Horace Reid (tennis) facts for kids
Country (sports) | United States |
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Born | June 14, 1955 |
Height | 6 ft (183 cm) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Highest ranking | No. 272 (January 3, 1979) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–2 |
Highest ranking | No. 227 (January 3, 1979) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | 2R (1979) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
US Open | 2R (1978) |
Horace Reid (born June 14, 1955) is an American former professional tennis player.
Raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Reid won two State AAA singles championships while a Washington High School student. He ranked 10th in the U.S. for the 14s age division and was the first African American to win a Georgia state junior title.
Reid won the American Tennis Association singles championship in 1972 and was considered a protege of former world number one Arthur Ashe, who provided him with financial support. Attending UCLA on a scholarship, he played No.4 singles and No.1 doubles for the Bruins, before dropping out his second year.
Following his time at the Bruins, Reid began competing on the professional tour and achieved a best singles world ranking of 272. He featured in doubles main draws at the US Open.
ATP Challenger finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Sep 1978 | Lincoln, U.S. | Hard | Rick Meyer | Keith Richardson John Sadri |
6–4, 3–6, 5–7 |