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Dale Power (born October 2, 1949) is a former top-ranked Canadian tennis player.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Power held the best singles Davis Cup record by winning percentage (6–2) of any Canadian player. Power also has the distinction of having played in the longest set in Davis Cup history, a second set that was won by Colombian Álvaro Betancourt 24-22 in a match won by Power in 5 sets in a 1976 tie.

Power was the top-ranked player in Canada for 10 of 12 years,^{[citation needed]} winning the Canadian Closed Championship for singles 7 times.^{[citation needed]} He failed however to win a single top-tier (grand prix) professional tour match, going 0-11.^[1] His highest singles ranking was World No. 210, achieved in June, 1976.

In August 2006 Power was inducted into the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame.^[2]

Power was also a skilled hockey player, and was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 1969,^[3] before deciding to concentrate exclusively on his tennis career. Leaving hockey a year later for four years, he returned for the 1974-75 season to play for the Fort Wayne Komets leading the team in scoring with 29 goals and a total of 78 pts. Only after a knee injury did he decide to return full-time to tennis.

Power is currently a Tennis Professional at the Granite Club in Toronto.^{[citation needed]} He has one daughter, Sarah.

References

^ ATP profile
^ http://www.tenniscanada.com/tennis_canada/Pub/DisplayNewsStory.aspx?enc=n4Dmg0PCo0vnMz9L96V7klBtvWy1Aik3+Qm+Fb9uguk=
^ "Dale Power". HockeyDraftCentral.com.

External links

Dale Power at the Davis Cup
Dale Power at the International Tennis Federation
Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

[1] ATP profile

[2] ttp://www.tenniscanada.com/tennis_canada/Pub/DisplayNewsStory.aspx?enc=n4Dmg0PCo0vnMz9L96V7klBtvWy1Aik3+Qm+Fb9uguk=

[3] "Dale Power". HockeyDraftCentral.com.

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+{{short description|Canadian tennis player}}
+{{Cleanup bare URLs|date=August 2022}}
+'''Dale Power''' (born October 2, 1949) is a former top-ranked [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[tennis player]].
+Born in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Power held the best singles [[Davis Cup]] record by winning percentage (6–2) of any Canadian player.  Power also has the distinction of having played in the longest set in [[Davis Cup]] history, a second set that was won by Colombian [[Álvaro Betancourt]] 24-22 in a match won by Power in 5 sets in a 1976 tie.
-'''Dale Power''' (born October 2, 1949 in [[Toronto]]) is a former top-ranked [[Canadian]] [[tennis player]].
+Power was the top-ranked player in [[Canada]] for 10 of 12 years,{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} winning the Canadian Closed Championship for singles 7 times.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}  He failed however to win a single top-tier (grand prix) professional tour match, going 0-11.<ref>[http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Po/D/Dale-Power.aspx ATP profile]</ref>  His highest singles ranking was '''World No. 210''', achieved in June, 1976.
-Power held the best singles [[Davis Cup]] record by winning percentage (6–2) of any Canadian player.  Power also has the distinction of having played in the longest set in [[Davis Cup]] history, a second set that was won by Colombian [[Álvaro Betancourt]] 24-22 in a match won by Power in 5 sets in a 1976 tie.
+In August 2006 Power was inducted into the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame.<ref>http://www.tenniscanada.com/tennis_canada/Pub/DisplayNewsStory.aspx?enc=n4Dmg0PCo0vnMz9L96V7klBtvWy1Aik3+Qm+Fb9uguk=</ref>
-Power was the top-ranked player in [[Canada]] for 10 of 12 years{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}, winning the Canadian Closed Championship for singles 7 times{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}.  He failed however to win a single top-tier (grand prix) professional tour match, going 0-11.<ref>[http://www.atptennis.com/3/en/players/playerprofiles/?playernumber=P044]</ref>  His highest singles ranking was '''World No. 210''', achieved in June, 1976.
+Power was also a skilled hockey player, and was drafted by the [[Montreal Canadiens]] in 1969,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1969/69075.html |title=Dale Power |website=HockeyDraftCentral.com}}</ref> before deciding to concentrate exclusively on his tennis career. Leaving hockey a year later for four years, he returned for the 1974-75 season to play for the Fort Wayne Komets leading the team in scoring with 29 goals and a total of 78 pts. Only after a knee injury did he decide to return full-time to tennis.
-In August 2006 Power was inducted into the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame.<ref>[http://www.tenniscanada.com/tennis_canada/Pub/DisplayNewsStory.aspx?enc=n4Dmg0PCo0vnMz9L96V7klBtvWy1Aik3+Qm+Fb9uguk=]</ref>
+Power is currently a Tennis Professional at the [[Granite Club]] in [[Toronto]].{{citation needed|date=December 2013}} He has one daughter, Sarah.
-Power was also a skilled hockey player, and was drafted by the [[Montreal Canadiens]] in 1969 <ref>[http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1969/69075.html]</ref>, before deciding to concentrate exclusively on his tennis career. Leaving hockey a year later for four years, he returned for the 1974-75 season to play for the Fort Wayne Komets leading the team in scoring with 29 goals and a total of 78 pts. Only after a knee injury did he decide to return full-time to tennis.
+==References==
-Power is currently Head Tennis Professional at the [[Thornhill Country Club]] in [[Toronto]]{{fact|date=December 2013}}. He has one daughter, Sarah.
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
+* {{Davis Cup player|800175461<!--was 10004255-->}}
-* [http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10004255 Daviscup.com with Power's Davis Cup history]
+* {{ITF profile}}
+* {{Ice hockey stats}}
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
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-| DATE OF DEATH     =
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+[[Category:Fort Wayne Komets players]]
+[[Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States]]
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-[[Category:People from Toronto]]
+[[Category:Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players]]
-[[Category:Racket sportspeople from Ontario]]
+[[Category:Port Huron Flags (IHL) players]]
-[[Category:1949 births]]
+[[Category:St. Catharines Black Hawks players]]
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+[[Category:Tennis players from Toronto]]