Otis Smith (tennis) explained

Otis Smith
Birth Date:8 December 1965
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California
Height:5 ft 11 in
Plays:Left-handed
Careerprizemoney:$36,612
Singlesrecord:0–1
Highestsinglesranking:No. 274 (Sep 24, 1990)
Wimbledonresult:Q1 (1991)
Doublesrecord:0–2
Highestdoublesranking:No. 216 (Jul 29, 1991)
Wimbledondoublesresult:Q1 (1991)

Otis Smith (born December 8, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player.

Tennis career

A left-hander from Los Angeles, Smith competed in varsity tennis for the UCLA Bruins and recovered from a badly broken wrist in 1985 to play number one singles for the team.[1] When he finished up at the Bruins in 1987 he joined the international tour and featured regularly on the ATP Challenger Tour. He reached a best singles world ranking of 274 and featured in the qualifying draw for the 1991 Wimbledon Championships.[2]

ATP Challenger finals

Doubles: 4 (0–4)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Salou, SpainClay Scott Patridge Marcelo Hennemann
Jean-Marc Piacentile
4–6, 1–6
Loss2.Azores, PortugalHard Charles Merzbacher Nduka Odizor
Éric Winogradsky
4–6, 4–6
Loss3.Coquitlam, CanadaHard Roger Smith Steve DeVries
Patrick Galbraith
5–7, 5–7
Loss4.Nyon, SwitzerlandClay Vincent Van Gelderen Martin Damm
Branislav Stankovič
1–6, 6–7

Notes and References

  1. News: Tennis : USC's Trophy Tug Turns to Trauma as Trojans Take Opposite Turns . . 22 March 1987.
  2. Web site: Wimbledon 1991 Tennis Tournament . itftennis.com.