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Colin Dowdeswell
British tennis player

Colin Dowdeswell

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British tennis player
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Colin Dowdeswell (born 12 May 1955), is a former professional tennis player who represented, at different times, Rhodesia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, and who achieved rank as UK No. 1. During his time on the world tour, he won 1 singles title and 11 doubles titles. Perhaps the highlight of his career was reaching the men's doubles final of Wimbledon.

Early life

Dowdeswell was born in London but grew up in Rhodesia and went to university in South Africa.

Tennis career highlights

Partnering Australian Allan Stone, Dowdeswell finished runner-up in doubles at Wimbledon in 1975. Unseeded, after two straight sets wins, they defeated the No. 7 seeds Tom Okker and Marty Riessen in the round of sixteen in four sets. They did likewise in eliminating the No. 3 seeds, Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan, in the quarterfinals. It took Dowdeswell and Stone then five sets to overcome the unseeded team of Dick Crealy and Niki Pilic in the semi-finals. They lost the final to another unseeded tandem, Vitas Gerulaitis and Sandy Mayer, 5–7, 6–8, 4–6.

Dowdeswell achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 31 in 1983 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 24 in 1980.

Grand Prix and WCT singles finals (4)

Titles (1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponents in the finalScore in the final
Runner-up1.1974Dublin, IrelandOutdoorUnited States Sherwood Stewart3–6, 8–9
Winner1.1975Istanbul, TurkeyOutdoorUnited States Ferdi Taygan6–1, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up2.1978Johannesburg, South AfricaHardUnited States Cliff Richey2–6, 4–6
Runner-up3.1983Johannesburg, South AfricaHardUnited States Johan Kriek4–6, 6–4, 6–1, 5–7, 3–6

Grand Slam, Grand Prix, and WCT doubles finals (28)

Titles (11)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents in the finalScore in the final
Winner1.1974Dublin, IrelandOutdoorSouth Africa John YuillArgentina Lito Álvarez
Venezuela Jorge Andrew
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up1.1975Birmingham, USCarpetSouth Africa John YuillWest Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Karl Meiler
1–6, 6–3, 6–7
Runner-up2.1975Wimbledon, LondonGrassAustralia Allan StoneUnited States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States Sandy Mayer
5–7, 6–8, 4–6
Runner-up3.1975Gstaad, SwitzerlandClayAustralia Ken RosewallWest Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
4–6, 7–9, 1–6
Runner-up4.1975Istanbul, TurkeyOutdoorUnited Kingdom John FeaverAustralia Colin Dibley
Brazil Thomaz Koch
2–6, 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up5.1976Nuremberg, GermanyCarpetAustralia Paul KronkSouth Africa Frew McMillan
West Germany Karl Meiler
6–7, 4–6
Runner-up6.1976Barcelona, SpainClayAustralia Paul KronkPoland Wojtek Fibak
Poland Jacek Niedźwiedzki
2–6, 3–6
Runner-up7.1976Cologne, GermanyCarpetUnited States Mike EstepSouth Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
1–6, 6–3, 6–7
Runner-up8.1977Gstaad, SwitzerlandClaySouth Africa Bob HewittWest Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Karl Meiler
4–6, 6–7
Runner-up9.1977Kitzbühel, AustriaClayAustralia Chris KachelUnited Kingdom Buster Mottram
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
6–7, 4–6
Winner2.1978Sarasota, USCarpetAustralia Geoff MastersSouth Africa Byron Bertram
South Africa Bernard Mitton
2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up10.1978Lagos, NigeriaClayWest Germany Jürgen FassbenderUnited States George Hardie
India Sashi Menon
3–6, 6–3, 5–7
Winner3.1978Berlin, GermanyClayWest Germany Jürgen FassbenderSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Chile Hans Gildemeister
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up11.1978Toronto, CanadaClaySwitzerland Heinz GünthardtPoland Wojtek Fibak
Netherlands Tom Okker
3–6, 6–7
Winner4.1979Johannesburg, South AfricaHardSwitzerland Heinz GünthardtSouth Africa Raymond Moore
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–3, 7–6
Winner5.1979Stuttgart Outdoor, GermanyClaySouth Africa Frew McMillanPoland Wojtek Fibak
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Runner-up12.1980Johannesburg, South AfricaHardSwitzerland Heinz GünthardtSouth Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
4–6, 3–6
Winner6.1980Gstaad, SwitzerlandClayEgypt Ismail El ShafeiAustralia Mark Edmondson
Australia Kim Warwick
6–4, 6–4
Winner7.1980Stuttgart Outdoor, GermanyClaySouth Africa Frew McMillanNew Zealand Chris Lewis
South Africa John Yuill
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up13.1983Gstaad, SwitzerlandClayPoland Wojtek FibakCzechoslovakia Pavel Složil
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
7–6, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up14.1983Kitzbühel, AustriaClayHungary Zoltan KuharszkyPoland Wojtek Fibak
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
5–7, 2–6
Winner8.1983Tel Aviv, IsraelHardHungary Zoltan KuharszkyWest Germany Peter Elter
Austria Peter Feigl
6–4, 7–5
Runner-up15.1984Kitzbühel, AustriaClayPoland Wojtek FibakFrance Henri Leconte
France Pascal Portes
6–2, 6–7, 6–7
Runner-up16.1984Tel Aviv, IsraelHardSwitzerland Jakob HlasekAustralia Peter Doohan
South Africa Brian Levine
3–6, 4–6
Winner9.1985Palermo, ItalyClaySweden Joakim NyströmSpain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
Winner10.1985Johannesburg, South AfricaHardSouth Africa Christo van RensburgIsrael Amos Mansdorf
Israel Shahar Perkiss
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Winner11.1986Milan, ItalyCarpetSouth Africa Christo SteynSouth Africa Brian Levine
Australia Laurie Warder
6–3, 4–6, 6–1
Runner-up17.1986Nice, FranceClayUnited States Gary DonnellySwitzerland Jakob Hlasek
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
3–6, 6–4, 9–11

Davis Cup

Dowdeswell participated in one Davis Cup tie for Rhodesia in 1976, posting a 2–0 record in singles and an 0–1 record in doubles. He participated in six Davis Cup ties for Great Britain from 1984 to 1986, posting an 0–2 record in singles and a 5–1 record in doubles.

Life outside tennis

Dowdeswell completed his tennis career in 1986 and began a successful career in financial services and private banking with Merrill Lynch. Married with three children, he currently resides in Monaco. He has also resided in Wimbledon.

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