Dennis Ralston

Richard Dennis Ralston (born July 27, 1942 in Bakersfield , California ) is a retired American tennis player .

At the Wimbledon Championships in 1960 he won together with the Mexican Rafael Osuna in doubles against the British Mike Davies and Bobby Wilson in three sets with 7: 5, 6: 3 and 10: 8. In 1971 he and his compatriot Arthur Ashe reached the final against the Australians Roy Emerson and Rod Laver , but lost with him in five sets with 6: 4, 7: 9, 8: 6, 4: 6 and 4: 6. In the singles, Ralston was in the 1966 finals against the Spaniard Manuel Santana and lost to him in three sets with 4: 6, 9:11 and 4: 6.

In 1966 he won with the American Clark Graebner the doubles competition of the French tennis championships against the Romanians Ilie Năstase and Ion Țiriac in three sets 6: 3, 6: 3 and 6: 0.

In 1987 Ralston was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame . As one of the Handsome Eight , he was one of the founders of modern professional tennis.

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SURNAME	Ralston, Dennis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ralston, Richard Dennis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH	July 27, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bakersfield , California , United States