cup Championship Team in 1979.
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