Colin Stubs
Colin Stubs (born 27 February 1941) is an Australian tennis promotor and former professional player.[1]
| Country (sports) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 February 1941 Melbourne, Victoria |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 20–24 |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1961, 1966, 1968) |
| French Open | 2R (1967, 1968) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1967) |
| US Open | 2R (1968) |
Stubs, qualified as chemist, competed on the international circuit after university and made the singles third round of the 1967 Wimbledon Championships. He had an upset win over Tennis Hall of Famer Dennis Ralston in 1968 and retired from the tour that year to work as a pharmacist.[2] When the pharmacy was sold in 1978 he started a career in tennis promotion, becoming the Australian Open tournament director. He ran the Kooyong Classic from its foundation in 1987 and later the Dubai Tennis Championships.[3] His company sold the AAMI Classic (Kooyong) to IMG in 2013.[4]
References
- "Two's company, no crowd". The Age. 20 October 2002.
- "Amateur puts Ralston out". The Canberra Times. 17 September 1968. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Tennis Promoter Serves an Ace People". Australian Financial Review. 30 January 1995.
- "IMG Worldwide Buys Australian Tennis Tournament AAMI Classic". Yahoo! Finance. 17 September 2013.
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