Robert McKinley (tennis)
American tennis player
Country (sports) |
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Residence | College Station, Texas , U.S. |
Born |
(
1950-08-05
)
August 5, 1950
(age
72)
St. Louis, Missouri , U.S. |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 4R ( 1973 ) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | SF (1972) |
Robert McKinley (born August 5, 1950) is a right-handed former professional tennis player for the ATP Tour . He is currently the assistant men's tennis coach at Texas A&M University .
As a professional player, McKinley reached as high as No. 50 in the ATP singles rankings, and reached the semi-finals of the 1972 U.S. Open doubles draw with partner Dick Stockton . [1]
McKinley was a 4-time all-American at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas , and captained Trinity's 1972 NCAA Men's Tennis Championship . He also led Trinity to the NCAA finals as a coach in 1977 and 1979, and was named the NCAA coach of the year after the 1977 season. As a junior player, he was once ranked No. 1 junior tennis player in the United States. [2]
He is the brother of tennis player Chuck McKinley .
References
- ↑ "Texas A&M Coaches Corner: Bob McKinley" . Texas A&M Aggies Athletics . Retrieved 2009-06-04 . [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "Bob McKinley" . Texas A&M Aggies Athletics. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25 . Retrieved 2009-06-04 .
External links
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Robert McKinley
at the
Association of Tennis Professionals
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Robert McKinley
at the
International Tennis Federation