Country (sports) | United States |
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Born | (1965-12-08) December 8, 1965 (age 59) Los Angeles, California |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Plays | Left-handed |
Prize money | $36,612 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Highest ranking | No. 274 (Sep 24, 1990) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | Q1 (1991) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–2 |
Highest ranking | No. 216 (Jul 29, 1991) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 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. 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.
ATP Challenger finals
Doubles: 4 (0–4)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Jul 1988 | Salou, Spain | Clay | Scott Patridge | Marcelo Hennemann Jean-Marc Piacentile |
4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 2. | Sep 1988 | Azores, Portugal | Hard | Charles Merzbacher | Nduka Odizor Éric Winogradsky |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3. | Sep 1990 | Coquitlam, Canada | Hard | Roger Smith | Steve DeVries Patrick Galbraith |
5–7, 5–7 |
Loss | 4. | Jul 1991 | Nyon, Switzerland | Clay | Vincent Van Gelderen | Martin Damm Branislav Stankovič |
1–6, 6–7 |
References
- "Tennis : USC's Trophy Tug Turns to Trauma as Trojans Take Opposite Turns". Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1987.
- "Wimbledon 1991 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.
External links
- Otis Smith at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Otis Smith at the International Tennis Federation