Gerald Battrick

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Field	Value
image	Internationale tenniskampioenschappen te Hilversum, G Battrick met beker, Bestanddeelnr 924-7801.jpg
caption	Gerald Battrick holding the trophy at the 1971 Dutch Open
name	Gerald Battrick
country
birth_date
birth_place	Bridgend, Wales
death_date
height	1.78 m
turnedpro	1972 (amateur from 1964)
retired	1976
plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
singlesrecord	528–373
singlestitles	27
highestsinglesranking	No. 28 (27 March 1972)
AustralianOpenresult	3R (1970)
FrenchOpenresult	4R (1968)
Wimbledonresult	3R (1971)
USOpenresult	2R (1969, 1971, 1974, 1976)
doublesrecord	97–134
doublestitles	1
AustralianOpenDoublesresult	2R (1970)
FrenchOpenDoublesresult	QF (1968, 1970)
WimbledonDoublesresult	QF (1975)
USOpenDoublesresult	2R (1973)
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Gerald Battrick (27 May 1947 – 26 November 1998) was a Welsh tennis player who reached as high as No. 3 in Britain (and world No. 28), winning at least 6 titles.

Personal life

Gerald Battrick was born on 27 May 1947 in Bridgend, Glamorgan, where his father was the Medical Officer.

After retiring from tennis in 1976, Battrick lived and worked in Hamburg before returning to Bridgend to open a tennis academy. He was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 1997, and died at the Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend, on 26 November 1998.

Tennis career

Juniors

Battrick won the junior titles of Great Britain, Belgium and France and represented Britain in the Davis Cup. In 1965, he won the French Open Boys' Singles.

Pro tour

In 1971 he won the singles title at the Dutch Open in Hilversum, defeating Australian Ross Case in the final in three straight sets. He also won the British Hard Court Championships in Bournemouth, winning the final against Željko Franulović in four sets. In doubles, Battrick reached the quarterfinals of the French Open in 1968 and 1970 and at Wimbledon in 1975.

He played for the Great Britain Davis Cup team in 1970 and 1971 compiling a record of two wins and three losses. In 1972 Battrick joined Lamar Hunt's World Championship Tennis circuit.

World Team Tennis

Battrick played for the co-ed Pittsburgh Triangles of World TeamTennis in 1974 and 1975. He was part of the Triangles 1975 league championship team.

Career finals

Singles (Open Era): 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (2–1)
Carpet (1–0)
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Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Mar 1970	Caracas, Venezuela	Hard	USA Tom Gorman	2–6, 4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win	1–1	Mar 1970	Willemstad, Curaçao	Hard	ESP Juan Gisbert Sr.	2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
Loss	1–2	Apr 1970	Kingston, Jamaica	Hard	FRG Christian Kuhnke	4–6, 0–6
Win	2–2	May 1971	Bournemouth, UK	Clay	YUG Željko Franulović	6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 6–0
Win	3–2	Aug 1971	Hilversum, Netherlands	Clay	AUS Ross Case	6–3, 6–4, 9–7
Win	4–2	Nov 1971	London, UK	Carpet (i)	RSA Bob Hewitt	6–3, 6–4
Loss	4–3	Apr 1973	Clemmons, U.S.	Clay	CHI Jaime Fillol Sr.	2–6, 4–6
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Doubles (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

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Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 1968	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	GBR Bobby Wilson	FRG Wilhelm Bungert
FRG Jürgen Fassbender	3–6, 5–7
Loss	0–2	Feb 1971	Caracas, Venezuela	Clay	GBR Peter Curtis	BRA Thomaz Koch
BRA José Edison Mandarino	4–6, 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Win	1–2	Aug 1973	Columbus, U.S.	Hard	GBR Graham Stilwell	AUS Colin Dibley
USA Charlie Pasarell	6–4, 7–6
Loss	1–3	Sep 1973	Chicago, U.S.	Carpet (i)	GBR Graham Stilwell	AUS Owen Davidson
AUS John Newcombe	7–6, 6–7, 6–7
Loss	1–3	Nov 1973	London, UK	Carpet (i)	GBR Graham Stilwell	GBR Mark Cox
AUS Owen Davidson	4–6, 6–8
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References

References

1. Edwards, Bill. (8 January 1999). "Obituary: Gerald Battrick". The Independent.
2. "Gerald Battrick: Rankings".
3. "Gerald Battrick". [[Association of Tennis Professionals]].
4. (11 January 2017). "BATTRICK, Gerald (1947-1998), tennis player".

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