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Both on and off the courts, Cliff Drysdale is one of the most popular personalities in the International tennis community. This American played 45 Davis Cup matches for his former homeland, South Africa, over a six-year period. In 1972, Drysdale teamed with Roger Taylor to win the U.S. Open doubles crown. They defeated the formidable team of Legends Owen Davidson and John Newcombe in three sets. Drysdale was ranked, several times, in the world’s top ten in singles, and he earned his way to being number on in the world on the senior tour in 1989. The highlight of Drysdale’s singles career was a finals showing in the 1965 U.S. Championships. Throughout his celebrated career, he netted 35 singles and 24 doubles titles. Another title he proudly held, off the courts, was that of Founder and First President of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Cliff Drysdale went from making the shots – to calling them. He is the game’s preeminent tennis announcer. His insightful tennis commentary makes him a popular personality on ABC Sports and the ESPN network. Cliff is a contributing writer to Tennis Magazine, and is currently the Director of Tennis Operations at the Landfall Club in Wilmington, North Carolina, where he resides, and also the Director of Tennis at Grand Bay Club in Key Biscayne, Florida. | |