Tony Lloyd (tennis)

Tony Lloyd
Full name Anthony Lloyd
Country (sports)  United Kingdom
Born (1956-12-03) 3 December 1956
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Singles
Career record 1–2
Career titles 0
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon 1R (1977)
Doubles
Career record 8–8
Career titles 0
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon 3R (1979, 1980)

Tony Lloyd (born 3 December 1956) is a former British professional tennis player.

Biography

Lloyd is the youngest of three brothers who played tennis at the top level.[1] Two brothers, David Lloyd and John Lloyd, represented Great Britain in the Davis Cup.[2] All three appeared in the main singles draw of the 1977 Wimbledon Championships, which was Tony's only Grand Slam appearance in singles.[3] Given a wild card into the main draw, Lloyd was beaten in the first round by John Alexander.[3]

More noted as a doubles player, he often partnered with his brother John. The pair were runners-up at the 1979 Paris Open, an indoor Grand Prix tournament, and twice made the third round of the Wimbledon Championships, in 1979 and 1980.[3][4] During their run in 1979 they defeated number two seeds Wojtek Fibak and Tom Okker.[5]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 1979 Paris, France Hard United Kingdom John Lloyd France Jean-Louis Haillet
France Gilles Moretton		 6–7, 6–7

References

  1. ↑ "Lloyd family's services to tennis recognised". Essex Chronicle. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Father of Southend tennis stars dies aged 94". Echo. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Players Archive - Tony Lloyd". wimbledon.com. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Paris Indoor - 29 October - 04 November 1979". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Wimbledon - 25 June - 07 July 1979". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
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