John Lloyd (tennis player)
Lloyd at the Dutch Open in 1975
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| Country (sports) |
 United Kingdom
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| Residence | California, USA |
| Born |
27 August 1954 Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $598,092 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 204–258 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 21 (23 July 1978) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1977Dec) |
| French Open | 3R (1978, 1982) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1973, 1984, 1985) |
| US Open | QF (1984) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 206–239 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 34 (8 September 1986) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1984, 1985) |
| French Open | QF (1986) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1982) |
| US Open | QF (1984) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1989) |
| French Open | W (1982) |
| Wimbledon | W (1983, 1984) |
John Lloyd (born 27 August 1954) is a former professional tennis player who reached an ATP world ranking of 21 from 23 July 1978 to 30 July 1978 and who was ranked as UK number 1 in 1984 and 1985. He now works as sports commentator.
During his career, he reached one Grand Slam singles final and won three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles with tennis partner Wendy Turnbull, the French Open in 1982 and Wimbledon in 1983 and 1984. Also, Lloyd scored 27 wins and 24 losses with the Great Britain Davis Cup team.
He was the first husband of the former top woman player Chris Evert and is the younger brother of the former British Davis Cup captain David Lloyd. He served as the British Davis Cup Captain Himself from August 2006 – March 2010. He is a Member of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
Lloyd was educated at Southend High School for Boys, a state grammar school in Southend-on-Sea in Essex, in South East England.
At the Australian Open in December 1977, Lloyd became the first British male tennis player in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam singles final. He lost in five sets to America's Vitas Gerulaitis 6–3, 7–6, 5–7, 3–6, 6–2. No other British player reached a Grand Slam final for 20 years, until British-Canadian Greg Rusedski reached the US Open final in 1997. In 1984 he reached the quarter-finals of the US Open. Lloyd never progressed beyond the third round in singles play at Wimbledon.
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