Keith Diepraam Explained

Keith Diepraam
Fullname:Keith E. Diepraam
Country: South Africa
Birth Date:1942 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Johannesburg, South Africa
Plays:Right-handed
Frenchopenresult:3R (1966)
Wimbledonresult:QF (1965)
Usopenresult:1R (1964)
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (1970)
Wimbledondoublesresult:QF (1965)
Wimbledonmixedresult:3R (1963, 1970)

Keith Diepraam (born 11 September 1942) is a retired South African male tennis player.

Diepraam started playing tennis at age 15 when he went to Glenwood High School in Durban, South Africa.

In 1964 he was runner–up to countryman Cliff Drysdale at the Stuttgart tournament.

Between 1964 and 1966 Diepraam played seven ties for the South African Davis Cup team and compiled a record of 20 wins and 12 losses. In 1965 and 1966 South Africa reached the final of the Europe zone but lost to Spain and West Germany respectively.[1]

After his playing career he became a tennis coach and took a coaching position in Midland, Texas, USA in 1973. In 1990 he became the personal coach of Wayne Ferreira.[2] [3]

In 2009 he was inducted into the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Davis Cup – Player Profile. International Tennis Federation (ITF).
  2. Web site: Tennis Notebook: Sugar Creek club pro heading home. Houston Chronicle. Dale Robertson. 21 May 2009.
  3. News: Ferreira Works at Growing Up. The New York Times. 7 November 1992.
  4. Web site: Hall of Fame . https://archive.today/20130620012257/http://www.ttmhof.org/hall-of-fame.php . dead . 2013-06-20 . Texas Tennis Museum and Hall of Fame .