Robert Bettauer | |
Birth Date: | 2 May 1956 |
Birth Place: | West Berlin, West Germany |
Height: | 5 ft 9 in |
Plays: | Right-handed |
Singlesrecord: | 0–3 |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 397 (Jan 16, 1978) |
Doublesrecord: | 1–6 |
Frenchopendoublesresult: | 1R (1980) |
Robert Bettauer (born May 2, 1956) is a Canadian tennis broadcaster and former professional player, reaching a career high of 397 in 1978.[1] He is also a former national tennis coach who led the 1988 and 1992 Olympics teams.[2]
Bettauer, West Berlin-born, was raised in Vancouver and played collegiate tennis for Pan American University, before turning professional in 1978. He made the singles main draw of three Canadian Opens and was a Davis Cup player in 1979, for ties against the Caribbean and Mexico. In 1980 he played in the doubles main draw of the French Open.[3] [4]