Raymond Moore (tennis) explained
| Raymond Moore |
| Birth Date: | 1946 8, df=yes |
| Turnedpro: | 1968 (amateur from 1963) |
| Retired: | 1983 |
| Plays: | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singlesrecord: | 571-528 |
| Singlestitles: | 9 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 34 (24 August 1976) |
| Australianopenresult: | 3R (1969, 1976) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 3R (1972, 1975, 1979) |
| Wimbledonresult: | QF (1968) |
| Usopenresult: | QF (1977) |
| Doublesrecord: | 260–298 (Open era) |
| Doublestitles: | 8 (Open era) |
| Team: | yes |
| Daviscupresult: | W (1974) |
Raymond J. "Ray" Moore (born 24 August 1946) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.
In June 1966 he won the East Gloucestershire Championships at Cheltenham on grass, defeating Tom Okker and Dick Crealy in the final two rounds.
In May 1969, Moore won the West Berlin Open Championships, defeating Arthur Ashe and Cliff Drysdale in close five-set matches.
During his career he won eight doubles titles in the Open Era alone, finishing runner-up an additional 12 times in Open Era doubles.
Moore participated in 12 Davis Cup ties for South Africa from 1967 to 1977, including the 1974 South African victory, posting a 12–10 record in singles and posting an 0–1 mark in doubles.
In 1981, Moore teamed with Charlie Pasarell to begin the tournament that eventually became the Indian Wells Masters at the Indian Wells Gardens. They started at La Quinta Resort and Club, moved to Grand Champions Hotel, and then in 2000 opened the new Indian Wells Gardens, which holds the ATP Masters BNP Paribus Open. Moore and Pasarell sold the tournament to Larry Ellison in 2009 and Moore became the tournament director/CEO for the new owner.
Remarks on female tennis and resignation
On 22 March 2016, Moore resigned as CEO of the Indian Wells Masters tennis tournament, after drawing outrage over his remarks about the roles of women in tennis:[1] [2]
Career finals
Doubles (8 titles, 13 runner-ups)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1969 | Toronto, Canada | Clay |  Butch Buchholz | Ron Holmberg
 John Newcombe | 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 1971 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grass |  Brian Fairlie | Bob Carmichael
Ray Ruffels | 3–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jun 1973 | London/Queen's Club, UK | Grass | Ray Keldie | Tom Okker
Marty Riessen | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Sep 1973 | Aptos, US | Hard | Onny Parun | Jeff Austin
Fred McNair | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Mar 1974 | Palm Desert, US | Hard | | Jan Kodeš
Vladimír Zedník | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–5 | Apr 1974 | Tokyo WCT, Japan | Hard | Onny Parun |  Juan Gisbert Sr.
 Roger Taylor | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–5 | Nov 1974 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Andrew Pattison | Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Apr 1975 | Tucson, US | Hard | Dennis Ralston | William Brown
 Raúl Ramírez | 6–2, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–6 | Aug 1975 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Cliff Drysdale | Jan Kodeš
 Ilie Năstase | 6–4, 5–7, 7–6 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Mar 1976 | Palm Springs, US | Hard | Erik van Dillen | Colin Dibley
Sandy Mayer | 4–6, 7–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 3–8 | May 1976 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Clay | Bob Carmichael |  Wojciech Fibak
Karl Meiler | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–8 | Oct 1976 | Maui, US | Hard | Allan Stone | Dick Stockton
Roscoe Tanner | 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–9 | Dec 1977 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Peter Fleming | Bob Lutz
Stan Smith | 3–6, 5–7, 7–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 5–9 | Feb 1978 | Palm Springs, US | Hard | Roscoe Tanner | Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–9 | Dec 1978 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Peter Fleming | Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 6–10 | Apr 1979 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Ilie Năstase | Colin Dowdeswell
Heinz Günthardt | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 7–10 | Sep 1979 | Atlanta, US | Hard | Ilie Năstase | Steve Docherty
Eliot Teltscher | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7–11 | Apr 1980 | New Orleans, US | Carpet | Robert Trogolo | Terry Moor
Eliot Teltscher | 6–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 7–12 | Nov 1980 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | Brian Gottfried |  Paolo Bertolucci
Adriano Panatta | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–12 | Apr 1981 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Bernard Mitton | Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan | 7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 8–13 | Jul 1981 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Andrew Pattison | Heinz Günthardt
 Balázs Taróczy | 0–6, 2–6 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Raymond Moore: Indian Wells CEO steps down amid outrage over sexist remarks . The Guardian. London . 22 March 2016.
- Web site: Indian Wells CEO Raymond Moore resigns after remarks drew outrage . . 22 March 2016.
