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Ron Fisher
Full nameRonald W. Fisher
Country (sports)  United States
Born (1939-08-28) August 28, 1939 (age 84)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R ( 1963, 1964)
US Open3R ( 1961)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon4R ( 1963)

Ronald W. Fisher (born August 28, 1939) is an American former tennis player.

Fisher, a player from Houston, played collegiate tennis for Rice University. An All-American for the Rice Owls, he was Southwest Conference singles and doubles champion in both 1958 and 1959. [1] He made the singles third round of the 1961 U.S. National Championships and featured overseas at Wimbledon, reaching a doubles fourth round in 1963. [2]

A mathematics graduate from Rice University, Fisher went on to work at IBM for 32-years and has served on the committee of USTA Texas. He is a member of Rice's Athletic Hall of Fame and the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame. [3]

References

  1. ^ "Fisher Repeats". The Odessa American. May 10, 1959.
  2. ^ "Labour Day". Daily Mirror. September 5, 1961.
  3. ^ "Fisher". TTMHOF.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ron Fisher
Full nameRonald W. Fisher
Country (sports)  United States
Born (1939-08-28) August 28, 1939 (age 84)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R ( 1963, 1964)
US Open3R ( 1961)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon4R ( 1963)

Ronald W. Fisher (born August 28, 1939) is an American former tennis player.

Fisher, a player from Houston, played collegiate tennis for Rice University. An All-American for the Rice Owls, he was Southwest Conference singles and doubles champion in both 1958 and 1959. [1] He made the singles third round of the 1961 U.S. National Championships and featured overseas at Wimbledon, reaching a doubles fourth round in 1963. [2]

A mathematics graduate from Rice University, Fisher went on to work at IBM for 32-years and has served on the committee of USTA Texas. He is a member of Rice's Athletic Hall of Fame and the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame. [3]

References

  1. ^ "Fisher Repeats". The Odessa American. May 10, 1959.
  2. ^ "Labour Day". Daily Mirror. September 5, 1961.
  3. ^ "Fisher". TTMHOF.

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