Bill Lloyd (tennis) explained

Bill Lloyd
Fullname:William Lloyd
Birth Date:7 May 1949
Birth Place:Sydney, Australia
Singlesrecord:17–47
Highestsinglesranking:No. 106 (31 December 1977)
Australianopenresult:2R (1968, 1977 Jan, 1977 Dec)
Frenchopenresult:1R (1973, 1976, 1978)
Wimbledonresult:1R (1972, 1976)
Usopenresult:2R (1975)
Doublesrecord:24–36
Australianopendoublesresult:1R (1977 Jan, 1977 Dec)
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (1973, 1976)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (1972)
Usopendoublesresult:QF (1975)

William Lloyd (born 7 May 1949) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Biography

Lloyd, who was born in Sydney, won the junior doubles title at the 1968 Australian Championships, partnering Phil Dent.[1]

He joined the University of Southern Illinois in 1969 where he played collegiate tennis and he spent the 1970s competing on the professional circuit, as well as World TeamTennis.[2]

During his career he competed in the main draw of all four grand slam tournaments. He lost a marathon match at the 1972 Wimbledon Championships to Wanaro N'Godrella, 9–11 in the fifth set. At the 1975 US Open he and Phil Dent had a win over Björn Borg and Rod Laver en route to the quarter-finals. His best performance in a grand slam tournament was a semi-final appearance in the mixed doubles at the 1978 French Open, with Trish Bostrom.[3]

He is now a New South Wales based barrister.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Larkham plans a hectic schedule . The Canberra Times. 20 February 1968 . 15 June 2018 . 20.
  2. News: Foreign athletes help SIU. 12 January 1969. Southern Illinoisan. 15 June 2018.
  3. Web site: ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - French Open - 29 May - 11 June 1978. ITF. 15 June 2018.
  4. Web site: Mr W L S Lloyd. NSW Bar Association. 15 June 2018.