Spencer Segura

Spencer Segura is an American former professional tennis player. He is the first born child of Ecuadorian-American tennis player Pancho Segura, from his marriage to Virginia Smith. [1]He is the father of two kids. Genevieve Segura and Spencer Segura Jr.

Spencer Segura
Country (sports) United States
Singles
Career record2–16
Highest rankingNo. 193 (Dec 15, 1975)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1975)
French OpenQ2 (1975)
WimbledonQ3 (1976)
Doubles
Career record8–17
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1975)
US Open2R (1975)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open1R (1974, 1975)

Segura played collegiate tennis for the UCLA Bruins and served as team captain in 1974.

On the professional tour he had a best singles ranking of 193 and featured in the main draw of the 1975 Australian Open. He also made doubles main draw appearances at the French Open and US Open. One of his doubles partners was close friend Jimmy Connors, who was coached by Pancho Segura.[2]


References

  1. "Pancho Segura obituary". The Guardian. 23 November 2017.
  2. Kirkpatrick, Curry (March 4, 1974). "Jimbo Comes on Strong". Sports Illustrated.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.