Gerry Perry (tennis) explained

Gerry Perry
Birth Date:1947 6, mf=yes
Birth Place:Springfield, Missouri, U.S.
Mixed:yes
Usopenmixedresult:F (1968)

Gerry Perry Jr. (born June 1, 1947) is an American former tennis player who was a runner-up at the 1968 US Open mixed doubles with Tory Fretz.

Career

In 1968, he partnered Tory Fretz in the mixed doubles at the US Open, and they reached the final, losing in straight sets to Mary-Ann Eisel and Peter Curtis.[1]

In 1989, Perry was inducted into the USTA Missouri Valley Hall of Fame.[2]

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

Notes and References

  1. Book: Collins, Bud. The Bud Collins History of Tennis. 2010. New Chapter Press. [New York]. 978-0942257700. 2nd. 482.
  2. Web site: USTA Missouri Valley Hall of Fame. www.missourivalley.usta.com. USTA.