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Barry MacKay vs. Tennis

Barry MacKay (August 31, 1935 – June 15, 2012) was a superb American tennis player, tournament director and broadcaster. He was ranked #1 in the U.S. in 1960. While competing in college for the University of Michigan, he won the Singles title of the 1957 NCAA Men's Tennis Championship to clinch the team title for Michigan. His teammates were: Mark Jaffe, Dick Potter, Jon Erickson, John Harris, Dale Jensen, and Dick Cohen. He was also a finalist in the 1957 NCAA doubles competition with Dick Potter. He won 5 Big Ten Conference titles, 1956-57 in singles and 1955-57 in doubles. He reached the Quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 1958 and 1960. and was a doubles finalist at the U.S. Open in 1958, with Sam Giammalva. In 1959, he reached the singles semifinals at the Australian Championships and at The Championships, Wimbledon where he lost to Rod Laver in five sets. He then reached the Quarterfinals of the U.S. Championships. He was seeded No. 1 at the French Championships in 1960, and reached the Quarterfinals. He had won the Italian Championships in early May, beating defending champion, Luis Ayala, in five sets. MacKay twice won the Pacific Coast Championships, first in 1959, and again in 1960, when he also won ten more tournaments, to earn the No. 1 ranking in the United States. He reached the Quarterfinals of the U.S. Championships. He won the Bob Hope Award for the Amateur Athlete of the Year in 1960. Mackay died in San Francisco on June 15, 2012 after a long illness. Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles).

Association of Tennis Professionals

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) was formed in September 1972 by Donald Dell, Bob Briner, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players.

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Australian Open

The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually over the last fortnight of January in Melbourne, Australia.

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Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King (née Moffitt; born November 22, 1943) is an American former World No. 1 professional tennis player.

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Bud Collins

Arthur Worth "Bud" Collins Jr. (June 17, 1929 – March 4, 2016) was an American journalist and television sportscaster, best known for his tennis commentary.

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Chris Evert

Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954), known as Chris Evert Lloyd from 1979 to 1987, is a former World No. 1 tennis player from the United States.

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Davis Cup

The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis.

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French Open

The French Open (Championnats Internationaux de France de Tennis), officially called Roland-Garros, is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France.

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Jack Kramer

John Albert "Jack" Kramer (August 1, 1921 – September 12, 2009) was an American tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s.

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Jimmy Connors

James Scott Connors (born September 2, 1952) is a retired American world No. 1 tennis player, often considered among the greatest in the history of the sport.

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John McEnroe

John Patrick McEnroe Jr. (born February 16, 1959 in Wiesbaden, West Germany) is a retired American tennis player, often considered among the greatest in the history of the sport.

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Martina Navratilova

Martina Navratilova (Martina Navrátilová; born Martina Šubertová; October 18, 1956) is a former Czechoslovak and later American professional tennis player and coach.

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Rod Laver

Rodney George Laver (born 9 August 1938) is an Australian former tennis player widely regarded as one of the greatest in the history of the sport.

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The Championships, Wimbledon

The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and is widely regarded as the most prestigious.

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US Open (tennis)

The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hard court tennis tournament.

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Women's Tennis Association

The Women's Tennis Association (WTA), founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organising body of women's professional tennis.

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