Phil Davies (tennis)
Australian tennis player
Full name | Phil Davies |
---|---|
Country (sports) | Australia |
Singles | |
Career record | 1–6 |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R ( 1979 ) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 4–4 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | 1R ( 1979 ) |
Phil Davies is a former professional tennis player from Australia.
Biography
As a junior, Davies won the boys' doubles title at the 1977 Australian Open , partnering with Peter Smylie . [1]
Davies made all of his Grand Prix appearances in local Australian tournaments. Most notable of those was the 1979 Australian Hard Court Championships , in which he made the second round of the singles and was a losing doubles finalist with Brad Guan . He did, however, play Challenger events in the United States and partnered with American John Hayes in the men's doubles at the 1979 US Open . At the 1979 Australian Open , he made it through the qualifying draw and was beaten in the first round by Tony Roche .
He has run a tennis school in the northern Sydney suburb of Mona Vale since 1987. [2]
Grand Prix career finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | 0–1 | Jan 1979 | Hobart , Australia | Hard | Brad Guan |
John James
Chris Kachel |
4–6, 4–6 |
References
- ↑ "Boys' Doubles" . Official website of the Australian Open . Retrieved 27 December 2017 .
- ↑ "When every day is a line-ball decision" . The Sydney Morning Herald . 8 April 2005 . Retrieved 27 December 2017 .
External links
- Phil Davies at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Phil Davies at the International Tennis Federation