Grover Eugene "Raz" Reid was born on August 27,1951 and is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
10 Facts About Raz Reid
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Raz Reid was born Grover Reid Junior, but is known as Raz Reid, a nickname he has had since he was a young.
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Raz Reid went to the University of Miami and twice earned All-American selection while playing varsity tennis, in 1971 and 1972.
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Raz Reid made the semifinals at the 1973 International Indoor Tennis Championships, a USLTA Indoor Circuit tournament in Jackson, Mississippi.
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At a WCT tournament in Hempstead in 1974, Raz Reid beat former French Open finalist Zeljko Franulovic.
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Raz Reid won two doubles titles in his career, both in the 1974 season, the first was a USLTA Indoor tournament in Jackson with Fred McNair and the second a Grand Prix event in Adelaide with Allan Stone.
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Raz Reid was eliminated at the Australian Open by Jimmy Connors, but won a set and was the only player to do so until Connors was beaten in the final by John Newcombe.
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Raz Reid made the mixed doubles quarter-finals at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships with wife Kerry Reid and finished runner-up in the All England Plate after a first-round elimination in the singles draw.
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Raz Reid married Australian tennis player and Boston Lobsters teammate Kerry Melville in Greenville on April 27,1975.
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Raz Reid retired from professional tennis in 1977 to become Kerry's coach.