Adrian Bey Explained

Adrian Bey
Birth Date:16 May 1938
Birth Place:Salisbury, Rhodesia
Death Place:Texas, United States
Plays:Right-handed
Singlesrecord:84-71
Singlestitles:6
Frenchopenresult:2R (1963)
Wimbledonresult:4R (1959, 1963)
Usopenresult:3R (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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: In Memoriam: Hall of Famer Adrian Bey . www.usta.com . en . July 9, 2019.
  2. News: Vetter . Kathy . Bey has fond memories of Wimbledon . . June 27, 1985.
  3. News: Round of 16 spot to Donna Fales . . June 29, 1963.
  4. Web site: Bey . TTMHOF . en.